Associate Creative Director, Art

Princeton10; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Princeton10 is seeking an Associate Creative Director, Art with 10+ years in pharmaceutical marketing, including 5+ years agency-side and 3+ years in leadership. You will lead and mentor an art team, ensuring best-in-class creative within pharma regulations and protecting work quality.

You'll collaborate with department leads, build client relationships through ideation, present concepts to clients and cross-functional teams, and maintain asset quality, while guiding day-to-day design operations

Qualifications

• 10+ years in pharmaceutical marketing, 5+ years agency-side and 3+ years in leadership.
• Experience leading brand planning with budgets in the 3M–8M range.
• Deep knowledge of pharmaceutical regulations and industry trends.
• Strong leadership and team collaboration skills.
• Excellent presentation and client interaction skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with departmental leads to build project briefs.
• Build strong client relationships through creative ideation and hands-on support.
• Present creative concepts and strategy to clients and cross-functional teams.
• Bring deep insight on brands, disease states, clinical trials, data and competitive products into the work.
• Uncover and create marketing initiatives that deliver on client strategy.
• Own the quality of art assets produced, including third‑party vendor work.
• Help manage day-to-day operations of the design team, setting priorities and resources.
• Work alongside CDs to grow the creative team while maintaining internal relationships.
• Track industry, competitor, and cultural trends to shape agency strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Brand strategy

Team mentorship

Client relationships

Art direction

Pharma marketing

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing/communications/life sciences

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Job description

The kind of Associate Creative Director, Art we're looking for:

You've spent 10+ years in pharmaceutical marketing, at least 5 of them inside an agency and 3 at a leadership level, and you've led brand planning against budgets in the 3M–8M range. You've got a genuine artistic point of view and the ability to get other people, clients included, to see it too.

You know pharma regulation well enough to deliver best-in-class creative inside it rather than around it, and you're ready to lead and mentor an art team while still staying close enough to the work to protect its quality.

• Collaborate with departmental leads to build project briefs

• Build strong client relationships through creative ideation, recommendations, and hands‑on support

• Present creative concepts and strategy to clients and cross-functional teams

• Bring deep insight on brands, disease states, clinical trials, data, and competitive products into the work

• Uncover and create marketing initiatives that genuinely deliver on client strategy, not just check a box

• Own the quality of art assets produced, including any third‑party vendor work

• Help manage day‑to‑day operations of the design team, setting priorities, assigning resources, and keeping projects on track

• Work alongside CDs to grow the creative team while maintaining strong internal relationships

• Track industry, competitor, and cultural trends, and pull them into the work; help shape agency strategy, not just follow it

What this role is not

This isn't a purely strategic seat removed from execution, you're still accountable for the art assets that actually go out the door. It's also not an entry‑level leadership role, you need real agency and leadership experience behind you before stepping in here.

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, life sciences, or a related field

• At least 10 years in pharmaceutical marketing, including 5+ years agency-side and 3+ years at a leadership level

• Experience leading brand planning with client budgets in the 3M–8M range

• In-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical regulations and industry trends

• Strong leadership and team collaboration skills

• Excellent presentation and client interaction skills

The environment

P10 is remote‑first, always has been. This role is open to candidates in the United States or Canada, with a preference for Eastern time zone. You'll report to the VP, Creative Director, working inside a structure flat enough that your creative vision actually shapes client work.

A copy of your work portfolio will also be required for later interview stages.

Not an agency*

The layer‑laden teams. The prehistoric processes. The impersonal, ego‑driven dog‑and‑pony shows. Take what you think you know about agencies and burn it. P10 was born of the idea that if something isn't working—or could work better—change it. And that's exactly what we did. We know that what we're not makes us who we are. And we're not just another agency. We are people driven by a palpable passion and purpose, felt by our clients from the very first conversation.

P10 brings together a team of diverse, remote‑only seasoned professionals to deliver exceptional value for our clients. Dare to do something different - join us.