Associate Creative Director - Design

Bio-Rad Laboratories; Hercules (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical plans

401k with profit sharing

Employee stock purchase program

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Bio-Rad Laboratories in Hercules, CA seeks an transformative Senior Creative Leader to translate brand strategy into integrated, multi-channel campaigns spanning digital, print, video and live events. You will guide art, copy, motion and production teams, ensuring scientific accuracy and design excellence across channels.

You will mentor senior creatives, partner with Product and Marketing on KPI-driven optimization, and elevate brand standards while balancing creative ambition with regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Design, Advertising, Marketing, or related field.
• 14+ years of multidisciplinary design and creative experience, with at least 4 in a creative-leadership role.
• Ideate and execute integrated campaigns from concept through launch across digital, print, video, and experiential.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma, plus motion and interactive fundamentals; using AI in daily tasks to create efficiencies at scale.
• Strong people-leadership and feedback skills, with a track record of growing creative talent.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and storytelling, plus working knowledge of scientific or highly technical marketing.

Responsibilities

• Translate Bio-Rad's brand strategy into integrated, multi-channel campaign concepts for high-profile launches, ensuring both marketing impact and scientific accuracy.
• Lead and partner with direct multidisciplinary pods across art, copy, motion, and production, setting the creative bar and giving daily direction to Art Directors and Designers.
• Own creative quality by reviewing and approving deliverables for consistency, craft, and regulatory compliance across every channel.
• Partner with Product and Marketing to set campaign KPIs and optimize creative performance against them.
• Mentor mid- and senior-level creatives and help evolve brand standards and ways of working as deputy to the Creative Director.

Skills

Creative leadership

Brand strategy

Adobe CC

Figma

Motion design

AI for efficiency

Stakeholder storytelling

Science marketing

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design/Advertising/Marketing

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Job description

You move between the big picture and the fine details. A morning might begin directing a multidisciplinary pod of art directors, designers, partnering with copywriters, and motion designers on a product-launch campaign, then shift into a working session translating Bio-Rad's brand platform into an integrated concept that holds up across digital, print, video, and live events. You review creative for quality, consistency, and scientific and regulatory accuracy, coach a senior designer through a tricky execution, and present the latest round to senior stakeholders before folding their feedback into the next iteration. You partner with the PMO on timelines and, when internal capacity is tight, brief an agency or freelancer. Some days you deputize for the Creative Director, and every day you balance creative ambition with scientific credibility

How You'll Make An Impact

• Translate Bio-Rad's brand strategy into integrated, multi-channel campaign concepts for high-profile launches, ensuring both marketing impact and scientific accuracy.
• Lead and partner with direct multidisciplinary pods across art, copy, motion, and production, setting the creative bar and giving daily direction to Art Directors and Designers.
• Own creative quality by reviewing and approving deliverables for consistency, craft, and regulatory compliance across every channel.
• Partner with Product and Marketing to set campaign KPIs and optimize creative performance against them.
• Mentor mid- and senior-level creatives and help evolve brand standards and ways of working as deputy to the Creative Director.

What You Bring

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Design, Advertising, Marketing, or related field.
• Work Experience: 14+ years of multidisciplinary design and creative experience, with at least 4 in a creative-leadership role.
• A proven ability to ideate and execute integrated campaigns from concept through launch across digital, print, video, and experiential.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma, plus a working command of motion and interactive fundamentals. Utilizing AI in every day tasks to create efficiencies at scale.
• Strong people-leadership and feedback skills, with a track record of growing creative talent.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and storytelling, plus working knowledge of scientific or highly technical marketing. BA/BS in Design, Advertising, Marketing, or a related field.

Location: This position must be based in Hercules, CA and requires the employee to be located within commuting distance of the office.

Total Rewards Package: At Bio-Rad, we're empowered by our purpose and recognize that our employees are as well. That's why we offer a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Program that provides value, quality, and inclusivity while satisfying the diverse needs of our evolving workforce. Bio-Rad's robust offerings serve to enrich the overall health, wealth, and wellbeing of our employees and their families through the various stages of an employee's work and life cycle.

Benefits: We're proud to offer a variety of options, including competitive medical plans for you and your family, free HSA funds, a new fertility offering with stipend, group life and disability, paid parental leave, 401k plus profit sharing, an employee stock purchase program, a new upgraded and streamlined mental health platform, extensive learning and development opportunities, education benefits, student debt relief program, pet insurance, wellness challenges and support, paid time off, Employee Resource Groups (ERG's), and more!

Compensation: The estimated base salary range for this position is $179,400 to $246,600 at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be provided in writing at the time of offer, if applicable, and is based on several factors we believe fairly and accurately impact compensation, including geographic location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other job permitted factors. This position is eligible for a variable annual bonus, which is dependent upon achievement of your individual objectives and Company performance.

Who We Are: For 70 years, Bio-Rad has focused on advancing the discovery process and transforming the fields of science and healthcare. As one of the top five life science companies, we are a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of high-quality research and clinical diagnostic products. We help people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. Bio-Rad offers a unique employee experience with collaborative teams that span the globe. Here, you are supported by leadership to build your career and are empowered to drive change that makes an impact you can see.

EEO Statement: Bio-Rad is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and we welcome candidates of all backgrounds. Veterans, people with physical or mental disabilities, and people of all race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin and citizenship status are encouraged to apply.