Creative Director & Copy Lead: Build Breakthrough Ideas

VML; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Passionate, driven people

Consciously cultivated culture

Competitive benefits

Growth-minded opportunities

Job summary

VML, a leading global creative company, is seeking a Creative Director to lead one of the agency’s most ambitious accounts. You will shape breakthrough work for top brands, elevate strategy, and push the boundaries of creativity.

Join a team that values leadership, collaboration, and craft. The role offers hybrid work, exposure to high-profile clients, and the chance to influence work that resonates across markets.

Qualifications

• Portfolio of ideas people wish they’d made first.
• Exceptional storytelling, presentation, and persuasion skills.
• Ability to earn the trust of senior clients and become an indispensable advisor to their business.
• Relentless curiosity about culture, technology, media, and human behavior.

Responsibilities

• Develop ideas that earn attention because they deserve attention.
• Partner closely with strategy, production, and account leadership to turn ambitious ideas into reality.
• Build trusted relationships with senior clients, becoming a strategic and creative partner rather than a vendor.
• Lead day-to-day client conversations with confidence, guiding discussions, addressing challenges, and creating alignment around the work.
• Present and sell ideas with conviction, clarity, and the ability to make others see what doesn’t exist yet.
• Mentor emerging talent and help shape the next generation of creative leaders.
• Raise the creative standard of everything you touch.

Skills

Storytelling

Presentation

Persuasion

Leadership

Client relationships

Job description

VML, a leading global creative company, is seeking a Creative Director to lead one of the agency’s most ambitious accounts. You will shape breakthrough work for top brands, elevate strategy, and push the boundaries of creativity.

Join a team that values leadership, collaboration, and craft. The role offers hybrid work, exposure to high-profile clients, and the chance to influence work that resonates across markets.