Senior Art Director

Publicis Groupe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Langland, part of Publicis Health, is seeking a Senior Art Director to shape healthcare experiences across channels, collaborating with strategists, client partners, and specialists. You’ll transform briefs into compelling visuals, guide projects from concept to delivery, and mentor other creatives while embracing new technologies to drive impactful work.

Based in the UK, Langland values inclusivity and ethical healthcare communications, with opportunities to influence campaigns for clinicians,

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Art Director with a strong portfolio and concept development.
• Ability to translate briefs into engaging visual ideas.
• Strong presentation and communication skills for client discussions.
• Deep understanding of design principles, multi-channel development, and visual storytelling.
• Curiosity about evolving trends and technologies relevant to healthcare communications.
• Experience mentoring creatives and fostering collaboration.
• Knowledge of ABPI Code of Practice or willingness to develop expertise quickly.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a Copywriter to transform briefs into compelling solutions.
• Develop ideas rooted in audience insight, considering accessibility and inclusion.
• Present and defend work with persuasive rationale to clients and teams.
• Guide projects from concept to delivery with designers and specialists.
• Create high-quality work across print, digital, social, and experiential channels.
• Inspire teams to produce thoughtful, effective solutions with a strong visual perspective.
• Explore emerging technologies, including generative AI, to enhance ideation and development.

Skills

Portfolio-driven

Conceptual thinking

Visual storytelling

Presenting to clients

Multi-channel design

Mentoring juniors

Healthcare familiarity

Job description

Company description

Who we are

Langland, a Publicis Health company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Policy, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.

What we believe

Health brings us together. In the diseases we suffer, the medicines we create, and the causes we champion, health shows us our collective humanity. When we break the barriers that divide us, when we think further, we can create healthier futures, together.

A passion for craft

Having expert thinking is only part of our story. To ensure excellence in everything we make, we have centred our disciplines around three essential crafts: science, strategy and creativity.

Overview

We are hiring a Senior Art Director to help shape meaningful healthcare experiences that make a real difference to people’s lives. This is an opportunity to bring together conceptual thinking, exceptional craft, and strategic insight to create work that supports clinical trial participants, site staff, healthcare professionals, and wider healthcare audiences. Working within Langland’s Clinical Trial Experience team, you’ll collaborate with talented creatives, strategists, client partners, and specialists to deliver impactful ideas across a wide range of channels and disciplines. If you're passionate about creativity with purpose and enjoy turning complex challenges into compelling experiences, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with a Copywriter to transform strategic briefs into compelling creative solutions that drive client and business growth.
• Develop ideas rooted in genuine audience insight, considering accessibility, inclusion, and the needs of clinical trial participants and site staff throughout the user journey.
• Present and defend creative work with clear, persuasive rationale while leading productive conversations with clients and internal teams.
• Guide projects from initial concept through to final delivery, collaborating with designers, animators, filmmakers, illustrators, and other specialist partners.
• Create high-quality work across multiple channels, including print, social, digital, experiential, film, and emerging platforms.
• Bring a strong visual perspective to every project, inspiring designers and creative teams to produce thoughtfully crafted and effective solutions.
• Explore and apply emerging technologies, including generative AI, to enhance ideation, prototyping, and creative development where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Art Director with a portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking and high-quality creative execution.
• Ability to translate strategic and business challenges into engaging visual ideas and experiences.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with confidence building relationships across clients, colleagues, and creative teams.
• Excellent understanding of design principles, art direction, visual storytelling, and multi-channel creative development.
• Curiosity about evolving social behaviours, creative technologies, cultural trends, and their relevance to healthcare communications.
• Experience mentoring or supporting other creatives while encouraging collaboration, learning, and shared success.
• Knowledge of healthcare communications and pharmaceutical regulations, including the ABPI Code of Practice, or the ability to develop this expertise quickly.

Additional information

Langlandoffers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

Please check out the Publicis Career Pagewhich showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At Langland we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.