Senior Art Director

GSW, powered by Syneos Health; Santa Monica (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)

Company match 401(k)

Flexible paid time off

Sick time

Job summary

A leading advertising agency in Santa Monica is looking for a Sr. Art Director to turn scientific concepts into visually compelling content. You will collaborate with copywriters and lead projects across various media, including digital and social. Ideal candidates have 3-4 years of pharma agency experience and a strong portfolio. The role is hybrid, with flexibility for remote work on the West Coast, offering a competitive salary and benefits including health insurance and PTO.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years’ experience in a pharma agency.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking and design craft.
• Experience creating social content with an understanding of platform-specific best practices.

Responsibilities

• Act as a hands-on art director developing original content.
• Partner with copywriters on brand and concept development.
• Take ownership of assigned brands and push creative ideas forward.
• Ideate and design across channels including digital, print, and social media.
• Maintain integrity of creative work through regulatory processes.

Skills

Pharma agency experience

Strong conceptual thinking

Design craft

Social media content creation

Collaboration and presentation skills

Job description

Ready to turn science into something visually unforgettable?

As a Sr. Art Director at GSW Santa Monica, you’ll be responsible for concepting, art directing, and presenting creative work across assigned accounts. You’ll partner closely with copywriters on brand and concept development, provide support to ACDs and CDs within the Core Brand Team, and play a hands‑on role in bringing smart, compelling ideas to life. You are both a thinker and a doer—equally comfortable crafting breakthrough concepts, designing compelling visuals across channels (including social), and confidently presenting ideas internally and to clients.

This is a hybrid role for candidates in the Los Angeles area (2 days/week in our Santa Monica office). We are also open to remote candidates located on the West Coast.

What You’ll Do:

• Act as a hands‑on art director, developing original content in collaboration with copywriters
• Partner with copywriters on brand and concept development, from big idea to execution
• Take ownership of assigned brands by proactively generating new ideas and pushing creative forward
• Ideate and design across channels, including digital, print, and social media, with experience crafting short‑form, engaging social content
• Collaborate to implement brand mandatories while pushing creative boundaries
• Bring conceptual creativity to every assignment—thinking abstractly, connecting unexpected ideas, and adding value in brainstorming sessions
• Quickly learn and apply industry, product, and technical knowledge related to both the client’s business and the agency landscape
• Collaborate closely with UX, Technology, and Customer Experience (CX) teams
• Lead tactical ideation, creation, and execution of original content across platforms
• Maintain the integrity of creative work by shepherding and negotiating content through regulatory and MLR processes, tapping into medical expertise as needed

What You Bring:

• 3–4 years’ of pharma agency experience
• A portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking, design craft, and idea development
• Proven experience concepting and designing for social content, with an understanding of platform‑specific best practices
• Confidence presenting ideas and collaborating across disciplines
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a passion for creating work that connects

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $100,000 to $110,000. Actual salary will vary based on qualifications, skills, and proficiency for the role. Some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and/or individual performance.

Benefits

The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, health benefits (medical, dental, and vision), company match 401(k), flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time, and other benefits as applicable.

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