Creative Director, Art (Health)

GREY; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid in-office days

Competitive benefits

Job summary

GREY, a leading agency, seeks a senior creative leader to develop and oversee groundbreaking concepts across channels. You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, elevate the client’s big idea, and drive award-winning work that aligns with strategy and business goals.

You will mentor talent, influence senior stakeholders, and stay ahead of industry trends to deliver Famously Effective ideas for top brands. The role supports a hybrid model with in-office collaboration.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in a creative, agency role with proven success.
• Agency experience across all channels.
• Strong portfolio with award-winning work.
• Excellent written and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of marketing and all forms of advertising.
• Experience leading large, client-facing teams.

Responsibilities

• Direct projects from concept to completion with minimal oversight by senior leaders.
• Manage day-to-day operations while safeguarding the client’s big idea.
• Provide creative guidance aligned to strategy and push for Famously Effective ideas.
• Lead client meetings and presentations; manage relationships.
• Generate ideas to win new business; inspire and motivate the team.
• Oversee junior team development and ensure work stays on strategy and on schedule.
• Stay current on creative trends and technological advancements to deliver innovative solutions.
• Mentor teammates and ensure high creative standards across initiatives.

Skills

Agency experience

Strong portfolio

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Marketing knowledge

Digital experience

Team leadership

Client-facing

Job description

Grey’s mission is to create Famously Effective ideas that move people, businesses, and the world forward, harnessing the power of creativity to solve business challenges and drive growth for some of the world’s most influential brands and companies, including Procter & Gamble, Volvo, Haleon, Circle K, and The Coca-Cola Company. That commitment to effectiveness has earned Grey a Grand Effie in every market where it operates. Grey was recognized as a 2025 Fast Company World Changing Ideas winner and earned 26 Lions at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, contributing to Ogilvy’s Network of the Year honors. Newsweek also named Grey a Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace in 2024 and one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women and Professional Services in 2025. Grey is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company –powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Responsible for developing creative campaign concepts and leading multi-disciplinary teams through ideation to execution. Oversee the development of big, brand-building, persuasive, and unexpected ideas across all channels. Provide leadership and motivation while simultaneously extracting amazing thoughts and ideas from reporting creatives. Ability to defuse problems and come up with solutions in the best interests of the company, the clients, and the creative team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct projects from concept to completion with minimal oversight from ECDs and GCDs, ensuring that creative ideas are executed in an exceptional way–
• Act in the best interest of the client’s and/or the agency’s big idea when managing the day-to-day operations
• Provide creative guidance to ensure ideas are tied to strategy, pushing for Famously Effective ideas internally as well as with the client
• Manage the client relationship and lead creative meetings/presentations to the client
• Generate ideas to help pitch and win new business
• Lead effective team meetings to both organize high quantity of work, but also to inspire and motivate team members.
• Work with internal and external strategic partners to create products using the most current industry best practices
• Setting an example for the larger team through setting high creative standards and overall involvement in the larger agency initiatives.
• May develop junior teams with careful and consistent feedback, mentorship and model behavior
• May train and supervise team members. Oversee their creative efforts to ensure they are on strategy, on schedule, and are meeting creative standards.
• May oversee career development of junior team members. Perform reviews to determine strengths, growth opportunities, goals, and ambitions.
• Remain current on latest creative trends globally. Stay curious about award shows, past and present case studies, production companies, and everything that is being created by some of the best people and companies in our industry. Only by gaining an understanding of what kind of work moves you and what it takes to get there, you will then be able to create work that moves others.
• Be an active player in award shows either by competing with work or judging.
• Stay on top of the latest technological advancements, including design software, digital tools, and platforms, to enhance creative processes and deliver innovative solutions
• Remain curious about pop culture, social media trends and your audience's interests and behaviors in order to infuse culturally relevant elements into briefs and campaigns. Bring the outside world into our work, so our brands can join the conversation.
• Be self-sufficient when it comes down to designing and comping a layout.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• At least12+years of industry experience in a well-established, creative role with a proven track record of agency success
• Agency experience working across all channels
• Strong creative portfolio highlighting relevant/category experience and industry award winning work
• Solid verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to all levels of clients
• Knowledge of marketing, all forms of advertising, and digital experiences, with proven conceptual and design abilities
• Experience working with large teams in client-facing role
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Able to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

WHO YOU ARE:

• Creative: Putting together two things to create a third thing no one’sever seen before
• Productive: Acting on ideas to make things happen and get stuff done
• Collaborative: Focused on the greater good versus personal gain
• Adaptable: Ready and able to embrace change

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details.

Pay Range

$100,000 - $230,000 USD

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