Senior Art Director

Syneos Health Communications; München; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Syneos Health Communications is seeking a Senior Art Director to lead the creative vision across print, digital, websites, and presentation graphics. You will collaborate closely with a Creative Copywriter and the broader Creative Department to drive innovative multi-channel campaigns and ensure brand consistency.

You will mentor juniors, lead brainstorming, and manage time effectively to meet deadlines, while advocating for fresh ideas and the latest digital technologies.

Qualifikationen

• 6+ years of experience as an Art Director or Mid-weight Art Director in a similar agency environment.
• Exceptional information presentation (visual and written) experience.
• Highly proficient in design, typography, retouching, video, and motion.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Solid experience in working across a range of web layout/digital design projects.

Aufgaben

• Lead the development and execution of creative strategies, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives.
• Generate original creative ideas and concepts to fulfil the client's brief, producing sketches, storyboards, or scamps to communicate ideas.
• Oversee the final deliverable quality, ensuring the highest level of creative excellence and brand consistency.
• Create conceptual branding concepts and designs, print ads, digital ads, website pages, social media campaign executions, trade show displays, and other collateral.
• Collaborate with colleagues, vendors, and business partners on materials design and execution.

Kenntnisse

Art Direction

Branding

Typography

Adobe Creative Suite

Web layout

Ausbildung

Creative degree or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Jobbeschreibung

Description

As a Senior Art Director, you will lead the creative vision and execution of high-impact projects, ensuring the highest level of creative excellence and brand consistency. You will work closely with a Creative Copywriter and other members of the Creative Department to develop innovative ideas for multi-channel campaigns, adhering to project schedules, and overseeing the completion of project executions for print, digital, websites, printed collateral, and presentation graphics. We are looking for a visionary leader who can inspire the team, create compelling concepts, and drive the creative process from ideation to final delivery.

Key Responsibilities And Requirements

Art Direction Competencies:

• Lead the development and execution of creative strategies, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives
• Generate original creative ideas and concepts to fulfil the client's brief, producing sketches, storyboards, or scamps to communicate ideas
• Oversee the final deliverable quality, ensuring the highest level of creative excellence and brand consistency
• Create conceptual branding concepts and designs, print ads, digital ads, website pages, social media campaign executions, trade show displays, and other collateral
• Collaborate with colleagues, vendors, and business partners on materials design and execution

Leadership and Professional Competencies:

• Maintain regular, high-level communication with the Creative Director and senior leadership, aligning on project vision and contributing to strategic discussions
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills, offering clear, constructive feedback, and guiding team members in both formal and informal settings
• Mentor junior members of the team, fostering a constructive and creative work environment
• Lead brainstorming sessions and contribute innovative ideas that push creative boundaries and elevate the quality of the final product
• Independently manage time to meet deadlines and handle multiple assignments simultaneously

Innovation and Craft:

• An innovative mindset with a willingness to bring fresh ideas and challenge the status quo in a constructive manner
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality, consistent work with strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated and able to adapt to challenges
• Help be at the forefront of AI adoption and communicate changes and innovation to the rest of the department
• Early adopter of digital technologies, leveraging them to drive innovation and efficiency in Creative

Qualifications / Experience

• A degree-level qualification or proven creative experience working in an advertising agency
• 6+ years of experience as an Art Director or Mid-weight Art Director in a similar agency environment
• Exceptional information presentation (visual and written) experience
• Highly proficient in design, typography, retouching, video, and motion
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
• Solid experience in working across a range of web layout/digital design projects
• Positive and collaborative attitude, with own team, wider organization, and external collaborators
• A deep passion for branding, content, and creative storytelling
• Strong artistic and creative abilities, with a keen eye for design and typography
• Strong creative POV with an understanding of business objectives
• Thorough knowledge of relevant and latest industry trends and practices
• The flexibility to adapt ideas to suit client expectations and their feedback efficiently
• Passion, enthusiasm, and integrity for producing outstanding creative work
• Fluent in German and English

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Syneos Health Communications is powered by Syneos Health, a global professional services organisation designed to help the biopharmaceutical industry shorten the distance from lab to life®. We have a proven pedigree in health, with industry titans in every facet of healthcare. This eliminates guesswork and fuels our passion for total, life-changing solutions. At the heart of health, we're uniquely poised to predict what's next and respond to the market's demand for smarter and faster answers. We are able to help our customers make important decisions within their business due to our unique understanding of the complexities that come along with working in the healthcare industry. Syneos Health Communications is able to make the complex, simple.

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