Senior Manager, Creative (Contract)

Compass Pathways • New York, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Creative will lead the development of compliant, impactful creative assets that bring our scientific story and patient mission to life across all channels. Starting part-time, this role will scale to full-time as we approach key milestones, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency and excellence.

Requirements

• 8+ years in senior creative/brand roles, ideally biotech/pharma
• Proven integrated creative campaigns (digital, social, experiential)
• Translates science into compliant, emotive visuals/narratives
• Strong portfolio; stewards brand guidelines/design systems
• Cross-functional collaborator (Medical, Legal, Commercial)
• Expert in multitude of design tools and platforms
• Data-informed; optimizes via analytics
• Aligned to Compass values

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of an integrated creative strategy that brings our brand, scientific narrative, and patient mission to life across all key channels (digital, social, web, events, and internal communications)
• Translate complex scientific and clinical concepts into clear, compelling creative ideas, ensuring all assets are accurate, compliant and accessible for diverse audiences, including HCPs, payers, patients, and caregivers
• Own the end-to-end creative process from brief to delivery, including concepting, storyboarding, copy and visual direction, feedback cycles, and final approval in partnership with Medical, Legal, and Regulatory stakeholders
• Partner closely with Brand, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Corporate Communications to ensure creative work is aligned to corporate brand strategy
• Build and maintain a best-in-class asset library and design system (templates, guidelines, toolkits), enabling consistent execution across in-house teams and external agencies
• Use insights and performance data from digital, social, and campaign analytics to iterate and optimise creative concepts, formats, and messaging over time
• Champion inclusive, stigma-free storytelling that reflects diverse patient experiences and supports our vision for mental wellbeing; act as a guardian of tone of voice and visual identity across touchpoints
• Support internal communications and culture-building initiatives with high-impact creative that helps colleagues understand and connect with our mission, values, and product milestones

What This Job Offers

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