Creative Director & Copywriter: Lead Breakthrough Campaigns

VML; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Growth opportunities

Passionate people

Conscious culture

Job summary

VML in Chicago is looking for a Creative Director to lead one of the agency’s most creatively ambitious accounts. You’ll drive breakthrough work, shape strategy, and elevate the impact on global brands.

You’ll mentor writers, art directors, designers, strategists, and makers, building a team that delivers bold, memorable campaigns. The role embraces a hybrid setup and demands a relentless pursuit of exceptional creative results.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating ideas people wish they’d created first.
• Exceptional storytelling, presentation, and persuasion skills.
• Ability to earn the trust of senior clients and be an indispensable advisor.

Responsibilities

• Develop ideas that earn attention and deserve it.
• Partner with strategy, production, and account leadership to turn ideas into reality.
• Build trusted relationships with senior clients and act as strategic partner, not a vendor.
• Lead day-to-day client conversations with confidence and alignment around the work.
• Present and sell ideas with conviction and clarity to stakeholders.
• Mentor emerging talent and shape the next generation of creative leaders.
• Raise the creative standard of everything you touch.

Skills

Storytelling

Presentation

Persuasion

Client trust

Leadership

Curiosity

Job description

VML in Chicago is looking for a Creative Director to lead one of the agency’s most creatively ambitious accounts. You’ll drive breakthrough work, shape strategy, and elevate the impact on global brands.

You’ll mentor writers, art directors, designers, strategists, and makers, building a team that delivers bold, memorable campaigns. The role embraces a hybrid setup and demands a relentless pursuit of exceptional creative results.