Associate Creative Director - Art - Health- Freelance

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$90/hr – $120/hrMid Level7+ years expContract

Posted 5 hrs ago

Job Summary

Lead and own end-to-end creative projects, driving vision, team leadership, budget stewardship, and client-facing presentations while coordinating with account leads to align scope, schedules, and progress.

  • Own assigned projects from concept through delivery and launch
  • Drive creative solutions and present rationale to internal and client teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage | Provide creative leadership as well as vision and inspiration to creative staff. Own assigned projects and manage all aspects of the assignment, team, creative work, budget, and presenting. Work with Creative Directors ensuring quality and accuracy on all creative products. Make recommendations to senior leadership and other team members on how to improve process and product deliverables through launch.
  • Create | Demonstrate creativity through efficiently conceptualizing, planning, producing, refining, and leading a diverse range of creative ideas and concepts. Work in a hands on Art/Design capacity and performs those duties. Present creative rationale during internal and client presentations. Drive the creative solution. Offer proactive concepts and ensure successful progression.
  • Collaborate | Communicate with client service Account Director(s) and Delivery Leads regarding business scopes, financials, schedules, and planning. Collaborate with creative leaders with all creative deliverables and progress towards launch.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree plus seven or more years of copy experience in an advertising, marketing or experiential, creative agency environment.
  • Pharma experience in a large advertising agency is required
  • Experience within the DTC and/or HCP sphere is especially relevant for this role
  • Knowledge of CX/XD based campaigns will be extremely helpful
  • Advanced competencies in Microsoft Office, Internet environments and industry-standard software programs
  • Understanding of both the art and copy side and the ability to evaluate both
  • Experience in and ability to evaluate all mediums to develop fully integrated marketing campaigns
  • Strong portfolio of work that demonstrates strategic, conceptual and creative thinking
  • Experience with Websites, print materials, patient starter kits, patient ambassador shoots/storyboarding, CVAs a must.
  • Conceptual Mastery: proven ability to lead their development from initial brief through to client presentation and execution.

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive benefits package.
  • Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond.
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