Vice President Creative Developer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Company Description

For decades, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness has provided consumer and professional marketing, strategic consulting, and medical education to pharmaceutical and wellness brands. Our mission is to inspire a healthier, happier, well-er world through award-winning work.

If you google us (which you may have done already), you'll see that spreading wellness is literally our mission. We don't just talk about making your well-being the most important thing, we mean it. Having a flexible hybrid-work policy, plentiful time off, and colleagues who want you to do well are all part of the gig. Oh, and of course the opportunity to work on some of the good-vibiest campaigns on the planet with very caring, very resourceful people. So, if you're a rockstar writer, aspiring strategist, jill-or jack-of all trades, or just an all-around nice person, let's chat. 

Overview

Our Creative Directors are sharp, enthusiastic, hands on leaders who galvanize their creative teams (art & copy) and constantly push to improve the creative output of the agency. They translate creative vision into inspiring and innovating creative concepts and digital initiatives. They develop significant client relationships and use these connections to help develop new business opportunities for the agency. They play a key role in the agency life, helping guide the strategic path of the company.

Responsibilities

• Manage several creative teams (art & copy) across multiple clients' accounts on DTC and HCP focused projects
• Participate in new business development, client presentations and selling creative concepts internally and externally
• Effectively win pitches while managing large-scale, cross-channel deliverables
• Continually optimize results for every piece of creative the team produces
• Ensure high quality, strategy and integrity of all creative output
• Communicate client and brand goals to creative teams
• Recruit, train, develop and motivate staff to maximize their potential
• Effectively manage assigned timeframes and budgets, including staffing and hours allocation on all projects
• Work with account services to foster client relationships
• Participate in agency thought leadership, including external sources and agency presentations
• Maintain knowledge of current technological developments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 10 + years of creative agency experience, including strong interactive/digital and multimedia experience with a copywriting background
• 2 + years of experience in healthcare communications with proven ability to work across and lead DTC and HCP sides of a brand
• Award winning creative work/portfolio
• Previous experience managing and leading teams
• Familiarity with digital healthcare channels and executions
• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative agency environment with multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to travel 

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Difference" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. 

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive.  Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K,  as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

Compensation Range: $176,700 - $263,655 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/28/2025.

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 Compensation Range: USD $176,700.00 - USD $263,655.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/18/2025.Employment Type: OTHER