Responsibilities

• Architect Scalable Ecosystems: Establish and oversee the overarching visual architecture, brand platforms, and modular design languages that ensure consistency, impact, and efficiency across complex, multi-channel healthcare ecosystems.
• Elevate Storytelling: Translate complex clinical data, scientific insights, and overarching brand strategy into compelling executive-level creative narratives.
• Lead Strategic Client Engagement: Serve as a primary creative contact for senior client executives; articulate, defend, and champion strategic creative visions that align with business and market goals.
• Set Creative Standards: Define and maintain the standard for creative excellence, ensuring all output balances breakthrough innovation with strict medical, legal, and regulatory (MLR) compliance.
• Drive New Business Development: Lead creative strategy and execution for pitch opportunities—from early insight gathering and narrative positioning to high-stakes client pitch presentations.
• Pillar Alignment: Partner seamlessly with executive Copy, Strategy, and Account Leadership to build unified brand platforms that solidify Lead Strategic Agency positioning.
• Operational & Production Oversight: Collaborate with cross-functional leadership and production teams to ensure work is delivered efficiently, scalably, and at the highest level of craft.
• Mentorship & Talent Architecture: Direct, inspire, and grow mid- to senior-level creative talent, instilling a "systems-first" design approach and fostering an environment of creative rigour.
• Creative Quality Control: Act as a critical judge and partner, providing constructive, actionable guidance that elevates concepts from good to groundbreaking.
• Culture & Innovation: Stay ahead of healthcare, technology, and design trends—integrating modern digital frameworks (e.g., component-based platforms, AI-enabled processes) into daily agency workflows.

Requirements

• Experience: 12+ years of progressive creative experience in an advertising agency or health/pharma Agency of Record (AOR), with 4+ years in direct supervisory or creative management roles.
• Mastery of Systems Thinking: Demonstrated portfolio showcasing the ability to build, scale, and maintain complex visual design systems and omnichannel brand languages.
• Strategic Acumen: Proven ability to turn complex clinical evidence and deep HCP/patient insights into elegant visual solutions.
• Omnichannel & Digital Excellence: Extensive expertise in digital-first design, interactive media, and component-based design architecture (e.g., Figma).
• Executive Presence: Exceptional communication, storytelling, and presentation skills with a track record of defending creative strategy before C-suite client stakeholders.
• New Business Track Record: Demonstrated success leading and winning high-value new business pitches.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Advertising, Visual Communications, Fine Arts, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

• Meaningful Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 401K
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• Employer Paid Life & Disability Insurance
• Flexible Time off & Holidays plus many other benefits and rewards