VML & Ogilvy | Creative Director (Open X), Japan

The role

Lead and oversee creative teams to deliver brilliant creative work for major brand clients. Challenge briefs, guide teams, and work with account management and clients to present and sell ideas.

What you will do

• Understand clients' business challenges and opportunities
• Question and refine creative briefs so they are unique and tied to business objectives
• Challenge and inspire creative teams to develop innovative responses to briefs
• Propose initiatives beyond the immediate brief that can advance clients' brands
• Oversee project progress and step in with motivation, strategic input and creative solutions
• Keep project communication clear and frequent across all stakeholders
• Update and collaborate with the Senior Creative Director and above
• Work with account management and engage clients directly to present creative value

Required qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience managing and leading creative teams in an agency or in-house setting
• At least 10 years of experience producing advertising, digital, social media and content campaigns
• Ability to articulate complex marketing strategies and ideas clearly and persuasively
• Experience conceptualizing and executing integrated creative work across channels, with digital expertise, plus video production, brand activations and promotions
• Ability to mentor creative teams and impartially judge work
• Native Japanese language proficiency
• Proficiency with WPP Open platforms and guiding team members on WPP's AI policy

Nice to have

• Conversational English or higher

Before you apply

• Hybrid work with office attendance around four days a week
• Accommodations or flexibility can be discussed with the hiring team during interviews

About the company

WPP is a growth partner for leading brands, combining media intelligence, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and strategic counsel. It works across 100+ markets.