Art Director (Junior)

VML is a growth partner that blends creative agency, consultancy, and technology. They are seeking a passionate art director who will collaborate with teams to create compelling concepts and maintain creative excellence throughout campaign execution.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a copywriter and teams of creatives and strategists to create best-in-class concepts that answer client briefs
• Art direction for campaigns and projects from concept through delivery across digital, social, video, print, experiential, and OOH
• Craft eye-catching layouts, assets, and presentation decks that align with campaign ideas and brand guidelines
• Support the execution of campaigns while maintaining creative excellence throughout the production process
• Present ideas to internal stakeholders and clients
• Manage tasks across multiple projects with high quality work and attention to detail while meeting deadlines
• Work with print and digital studio to prepare files for production
• Keep up to date with industry and cultural trends and the best ways to use them to bring their work to life

Skills

• 1–3 years of experience in visual design or art direction (agency or in-house). Strong internship/freelance experience considered
• Portfolio demonstrating solid fundamentals in typography, layout, color, and brand application across digital and social
• Familiarity with integrated campaign work and content creation for paid/organic social
• Understanding of basic production workflows (digital specs, print/prepress fundamentals, simple motion/video deliverables)
• Awareness of accessibility best practices (contrast, legibility, alt text in collaboration with partners)

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