Senior Art Director

Syneos Health, Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision

Company match 401k

Flexible paid time off (PTO)

Sick time

Job summary

A leading healthcare communications agency is seeking a Sr. Art Director in Santa Monica, CA. Ideal candidates will have over three years of advertising agency experience, particularly in healthcare. This role involves managing creative processes, collaborating with various teams, and providing art direction. A strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and experience with Figma are essential. The annual salary ranges from $85,000 to $110,000 with additional benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of advertising agency experience required.
• Healthcare advertising agency experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the brand 'owner' at the Senior Art Director level.
• Partner with copywriters on brand and concept development.
• Collaborate with creative, account services, production, and extended team members.
• Provide art direction and empower Studio Designers, photographers, and illustrators.

Skills

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite

Working knowledge of Figma

Conceptual Creativity

Industry Application

Job description

Updated: December 23, 2025
Location: Santa Monica, CA, United States
Job ID:13133

Our GSW Santa Monica team is hiring a Sr. Art Director.

With keen aesthetic judgment and a well‑managed plan, you are a natural at generating creative ideas and solutions to support clients. There is never a time when you aren’t thinking of new concepts, and your clients appreciate your dedication to delivering high‑quality, impactful campaigns. Your talent and guidance make you the perfect fit for this Senior Art Director role at GSW.

This is a hybrid position and will require 2 days a week in our Santa Monica office.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the brand “owner” at the Senior Art Director level.
• Partner with copywriters on brand and concept development.
• Demonstrate ownership of assigned brands by proactively generating new ideas.
• Collaborate with creative, account services, production, and extended team members.
• Act as a hands‑on art director, managing the creative process, workflow, workload, and resources within the art group.
• Provide art direction and empower Studio Designers, photographers, illustrators, and external collaborators such as broadcast producers and directors.
• Stay current with trends in branding, marketing, advertising, and related communications industries.
• Maintain deep knowledge of products and services specific to assigned accounts.
• Own brand art revisions and partner with Studio Production Designers during overflow periods (e.g., launches).
• Oversee and implement visual brand mandatories and ensure consistency across all deliverables.

Requirements

• 3+ years of advertising agency experience required.
• Healthcare advertising agency experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite programs.
• Working knowledge of Figma.
• Conceptual Creativity: Ability to think abstractly, connect unrelated ideas, and formulate innovative concepts; recognized as original and value‑added in brainstorming sessions.
• Industry Application: Quick learner with strong technical and functional knowledge of client and agency business; able to apply industry insights effectively.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $85,000 to $110,000. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance.

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.

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 ourTalent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

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

Syneos Health has a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Syneos Health customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Syneos Health and maintain compliance with these requirements.
At?Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality‑of‑life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Discover what our more than 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much‑needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improvespatients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career inwhich you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health ® (Nasdaq:SYNH) is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. We support a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.