Art Director

Evolution Health Group, LLC; Pearl River (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolution Health Group is seeking an Art Director to shape creative vision across print, digital and interactive projects for pharmaceutical communications. You will collaborate with the Creative Director, project teams and clients to translate branding strategies into compelling work, manage design concepts, and ensure timely delivery while upholding brand and compliance standards.

A strong portfolio and 2–4 years of art direction in pharma-ad/medical comms are required.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in advertising, communication design or visual arts.
• 2-4 years of Art Direction and strong digital design work experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical medical communications or advertising agency.
• Expert use of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, Adobe XD/Figma/Sketch(does not have to be all 3).
• Robust design portfolio with combination of digital, print, and web with an understanding of UX design.
• Strong typographical, motion graphic and interactive design capabilities.
• In-depth understanding of HTML coding
• Strong working knowledge of PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Create Design concepts for print and interactive and be able to confidently explain rationale.
• Design comps, initial graphic concepts and final deliverables.
• Collaborate with the Creative Director, Art Directors, Dev. Team, Accounts, Medical and other key members of the team to produce industry-leading work.
• Provide accurate time and cost estimates for each tactic.
• Understand marketing initiatives, strategic positioning, and target audience
• Participate in weekly internal project planning/status meetings and provide insight into project status and potential pitfalls.
• Ensure all work is consistent and on brand guidelines and strategy.
• Contribute to agency/account strategic and tactical brand planning.
• Elevate creative on assigned accounts/brands.
• Consult with Creative Director, as well as Accounts, Project Coordination, and other agency team members as necessary to achieve agency objectives.
• Meet established deadlines or provide reasonable notice of special circumstances requiring deadline extension. Possess understanding of the science and market dynamics of assigned product(s).
• Participate and help facilitate conception, brainstorming, and creative planning meetings.
• Assist the Creative Director with improving the technical and creative performance of the Creative team.
• Incorporate feedback and take/give direction well
• Team player with strong communication and presentation skills

Skills

Art Direction experience

Pharma ad experience

Digital design experience

UX design understanding

Strong typography

Education

Four-year degree in advertising, communication design or visual arts

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Adobe XD

Figma

Sketch

Job description

Evolution Health Group is a full-service, integrated healthcare communications agency which has broad strategic capabilities and consists of 4 main divisions,

• Evolution Medical Communications – thought leaders in promotional medical education, including P2P engagement strategy from pre-launch to LOE
• Maestro360 – leaders in program execution of meetings, events and conventions
• blulava – experts with respect to optimizing the customer engagement experience through technology
• Darwin Academy – dedicated to providing novel, interactive peer to peer education

We have been evolving (no pun intended) and growing since 2005. We take pride in our strategic partnerships with our clients and working with transformative therapies. We are proud of our diverse culture that inspires great work. EHG offers comprehensive benefits, cutting edge technology, both hybrid and remote work options, an office center with many amenities, and social action opportunities. Evolve with us (pun intended) and take the next step to boost your career.

Job Title: Art Director (please provide your portfolio)

Job Purpose: As an Art Director, you are responsible for designing and articulating the creative vision to the team; reviewing designs and determining how to best represent the creative director’s concept. You will work closely with the project manager and creative director to meet clients' needs and objectives. The goal is to translate marketing and branding strategies into innovative and impressive creative that stimulates targeted audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Create Design concepts for print and interactive and be able to confidently explain rationale.
• Design comps, initial graphic concepts and final deliverables.
• Collaborate with the Creative Director, Art Directors, Dev. Team, Accounts, Medical and other key members of the team to produce industry-leading work.
• Provide accurate time and cost estimates for each tactic.
• Understand marketing initiatives, strategic positioning, and target audience
• Participate in weekly internal project planning/status meetings and provide insight into project status and potential pitfalls.
• Ensure all work is consistent and on brand guidelines and strategy.
• Contribute to agency/account strategic and tactical brand planning.
• Elevate creative on assigned accounts/brands.
• Consult with Creative Director, as well as Accounts, Project Coordination, and other agency team members as necessary to achieve agency objectives.
• Meet established deadlines or provide reasonable notice of special circumstances requiring deadline extension. Possess understanding of the science and market dynamics of assigned product(s).
• Participate and help facilitate conception, brainstorming, and creative planning meetings.
• Assist the Creative Director with improving the technical and creative performance of the Creative team.
• Incorporate feedback and take/give direction well
• Team player with strong communication and presentation skills

Qualifications:

• Four-year degree in advertising, communication design or visual arts.
• 2-4 years of Art Direction and strong digital design work experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical medical communications or advertising agency.
• Expert use of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, Adobe XD/Figma/Sketch(does not have to be all 3).
• Robust design portfolio with combination of digital, print, and web with an understanding of UX design.
• Strong typographical, motion graphic and interactive design capabilities.
• In-depth understanding of HTML coding
• Strong working knowledge of PowerPoint.

Normal office environment. May require regular after hours evening and weekend work.