Associate Creative Director, Copy (Pharma)

USA (On-site)

$130K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 15 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Owns and delivers high level creative copy for pharma campaigns, guiding concepts from inception through presentation, manages timelines, and oversees 1-2 junior copy roles while collaborating with account and production teams.

  • Leads concept development and presents strategy
  • Manages multiple projects and mentors copy staff

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develops concepts and collaborates with art director(s), science specialist, and account team to produce campaign/project ideas for various clients
  • Understands our clients’ business, targets, and how CG Life can elevate their business
  • Embraces competitive environment, copy design, and trends to leverage those to create original ideas
  • Expertly presents and articulates creative copy--whether their work or a team member's-- in a manner that is grounded in strategy
  • Fully monitors and follow through on copy of all assigned projects
  • Impactfully deliver presentations to both internal and external audiences
  • Thorough knowledge of brand goals, positioning, market and competitors
  • Able to develop thoughtful and clear rationale for the work, and can articulate that to all stakeholders
  • Designs at a high level of professionalism in a variety of styles
  • Owns timelines in conjunction with production personnel and manages their reports to complete and present work on time

Requirements

  • 8-10 years of related work experience in advertising, marketing, at a pharmaceutical agency
  • The ability to execute copy skillfully across multiple channels, including print, video and digital (websites, online banners, social media, etc.)
  • Strong conceptual skills as demonstrated by your portfolio of work
  • The ability to dive into complex science and technologies and glean key ideas and information to convey to target audiences that meets the objective
  • An understanding of agency and creative collaboration processes
  • Ability to present and sell an idea to internal teams and with clients
  • Ability to manage several projects at once
  • Understanding of and expertise in pharma copy requirements: claims, references,
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat tools

Preferred

  • A scientific background, such as experience working as a science journalist, pharma advertising copywriter, biotech writer, or life sciences copywriter, would be a plus.

Benefits

  • We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to all of our employees:
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance. We cover a generous portion of employee contributions
  • 401K plan. We invest in present and future you, which is why we offer a generous match and immediate vesting on our plan
  • Parental Leave. Generous paid time off for parents to bond with their newest addition
  • Professional Development. Each employee has an annual budget to allocate to professional development opportunities. Employees are encouraged to take a workshop, attend a webinar, join associations, and do anything else that will help them grow in their careers.
  • And more! We offer flexible time off, life insurance, LTD, a robust employee assistance program, and more!
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CG Life

CG Life is a different breed of agency, built for the unique challenges of bringing precision medicine to market. Biopharma companies advancing therapies for rare and hard-to-treat diseases face a commercialization gap. They need a partner who has been there before, fluent in complex science, deeply attuned to rare disease ecosystems, and capable of orchestrating every step of commercialization. CG Life is more than an agency—we are defining a new class of partner that understands the full journey. We’re the locals, with expertise in scientific translation and market shaping, omnichannel activation, and patient/HCP engagement, all underpinned by data, AI, and deep domain expertise in rare and complex therapies.Let’s get to extraordinary. Together. Expert capabilities in:Brand StrategyPublic RelationsSocial MediaCreativeScientific CommunicationsOmnichannel Strategy & EnablementMedia PlanningAnalytics & Insights

Founded in 2003
Chicago, Illinois, USA
203 employees (49 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$19.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.8%
Direct
51.2%
Referral
6.8%
Social
8.8%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~203

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
38 (19% of company)
Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
1.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
17

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2023
    Private Equity