Creative Director

Creative Director

Our mission at BOLDSCIENCE is to disrupt the Medical Communication and Healthcare Advertising industry by offering the most complete suite of industry leading scientific, creative, and digital expertise under one roof. Our vision is to create the most memorable programs that inspire change – helping healthcare companies to improve patients' lives.

We believe that the power of great storytelling combined with vast scientific expertise will differentiate us from other agencies in this space. This role is for an experienced creative visionary to help us lead the way as a Creative Director. A BOLDSCIENCE Creative Director serves as one of the lead conductors of concept development in partnership with client services and scientific executives. They will recommend and create compelling campaigns, experiences, and brand strategies that meet out clients' objectives and BOLD's company mission. The Creative Director is responsible for leading creative concepts and execution on assigned new business pitches, RFP responses, capability presentations, and for leading large-scale high-stakes creative projects and campaigns. They will provide global oversight to ensure outstanding creative quality across the department, and direct a team of Associate Creative Directors, Senior Art Directors, Senior Animators, Senior 2D/3D MOD/MOA animators, Storyboard Artists, and Video Editors in the US and the UK.

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Creative Director is responsible for providing an insightful and imaginative vision for the execution or art direction of projects including but not limited to client campaigns, marketing initiatives, branding initiatives, drug launch meetings and campaigns, campaign videos, animations, drug/disease education - based websites, scientific congress booth interactives and deliverables, brand and demand generation campaigns, in-person and digital events, print and digital advertising, social media, campaign assets, corporate videos, patient videos and 3D MOA/MOD videos
• In collaboration with scientific and client services leaders the Creative Director is responsible for helping to write and distill the client brief into realized compositions and campaigns
• Responsible for writing and delivering the creative and brand strategy of concepts and campaigns
• The Creative Director needs to remain constantly aware of developing trends in the medical communications industry to better service the client and BOLDSCIENCE's business strategy
• Through the delivery of impactful creative, effective execution and planning, the Creative Director will help grow BOLDSCIENCE's reputation for stand-out creative execution
• Generate new and innovative creative strategies and ideas to meet creative objectives
• Responsible for doing hands-on design work and execution for high-impact design and creative projects
• Help refine and augment creative process and workflow
• Build relationships with internal and external teams and help to reinforce our global approach to working
• Ensure the highest level of artistic and creative output

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 13+ years of experience with a strong background in design & creative direction for global brands
• Prior experience launching new brands and creating brand identities
• Extraordinary design skills with a stand-out portfolio
• 5-10 years' experience managing, coaching, and leading a creative team
• Ability to operate and thrive in a fast-paced and iterative environment
• Expertise in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint, and web design
• Experience in overseeing and enforcing the creative processes and workflows for creative teams
• Proven track-record at collaborating with cross-functional global teams
• Conceptual/strategic thinker- approaches every project with a strong plan and as an opportunity to be a creative problem solver
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and presentation skills, including experience selling through your creative vision and ideas
• Hands-on expertise in developing creative solutions and campaigns across platforms including advertising, videos, websites, brand/corporate ID, interactive, presentations, and events
• Experience in creating social media promotion and social media campaign development
• Demonstrates financial accountability by determining proper budgets and timelines