Associate Creative Director, Art

Synchrony Group•West Chester, PA

2h•Remote

About The Position

The Associate Creative Director, Art, partners with internal teams and clients on strategy, design, and execution of innovative pharmaceutical marketing initiatives. This individual understands client challenges and industry trends, participates in new business opportunities, drives the strategic direction of creative initiatives, and assembles large project teams that can conceptualize, produce, design, and deliver engaging creative solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in visual communications, graphic arts, or related course of study
Minimum of 5 years’ creative design experience at a medical communications/advertising agency
Proven history of leading creative activities across multiple forms of media (eg, print, digital, video, interactive)
A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation, conflict resolution, and people management skills
Ability to provide management direction and developmental support to direct reports in preparation for future positions; provide challenging and stretching assignments; push tasks down to empower others; share ownership and visibility
Ability to oversee, manage, and support priorities and workflow to ensure high-quality project execution according to project timelines and budgets
Ability to manage outcomes to win-win resolution
Able to identify key issues; creatively and strategically overcome challenges or obstacles
Strong presentation and persuasion skills: Can develop a clear point of view and tell a meaningful "story"; is effective in a variety of settings and group sizes with clients, peers, subordinates, and management; confidently expresses both data/facts, plus more controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group dynamics
Ability to think in abstract terms; can make connections between unrelated ideas; can formulate innovative concepts; is seen as original and value-added in brainstorming sessions
Ability to present ideas and supporting rationale to internal and external teams in an effective manner
Demonstrated ability to manage key constituent relationships
High level of integrity, confidentiality, and accountability
Strong creative design, conceptual, and visual story-telling skills
In-depth knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud design software and Microsoft Office Suite
Working knowledge of, or hands-on experience with, interactive programming
Excellent analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills
Effective attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
Strong time management and project management skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work under tight deadlines and multitask
Ability to work independently; self-motivated
Ability and desire to participate and interact effectively on a team
High energy level and team player

Nice To Haves

Agency experience on pharmaceutical accounts
Familiarity with video and motion graphics

Responsibilities

Partner with internal core team members to develop and drive the strategic direction of client deliverables and new business initiatives
Engage with client teams to understand their brand, key messages, and strategic objectives and to communicate a creative vision
Understand therapeutic areas and target audiences of the products Synchrony supports
Contract with and provide direction and oversight to external partners and freelance Creative personnel as needed
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project scopes and budgets
Ensure adherence of assigned project teams to project timelines, scopes and budgets
Conceptualize and brainstorm innovative brand experiences
Review all materials associated with a project and provide feedback as needed regarding design, adherence to project specifications, audience appropriateness, and consistency with established creative strategy
Provide project sign-off, ensuring adherence with creative direction and QA process
Present work, provide design rationale, and defend work in creative reviews or meetings with internal teams
Present creative ideas and deliverables to clients and relay feedback to teams, taking care to interpret and communicate feedback in a way that results in meaningful updates to the project
Participate in new business pitches, representing the vision for creative
Recognize and identify staffing needs, develop strong relationships with freelancers and recruiters
Keep current with trends in advertising, branding, design, digital technologies, and new media
Ensure adherence to all internal and client processes
Assist senior leadership with the design and implementation of corporate strategies and cross-selling initiatives
Monitor and manage assigned creative activities to ensure timely delivery of products and services, on strategy and within budget
Lead, develop, and provide project-specific oversight to assigned internal Creative team members
Foster and develop collaboration among departments, internal groups, and individuals to ensure innovative and collaborative solutions to client needs
Ensure team compliance with product style guidelines, client contracts, timelines, and budgets