Full-Time
Art Director
Updated on 9/10/2026
Wunderman Thompson
5,001-10,000 employees
Integrated creative, data-driven marketing agency
No salary listed
Barcelona, Spain
Hybrid
Hybrid approach with an average of four days per week in the office.
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- More than 5–6 years of experience in art direction within a creative agency.
- Experience leading and developing creative concepts, visual identities, and campaigns with a strategic vision.
- Advanced proficiency with Adobe tools across offline and online applications, and familiarity with artificial-intelligence environments.
- A solid portfolio with relevant projects detailing the candidate’s role, contribution, and art-direction judgment.
- Demonstrable experience as an Art Director in an agency.
- Excellent skills in presenting, explaining, and defending visual proposals.
- Intermediate-to-advanced English and Catalan proficiency.
- Participate in developing campaigns and creative projects from conceptualization through execution, leading the visual component.
- Work autonomously and collaboratively with copywriters, strategists, producers, and other internal teams to ensure seamless integration of ideas and executions.
- Manage multiple projects by organizing priorities and deadlines without losing creative focus.
- Contribute a distinctive aesthetic vision and raise the quality of proposals.
- Create and lead highly creative campaigns, transforming ideas into memorable visuals that connect with audiences.
- Define the art direction and identity of a brand, from major campaigns to the smallest details.
- Present concepts to clients confidently and defend creative proposals.
- Understand the conventions of different channels and formats, including communication languages related to technology, artificial intelligence, and social media.
- Experience with Figma, motion graphics, and video editing.
Wunderman Thompson blends creative advertising, data-driven consultancy, and technology to drive growth for brands. It delivers creative campaigns and brand strategies, uses data and insights to help businesses transform, and offers technology solutions such as WaterLight, a product that converts salt water into electrical power. The company earns revenue through project-based fees, retainers, and performance-based incentives. It differentiates itself with an integrated approach that combines creativity, data, and technology, backed by global clients and award-winning work. Its goal is to help ambitious brands grow by delivering measurable, impactful results.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
M&A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1958
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- VML won Kohl's digital transformation work, signaling sticky enterprise demand in 2025.
- Healthcare and B2B remain strong; VML cites these as core growth categories.
- VML kept winning awards in 2026, including Gold at the ANDY Awards.
What critics are saying
- WPP cut hundreds of jobs in 2026, with VML employees notified directly.
- The FTC and eight states sued WPP in April 2026 over ad-buying practices.
- VML's brand is gone; integration into VML creates execution risk and identity drift.
What makes Wunderman Thompson unique
- Wunderman Thompson lives on inside VML, uniting commerce, data, and creative scale.
- VML combines 30,000 people across 64 markets, giving global delivery depth.
- WPP Open gives VML proprietary AI tooling with OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini.
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Company News
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Katie Mulligan joins from Wunderman Thompson and Matt Williams moves from his role as global head of marketing at parent company MSQ.
Varatharajan joins from Wunderman Thompson (now VML), where he was head of growth and consulting.