DEPT®

DEPT®

VP, Creative

NY, NY, US · Vp

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago
LeadershipCollaboration

About the role

  • The VP, Creative, is responsible for leading the creative output, execution, and strategy for one of DEPT®'s largest global accounts and a world leader in AI.
  • In this role, you will ensure that creativity is bold, effective, human, and deeply integrated with technology, media, and data, specifically tailored to our client's business goals.
  • You will act as the day-to-day creative anchor for this account, ensuring exceptional craft and driving real business impact.

Responsibilities

  • End-to-End Delivery: Deliver a high-impact creative offering across the account that spans the full brand experience, from digital product design to integrated, campaign-led storytelling.
  • Trusted Advisor: Act as a senior creative partner and trusted day-to-day advisor to the client's marketing and creative leadership teams.
  • Value Growth: Elevate the role of creativity in the account relationship, demonstrating how bold ideas drive client retention, expansion, and business growth.
  • Team Management: Lead, inspire, and mentor a multidisciplinary creative team dedicated to the account, including Creative Directors, Designers, Copywriters, and emerging talent.
  • Craft & Accountability: Maintain high standards of craft, execution, and accountability while encouraging the team to experiment and continuously learn.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of creative leadership experience within a global agency or digital-first organization (with a focus on managing large-scale enterprise accounts).
  • Digital Expertise: Deep understanding of digital ecosystems, modern media platforms, and technology-enabled creativity.
  • Team Leadership: Proven ability to manage and mentor distributed, multidisciplinary creative teams.
  • Client Management: Strong client-facing skills with experience partnering with Director, VP, and CMO-level stakeholders.
  • Portfolio: A strong portfolio of impactful, recognized creative work that balances brand storytelling, digital innovation, and performance data.
  • Leadership

Skills

  • Strong client-facing skills with experience partnering with Director, VP, and CMO-level stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Translate and champion DEPT®'s future-forward creative vision within the context of the global account's brand guidelines and business objectives.
  • Lead the creative vision and execution for subsequent workstreams, extensions, and renewals related to the account.
  • Creative Vision & Account Positioning
  • Foster Culture: Nurture a culture that reflects DEPT®'s values: collaborative, inclusive, entrepreneurial, and people-first.

Company info

  • better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done.
  • It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.
  • At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.
  • We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world's most ambitious brands grow faster.
  • Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.
  • We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing.
  • Nurture a culture that reflects DEPT®'s values: collaborative, inclusive, entrepreneurial, and people-first.

This listing is sourced directly from DEPT®'s careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.