Associate Creative Director, Art (DTC/pharma agency exp req)

New York City, NY (On-site)

$123K/yr – $176K/yrMid Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the creative leadership and departmental health for a multidisciplinary marketing practice focused on life sciences, with heavy emphasis on art direction, big ideas, and client storytelling.

  • Responsibility alignment: drive vision, pitch, and cross-team collaboration to turn strategy into standout creative output.
  • Audience and impact: shape concepts for therapeutic brands and healthcare audiences, balancing science with compelling storytelling across multimedia channels.
  • Capabilities and measurement: own the creative process, talent development, and ongoing optimization to grow new business and strengthen client brands.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Think AND execute. Exceptional conceptual abilities and art direction talent within a multimedia landscape are a must. Make smart look pretty.
  • Be curious. Must have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge — of the problem, the possible solutions and our target — in order to sculpt the big ideas that matter.
  • Inspire. Not only must you know the trends and innovations in visual design; you need to set the stage for the next wave.
  • Push the envelope. Leverage industry knowledge and creative abilities to push past the safe option into compelling, uncharted territories.
  • Be a leader and team player. Ability to guide creative and collaborate as part of a larger team in an ever-changing environment. Bring laughs. Leave ego.
  • Present the vision. Eloquently explain every aspect of a creative solution and how it solves the client challenge. This means leading rock-solid pitch efforts and presentation prowess.
  • Rock a can-do attitude. You can anticipate and adjust for problems and roadblocks throughout any stage of the creative process. No time? No problem!
  • Be a core contributor. You’re part of the inner circle and responsible for the health of the Creative department. That means finding ways to grow new business, leveraging industry insights and further developing our clients’ brands as well as our own. Easy as pie, right?
  • Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
  • All other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education plus professional experience required
  • 8+ years of digital, print, traditional and trade marketing experience
  • Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing and all that it entails: disease state and product science, therapeutic industry standards, legal restrictions and competitive markets
  • Knowledge and background in working with therapeutic clients
  • Book of strategic and beautiful work; must be highly conceptual
  • Management and supervisory skill set
  • Sense of humor
  • Understanding of both the creative and strategic aspects of advertising and leadership
  • Strong proficiency with Adobe Suite, specifically Figma, Sketch and Adobe XD know-how

Preferred

  • Must have a strong DTC background; tv/broadcast experience is a really nice to have

EVERSANA

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EVERSANA® is a leading independent provider of global services to the life sciences industry. The company’s integrated solutions are rooted in the patient experience and span all stages of the product life cycle to deliver long-term, sustainable value for patients, prescribers, channel partners and payers. The company serves more than 650 organizations, including innovative start-ups and established pharmaceutical companies, to advance life sciences solutions for a healthier world. To learn more about EVERSANA, visit eversana.com.

Founded in 2018
Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.7K employees (563 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend
78% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
48.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.4%
Direct
46.8%
Referral
6.7%
Social
1.6%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
396 (8% of company)
Median Career Experience
23.5 years
Median Tenure
5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
28

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 7 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2018
    Private Equity Round

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