Senior Social Art Director

twentysix; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson Rouge, part of WPP and Lincoln's exclusive agency, seeks a Senior Social Art Director in New York. You will craft social content for luxury brands, collaborating across disciplines to deliver premium, culture-driven work that resonates with discerning audiences.

This role requires a strong portfolio, a social-first mindset for luxury, fluency with Adobe tools, and the ability to work a hybrid schedule onsite three days a week. Base salary ranges $60,000 to $140,000 USD.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating social creative rooted in current culture.
• Social-first thinking for luxury brands with premium feel.
• Strong conceptual abilities and high-end production understanding.
• Ability to collaborate with a small team.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite; working knowledge of Premiere Pro & After Effects.
• Experience with automotive or luxury brands preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule onsite in New York three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Originate fresh, innovative creative ideas in a timely manner.
• Translate ideas across TV, digital, print, experiential, and branded content with a primary focus on social.
• Ensure the quality of work aligns with agency and client expectations.
• Collaborate with all departments in a respectful, team-oriented manner.
• Contribute to new business pitches and present ideas confidently.
• Maintain and uphold all company standards.

Skills

Portfolio

Social-first thinking

Conceptual abilities

Team collaboration

Adobe Creative Suite

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Luxury brands

Hybrid schedule

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Job description

Who We Are

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting‑edge media intelligence and data solutions, world‑class creativity, next‑generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

WHO IS HUDSON ROUGE?

Hudson Rouge is an integrated luxury boutique marketing and communications agency within WPP that works solely on luxury brands, and is the exclusive agency of record for the Lincoln Motor Company business across all channels. We combine brand strategy, media strategy, activation, digital, social, earned media, production, and analytics to provide exquisitely crafted creativity. We are a small group of people, spread across several offices — New York, Detroit, Shanghai, Toronto, Mexico City — and we care for each other as much as we care for our clients. We are an agency that prides itself on creating irrational desire for luxury brands, and we look for uniquely talented people who are excited about doing their best work and want to grow with us.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Senior, Social Art Director

Could this be you?

The Senior, Social Art Director delivers outstanding creative solutions that represent our Agency’s brands effectively in the marketplace. They help maintain and grow a strong, mutually profitable client and agency relationship. This role is focused on developing social creative for Lincoln.

In this role you will…

• Originate fresh, innovative creative ideas in a timely manner at all budget levels.
• Translate ideas across TV, digital, print, experiential, and branded content, with a primary focus on social.
• Ensure the quality of work produced is in line with agency and client expectations.
• Work with all departments in a collaborative, mutually respectful manner.
• Work on new business development. Be responsible for ideas and creative work, and competently present pitches.
• Maintain and support all company standards.
• Be nimble and flexible, performing other related duties and projects as assigned.

You have…

• An outstanding portfolio that showcases social creative rooted in current culture, with clear understanding and passion for the space.
• Social-first thinking for luxury brands, including nimble, cost‑effective content that still feels premium.
• Strong conceptual abilities, paired with an understanding of high‑end production standards for luxury brands.
• The desire and ability to collaborate with a small team.
• Proficiency across the Adobe Creative Suite, plus working knowledge of video editing software like Premiere Pro and After Effects for in‑house content creation and editing.
• Experience with automotive or luxury and premium brands preferred, but not required.
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• The physical and mental ability to perform the responsibilities listed above.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule, onsite at our New York agency 3 days per week.

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications.

_$60,000—$140,000 USD

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.

VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information,please visit www.vml.com, andfollowalong on Instagram,LinkedIn, and X.