Senior Art Director

RAPP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MRM Health is seeking a Senior Art Director to lead day‑to‑day creative for assigned brand(s) with support from a Copy partner and senior creatives. Based in New York City, you will manage design execution, ensure brand consistency, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

You should have 3–4 years of pharma art direction experience, be proficient in Adobe InDesign, and present a compelling portfolio. This role involves mentorship and occasional shoots; salary ranges from $45,000 to $160,000

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of pharmaceutical art direction experience in a fast-paced agency.
• Recent experience on a pharmaceutical brand with familiarity with scientific information.
• Ability to ask direct questions about timing, content, or creative direction.
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign; compelling portfolio required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily creative execution of projects, ensuring consistency across materials.
• Ensure projects are on time and meet high design standards.
• Understand brand strategies and how assets solve client business challenges.
• Present work to clients with the copy partner, referencing brand strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Studio, Copy, PM, and Account.
• Support new business and conceptual work; mentor junior designers.

Skills

Art Direction

Pharma advertising

Adobe InDesign

Client presentation

Project management

Portfolio presentation

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Job Description

MRM Health is looking for a Senior Art Director to join the team. As a Senior Art Director, you will manage the day-to-day art responsibilities of your assigned brand(s) with support from a Copy partner and senior level creatives.

Agency

RAPP

Job Function

Creative

Job Subfunction

Art Direction

Roles & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily creative execution of projects including new design, reviewing projects, incorporating comments, and ensuring consistency across campaign materials.
• Ensures projects are on time and meet the highest standards of design excellence.
• Understands brand, disease state, and competitive products.
• Understands brand strategies and how the assets created help solve client’s business challenges.
• Present creative work and ideas with copy partner to clients, referencing brand strategies.
• Work on campaign execution, attend photo/video shoots (as opportunities present); engage with photographers, CGI artists, videographers, and illustrators with supervisor support.
• Works collaboratively with all cross-functional team members including Studio, Copy, Project Management, and Account Management.
• Support new business efforts and/or conceptual work.
• Help to manage Studio Artists, Graphic Designers, freelancers, and more junior team members.

About You

• 3–4 years of pharmaceutical art direction experience in a fast‑paced agency setting.
• Recent experience working on a pharmaceutical brand / familiarity with scientific information related to pharmaceutical advertising.
• Understanding of the agency process and ability to ask direct and relevant questions pertaining to timing, content, or creative direction.
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign.
• Compelling portfolio included with your application (website, file sharing link, or PDF attachment).
• Ability to manage projects with little supervision.
• Proven ability to present approved content to clients.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Motivated to seek/gain additional creative opportunities and work on new business pitches.
• Proactive about finding inspiration and researching new creative ideas for keeping things fresh.
• Autonomous, yet knows when and how to raise questions or issues to your manager.

Company Overview

MRM is a modern relationship marketing agency dedicated to building enduring brand relationships. MRM’s specialized capabilities drive relationship lifetime value and span CRM, Customer Experience, and Commerce with data and martech at the core. MRM operates in a borderless, integrated way to enable greater collaboration, creativity, and true speed to market.

Location & Salary

This role is based in New York City. The salary range for this position is $45,000 to $160,000, depending on experience and market factors.

Equal Opportunity

MRM is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. This role is open to all qualified applicants. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.

Office Attendance Policy

Employees are required to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in‑office days are directed by their agency or manager.

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