Associate Creative Director - Copy

Bio-Rad Laboratories•Hercules, CA

5d•$179,400 - $246,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Creative Director - Copy shapes Bio-Rad’s editorial strategy and messaging across regions and channels. The role develops multi-year narrative frameworks and voice guidelines, and guides campaign and product messaging from concept through execution for marquee campaigns and enterprise initiatives. It aligns content strategy with SEO, account-based marketing (ABM), and demand-generation objectives to support measurable business outcomes. The position provides editorial leadership by reviewing and elevating writers’ work, mentoring people leaders and senior writers, and building succession pipelines. It partners with Legal, Regulatory, and brand ambassadors to maintain content governance and quality. The role also supports operational planning by prioritizing work, planning resources that may include vendors and tools, and reporting outcomes to the Director, Creative Services. This position must be based in Hercules, California, within commuting distance of the office. The estimated base salary range is $179,400 to $246,600, and the position is eligible for a variable annual bonus.

Requirements

BA/BS in English, Communications, Journalism, Life Sciences, or a related field.
14–16 years of professional editing experience in B2B science, healthcare, or technology.
Visionary storytelling and strategic thinking, with the ability to turn business objectives into editorial strategy.
Expertise in people leadership and change management across distributed teams.
Deep understanding of omnichannel marketing and analytics, including SEO, ABM, and demand generation.
Ability to use AI tools to streamline processes and scale content efforts.
Polished, executive-level communication.
Must be based in Hercules, California, within commuting distance of the office.

Responsibilities

Craft and socialize multi-year narrative frameworks and voice guidelines that unify Bio-Rad’s messaging across regions and channels.
Guide campaign and product messaging from concept through execution for marquee campaigns and enterprise initiatives.
Align content strategy with SEO, ABM, and demand-generation goals so editorial work drives measurable business outcomes.
Mentor people leaders and senior writers, build succession pipelines, and raise the editorial bar.
Partner with Legal, Regulatory, and brand ambassadors to uphold content governance and quality.
Review and elevate writers’ work and mentor technical editors and writers.
Prioritize work, plan resources using additional vendors and tooling, and report outcomes to the Director, Creative Services.