Creative Director, Copy (Health)

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $230K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Lead creative direction for assigned healthcare brands, aligning strategy with client goals, guiding teams, and shaping award-worthy concepts while managing multiple projects and client relationships.

  • Own creative direction and team leadership
  • Present concepts and recommendations to clients and internal teams
  • Manage multiple projects and safeguard timelines and budgets

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Be the go-to creative leader for assigned brand(s): provides thoughtful leadership, strategic clarity, inspiration, and direction to teams and helps develop strong ideas that solves clients’ business challenges.
  • Provides actionable, clear, and strategic feedback for teams and work closely with Strategy, Account, and the client to ensure ideas align with creative brief.
  • Ability to conceive and persuasively present award-worthy concepts and recommendations to internal teams and clients.
  • Leads production efforts and demonstrates ability to work within budget or can articulate justification to increase budget for projects with Account Team.
  • Foster strong relationships with clients and spot opportunities to enhance or build on a project (upsell).
  • Able to present confidently to client and clearly communicate how creative work/design meets the strategic and business objective.
  • Manage multiple projects, sometimes for various brands with different scopes and ensure all project of self and team deadlines are met.

Requirements

  • A portfolio that demonstrates creative and conceptual thinking in the healthcare/pharma industry.
  • 8-10+ years of equivalent experience with 5+ years of supervisory experience.

Benefits

  • Passionate, driven people | We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
  • Consciously cultivated culture | We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery.
  • Competitive benefits | What we offer full time hires ranges from the full spectrum of group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision) to a generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution), and a variety of paid time off offerings that reflect our investment in all aspects of your overall life balance and wellness.
  • Growth-minded opportunities | We aim to nurture a culture of real-time feedback, growth-oriented mindset, and plenty of training opportunities through VML and WPP, so you can continue to grow personally and professionally.
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Creative Director, Copy (Health)

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