Group Creative Director, Art (Health)

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>Who We Are</strong></h3> <p>VML is a global creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands that drive growth. Guided by a <strong>Human First</strong> 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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.vml.com/" data-outlook-id="d4b7d1c3-8ad6-4b6d-ab45-d3cb5a3aebe1">www.vml.com </a>and follow along on <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__urldefense.com_v3_-5F-5Fhttps-3A_www.linkedin.com_company_vml_-5F-5F-3B-21-21JboVxjCXSME-21OhlpCfbkl1UcWPwns1-2DGtvHOzFh0QwHV49fsPgGw-2DVCCU1bCg8aQFI9vN-2Dy-2DVwaQcITH2j2XKzGKBIFRLYf2AUWVYY1dFGK6-24&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=zouFnm4jZMgDFaYF1uVcRY3rbgHWPca_luUrBUkT6Yc&m=QzcCgXCAOjzj5hiU48_CKOdHRSJ4_YpuqfviT9yjlzH5VrkzySTZ-WaQXlYAnj4W&s=jJ7q5V70u9oUx7ONPm5jC3IK8y6vxDilX6BGTlqlWlA&e=" data-outlook-id="a3ef68bf-16fb-4ebc-9ca9-406007d6cefc">LinkedIn</a> #WeAreVML.</p></div><p><strong>About VML Health: </strong> </p> <p>VML HEALTH is a global healthcare agency that partners with healthcare clients across a broad definition of health, from high science to wellness and everything in between. It operates fluidly within the VML agency, as a core group of health specialists (a ‘vertical’) that has the benefit of autonomy in management, but with support of non-health expertise.  </p> <p>At the heart of health is the story of life – all the highs and lows, ambitions, and possibilities. But facing a health challenge can suddenly pull people away from these stories, knocking them off course. </p> <p>Our purpose is to bridge this gap, bringing people closer to life and all its meaning. We gain a deeper understanding of Healthcare Professionals’ and patients’ needs, behaviors and lived experiences through what we call ‘radical empathy’. </p> <p>VML Health creates connected brands that get to the heart, bringing people closer to the lives they want to live. Get to the heart. Connect for life. </p> <p><strong>What we’re looking for:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>VML Health is seeking a highly strategic and visually driven Group Creative Director, Art to lead and inspire our art and design teams. This role will be the go-to creative leader for assigned brands, providing thoughtful leadership, strategic clarity, and direction to develop strong visual concepts that solve clients’ business challenges. The GCD, Art will be a champion of innovative and elevated art direction and design, pushing boundaries and inspiring teams to create award-worthy work.</p> <p><strong>What you’ll do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Go-to creative leader for assigned brands: provides thoughtful leadership, strategic clarity, inspiration and direction to teams and helps develop strong visual concepts that solve clients’ business challenges.</li> <li>Provide actionable, clear and strategic feedback for teams and help push the boundaries to encourage innovative and elevated art direction and design.</li> <li>Conceive and persuasively present award-worthy visual concepts and recommendations to internal teams and clients.</li> <li>Lead production efforts and demonstrate ability to work within budget or can articulate justification to increase budget for projects, ensuring art and design are effectively integrated.</li> <li>Foster strong relationships with clients and spot opportunities to enhance or build on a project (upsell), leveraging the power of compelling visuals.</li> <li>Identify when process or system is broken and proactively work with team to address any issues related to art and design workflows.</li> <li>Present confidently to client and clearly communicate how creative art and design work meets the strategic and business objective.</li> <li>Oversee and/or lead art and design teams in multiple locations.</li> <li>Manage multiple projects, sometimes for various brands with different scopes and ensure all project of self and team deadlines are met, with a focus on excellence in art direction and design.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who you are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Possess a high degree of creativity: ability to generate innovative, award-worthy creative and strategic art and design ideas that solve clients’ business challenges.</li> <li>Display confident and persuasive presentation skills and can respond well to challenging client situations, particularly when defending art and design choices.</li> <li>Comfortable with pushing back on brief or strategic direction as necessary and collaborating with most senior level co-workers and clients, to ensure the best possible art and design outcomes.</li> <li>A visionary artist with a passion for creating impactful and persuasive visuals.</li> <li>A strategic thinker with the ability to translate complex information into clear and compelling visual concepts.</li&