CREATIVE DIRECTOR, ART

The Creative Director, Art is known as a leader in the Creative Department, responsible for the growth of

business and people on assigned brands. Recognized as a champion of Brave, Authentic, and Inspiring

ideas. Partners closely with Copy, Account, and Studio, along with Creative Management, to ensure that

clients are satisfied with the quality of our creative work, the value of our services, and our

responsiveness to their needs.

Creative/Hands-on Work (50%)

• Helps develop and review creative briefs with Copy and Account partners

• Oversees multiple brands/projects and manages a team of art directors

• Actively participates in client meetings; co-leads strategy sessions with Account

• Shares responsibility with Copy and Account for shaping strategy and positioning

• Provides constructive feedback and clear direction to improve others’ work

• Provides direction to external vendors, including photographers, illustrators, and video producers

• Leads creative presentations

• Leads new business efforts as required

• Attends market research as appropriate

• Understands that advertising is a service industry that sometimes requires extra time and effort to

meet client commitments

Management (25%)

• Assigns art directors best suited for each project based on ability and workload

• Manages workloads to maximize productivity of the Art team, ensuring that everyone is billable

• Works closely with other team leads to ensure jobs stay on track with deadlines and budgets

• Guides award-worthy creative execution with constructive feedback and clear direction

• Provides written and face-to-face feedback for annual performance reviews, as well as ongoing

feedback throughout the year

• Identifies and interviews prospective creative candidates

Leadership (25%)

• Fosters excellent client relationships

• Works with Account partners to grow business with existing clients

• Works with Creative Management to address performance, workflow, and quality issues

• Anticipates potential problems and proactively champions solutions

• Assures that junior art directors are trained and mentored to maintain the expectations of the

agency and the client, and to meet their own career goals

• Consistently demonstrates to clients an understanding of their brands and marketing challenges,

and is responsive to their strategic and creative needs

• An agency ambassador at client meetings

Qualifications:

• 10-15+ years’ advertising agency experience (healthcare preferred)

• A proven track record of creative ability and judgment; successful client contact experience; an

excellent presenter, collaborator, manager, and mentor; strong marketing and strategic abilities;

deep understanding of science and healthcare; strong understanding of MLR requirements;

exceptional design skills in all media

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