Group Creative Director, Art & Design Leader

VML; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Passionate people

Inclusive culture

Competitive benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

VML Health, part of VML and WPP, seeks a highly strategic Group Creative Director, Art to lead our art and design teams. This role will be the go-to creative leader for assigned brands, providing thoughtful leadership, strategic clarity, and direction to develop strong visual concepts that solve clients’ business challenges.

The GCD, Art will champion innovative and elevated art direction, push boundaries, and inspire teams to produce award-worthy work.

Qualifications

• Portfolio that demonstrates creative and conceptual art and design thinking, preferably in the healthcare/pharma industry.
• Expert knowledge of design principles, typography, color theory, and visual communication.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other relevant design software.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Go-to creative leader for assigned brands: provides thoughtful leadership, strategic clarity, inspiration and direction to teams and helps develop strong visual concepts that solve clients’ business challenges.
• Provide actionable, clear and strategic feedback for teams and help push the boundaries to encourage innovative and elevated art direction and design.
• Conceive and persuasively present award-worthy visual concepts and recommendations to internal teams and clients.
• Lead production efforts and demonstrate ability to work within budget or can articulate justification to increase budget for projects, ensuring art and design are effectively integrated.
• Foster strong relationships with clients and spot opportunities to enhance or build on a project (upsell), leveraging the power of compelling visuals.
• Identify when process or system is broken and proactively work with team to address any issues related to art and design workflows.
• Present confidently to client and clearly communicate how creative art and design work meets the strategic and business objective.
• Oversee and/or lead art and design teams in multiple locations.
• Manage multiple projects, sometimes for various brands with different scopes and ensure all project of self and team deadlines are met, with a focus on excellence in art direction and design.

Skills

Creativity

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, fine arts, visual communication, or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

VML Health, part of VML and WPP, seeks a highly strategic Group Creative Director, Art to lead our art and design teams. This role will be the go-to creative leader for assigned brands, providing thoughtful leadership, strategic clarity, and direction to develop strong visual concepts that solve clients’ business challenges.

The GCD, Art will champion innovative and elevated art direction, push boundaries, and inspire teams to produce award-worthy work.