Associate Creative Director, Art; pharma agency

THE POSITION

We are seeking a talented and visionary Associate Creative Director, Art to join our creative team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in art direction, exceptional leadership skills, and a passion for visual storytelling. As an Associate Creative Director, Art, you will work closely with the Creative Director and other team members to develop and execute visually compelling concepts that align with our brand vision.

Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. These results are achieved by:

• Think AND execute. Exceptional conceptual abilities and art direction talent within a multimedia landscape are a must. Make smart look pretty.
• Be curious. Must have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge — of the problem, the possible solutions and our target — in order to sculpt the big ideas that matter.
• Inspire. Not only must you know the trends and innovations in visual design; you need to set the stage for the next wave.
• Push the envelope. Leverage industry knowledge and creative abilities to push past the safe option into compelling, uncharted territories.
• Be a leader and team player. Ability to guide creative and collaborate as part of a larger team in an ever-changing environment. Bring laughs. Leave ego.
• Present the vision. Eloquently explain every aspect of a creative solution and how it solves the client challenge. This means leading rock-solid pitch efforts and presentation prowess.
• Rock a can-do attitude. You can anticipate and adjust for problems and roadblocks throughout any stage of the creative process. No time? No problem!
• Be a core contributor. You’re part of the inner circle and responsible for the health of the Creative department. That means finding ways to grow new business, leveraging industry insights and further developing our clients’ brands as well as our own. Easy as pie, right?
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
• All other duties as assigned

People leaders must possess both the skills to effectively accomplish these tasks and the emotional intelligence to do so in alignment with our cultural values. In addition to the critical management and leadership tasks listed above, this role also includes the following unique responsibilities:

• Responsible for and oversee their respective department.
• Interview, select and supervise the activities of the department staff; communicate interpret and discuss with team the company policies and procedures.
• Determine job objectives, work methods and performance standards; review performance relative to departmental objectives discussion appraisal with each employee and performance; authorize and communicate salary changes, promotions, transfers, discipline, and discharge and administer all other personnel actions.