Freelance Senior Art Director

Syneos Health, Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare communications agency seeks a Senior Art Director to lead creative projects and inspire a team. This role involves collaborating with copywriters, managing brand ownership, and mentoring artists. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in advertising, particularly in healthcare, and proficiency in Adobe Suite. Join a forward-thinking organization that values creativity and diversity, where your ideas can make a significant impact on brand experiences. If you're passionate about pushing boundaries in healthcare communication, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in an advertising agency is required.
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite programs is essential.

Responsibilities

• Owns brand and collaborates with copywriters on concept development.
• Mentors and guides other artists while managing creative processes.

Skills

Conceptual Creativity

Providing Direction

Industry Application

Tools

Adobe Suite

Job description

Updated: April 23, 2025
Location: Columbus, OH, United States
Job ID: 8052

With keen aesthetic judgement and a well-managed plan, you are a natural at coming up with creative ideas and solutions to support clients. There is never a time when you are not thinking of new ideas, and your clients appreciate your dedication to providing high quality and impactful campaigns. Such talent and guidance make you the right fit for this impactful Senior Art Director role with GSW.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Brand “owner” at the Sr. Art Director level
• Partners with copywriters on brand and concept development
• Demonstrates ownership of assigned brand by continually coming up with new ideas proactively
• Collaborates with creative, account services, production, and extended team members
• Provides mentorship, guidance, and support to other artists within the group
• Acts as a hands-on art director
• Presents and sells ideas internally and to clients
• Manages creative process, work flow, workload, and resources among the art group
• Provides art direction to and empowers Studio Designers, photographers, illustrators, and other external collaborators, such as broadcast producers and directors
• Keeps up to date with trends in branding, marketing, advertising, and related communications industries
• Keeps up to date with trends within the industries specific to assigned accounts
• Is knowledgeable about products and services specific to assigned accounts
• Owns brand art “revisions” and is responsible for partnering with Studio Production Designer for overflow periods (i.e. launch)
• Oversees, implements and is keeper of visual brand mandatories and consistencies

Requirements:

• 3+ years advertising agency experience required.
• Healthcare advertising agency experience nice to have.
• Proficiency in all Adobe Suite programs.
• Conceptual Creativity: Ability to think in abstract terms; can make connections between unrelated notions; can formulate innovative ideas where others cannot; seen as original and value-added in brainstorming sessions.
• Providing Direction: Can establish clear directions based on objectives; distributes the workload appropriately based on skill sets and talents; communicates well with others on the progress of work and results.
• Industry Application: Picks up on technical things quickly; is good at learning new industry, company, product, and/or technical knowledge developments of the client's business as well as the agency business; has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.

The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $60 but may vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

At GSW, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

GSW is a full-service healthcare communications agency that goes beyond advertising to create personalized brand experiences that involve, inspire, educate, and activate people through ongoing brand journeys. As one of the world's ten most-awarded healthcare advertising agencies, GSW is hell-bent not to replace the same old with the same old. This is achieved through a provocative premise — if other brands communicated the way healthcare brands do, how many customers would they have? GSW turns against this premise through discovery of beneath-the-surface customer insights that we impact with stories, simplicity, and authenticity.

Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)