Art Supervisor

BGBx•Ontario, Canada, ON

9d•$100,000 - $116,000

About The Position

BGB Group is a healthcare communications agency that offers a wide range of services, including advertising, medical education, payer marketing, and consulting services. Known for excellence and professionalism, we’re hired as strategic and creative partners by our biopharmaceutical clients to drive category/brand awareness and growth. The Art Supervisor is responsible for providing direct support to the Creative Director, particularly in the areas of creative presentation, client relations, and team creative oversight. The Art Supervisor must possess superior visual conceptual skills and knowledge of pharmaceutical requirements/terminology and vendor requirements/capabilities. The depth of the position demands qualifications developed over a minimum of 4 years of related graphic and supervisory experience.

Requirements

Minimum of 4 years of related graphic and supervisory experience
Superior visual conceptual skills
Knowledge of pharmaceutical requirements/terminology
Knowledge of vendor requirements/capabilities

Nice To Haves

A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
4 years of related medical education, pharmaceutical advertising experience
Fantastic presentation and communication skills
Excellent supervisory and management skills
Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills
Excellent judgment and decision-making skills
Excellent design skills, including a highly developed overall design aptitude as well as typography, color, photography, and art
Excellent computer skills, especially as they apply to desktop design including advanced proficiency in the following Adobe applications: Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator; as well as an understanding of Flash, HTML, and Aftereffects. Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Proficiency with Figma and general AI tools
Ability to prioritize workflow and redirect agency projects to meet competing and changing deadlines
Team player with excellent interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Establish credibility with clients at all levels through advanced thinking via clear communication
Helps establish and maintain the highest possible standards of reproduction for all digital, print, audio/visual and collateral materials produced by the agency
Monitors the quality of finished mechanical/digital art and conceptual materials produced by internal and freelance artists
Provides direction and guidance to department subordinates
Informs and advises the Creative Director on the status of departmental affairs, including all design-related computer hardware/software needs (upgrades, equipment needs/problems, training, etc.)
Encourages the professional development of department staff
Ensures the efficient visual execution of creative concepts according to a prime account responsibility list or by management’s assignment
Consults with the Creative Director, as well as account service, traffic and other agency team members as necessary to achieve agency objectives
Observes agency consensus in the production of client presentation materials, either conceptual or finished art
Examines and approves finished art and conceptual material, and supervises the alteration or correction of such material
Maintains a current list of available freelance artists, web designers, art and photography stock houses, photographers and other contributory talent and vendors
Recommends and directs freelance contributors
Engages in any personal development necessary to stay current in advertising techniques and standards, and research activity required to become more familiar with clients’ businesses
Meets established deadlines or provides reasonable notice to the Creative Director of special circumstances requiring deadline extension
Liaises with the Creative Director in assigning necessary vendor overtime needed to meet any overload demand
Consults with Creative Director and agency services manager regarding staffing needs
Performs occasional additional duties as deemed appropriate by the Creative Director