Senior Art Director

VML; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VML in Miami seeks an Intermediate Art Director to translate strategy into compelling creative across integrated campaigns and digital experiences. You will work with production partners to ensure work is on-brand, on-brief, and on-time, balancing hands-on design with ideation and cross-functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate has 4-5 years of professional art direction or visual design experience, a strong portfolio, and comfort presenting to senior stakeholders with data-driven rationale.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of professional experience in art direction or visual design within an agency or in-house creative team.
• Spanish-speaking is a plus
• Strong portfolio showcasing concept-driven work, integrated campaigns, and digital-first design.
• Strong knowledge of typography, layout, composition, color theory, and visual storytelling.
• Comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders and defending creative decisions with data and insight.
• Understanding of production processes: digital specs, print/prepress, motion/video deliverables.
• Familiarity with accessibility guidelines (e.g., color contrast, legibility) and best practices for various platforms.

Responsibilities

• Art direction for campaigns and projects from concept through delivery across digital, social, video, print, experiential, and OOH.
• Develop visual concepts, moodboards, storyboards, and style frames that align with brand strategy and messaging.
• Ensure consistency and quality against brand standards.
• Present work to stakeholders, articulate rationale, and incorporate feedback.
• Quality-check design deliverables, ensuring accuracy in layout, typography, colour, and production specs.
• Participate in pre-production, shoots, and post-production reviews.
• Partner with copywriters to craft cohesive narratives; collaborate with marketing, product, and UX teams to align creative with business goals.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Apply accessibility and inclusivity standards in visual design across platforms.

Skills

Art direction

Visual design

Visual storytelling

Presentation

Collaboration

Job description

Who We Are

VML is a global creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brandsthat drive growth. Guided by a Human First philosophy, VML is known for its innovative work for brands and consistently ranks among the world’s leading creative companies, including the WARC Creative 100.VML’s global network spans 55+ markets with principal offices in Buenos Aires, Kansas City, London, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore.

VML is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.

For more information, please visit www.vml.com and follow along on LinkedIn #WeAreVML.

WeareseekinganIntermediateArtDirectortodevelopcreativeconceptsandvisualexecutionsacrossintegratedcampaigns,and digitalexperiences. Youwilltranslatestrategyintocompellingcreative,workwithproductionpartners, andensureworkison-brand, on-brief, and on-time. Thisrolebalances hands-on designwithcreativeideationand cross-functionalcollaboration.

KeyResponsibilities

• Artdirectionforcampaignsandprojectsfromconceptthroughdeliveryacrossdigital, social,video,print,experiential, and OOH.

• Developvisualconcepts,moodboards, storyboards, and style framesthatalignwithbrandstrategyand messaging.

• Ensureconsistencyandqualityagainstbrand standards.

• Presentworkto stakeholders,articulaterationale, andincorporatefeedback.

• Quality-check designdeliverables,ensuringaccuracyinlayout,typography,colour, and productionspecs.

• Participateinpre-production, shoots, and post-productionreviews.

• Partnerwithcopywriters tocraftcohesivenarratives;collaboratewithmarketing,product, and UXteamstoaligncreativewithbusiness goals.

• Manage multipleprojectssimultaneously.

• Applyaccessibilityandinclusivitystandards invisualdesignacrossplatforms.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of professional experience in art direction or visual design within an agency or in-house creative team.

• Spanish-speakingisa plus

• Strong portfolioshowcasingconcept-drivenwork,integratedcampaigns,and digital-first design.

• Strongknowledgeoftypography,layout, composition,colortheory, andvisualstorytelling.

• Comfortablepresentingto senior stakeholders anddefendingcreativedecisionswithdata and insight.

• Understandingof productionprocesses: digitalspecs,print/prepress, motion/videodeliverables.

• Familiaritywithaccessibilityguidelines (e.g.,colourcontrast,legibility) and best practices forvariousplatforms.

We believe the best work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That’s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.