VML
CreativeDirector,Copywriter
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“Creative Director, Copywriter at VML. Skills: Creative direction, Copywriting, Client relations. Develop ideas that earn attention. Partner with strategy”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver real-world impact; Create work remembered for
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Portfolio with ideas people wish they'd made first, Exceptional storytelling skills, Exceptional presentation skills, Exceptional persuasion skills, Ability to earn client trust, Become indispensable advisor to business, Relentless curiosity about culture, Relentless curiosity about technology, Relentless curiosity about media, Relentless curiosity about human behavior, Comfort leading the room, Comfort leading the client, Comfort leading the work, Belief that best work is ahead
What You'll Do.
Develop ideas that earn attention
Partner with strategy
Partner with production
Partner with account leadership
Turn ambitious ideas into reality
Build trusted relationships with senior clients
Become strategic partner
Become creative partner
Lead day-to-day client conversations
Create alignment around work
Present ideas with conviction
Present ideas with clarity
Sell ideas with conviction
Sell ideas with clarity
Mentor emerging talent
Shape next generation creative leaders
Raise creative standard
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Strategy teams; Production teams; Account leadership; Senior clients
Communication Scope
Storytelling; Presentation; Persuasion
Full 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 we are looking for: We're looking for a Creative Director to help lead one of the most creatively ambitious accounts in the agency. The kind of assignment where breakthrough work isn't a nice-to-have. It's the expectation. You'll be joining a team that has fundamentally changed the narrative of a legacy brand, creating work recognized at the highest levels of the industry while delivering real-world impact. The opportunity now is to push even further. We want someone whose portfolio creates the same reaction, over and over: "I wish I'd thought of th
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