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 Lead the Business
Leads creative work across assigned agency accounts, guiding the development of branddefining campaigns 

   and multi-channel creative initiatives.
Translates briefs into strategic creative direction that connects brand objectives to highimpact creative solutions.
Owns brand-level messaging architecture and visual identity, ensuring clarity, consistency, and differentiation
Directs multiple workstreams and team members, providing strategic oversight across 
   channels and deliverables.
Participates in staffing decisions, creative planning, and long-term brand resourcing needs
Ensures creative quality and consistency across all touchpoints, reinforcing brand integrity
Actively participates in pitch teams, contributing creative strategy and ideas to support new business efforts.

 

Creative Excellence
Plays a leading role in the conceptual development of client campaigns and agency pitches.
Directs the creative team through the concepting process, reviewing work and providing feedback that distills,
   sharpens, and elevates ideas.
Leverages AI to enhance creative exploration, streamline tactical work, and spark innovative thinking.
Brings fresh, original, and forward-looking creative ideas rooted in brand strategy and audience insight.
Ensures that tactical executions deliver on the campaign idea, brand strategy, and communication objectives.
Partners with copy, art, strategy, and medical teams to streamline direction and unify creative output.
Creates and manages brand guidelines, narrative frameworks, and style guides.
Builds trust with clients through creative excellence, strategic thinking, and confident leadership.
Team Leadership
Mentors and develops ACDs, Supervisors, and junior team members, providing guidance on creative craft, 
   presentation skills, and leadership capabilities.
Shapes staffing and resourcing plans across brands, balancing in-house talent with freelance support.
Creates a team culture that values creativity, bravery, experimentation, and diverse perspectives
Ensures equitable distribution of opportunities and fosters an inclusive, collaborative environment.
Engages with senior creative leadership to ensure internal reviews strengthen the work.

Client Partnership
Participates in brand planning meetings and provides creative leadership that influences strategic direction.
Leads creative presentations to clients, articulating creative strategy, rationale, and expected impact.
Represents creative on-site during photo shoots, video shoots, VO sessions, and production touchpoints -
   guiding decisions and protecting creative intent.
Receives client feedback, interprets asks, and directs the team on revisions that remain strategically sound and
   creatively strong.
May participate in MLR review to present work, defend agency decisions, and co-create solutions that meet
   regulatory requirements.
Influences client strategy by establishing credibility, understanding business needs, and identifying future
   opportunities.

Cultural & Industry Fluency
Demonstrates deep fluency in design trends, typography, photography, illustration, film, animation, and 
   emerging visual languages.
Tracks cultural trends, healthcare industry shifts, competitive landscapes, and media evolution to inform 
   creative direction.
Shares trend insights with agency and brand teams, elevating collective understanding and inspiring 
   fresh thinking.
Advocates for best practices across mediums-digital, social, experiential, print, motion, and integrated 
   campaigns.
Pilots new tools, technologies, and processes that improve creativity or operational efficiency
Encourages cross-discipline collaboration to strengthen creative delivery and innovation. 
   Operational Leadership
Oversees operational readiness for major launches, ensuring alignment across creative, account, medical,
   strategy, and production.
Partners with account and finance leads to manage scope, budgets, timelines, and profitability.
Anticipates resourcing needs, redistributing assignments to avoid bottlenecks and support team wellbeing
Establishes quality assurance standards and ensures all creative deliverables meet compliance 
   requirements.
Guides teams in balancing creative ambition with operational efficiency.
Shapes operational strategies for new business efforts, including staffing plans and delivery models

  Specific experience in Gene Therapy/Sickle Cell, Rare Disease, and Multi-Cultural Marketing preferred. 

11-14 years of creative experience in healthcare advertising, integrated marketing, or a related field.

Demonstrated success leading concept development and delivering breakthrough creative work.
Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate creative strategy clearly and persuasively.
Experience managing and developing creative teams at multiple levels.
Deep understanding of pharmaceutical and regulatory environments (MLR familiarity preferred) pairing scientific       accuracy with emotional impact.
Strong cross-discipline collaboration skills.
Proficiency with design and creative technology tools, including AI.