FleishmanHillards⠀creative⠀team⠀harnesses⠀the⠀collective⠀power of⠀creative,⠀social,⠀public⠀relations⠀and⠀strategic⠀marketing⠀to produce⠀business-changing⠀ideas,⠀magnetic⠀stories⠀and⠀award-winning⠀communications.⠀We have an⠀immediate⠀opening⠀for a⠀Creative⠀Director⠀(CD)⠀within our⠀Health &⠀Life⠀Sciences⠀practice⠀to lead⠀creative⠀ideation,⠀concepting,⠀and⠀art/copy⠀direction⠀as we⠀develop⠀fully⠀integrated⠀programs⠀for one of⠀the⠀biggest⠀health and⠀pharma⠀companies⠀in the⠀world. The⠀Creative⠀Director⠀will⠀report to⠀the Global⠀Executive⠀Creative⠀Director⠀and will⠀lead a⠀team of⠀inspiring⠀innovators,⠀directing⠀and⠀supervising⠀their⠀development⠀of⠀powerful,⠀breakthrough⠀concepts⠀for⠀assigned⠀brands⠀within our⠀Health &⠀Life⠀Sciences⠀sector.
You⠀will⠀mentor,⠀provide⠀career⠀growth⠀opportunities,⠀and foster⠀a culture⠀of⠀creative⠀innovation,⠀excellence⠀and⠀accountability⠀that will⠀grow your⠀clients’⠀businesses.⠀You will⠀recognize⠀and⠀champion⠀great⠀ideas,⠀while⠀providing⠀constructive⠀feedback⠀to ensure⠀consistent⠀quality.⠀By clearly⠀and⠀compellingly⠀articulating⠀your ideas⠀to build⠀trust and⠀open⠀communication,⠀you will⠀inspire⠀others to⠀follow⠀your⠀vision.⠀Your⠀in-depth⠀experience⠀of the⠀production⠀process⠀will allow⠀you to⠀execute⠀ideas with⠀precision⠀and⠀expertise⠀for briefs⠀and new⠀business⠀pitches.⠀You will⠀serve as⠀an⠀advocate⠀of⠀FleishmanHillard’s⠀core⠀values,⠀pushing⠀forward a⠀creative⠀core⠀vision⠀that will⠀revolutionize⠀the⠀industry.
You⠀will Bend.⠀The.⠀World.
FleishmanHillard⠀believes a⠀diverse⠀team⠀brings a⠀wider⠀range of⠀personal⠀and⠀professional⠀experiences⠀and⠀perspectives.⠀We⠀recognize⠀that⠀diversity⠀and⠀inclusion⠀benefit⠀our⠀agency,⠀our⠀clients,⠀and the⠀communities⠀in which⠀we work⠀and live.⠀To that⠀end, we⠀strongly⠀encourage⠀applications⠀from⠀women,⠀people of⠀color,⠀members of⠀the LGBTQ⠀community,⠀veterans,⠀and⠀individuals⠀with⠀disabilities.⠀As part of⠀our⠀ongoing⠀effort to⠀be the⠀world’s⠀most⠀inclusive⠀agency, we⠀are⠀committed⠀to seeking⠀candidates⠀who⠀possess⠀and⠀demonstrate⠀a profound⠀interest⠀in⠀furthering⠀our DE&I⠀goals.
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate⠀leadership⠀qualities⠀as evident⠀by the⠀ability to⠀collaborate⠀with⠀leadership⠀partners,⠀motivate⠀team,⠀inspire/facilitate⠀original⠀thinking⠀and keep⠀morale⠀high
- Lead⠀concepting⠀initiatives,⠀contributing⠀ideas,⠀ensuring⠀creative⠀briefs are⠀inspired⠀and⠀focused⠀and⠀evaluating⠀work using⠀Bend the⠀World⠀concepts
- Contribute⠀innovative⠀ideas and⠀tactics⠀appropriate⠀to client⠀marketing⠀and⠀communications⠀strategy
- Partner⠀with⠀account/strategy/planner⠀to develop⠀proactive⠀recommendations⠀in⠀anticipation⠀of market⠀events⠀(i.e.,⠀RFP,⠀launch of⠀new⠀competitors,⠀new data,⠀new⠀campaigns,⠀societal/cultural⠀events)
- Develop⠀and⠀deliver⠀breakthrough⠀creative⠀concepts⠀and ideas⠀founded in⠀insights⠀across all⠀platforms⠀for briefs⠀and new⠀business⠀pitches
- Proactively⠀seek⠀opportunities⠀for⠀improvements⠀within⠀assigned⠀business⠀group and⠀department⠀and offer⠀executable⠀solutions
- Keep⠀executive⠀creative⠀director⠀briefed on⠀major⠀creative⠀projects⠀in a⠀timely⠀manner and⠀contribute⠀to⠀achieving⠀departmental⠀goals
- Work⠀closely⠀with other⠀creative⠀director(s),⠀team leads⠀and⠀accounts⠀to ensure⠀that all⠀final⠀products⠀demonstrate⠀the⠀highest⠀quality⠀creative⠀and⠀effectively⠀communicate⠀brand⠀messages⠀to target⠀audiences
- Be⠀involved⠀in the⠀work,⠀helping to⠀execute⠀ideas as⠀needed
- Establish⠀credibility⠀with⠀clients at⠀all levels⠀by⠀demonstrating⠀knowledge⠀of⠀clients’⠀business⠀and team⠀members
- Exhibit⠀strong⠀content⠀knowledge⠀across all⠀forms of⠀art⠀execution,⠀including⠀photography,⠀GFX,⠀motion,⠀music, and⠀sound and⠀be able to⠀make⠀recommendations
- Keep⠀abreast of⠀award-winning⠀creative⠀and the⠀current⠀promotional⠀environment⠀for⠀assigned⠀categories⠀and help⠀teams⠀identify⠀and⠀prepare⠀work for⠀award⠀submissions
- Stay⠀abreast of⠀creative⠀trends and⠀collaborate⠀with other⠀teams to⠀recommend⠀new⠀technologies/social⠀media⠀approaches⠀to grow⠀business
- Mentor⠀and guide⠀junior⠀talent,⠀helping⠀them⠀develop⠀their⠀skills and⠀advance in⠀their⠀careers
Qualifications:
- Exemplary⠀creative⠀portfolio⠀that⠀highlights⠀health and⠀healthcare⠀experience
- Conceptual⠀creative⠀and⠀strategic⠀thinkerwho⠀is able to⠀counsel⠀senior-level⠀decision⠀makers
- Have⠀experience⠀presenting⠀and⠀successfully⠀selling in⠀creative⠀concepts.
- 7+⠀years of⠀creative⠀agency⠀experience;⠀relevant⠀experience⠀in⠀creative⠀development,⠀execution⠀and⠀management⠀for⠀multiplatform⠀brands
- 3+⠀years of⠀supervisory⠀experienceand⠀the⠀ability to⠀motivate⠀and⠀inspire⠀teams
- Superior⠀understanding⠀of⠀creative⠀fundamentals⠀in all⠀media⠀areas⠀(art,⠀copy,⠀production,⠀video⠀production⠀and⠀editing,⠀motion,⠀design,⠀digital⠀and social⠀platforms)
- Have⠀in-depth⠀knowledge⠀of brand⠀development⠀and⠀multichannel⠀marketing⠀models
- Have⠀solid⠀experience⠀of the⠀production⠀process
- Proficiency⠀in⠀industry-standard⠀software
- Excellent⠀interpersonal⠀and⠀written/verbal⠀communication⠀skills
- Comfortable⠀working on⠀several⠀projects⠀simultaneously