21GRAMS- Associate Creative Director, Copy

Real Chemistry • Chicago, MA

1d • Remote

About The Position

Real Chemistry is looking for an Associate Creative Director, Copy to join their growing team. 21GRAMS, part of Real Chemistry, is a full-service healthcare advertising agency focused on making healthcare feel more human. They combine bold creativity, strategic rigor, and deep scientific understanding to create work that changes behavior, improves outcomes, and makes a meaningful impact on people's lives. The culture is grounded in collaboration, curiosity, and a shared commitment to doing exceptional work. The Associate Creative Director, Copy will lead creative engagements across multiple healthcare client accounts and is a creative wordsmith. This role can be remote within the United States or based in any of their U.S. office locations, including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Lambertville, NJ, San Francisco, or Carmel, IN.

Requirements

• Healthcare marketing writing experience for consumer/patient and HCP audiences
• 5-7+ years of health care/pharma experience in an agency environment
• A consistent record of creative ability and judgment
• A comprehensive creative portfolio, demonstrating strong conceptual capabilities and ability to produce work in high-science pharma categories

Nice To Haves

• Our Company values, Best Together, Impact Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always, and Accountability with an "I" , genuinely resonate with how you work and lead.
• Demonstrate the Real Chemistry Can mindset by approaching challenges with optimism, accountability, creativity, and a solutions-oriented attitude, always looking for ways to make a meaningful impact for our clients, colleagues, and communities.
• Adaptable, resilient, and comfortable adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Proactive, driven, and resourceful, with strong prioritization skills, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to leverage data to inform decisions and drive outcomes.
• Energized by innovation and the transformative potential of AI, actively exploring new technologies, identifying opportunities to work smarter, and championing practical, responsible AI adoption that drives meaningful business impact.

Responsibilities

• Can structure a complete narrative and be able to write in different voices to suit client and audience
• Work with ACD, Art to produce standout and strategically focused campaigns and experiences
• Identify and interview prospective creative candidates
• Manage teams, creative output and client relationships
• Concepts, campaign execution that are in line with client strategy
• Oversee day to day deliverables for team under tight deadlines while delivering best in class work to market.
• Mentor teams both internally and externally
• Manage awards submissions and case studies for brand
• Participate in high level projects and new business pitches

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region.
• Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future.
• Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed