About this Art Director role at VML
Who We Are
VML 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 award-winning human-first work for clients including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. In 2026, VML was named Campaign’s Global Network of the Year and ranked #2 Creative Network of the Year at Cannes Lions. 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.
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Role: Art Director
Location: Gurgaon
About Us
VML, a WPP company, is a global powerhouse born from the unification of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R — two of the world's most powerful and accomplished creative agencies with complementary capabilities and geographic strengths. We have an industry-unique opportunity to provide our client partners with a fully integrated offering across brand experience, customer experience and commerce practices — powered by deep data and technology experience.
For more information, visit www.vml.com
Roles & Responsibilities
- Work with agency partners and internal resources to align on creative direction and deliver high-quality assets.
- Design various marketing materials to support digital marketing, brand management, and advertising campaigns.
- Create and develop impactful, consumer-facing communication materials across digital channels.
- Create visually engaging content for a variety of platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and other social channels.
- Develop creative assets for online advertising, paid search, and other paid media.
- Translate creative concepts into strong visual communication across multiple formats and platforms.
- Ensure consistency in visual language, brand guidelines, and overall creative quality across deliverables.
Skills & Competencies
- Experience working with a creative agency.
- 3–8 years of experience in innovative digital design with an inspiring track record of developing leading brands.
- Strong social-first thinking with an understanding of how creative needs to adapt across digital and social platforms.
- Strong visualization skills with the ability to turn ideas and concepts into compelling visual communication.
- Basic animation and video editing skills for creating engaging social content.
- Comfortable using AI tools and workflows to enhance ideation, exploration, and creative execution.
- Strong proficiency and comfort with design tools and software relevant to modern creative workflows.
- Ability to blend creativity with efficiency and deliver high-quality work within timelines.
- Ability to manage agency partners and vendors, if any, to meet design and quality standards, deadlines, and budget requirements.
- Must thrive in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize workload with minimal supervision and flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities.
- Must enjoy working on a variety of brands with a collaborative and fun team — multitasking is a must!
- Must enjoy being creative and constantly exploring new ideas, formats, tools, and creative approaches.
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.
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