Creative Director - Pharma Marketing Agency

Precision AQ - Market Access Marketing, the leading payer marketing agency, supports global pharmaceutical and life sciences clients in the achievement of commercial excellence. We look for high-energy, dedicated professionals who enjoy a challenge, thrive in the details and flourish in a fast-growing environment. If you are no stranger to taking charge, are a teammate others can count on and share a goal to deliver exceptional work, we have an opportunity for you to explore.

As the Creative Director you will direct the overall agency/client creative vision.​ Partner with account leads to conceptually define, develop, and execute superior creative solutions.​ Establish the highest creative standards and inspire others to reach them.​

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:  

• Leadership of creative department, delivering outstanding design solutions for print, digital, and presentation materials
• Translate business strategies and technical requirements into effective cohesive information design solutions guided by client requirements, best practices, and scholastic brand goals
• Communicate appropriate time lines and costs for creative solutions proposed to ensure timely completion of projects, within budget
• Manage design projects from concept to implementation, supervising the design team, outside vendors, and freelance design staff as needed
• Play a leadership role in identifying and championing new technologies and their appropriate application within Precision and for Precision clients
• Contribute to an innovative, collaborative, and positive product development environment
  
  

Specific to Art Direction

• Lead creative team in delivery of outstanding design through review and discussion of creative work
• Coordinate all design projects from concept through production
• Measure all client work against corporate/brand guidelines
• Prepare creative deliverables, including best-practice guides
• Present creative concepts internally
• Review materials being released from studio/production to ensure design integrity is maintained and at production standards
• Articulate and champion design principles
  
  

Qualifications:

• 10+ years creative leadership experience in an interactive, design, or advertising agency
• BA degree in Art/Design
• Outstanding portfolio demonstrating creative experience in integrated print and digital technologies, including dimensional and interactive design
• Hands-on experience with project deliverables and lead projects from concept to completion
• Experience developing and managing one or more brands, including style guide requirements
• Knowledge of Pharma and/or managed markets industry a plus
• Travel required up to 25%
  
  

Skills:

• Ability to storyboard or translate ideas to designers and develop innovative motion graphics solutions
• Understanding of capabilities and restrictions of technologies in both print and digital design
• Strong design aesthetic and excellent understanding of typography, color, layout, and their role in brand identity and key message communication

Competencies:

• Ability to supervise and train employees, including organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments
• Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills with the ability to provide multiple creative solutions to a single problem
• Ability to synthesize usability research, customer feedback, and business requirements into consistent and profitable education products
• Experience in building, managing, developing, and evaluating a strong team of creatives, outside resources, and freelancers as well as effective resource allocation
• Must be comfortable with budgeting and estimating costs

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