Senior Art Director

spectrum-science-communications; United States; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cell phone reimbursement

Flexible time off

Sabbatical after 7 years

Parental Leave 13 weeks

401k with company match

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Spectrum Science is seeking a Senior Art Director to lead high-quality visual concepts across pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare programs. You will translate creative direction into audience-ready work across digital, print, and live events.

The role demands strong craft in typography, layout, imagery, branding, and cross-functional collaboration with client services, strategy, and medical teams. Hybrid remote options in the US with offices in DC, NY, and Chicago.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Art Direction, Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field preferred.
• 4+ years of professional creative experience, ideally within an agency, healthcare communications, advertising, or integrated marketing environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating art direction, design craft, visual storytelling, and execution across multiple channels.
• Experience developing creative for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or other regulated industries strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, composition, imagery, branding, and digital design.
• Ability to translate a brief and creative direction into high-quality work with appropriate independence.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering polished work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under deadlines.
• Proficiency with relevant creative and design tools, including Adobe Creative Suite and presentation/design software.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute high-quality visual concepts and creative deliverables across pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare communications programs, including digital, social, print, presentation, event, and branded materials.
• Translate creative briefs, strategic direction, and established concepts into polished, audience-appropriate work that supports client objectives, reflects brand guidelines, and communicates clearly across channels.
• Contribute visual ideas, design thinking, and creative solutions during brainstorming, concept development, and execution, helping shape strong creative work while building from the overall creative direction.
• Apply strong design craft across typography, layout, imagery, composition, visual storytelling, and brand expression to ensure deliverables are visually compelling, cohesive, and professionally finished.
• Create work that makes complex healthcare, scientific, and clinical information more engaging, accessible, and easy to understand while accounting for the requirements of regulated healthcare communications.
• Partner effectively with client services, creative, strategy, medical/scientific, and other cross‑functional teams to gather input, refine concepts, address feedback, and move work forward efficiently.
• Present and discuss creative work clearly, explaining design choices, responding thoughtfully to feedback, and recommending practical solutions that strengthen the final deliverable.
• Manage assigned deliverables from concept through final production, balancing multiple priorities and deadlines while maintaining quality, accuracy, organization, and strong attention to detail.

Skills

Art Direction

Creative Experience

Typography

Layout & Design

Branding

Multichannel Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Art Direction or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

PowerPoint

Job description

At Spectrum Science, our mission—connecting humankind to its best healthlife—comes to life through a culture rooted in curiosity, collaboration, and innovation. We believe breakthrough ideas happen when diverse perspectives are embraced and people are empowered to challenge what’s possible.

Join our team of award-winning health-focused experts across advertising, clinical trial experience, communications, consulting, media, medical communications, and patient engagement. Together, we create the momentum that moves science, brands, and careers forward.

About the Role

The Senior Art Director is responsible for developing and executing high-quality visual work across various pharmaceutical, biotech and other healthcare communications programs. This role brings strong design and art direction skills, sound creative judgment, and a practical understanding of how to translate strategy and creative direction into compelling work across channels. The Senior Art Director is a dependable, hands‑on creative who can take a clear brief or creative direction and turn it into thoughtful, polished, audience‑appropriate work. While not primarily responsible for defining the overarching creative platform or “big idea,” this role contributes to the creative process through visual thinking, concept development, and strong execution. The ideal candidate combines excellent craft with reliability, collaboration, and an understanding of the unique requirements of pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare communications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute high-quality visual concepts and creative deliverables across pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare communications programs, including digital, social, print, presentation, event, and branded materials.
• Translate creative briefs, strategic direction, and established concepts into polished, audience-appropriate work that supports client objectives, reflects brand guidelines, and communicates clearly across channels.
• Contribute visual ideas, design thinking, and creative solutions during brainstorming, concept development, and execution, helping shape strong creative work while building from the overall creative direction.
• Apply strong design craft across typography, layout, imagery, composition, visual storytelling, and brand expression to ensure deliverables are visually compelling, cohesive, and professionally finished.
• Create work that makes complex healthcare, scientific, and clinical information more engaging, accessible, and easy to understand while accounting for the requirements of regulated healthcare communications.
• Partner effectively with client services, creative, strategy, medical/scientific, and other cross‑functional teams to gather input, refine concepts, address feedback, and move work forward efficiently.
• Present and discuss creative work clearly, explaining design choices, responding thoughtfully to feedback, and recommending practical solutions that strengthen the final deliverable.
• Manage assigned deliverables from concept through final production, balancing multiple priorities and deadlines while maintaining quality, accuracy, organization, and strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Art Direction, Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field preferred.
• 4+ years of professional creative experience, ideally within an agency, healthcare communications, advertising, or integrated marketing environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating excellent art direction, design craft, visual storytelling, and execution across multiple channels.
• Experience developing creative for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or other regulated industries strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, composition, imagery, branding, and digital design.
• Ability to translate a brief and creative direction into high-quality work with appropriate independence.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering polished work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under deadlines.
• Proficiency with relevant creative and design tools, including Adobe Creative Suite and presentation/design software.

The anticipated salary range for this position will be $80,000-$115,000. Salary is based on job‑related factors such as: years of relevant experience, qualifications and/or certifications. Spectrum reserves the right to modify this pay range at any given time.

We want to ensure our employees are living their best (health and professional) life and offer a variety of benefits and perks which support our flexible work environment.

• All positions are remote friendly. At Spectrum, you choose where you work. We are a hybrid work environment with options to work in one of our three offices (D.C., New York, and Chicago), remotely from anywhere in the United States, or a combination.
• No matter where you work, you’ll benefit from the monthly cell phone reimbursement.
• Flexible time off. Take the time you need in addition to company holidays, voting time, jury duty and bereavement. We also offer a Sabbatical Program after 7 years of service.
• 13 weeks paid Parental Leave, inclusive of adoption and foster care placement.
• Continuous learning and development through Greatest Potential Self (proprietary talent program), tuition reimbursement programs, and in‑house 1:1 coaching with access to talent and productivity‑based assessments.
• Bring your friends to work at Spectrum and earn a generous referral bonus.
• Medical concierge service to assist with scheduling appointments, finding care, estimating and resolving claim issues, etc.
• Thorough onboarding including accessible conversations with leadership.
• 401k with company match and 1:1 Financial Coaching and Education.
• Wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, as well as science‑backed meditation and mindfulness tools through Headspace.

Spectrum is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Spectrum is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact [e-mail]