Creative Director, Art and Design
Wunderman Thompson
Newport Beach, CA · $100k–$230k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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November 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $165,000 a year. Across 55 open creative director listings that state pay, the middle half runs $164,000 to $221,500 and the median is $182,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 9% below the median.
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About the job
...visit and follow along on LinkedIn #WeAreVML. Who We Are Looking For Passport Brand Design, a VML company and part of the WPP network, is seeking a forward-thinking Creative Director of Art & Design to lead a talented, large-scale team of art directors and designers....