Senior Art Director

Accenture; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job description

Who We Are:

ConcentricLife, a part of Accenture Song, is a full-service health and wellness advertising agency spanning three distinct specialist practices that bring over 20 years of deep subject matter expertise: healthcare, rare disease, and wellness. Our core mission is to create brands that live at the very center of the human health experience.

We are a community where great minds and talent gather to discover something unexpected, dream like visionaries, and embrace the do with hustle and agility. We are spirited collaborators. We love to be challenged. We know smart always wins. And, above all else, we never settle.

As a testament to our success, ConcentricLife has been named Agency of the Year 9 times, most recently in 2021, and awarded Best Places to Work by MM+M in 2019 and 2023.

Collaboration

Importantly, while the aim is to build a strong London offering, ConcentricLife UK is connected to the wider US ConcentricLife agency and can share resources where necessary, such as brand designers, project managers, creative teams, medical writers, video editors, and animators via the agency’s in-house studio team known as The Furnace.

In addition, as part of Accenture Song we can also utilize the Song studio team in London and in the Accenture Song network across EMEA and Africa and Costa Rica, giving us a broad scope of talent to draw upon.

Who We Are Looking For:

Concentric Life UK is seeking a talented Senior Art Director who will represent the agency by creating content and concepts that fulfill clients’ needs through visual designs across various media. You are passionate about design and creating beautiful work, a problem solver, and a go-getter who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

You have a passion for ideas, advertising, design, photography and film, healthcare and making a difference. You are an approachable hardworking team player and an open-minded, active listener with the ability to unpack complex problems with simplicity.

Reports to: Associate Creative Director, Art

What You Will Do:

• Art direction on a broad range of projects across various media, including patient and doctor materials, banners, emails, large websites, brand development, presentations, videos, and pamphlets
• Work with the copy and account team to execute unique, innovative visual solutions based on the creative business objectives
• Develop knowledge of your assigned therapeutic category including the science and market dynamics as well as regulations/restrictions
• Leverage your ability to build a brand visually
• Present creative ideas at internal meetings
• Present your ideas to clients
• Partner and collaborate across other departments including Design, Copy, Account, and Integrated Production to ensure projects meet client and regulatory specifications
• Organize, attend and art direct shoots with photographers or video companies (internal or external)
• Storyboard and oversee animation
• Supervise editing of any videos and attend voice over recordings
• Be a guardian of your brand concept and own the brands you work on

What You Bring:

• 5+ years of experience in Art Direction/Design
• 1+ years of experience in healthcare advertising/marketing
• A portfolio of work (ideally with some awards attached) featuring examples of strong conceptual thinking and both digital and print work (can also include spec work)
• Strong eye for design
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• Conceptual creativity and strong aesthetic judgement
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage deadlines
• Ability to tell a simple story visually and verbally
• A drive to elevate thinking and the work
• A curious mentality
• The desire to be great

What We Value:

• LIFE; Never Stop Learning, Seek to Invent, Lead Fearlessly, Act Like an Entrepreneur

These are the tenets of our company. We value what makes each of us different, and we believe in challenging one another to push boundaries through positive encouragement and motivation.