Senior Art Director

HCB Health is an independent, full-service advertising agency, built from the ground up to meet the evolving needs of modern healthcare brands. We are looking for a full time Senior Art Director with pharmaceutical experience and a proven ability to execute and deliver on timely, high quality, creative material. Our company is now successfully working remotely and therefore we are open to locations throughout the United States.
 
Responsibilities Include: 
• Create compelling campaign concepts that help build, drive, and communicate ideas that inspire and inform

• Consistently deliver engaging, on-strategy layouts and designs, working in close collaboration with a copywriter partner

• Provide a keen eye for detail in your own work and when reviewing the work of more junior art director

• Develop design solutions that reflect an understanding of the brand, audience, and market   

• Manage multiple brands/clients/projects with increasing autonomy   
• Lead design development for derivative projects from kickoff to completion with increasing autonomy  
• With oversight of a supervisor, assume lead art role for primary design/layout development  
• Participate in or oversee photo shoots and provide illustration oversight as appropriate  
• Attend client meetings and forge collaborative, respectful, and trusting client relationships  
• Assume the role of lead art director in client meetings, actively listening and adding value to discussions and effectively presenting ideas 

• Demonstrate a growing comprehension of strategy, how it drives the success of a brand, and the agency’s role in recommending, developing, and implementing brand strategy  
• Understand how key performance indicators and analytics drive creative solutions  

Qualifications: 
• Bachelor’s degree in advertising or fine art degree in graphic/visual design preferred 
• 3-5 years of experience as an art director in pharmaceutical advertising   
• Expert skills in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator  
• A portfolio of work that showcases conceptual and art direction capabilities  
• Proven creative, technical, and scientific aptitude  
• Some experience with pharmaceutical launches is a plus 
• Experience designing for digital and non-digital channels  
• Strong communication and storytelling skills  
• Highly responsible, collaborative, and self-motivated  

Our Benefits:
• Medical, dental and vision benefits

• Life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance (company paid)

• 401(k) plan 
• 11 paid holidays
• Unlimited PTO policy
• 1 paid day per year for community service at the organization of your choice
• Monthly technology stipend

• Flexible remote work environment

HCB Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.