Midweight Art Director

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

Top 1% of applicants do these two things.

The other 99% submit and hope. You're about to do something different.

Job Summary

Own the visual storytelling for health-focused campaigns, turning complex science and patient insights into clear, compelling creative while partnering across strategy, medical writing, accounts, and production to drive impact.

  • Build and drive strong visual concepts and campaigns under Creative Directors, aligning with brand and regulatory constraints.
  • Lead own projects from concept to delivery, ensuring on-brief, on-time execution and polished art direction.
  • Collaborate across strategy, medical writing, account services, and production to translate data and patient insights into accessible visuals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute strong visual concepts and campaigns under the guidance of our Creative Directors.
  • Manage your own projects efficiently, ensuring all creative work is delivered on brief and on time.
  • Translate complex scientific concepts, data, and patient insights into clear, engaging, and visually stunning creative work.
  • Collaborate fluidly with our strategy, medical writing, account services, and production teams.
  • Stay ahead of the curve with the latest design trends, digital innovations, and platform capabilities.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a creative within a Healthcare Marketing/Advertising agency.
  • A strong portfolio that showcases conceptual thinking, beautiful execution, and multi-disciplinary work across health, wellness, or pharma.
  • The ability to think beyond the brief and generate innovative, strategic visual concepts that work seamlessly across digital, social, and print.
  • A positive, collaborative, and contagious spirit—you’re a natural team player who thrives when working with others.
  • Excellent design and art direction skills, with a keen eye for detail, typography, layout, and visual storytelling.
  • A solid command of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) with skills in Premier/After Effects being a plus.
  • A good understanding of the production process (digital, print, and video) and how to work within budget and regulatory guidelines (e.g., ABPI code).
  • A talent for creating visual content that simplifies complex health messaging without losing its scientific integrity, inspiring clients and improving the patient/HCP experience.

Preferred

  • Skills in Premier/After Effects

Benefits

  • 25 days annual leave, with the option to purchase up to an extra 5 days per year, plus your birthday off and a paid volunteering day
  • Generous enhanced parental leave policies
  • A robust pension scheme (up to 17.5% total contributions after probation)
  • Choice of Private Medical Cover (Bupa from day one), Dental cover, or a monthly Ā£45 leisure allowance for your health & wellbeing
  • A fantastic Employee Assistance Programme (Telus) offering support, advice, and specialist counselling
  • Help at Hand: quick, free access to a remote GP, mental health support, physio, or a medical second opinion
  • Free 1-2-1 Coaching through Thrive Partners for professional or personal growth
  • A comprehensive Learning & Development programme to support your career trajectory
Ogilvy logo

Ogilvy

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. We build on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. We are proud to currently rank as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying our ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities.

Founded in 1948
New York, New York, USA
11K employees (4,203 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
289.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$18
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.7%
Direct
35.8%
Referral
7.9%
Social
5.6%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,885 (17% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
6.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7

Recent News