Senior Creative Duo / Team

Havas Lynx; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare advertising agency in Manchester is looking for an experienced Senior Art Director and Senior Copywriter. This role involves leading creative projects and collaborating on integrated campaigns across various media. Candidates should possess innovative skills, a passion for impactful work, and experience in Generative AI tools. The agency offers a supportive environment, hybrid working options, and extensive benefits including a strong holiday allowance and wellbeing programs.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Starting holiday allowance of 28 days

Early Friday finish

Enhanced family leave

Life insurance

Company pension scheme

Wellbeing programme

Responsibilities

• Lead creative projects from concept to final execution.
• Collaborate with clients and team members to develop integrated campaigns.
• Produce a diverse range of work across therapy areas.

Skills

Creativity

Communication

Collaboration

Generative AI tools experience

Education

AI certifications (Coursera, Section AI, LinkedIn Learning)

Job description

Are you passionate about creating advertising that not only informs but also transforms lives within the healthcare sector?

At Havas Lynx, a global advertising agency at the forefront of healthcare communications, we combine unmatched creativity, extensive expertise, and a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical and healthcare field. Our communications resonate deeply with audiences and adhere to the highest standards of healthcare advertising. We’re proud to be recognised as the 2025 UK’s top healthcare and innovation agency at Cannes, where we’ve earned 2 Silver Lions, 1 Bronze Lion, and 6 shortlists - a testament to our creative excellence and impact. Our work has also been honoured with Gold and Silver at the Clio Health Awards, and we’ve taken home 5 coveted D&AD Pencils, celebrating our commitment to craft and innovation.

Committed to driving meaningful change - a change built on a foundation of rich experience, inspired by innovation, and confirmed through our proven track record—we work in close partnership with healthcare professionals, patients, carers, and leading pharmaceutical brands to navigate the complex challenges of today's healthcare landscape. Our approach blends strategic insights and deep scientific acumen with cutting-edge creativity and digital innovation, crafting campaigns and solutions that significantly improve people's lives.

We’re a team of over 400+ people in Manchester and London, with a history spanning over 35 years and an ever-evolving future. You can get a feel for the #LYNXLife through our YouTube #LYNXLife playlist, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Everything this company achieves—every life it saves, every penny it makes, every policy it changes, every award it wins—is down to everyone who works here.

Havas Lynx are on the hunt for an established Senior creative team - a Senior Art Director and a Senior Copywriter - ready to bring big ideas to life across digital, film, and fully integrated campaigns. You’ll join a collaborative, award-winning agency committed to high standards of creativity.

You’ll work across a diverse mix of therapy areas producing work that’s created for both patients and healthcare professionals. From long-form film and high-impact print to digital and social campaigns, you’ll flex your conceptual muscles daily, taking ideas from first spark to final execution. You’ll lead shoots, own production, present to clients, and help steer projects from start to finish.

Our approach blends strategic insights and deep scientific acumen with cutting-edge creativity and digital innovation, crafting campaigns and solutions that significantly improve people's lives. We work in close partnership with healthcare professionals, patients, and leading pharmaceutical brands to navigate the complex challenges of today's healthcare landscape.

We’re looking for a team that’s creatively ambitious, confident in the room, and genuinely passionate about making great work. You thrive on a good brief, care deeply about craft, and are hungry to create award-winning ideas that don’t just look great - they connect. You’ll be comfortable owning projects, presenting with clarity and conviction, and collaborating with strategists, producers, and clients alike to bring great ideas to life.

Just a heads up that this role is based in Manchester, and we’re in the office on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

A supportive and challenging environment in which you will have the opportunity to learn, grow, and make an impact that matters. We put a huge investment into #LYNXLife and our #LXAcademy internal programmes. It’s a unique initiative that aims to reward hard work, reduce pressures, and ensure that we can all enjoy our time at Lynx. Our strategy is to build capabilities internally and inspire the best talent, so we can continue to deliver on our mission.

Ideally, you have experience working with Generative AI tools and data, along with AI certifications from platforms such as Coursera, Section AI, or LinkedIn Learning

You can also expect a whole host of benefits, including :

• Hybrid Working – 3 days in the office (flexible working options are available for in-office days)
• Starting holiday allowance of 28 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with increasing allowance connected to length of service
• Option to buy, carry or sell holidays
• Early Friday finish throughout the year
• Seasonal working hours
• Enhanced family leave, pay and return to work benefit scheme
• Extensive L&D support
• Sabbatical opportunities
• Season ticket interest free loans for travel
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance (4x salary)
• Company pension scheme
• Fully compensated company events
• Volunteer days
• Wellbeing programme including sports clubs, discounted gym memberships, free onsite flu vaccinations, extended lunch breaks on Wellness Wednesdays and much more
• Medicash healthcare benefit
• 24 / 7 access to a free, confidential and independent Employee Assistance Programme

Get in touch to find out how we can make an impact that matters together.