Senior Art Director

Syneos Health, Inc.; Paris; Sur place; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Syneos Health, Inc. is searching for a Senior Art Director to join their Paris office. This role demands over 10 years of experience in big advertising agencies and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. The successful candidate will lead creative projects from concept to execution and mentor junior team members.

In this vibrant collaborative environment, innovative thinking will be prized. The chosen candidate will also possess excellent bilingual (French/English) communication skills, essential for operating in this diverse agency.

Qualifications

• 10 years of art direction experience in leading advertising agencies.
• Must demonstrate ability to shape and execute creative strategy.
• Experience in handling European and global projects.

Responsabilités

• Create and develop outstanding creative work for clients.
• Lead art direction and design across multiple channels.
• Mentor junior team members.

Connaissances

Creative thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Proficiency in Adobe CC

Problem-solving

Bilingual (French/English)

Formation

Degree-level qualification in a relevant field

Outils

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Description du poste

Updated: June 23, 2026
Location: Paris, France
Job ID:16491

Syneos Health Communication is an international network of communication agencies specializing in healthcare, with presence in the USA, Canada, the UK, Germany, and France.

Our agency offers a full range of expertise, including advertising, public relations, medical education, omni-channel communication, branding, digital services, and more.

We work within flexible and collaborative teams that connect across disciplines and geographical locations to deliver integrated communication strategies that accelerate brand performance.

Our agency teams have won over 1,000 awards for work that shifts markets and changes behaviors. We create ideas that will work in the real world because they were designed for it.

Responsibilities

We’re looking for our Paris Office, a conceptual Senior Art Director to help us create and develop outstanding creative work for our clients.

• Conceptualise, storytell, scamp, design, produce whatever it takes to solve complex business with strong, simple, scalable big ideas. Online, offline and everywhere in-between.
• Finding the human angle in client propositions - no matter how hidden.

As an Art Director, you will form part of a multi-disciplinary team with in‑house capabilities across art and copy, video and interactive, artwork and design. You’ll be great at getting ideas down on paper with a pad and a pen - before expanding and applying them across everything from ads and videos to events and apps. Tactically and strategically, you’ll make a significant and proactive contribution to our agency’s creative output.

Job Requirements

• 10 years of art direction experience in leading advertising creative agencies with a strong international award culture
• Proficiency across the Adobe CC suite - including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• A creative thinker, who’ll consider client problems from different angles but with a strong idea inside.
• Progressive views on how brands can touch and move people. Able to recognise the value of insight, impact, relevance and effectiveness.
• Good communication and presentation skills
• High levels of attention to detail, resilience and flexibility
• A restless curiosity and an infectious enthusiasm for our industry and your craft
• The desire to challenge the way health and wellness brands touch and move people - from consumers to healthcare professionals
• French and English speaking
• Demonstrate a proven ability to shape and execute creative strategy, understanding how it drives deliverables and aligns with broader business objectives
• Lead the development and execution of art direction and design across multiple channels, ensuring the highest level of creative excellence and brand consistency
• Act as a key decision‑maker throughout the creative process, independently driving projects from concept to completion, and providing creative leadership
• Effectively manage multiple, often complex, projects with competing deadlines, prioritising and delegating tasks to ensure seamless project flow
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with teams including copywriters, developers, and UX/UI designers, acting as a senior creative resource to solve challenges and ensure alignment
• Actively participate in internal reviews and client presentations, with the ability to clearly articulate the creative rationale, provide strategic insights, and make recommendations

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
• Experience leading cross‑functional in delivering integrated creative solution
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills, offering clear, constructive feedback, and guiding team members both formally and informally
• Help to mentor junior members of the team
• Help to build 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
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment, with a demonstrated capacity to handle increasing responsibility

Innovation and Craft

• An innovative mindset with a willingness to bring fresh ideas and challenge the status quo constructively
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high‑quality, consistent work with strong attention to detail
• Self‑motivated and able to adapt to challenges
• Challenges themselves and others in the Creative Department and the wider Syneos Agency to push for world‑class levels of craft, detail and resonance in every piece of work, no matter how small
• Help be at the forefront of AI adoption and communicates 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.
• Experience working at a mid‑weight creative level in a similar agency environment.
• Considerable experience of European and Global projects.
• Exceptional information presentation (visual and written) experience.
• Experience of mentoring members of the team
• Excellent verbal, visual and written communication skills.
• Highly proficient in design, typography, retouching, video and motion
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Detail orientated and well organised with the ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines.
• Positive and collaborative attitude, with own team, wider organisation and external collaborators.
• Strong creative POV with an understanding of business objectives.
• A deep understanding of how creative ideas elevates a brand and achieves success
• Thorough knowledge of relevant and latest industry trends and practice
• The flexibility to adapt your ideas to suit client expectations and their feedback efficiently

Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)