Associate Creative Director, Art

About the position

The Associate Creative Director, Art (ACD) is a contributor, manager, and leader of brands, who sets the bar in terms of craft for senior-level art team members. The ACD has a proven ability to multitask, delegate, and manage as appropriate to ensure seamless management of business, while still contributing to idea generation and executional excellence. They are a direct liaison between creative and senior account team members and clients across their assigned brands, answering and exceeding strategic and creative expectations. They demonstrate a high level of business acumen while nurturing the talents of others. The ACD possesses advanced presentation and persuasion skills and is adept at leading meetings and selling work internally and externally. The ACD is a leader that sets a positive tone and is a role model for others.

Responsibilities

• Proven experience owning/leading/managing projects across the portfolio on multiple brands ranging in scope, complexity, and channel, and ability to create a cohesive brand experience
• Mastery in concepting the big idea and pulling it through as a campaign across multiple channels
• Effectively manages team and business in collaboration with the Creative Director
• Mastery in developing design systems and using digital techniques and micro-animations for use on web menus, ISI trays, and CTAs to enhance user experience
• Adaptability and ability to lead team in a new direction, initiating change
• Proficient in providing feedback on copy or art to advance the work and deliver against expectations
• Mastery in estimating hours on an individual or team level for various projects across the portfolio
• Actively manages workloads and works with resourcing to ensure proper utilization and gather additional resources when necessary
• Advanced understanding of business and communications strategy and how to leverage different channels to achieve those goals
• Understands the importance of utilization and works hard to hit targets individually and for the extended team
• Mastery of accessibility best practices and a commitment to apply these to our work
• Creates an environment that rewards innovation
• Growing understanding of each team member’s individual strengths (superpowers) and how best to leverage these talents to deliver the best work
• Promotes a ‘roll-up your sleeves’ culture, and has a reputation of moving the work forward
• Helps mentor and grow mid- to senior-level team members, elevating their craft and expanding their industry knowledge
• Regularly leads client presentations, communicating an advanced understanding of strategy and how our creative will advance business goals
• Command of scientific information as well as the ability to work seamlessly with internal/external medical and legal teams
• Is a go-to resource for new business efforts

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage teams and projects
• Recognized creative lead and contributor on both conceptual and tactical projects
• Advanced command of scientific information and copywriting as well as the ability to work seamlessly with internal/external medical and legal teams
• A wide range of industry experience including launches, label updates, etc.
• 8+ years of experience

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and benefits
• Base salary range of $119,000 to $176,000 based on experience and location