Creative Director, Brand and Experience Design (Pharma)

CG Life; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401K retirement plan

Parental Leave

Professional Development budget

Flexible time off

Job summary

CG Life is seeking a Creative Director, Brand & Experience who bridges brand and experience design within the pharma space. This hybrid leadership role blends brand strategy with digital experience, uniting art direction, UX/UI thinking and hands-on craft to deliver compelling campaigns across channels.

You will advance AI-enabled creative workflows, lead a multidisciplinary team, and present concepts to clients. A strong portfolio and 8–10+ years of multidisciplinary experience are required.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of experience in creative, brand design, digital/experience design or art direction, ideally within an agency or multidisciplinary environment.
• A portfolio showing exceptional conceptual thinking and craft across brand and digital experiences, not just one channel.
• Strong command of brand identity and design systems, typography, visual storytelling and art direction, including UX/UI, interaction design and prototyping.
• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite; familiarity with motion and modern creative tools is valued.
• Hands-on with generative AI and AI-enabled workflows, with a curiosity for experimentation and understanding AI in creative practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of integrated creative ideas across brand identity, campaigns and digital experiences, from concept through execution.
• Translate brand strategy into distinctive visual systems and experiences that flex across audiences and touchpoints.
• Bring UX/UI and interaction design thinking to connect audience needs to intuitive experiences.
• Move between big-picture thinking and hands-on craft—concepting, designing, prototyping and directing as needed.
• Set a high bar for creative excellence across typography, imagery, motion and craft, scalable across a brand ecosystem.
• Present and sell creative ideas to clients, linking work to brand strategy and business goals.

Skills

Creative leadership

Brand design

UX/UI thinking

Prototyping

Motion design

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Creative Director, Brand and Experience Design (Pharma)

United States

Job Overview

CG Life is looking for a Creative Director, Brand & Experience who sees no hard line between a great brand and a great experience.

This hybrid creative leadership role is for someone who moves fluidly across brand, campaign and digital experience—combining the conceptual instincts of an art director, the systems thinking of a brand designer and the human‑centered mindset of a UX/UI designer.

We’re looking for a maker as much as a leader—someone who can set a creative vision, inspire clients and teams, and stay close enough to the work to make it better.

As CG Life evolves how we work, this person will also help advance the role of AI in the creative process, bringing curiosity, experimentation and a hands‑on approach to emerging tools and workflows.

The Creative Director, Brand & Experience reports into the Group, Creative Director.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Leadership, Brand & Experience

• Lead the development of integrated creative ideas across brand identity, campaigns and digital experiences, from concept through execution.
• Translate brand strategy into distinctive visual systems and experiences that flex across audiences, channels and touchpoints.
• Bring strong UX/UI and interaction design thinking to the creative process, connecting audience needs and behaviors to intuitive, engaging experiences.
• Move comfortably between big‑picture thinking and hands‑on craft—concepting, designing, prototyping and directing as needed.
• Set a high bar for creative excellence across typography, imagery, motion, interaction and overall design craft, while thinking in systems that scale across a brand ecosystem.
• Partner with copy, strategy, experience, medical/scientific, technology, account and production teams to turn complex science and strategy into work that is clear, compelling and human.
• Own the quality and cohesion of the creative product while leading, mentoring and developing a small team of multidisciplinary creative talent.
• Present and sell creative ideas to clients with clarity and conviction, connecting the work to brand strategy, audience needs and business objectives.
• Champion experimentation and contribute to pitches and new‑business opportunities, helping push the creative product and CG Life forward.

Advance AI within the creative practice

• Actively explore and apply generative AI and emerging creative technologies throughout the creative process—from exploration and ideation through visualization, prototyping and production.
• Identify opportunities for AI to increase creative possibility, speed and quality rather than simply automate existing ways of working.
• Prototype new AI‑enabled creative workflows and share successful approaches with the broader creative organization.
• Collaborate with teams to determine where AI‑generated or AI‑assisted outputs are appropriate while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, originality, brand integrity and craft.
• Bring a test‑and‑learn mindset: willing to experiment, evaluate what works and continuously evolve how the team creates.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of experience in creative, brand design, digital/experience design or art direction, ideally within an agency or similarly multidisciplinary environment.
• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional conceptual thinking and craft across brand and digital experiences, rather than expertise in a single channel or discipline.
• Strong command of brand identity and design systems, typography, visual storytelling and art direction, with demonstrated experience in UX/UI, interaction design and prototyping.
• Strong proficiency in Figma and strong experience with Adobe Creative Suite; familiarity with motion and other modern creative tools is highly valued.
• Hands‑on experience with—or strong curiosity around—generative AI and AI‑enabled creative workflows, with an appetite for experimentation and an understanding of how AI is changing creative practice.
• Ability to understand complex scientific and technical subject matter and translate it into clear, compelling and human creative.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate and sell creative thinking to internal teams and clients.
• Experience managing and mentoring designers and multidisciplinary creative teams.
• Comfortable moving between disciplines, navigating ambiguity and determining the right creative approach rather than defaulting to a predetermined deliverable.
• Healthcare, pharmaceutical or life sciences experience is highly valued, but exceptional hybrid creative talent from outside healthcare is welcome.
• We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to all of our employees:
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance. We cover a generous portion of employee contributions
• 401K plan. We invest in present and future you, which is why we offer a generous match and immediate vesting on our plan
• Parental Leave. Generous paid time off for parents to bond with their newest addition
• Professional Development. Each employee has an annual budget to allocate to professional development opportunities. Employees are encouraged to take a workshop, attend a webinar, join associations, and do anything else that will help them grow in their careers.
• And more! We offer flexible time off, life insurance, LTD, a robust employee assistance program, and more!

At CG Life, we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. As required by law in this state, the estimated salary range for this position is $160,000 - $175,000 USD and represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect. We tailor our offers within the range based on organizational needs, internal equity, market data, geographic zone, and the selected candidate’s experience, education, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. At CG Life, it is not common for individuals to be hired at the higher end of the range, and compensation decisions depend on a variety of factors. This position is eligible to participate in a discretionary bonus program, subject to the rules governing the plan. CG Life offers a variety of benefits, including health benefits, 401K retirement with a generous company match and immediate vesting, and flexible time off.

It has come to our attention that some candidates are being contacted by individuals falsely claiming to represent CG Life. Please note that all official communications from CG Life will come from an email address ending in @cglife.com. If you are contacted by anyone using a different domain, please consider it fraudulent. CG Life will never ask candidates to pay fees or share financial information at any stage of the hiring process.

This job posting is intended for direct applicants only; please, no outside recruiters.

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