21GRAMS- Creative Director, Copy

Real Chemistry•Chicago, MA
•Hybrid

About The Position

Real Chemistry is seeking a Creative Director, Copy to join 21GRAMS, its full-service healthcare advertising agency. 21GRAMS combines bold creativity, strategic rigor, and scientific understanding to create work intended to change behavior, improve outcomes, and make a meaningful impact. The agency emphasizes collaboration, curiosity, and exceptional work. The Creative Director, Copy guides creative teams and work across multiple brands, owns the output for their group of brands, and ensures that creative standards and copy execution meet client and business needs. The role also includes presenting and defending ideas to stakeholders, contributing concepts and tactics to client presentations, developing business organically, and supervising the work and career growth of copy team members. The position may be remote within the United States or based at a U.S. office in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Lambertville, NJ, San Francisco, or Carmel, IN. Employees within a one-hour commute of a Real Chemistry office are expected to attend in person two days per week, either at an office or at a client site. Compensation is listed as $200,000–$220,000, with the final amount determined by job-related factors. The company offers a region-tailored benefits program and perks.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of healthcare/pharmaceutical copywriting experience.
  • Experience in the healthcare/pharmaceutical industry in an agency setting.
  • Portfolio or PDF of relevant work samples.

Responsibilities

  • Guide creative teams toward strong creative work and provide feedback and oversight on both art and copy.
  • Oversee multiple brands, providing support appropriate to each brand's scope, creative potential, and business needs.
  • Own the brands in the assigned group and take responsibility for the work produced and its contribution to client growth.
  • Oversee creative work for assigned brands and ensure creative standards are met and copy is executed efficiently, consistently, and accurately.
  • Present ideas confidently and make a strong case for them with internal teams, marketing teams, PRC teams, and other stakeholders.
  • Contribute ideas, including tactics and concepts, to client presentations and provide input on larger workstreams such as concepting and tactical planning.
  • Look for opportunities to grow business organically.
  • Supervise the work and career growth of one or more copy team members on assigned brands.

Benefits

  • Generous holiday and paid time off.
  • Options for private medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Support in saving for the future.
  • Mental wellness coaching and support.
  • Access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.
  • Free snacks at offices in key markets.
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