Creative Director – Art

Creative Director – Art

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in art direction within a creative agency supporting pharmaceuticals or another regulated industry
• 6+ years managing a team of creatives preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative strategy and execution of all work generated by your team from development to execution based on marketing objectives and informing strategy
• Encourage and motivate your team to make great work
• Lead by example by creating a positive force for growth on your team, your brands, and the agency as a whole
• Understand what makes great creative as well as how to run a great team; you think about and manage the business while driving creative excellence
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, understanding their business and providing solutions through the development of campaigns
• Understand target audience and marketing goals for each assigned brand; own the vision and distill it down to its essence
• Work with Account team to ensure quality and efficiency on all creative and brand projects and troubleshoot when necessary
• Present creative ideas, concept development, and brand work to client
• Manage and lead your team – hiring new team members, performance management, and ensuring your employees are fully utilized, billable and using their talents on the right projects
• Contribute to the greater good of the agency; you lead the way to advance the agency’s mission and business – identifying opportunities and turning them into realities
• Jump in wherever needed to pump out ideas and present creative solutions
• Take creative/strategic role in new business pitches
• Provide guidance to all junior and mid level art directors
• Propose future initiatives for other agency and our accounts
• Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary depending on business need and client requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to pick up therapeutic areas, interpret medical data, and grasp new concepts quickly
• Highly organized and able to multi-task and prioritize projects
• In depth understanding of branding, strategy, and marketing
• Strong conceptual ability, with a viewpoint on both copy and art
• Experience working on a launch brand
• Well versed in working with medical and legal feedback