Develops and designs integrated advertising campaigns across print and digital media. Creates concepts, layouts, prototypes, and storyboards from creative briefs; collaborates with copywriters, senior art staff, clients, editorial, project management, and suppliers; presents ideas, incorporates feedback, manages multiple deadlines, and ensures work meets strategic, creative, budget, and timing requirements. Portfolio samples are required.
About Avalere Health
United by one profound purpose: to reach EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. At Avalere Health, we ensure every patient is identified, treated, supported, and cared for. Equally. Our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing teams come together – powerfully and intentionally – to forge unconventional connections, building a future where healthcare is not a barrier and no patient is left behind.
Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.
Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.
Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.
We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.
We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.
About the role
The Art Director will be responsible for concepting and designing integrated advertising campaigns, managing the creative process and ensuring all work is strategically and creatively on point. The Art Director ensures all projects are completed on time and within budget.
Responsibilities include developing designs, layouts, and concepts that strengthen brand awareness in all agency projects. Works with a copy partner to develop unique ideas and concepts in response to creative briefs. You will support the senior creative staff and assist teammates while taking direction.
What you'll do
- Conceptualize, develop, and design content based on project briefs and strategic direction across a variety of print and digital media platforms.
- Collaborate with senior art staff, copywriters, and other team members on client, in-house, and new business projects
- Work with senior art staff to develop conceptual abilities
- Review and address team and client feedback
- Timely turn around on assignments
- Prepare detailed layouts, prototypes, and storyboardswith an attention to detail
- Work with in-house art department/studio as well as outside suppliers for completion of comps
- Use communication skills, including presenting skills
- Work closely with the editorial and project management departments to ensure that projects are completed according to deadlines
- Acquire knowledge of assigned product and category
- Works to solve problems and effectively communicate solutions
- Handles multiple projects simultaneously while working under tight deadlines
- Works with all necessary departments to achieve final results, communicating status updates to ensure maximum workflow efficiencies
- Be highly motivated in finding creative solutions, helping the team meet its goals, and wanting to help HCPs and patients via the compelling healthcare communications you create
- Commit to the hours and effort needed to move on to the next level
- Please note: Portfolio/work samples are required for consideration and must be submitted at the time of application along with your resume
About you
- Bachelor’s Degree in advertising, marketing, graphic arts or equivalent area of study
- Portfolio/samples required (include a link to this in your resume)
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of agency experience
- Pharmaceutical and/or medical device experience preferred
- Advanced Adobe Creative Suite experience, specifically Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
- Knowledge of Figma preferred
- A strong team-player, comfortable taking on direction
- Willingness to take initiative and learn quickly
- Must be self-motivated, professional, detail oriented, and possess excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent sense of design and layout
- Comfortable working under pressure within tight deadlines
What we can offer
You will receive a 401K plan with an employer match contribution up to 4% (immediately vested), as well as life insurance, disability coverage, and medical, dental, and vision plans for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 20 vacation days plus one personal well-being day, recognise 9 public holidays, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.
Access free counselling through our employee assistance program and personalized health support. Our enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.
We encourage all applicants to read our candidate privacy notice before applying to Avalere Health.
Avalere Health Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
625 W Adams St, Suite 20-104, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60661
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