Senior Art Director

At DDB Health, we believe health can’t wait. The pace of healthcare is accelerating—and we love it. That is why at DDB Health, we DARE TO DO BOLDLY. We believe there’s nothing more important than health, and we need to stay a step ahead in order to achieve it. Our agency of courageous, curious, generous and gritty people are committed to solving the toughest health challenges. Through our omnichannel creative approach, we inspire our customers to take bold action that advances health. 

Inclusivity:
We, at DDB Health, are an inclusive home. We believe that every voice matters, and we aim to reflect the world around us. Together, we can boldly tackle every health communication challenge with diverse thought and enhanced perspective.

Flexibility (new):
At DDBH we have a flexible hybrid working environment with employees able to split their time between the Soho headquarters and their home office, Friday afternoons free of meetings, Summer Fridays, and other perks and arrangements that enable our people to do their best work.  We strive to be our boldest and best no matter where we are each doing our work – either with our clients, from home, or from the office.

DDB Health is a global network of healthcare communications companies dedicated to helping clients use creativity—and creative technology—as a force for good health. Through deep insight into customers, channels, and behavior, DDB Health creates meaningful change on behalf of important healthcare brands.

Title: Senior Art Director

Company/Location: DDB Health

Department/Discipline: Art

Competencies: Customer Focus, Interpersonal Savvy and Creativity

Overview: you will have the opportunity to help create, present, and produce compelling, persuasive and original ideas for our current clients and for new business. This is a terrific opportunity to help drive the content on digital and print platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Help develop content for a variety of print and digital projects, such as visual aids and websites
• Prepare and edit layouts for concepts approved by the Client; choose and place all visual elements of the project, including type, illustrations, and photographs necessary to produce the intended image; layouts should contribute visual ideas, enhance the attractiveness of the message, and help to clarify and accent its meaning to the reader
• Work closely with copy and account services as a team player to ensure that strategic goals and objectives are met
• Assist art buyer in the selection of photographers/illustrators and work closely with them by providing direction to ensure the original client-approved is carried out
• Understand the creative process and follow jobs from startup to completion
• Partner with account, copy and editorial staff on assigned brands
• Take direction from supervisor on projects; work independently as determined by supervisor
• Secure approval for layouts and final art from the account executive/creative director and keep product team and creative management aware of pertinent account activity
• Participate in kickoff and status meetings
• Contribute to proper safekeeping of artwork, photos, slides, etc
• Maintain personal graphic resources, visual data, samples, graphic standards and manuals, etc
• Check and approve all visual materials through all stages of pre-production and production
• In person client travel is required 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Undergraduate degree in Design, Graphic Arts, Fine Arts or related field
• Demonstrate outstanding creative conceptual and design skills through a portfolio that is clean and visually strong
• Understand the assigned brands, indications, therapeutic implications, and competition as well as regularly research trends in the appropriate areas
• Be adept at incorporating comments and changes in a timely and intelligent manner
• 2+ experience designing for a communications agency; pharmaceutical or HCP advertising experience preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in Photoshop, Quark, InDesign, Illustrator
• Digital experience and web, app, UX design
• A sense of design and branding, and an eye for detail
• Solid foundation in typography, layout, and design principles
• Strong communication and presentation skills; excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills

The range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States.   Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.

• $75,000 - $116,500

Omnicom Health Group is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is equally distributed, and we’re focused on developing diverse teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you.