Senior Art Director

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Klick Group is seeking a Senior Art Director to develop strategic creative concepts and lead art direction for healthcare and pharmaceutical brands. You’ll work from initial concept through final execution with Copy and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate, on-strategy work delivered on tight timelines.

This role requires producing integrated campaigns across channels, mentoring junior creatives, and leveraging AI as part of everyday production.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of art direction or design experience in marketing/advertising.
• Experience creating integrated campaigns and visual systems across channels.
• Healthcare/pharma advertising experience with regulatory awareness.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud and production-ready work.
• Experience presenting concepts to clients or senior stakeholders.
• Mentoring or supervising junior creatives on projects.
• Comfort using AI as part of normal workflows.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Advertising, Visual Communications, or related.
• Experience directing photography or illustration and managing production.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic creative concepts and art direction from concept to final execution.
• Collaborate with Copy, Client Services, Medical, Regulatory, Production and other teams.
• Provide creative direction and feedback to junior team members.
• Ensure work is accurate, on strategy, and delivered on timelines.

Skills

Art direction

Design

Portfolio development

Client presentation

Team collaboration

AI in workflow

Education

Bachelors in Graphic Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

The Klick Group—comprising Klick Health (including Oxford PharmaGenesis, Klick Katalyst, and btwelve), Klick Media, Klick Applied Sciences (including Klick Labs), and Klick Consulting—is an ecosystem dedicated help life sciences brands achieve their full potential through best-in-class marketing and advertising, media, medical affairs and communications, market access, real-world evidence, and technology and analytics consulting — powered by 500+ in-house medical experts and award-winning data science and AI capabilities. Founded in 1997, we have offices in Toronto, New York, Oxford, London, Cambridge, Cardiff, Melbourne, Philadelphia, Saratoga Springs, São Paulo, and Singapore. One of the most-awarded health agencies on the planet, Klick is consistently recognized for its people-first culture as a Great Place to Work, Best Workplace for Women, Best Workplace for Inclusion, Most Admired Corporate Culture, and FORTUNE Best Workplace in Advertising. Klick also recently made history as Cannes Lions Healthcare Agency of the Year, Healthcare Network of the Year, and Independent Agency of the Year – Health.

About our Creative Craft
Our Creative Craft brings Klick’s ideas to life through storytelling, design, and experience. This craft blends imagination with strategy to create work that is emotionally resonant and culturally relevant. Creative teams collaborate across disciplines to simplify complexity and humanize healthcare. Their work drives engagement, understanding, and meaningful action across channels.

Job Description

The Senior Art Director develops strategic creative concepts and art direction for healthcare and pharmaceutical brands, taking work from initial concept through final execution in partnership with Copy and cross-functional teams. This role translates client objectives and audience insights into integrated creative work while collaborating with Client Services, Medical, Regulatory, Production, and other creative disciplines. The Senior Art Director also provides creative direction and feedback to junior team members while helping ensure work is accurate, on strategy, and delivered to established timelines.

What You’ll Do

• Develop integrated campaign concepts and art direction with Copy partners, translating client objectives, audience insights, and marketing strategy into clear creative executions across channels.
• Present and defend creative concepts to clients and internal stakeholders, incorporating feedback while maintaining strategic intent and identifying opportunities to strengthen the work.
• Direct designers, photographers, illustrators, and production partners from concept through final execution, applying appropriate production processes, image licensing, usage rights, and quality standards.
• Partner with Client Services, Medical, Science & Regulatory, and Production teams to verify claims and content, resolve creative challenges, and deliver accurate work against project scope and deadlines.

Qualifications

Required:

• 3+ years of art direction or design experience within marketing or advertising, demonstrated through a portfolio of concept-driven work developed from initial idea through final execution.
• Experience developing integrated campaign concepts and visual systems, with portfolio examples demonstrating art direction across multiple channels and deliverable types.
• Healthcare, pharmaceutical, or life sciences advertising experience, including demonstrated work within medical, regulatory, or claims-review processes.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud and relevant design tools, demonstrated through professional creative deliverables and production-ready work.
• Experience presenting creative concepts to clients or senior stakeholders and translating strategic objectives and feedback into clear visual solutions.
• Experience directing or collaborating with designers, photographers, illustrators, production partners, and junior creatives across multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
• Comfort and enthusiasm for using AI as a regular part of how work gets done.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Advertising, Visual Communications, or a related discipline.
• Experience directing photography or illustration and carrying creative work through production and final delivery.
• Experience with image licensing, usage rights, print or digital production workflows, and other agency creative-production processes.
• Experience mentoring or supervising junior creatives through project-based direction, critique, and feedback.

Additional Information

Note: Please provide a portfolio attachment or link to a personal website that highlights work samples.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Klick is consciously creating a culture where everyone can thrive and grow in their careers. We believe that our best work comes from our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented communities to apply, including Black people, Indigenous peoples, and other people of color, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities. We're also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. Should you require any accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.