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Location: In the NYC Office / Remote when possible
Compensation: $120,000 to $148,800. This is a 1099 Independent Contractor position.
Start Date: 08/01/25 or earlier
About VMGROUPE
VMGROUPE is a 360? agency unlike any other. We are one group, and an extension to our clients' internal teams. Recognized as a strategic thought-leading partner for leading and high-profile brands in the beauty, fashion, and luxury lifestyle goods space, serving client who demand clarity, excellence, and cultural resonance. Hyper international and headquartered in New York, we lead with diversity, ensuring creativity that resonates globally, and is fresh and on the pulse. We build brands. We build experiences. We build systems. We build resort villages. Were juggernauts and polymaths, not bound to a list of predefined capabilities. As our clients claim, there is nothing we do not do. We do it all, beyond well, with the highest level of expertise and attention. We elevate brands and push luxury forward, because we are DOPE AF, and do Dope AF $$$hit. We are ultra-refined, and forever uber young with a GenZ sense of humor.
You Are
A Creative Director with otherworldly capability and creative leadership. You move across disciplines with fluency and purpose. You lead strategy, brand identity, design systems, copy, packaging, spatial design & development, CGI, and content production. You are experienced in building brands, directing creative, and operationalizing ideas across channels. You understand platform logic, channel behavior, and the specific needs of eCommerce, digital media, and retail systems. You are proficient in briefing AI tools, shaping UX flows, and managing large-scale brand initiatives across performance and awareness objectives. You operate at hyper-speed, with structured focus and without loss of precision. You create tension to activate energy when needed. You resolve tension to maintain direction when required. You manage the room, hold the vision, and drive the work forward with precision and clarity.
A Hands-on, executable Creative Director with vision, discipline, and deep design intelligence. You lead with clarity and confidence, driving concept to completion across mediums. You understand how to interpret business goals, client personalities, and strategic intent into creative that works. You are a design system thinker, a builder of high-performing teams, and a creative strategist fluent in aesthetics and business outcomes. You lead by example, execute with excellence, and inspire those around you. You possess highly advanced executable skills in all Creative Cloud Applications. You roll your sleeves up and get your hands dirty. Not relying on verbal directing but by doing and showing.
Most importantly: Not a drama queen but you reign dramatically.
The Role
You will lead creative across branding, packaging, content, campaigns, and digital experience. You will direct concept development, oversee creative teams, and manage cross-functional execution. You will partner closely with Account Directors and the Chief Creative Officer to ensure work meets the brief, upholds the standard, and delivers results. You will guide visuals, language, casting, art direction, and post-production across formats and channels. You will represent VMGROUPEs creative voice to clients and collaborators.
Key Responsibilities
Guide development of 360? creative across all visual disciplines
Lead concept ideation, art direction, and design execution
Maintain creative excellence across packaging, branding, digital, CGI, motion, and content
Ensure each solution aligns to brand strategy, positioning, and business objective
Oversee all presentations, reviews, and client-facing creative discussions
Team Direction
Mentor and manage designers, art directors, writers, producers, and editors
Assign creative talent based on skill and opportunity
Review, refine, and approve creative work from concept through final delivery
Support team growth through feedback, systems, and daily leadership
Production Oversight
Direct still and motion shoots on set and in studio
Approve casting, styling, set design, and shot lists
Partner with post teams to finalize image selection, retouching, and delivery
Collaborate with CGI, 3D, and metaverse teams on concept and execution
Business & Client Partnership
Translate business goals into brand and campaign strategy
Own visual and conceptual tone for pitch work and key presentations
Lead visual storytelling across decks, lookbooks, and launch tools
Collaborate with Account Directors to maintain scope and timelines
Support client relationship through consistent creative leadership
Practical Requirements
10+ years of creative experience with 5+ in a leadership or director-level role
Proven success directing creative for high-profile brands and campaigns
Expertise across brand identity, packaging, digital, social, motion, and experiential
Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, Google Workspace, and design collaboration tools
Comfortable directing on set, remote, and hybrid
Strong visual storytelling and concept development skills
Experienced in mentoring teams and managing complex workflows
Clear communicator and skilled presenter
Familiar with integrated production timelines, agency processes, and creative ops systems
Familiarity with Shopify ecosystem and eCommerce content is a plus
What Were Looking For From the Heart
Calm, clear creative leadership
Vision with structure
Curiosity and taste
High energy and initiative
Reliable under pressure
Precision in detail and delivery
Committed to excellence and team growth
Key Things to Know
This is a full-time Independent Contractor position
Role is NYC-based with flexibility, but 90% of the role requires on-set or in-office presence
Seniority level
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Job function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology-
Industries
Advertising Services
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