Location: In the NYC Office / Remote when possible
Compensation: $110,000 to $120,000. This is a 1099 Independent Contractor position.
Start Date: 09/01/25 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 Copy Director who is a master of language with strategic depth and creative range. You translate business goals, brand strategy, and cultural nuance into clear, compelling messaging that drives results. You write with intention, edit with precision, and think visually. Great copy is not separate from design. It works in lockstep with it.
You understand how words move with imagery, layout, and motion. Your copy complements and elevates visuals. Whether it's a headline on a billboard, content in a carousel, or a script in post-production, your writing brings clarity, energy, and cohesion.
You lead content development across brand, campaign, digital, UX, social, and performance marketing. You build scalable messaging systems, define tone of voice, and create frameworks that unify the work across every touchpoint.
You collaborate closely with designers, art directors, strategists, and clients. You understand visual language, respect design thinking, and make ideas stronger through language that is clear, concise, and emotionally intelligent.
You guide teams with confidence, inspire with craft, and execute with discipline. You dont just write. You define the narrative and carry it through.
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The Role
You collaborate closely Chief Creative Officer, Creative Director and the Account Directors to ensure every project meets the brief, upholds the standard, and delivers measurable impact. You guide the work across visuals, language, casting, art direction, and post-production. From strategy to execution, you shape ideas into systems and stories that perform.
You represent VMGROUPEs creative voice to clients, partners, and collaborators. You lead the room, hold the vision, and make the work better.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the development of 360? brand messaging across campaign, content, packaging, and digital experience
Define and uphold the brand voice with elegance, restraint, and strategic clarity
Craft storytelling that speaks to discerning audiences while supporting business goals
Collaborate with design, strategy, and marketing teams to ensure language and visuals work in harmony
Execute/ Oversee all copy presentations, client communications, and creative reviews with polish and authority
Team Direction
Mentor and manage writers
Assign creative talent based on skill and opportunity when applicable
Review, refine, and approve all copy/messaging from concept through final delivery
Support team growth through feedback, systems, and daily leadership
Business & Client Partnership
Translate business goals into brand and campaign messaging strategy
Own the visual and conceptual tone for pitch work and key presentations
Lead storytelling across decks, lookbooks, and launch tools
Collaborate with Account Directors to maintain scope and timelines
Support client relationship through consistent creative/voice leadership
Practical Requirements
10+ years of creative experience with 5+ in a leadership or director-level role
Proven success directing the voice and all copy touchpoints for high-profile brands and campaigns
Expertise across brand identity, packaging, digital, social, motion, and experiential
Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office and design collaboration tools
Strong storytelling and big idea 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
Experience or familiarity with UX copywriting 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
Strategic thinker with strong storytelling instinct
Deep understanding of brand voice and messaging consistency
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
Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing-
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Advertising Services
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