Associate Creative Director, Influence & Social Strategy

Ogilvyone Worldwide • New York, NY

291d • $75,000 - $180,000

About The Position

The Associate Creative Director will play a pivotal role in ideating and bringing to life bold, creative programs across social media and digital channels for top Ogilvy Health pharmaceutical and medical device clients. This individual must demonstrate exceptional conceptual thinking and the ability to develop big, breakthrough ideas across all mediums including social media, influencer marketing, brand storytelling, content creation, digital experiences and activations. You'll partner with strategic and creative teams and some of the best social and content experts in the industry. Your Mission: to conceptualize and develop creative concepts that could travel across the funnel creating ideas that are social-first and best-in-class creative expressions. You will tailor your creative and content to audiences, platforms and culturally relevant moments. You will confidently sell your ideas to internal teams, senior leaders, clients and partners. This is a position for a seasoned, driven, results-oriented, and highly creative individual with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, manage deadlines, and produce highly effective creative. You must drive the work forward through organization, delivering clear feedback and specific actions for all members of the team. You are passionate about the life-changing impact that communications can have on the healthcare industry, social-first, creating ideas that reflect a deep understanding of platform nuances, innovative and unafraid to bring bold, unexpected ideas to your teams—and able to defend those ideas based on a deep understanding of audience behavior and cultural trends. You are a great team player and able to independently and proactively drive your work forward.

Requirements

• 7+ years' experience in a social-first creative role, working across multiple clients
• Healthcare or regulated industry experience is preferred
• Portfolio of social forward creative that makes our jaw drop
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Adaptable and able to handle changes in briefs, priorities and edits
• Excellent management skills and strong leadership potential
• Expert in MAC software and Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Able to shoot and quickly produce quick-turn, user-generated style and ‘Capcut' style social content
• Passion for learning and self-improvement
• Proactive and a self-starter
• Positive attitude and ability to work under tight deadlines

Responsibilities

• Create platforms for your brands with your extensive knowledge of social and digital media and technology
• Partner with account and social teams to ideate, sell in and produce brave ideas for clients in a highly regulated space
• Translate creative direction and copy points from creative briefs into engaging and effective concepts and core creative ideas
• Push the envelope creatively, bringing ideas that could create change not only in advertising but also in culture, tech and design
• Craft work that inspires behavioral change across patient, caregiver, healthcare provider and corporate health audiences
• Ensure creative executions meet the highest standard of craftsmanship
• Comp decks quickly
• Ensure visual tone and style are consistent with brand guidelines
• Write, shoot, edit, and produce content owned across multiple channels
• Understand business objectives and audience demographics to be able to successfully land the messaging
• Proofread and vet copy to ensure consistency in tone, grammar and messaging before assets are handed over to be published
• Stay abreast of global cultural trends and industry updates, and proactively develop timely ideas for real-time content

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development
• Supportive work environment with autonomy to seek out new paths

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services