Associate Creative Director, Art

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$160K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Lead and mentor creative teams to develop campaigns from concept through craft in a fast paced healthcare advertising environment.

  • Own concept development and multi channel storytelling with cross functional partners.
  • Guide art direction and design across digital, social, video, print, and emerging media to keep output on brand and sharp.

Job Description

  • Partner with copy and strategy to lead concept development and shape campaign ideas from the start.
  • Guide the visual direction of brands and campaigns across digital, social, video, print, and emerging media.
  • Lead and mentor art directors and designers, helping them grow their thinking and craft.
  • Jump into the work when needed—sketching, designing, or helping push ideas further.
  • Collaborate closely with account and project management to keep work moving, on brief, and on budget.
  • Present creative to clients and help them see the thinking behind the work.
  • Make sure everything that leaves the building looks sharp, feels on-brand, and delivers on the strategy.
  • Help teams navigate the realities of a fast-paced agency while keeping the creative energy high.
  • Build a deeper understanding of the science, therapeutic areas, and disease states behind the work.
  • Play an active role in shaping the creative culture and raising the bar for the agency.
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Fifth Element

We’re a full-service healthcare agency built for the future. Our expertise spans audiences and markets—US and global, advertising, medical education, and everything in between. Founded at a time where our industry finds itself caught between two powerful forces. Rapid advancements in AI and the enduring value of human creativity. It’s in this middle space that the most meaningful breakthroughs will emerge, and it's why we exist. To navigate the tension, harness the friction, and turn it into something transformative. That’s where we do our best work. In the unseen. The in-between. The Fifth Element.

New York, New York, USA
76 employees (26 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
74.4%
Direct
10.1%
Referral
5.2%
Social
9%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~78

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
18 (24% of company)
Median Tenure
0.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
8