Senior Art Director, DGSOM

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health and its David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) seek a Senior Art Director to lead integrated creative campaigns across the system. You will shape the creative vision for DGSOM and UCLA Health initiatives, weaving research breakthroughs into compelling care messaging.

You'll collaborate with a Copywriter and cross-functional teams to strengthen UCLA Health’s brand voice, drive awareness, recruitment, and patient engagement across digital, video, social, print, and experiential

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/experience.
• Three years of experience as a creative professional with brand creativity.
• Three years across digital, social, TV, print, OOH, and experiential.
• Willingness to travel up to 30 miles; some weekends or after hours.
• Familiarity with social media trends and video styles for YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
• Ability to create organic and paid social content for Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
• Proficiency with Creative Suite: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
• Strong marketing knowledge and media planning.
• Pre-production planning and organization.
• Ability to capture video/photography with DSLR, GoPro, and iPhone.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative campaigns for DGSOM and UCLA Health initiatives.
• Collaborate with Copywriter to define brand voice and strengthen UCLA Health branding.
• Drive outcomes across market awareness, preference, loyalty, recruitment, and growth.
• Set the creative vision for campaigns spanning video, digital, experiential, social, and print.
• Partner with senior leaders across Strategic Marketing, Brand Strategy and Creative, Digital, Partnerships, Development, DGSOM, and enterprise.

Skills

Brand strategy

Social media content

Communication

Team collaboration

Time management

Creative thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Lightroom

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

DSLR

GoPro

iPhone

Job description

UCLA Health’s David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) is hiring a Senior Art Director to lead integrated creative campaigns for DGSOM and UCLA Health initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative campaigns that support both DGSOM and UCLA Health initiatives, highlighting how the School of Medicine’s research, breakthroughs, and innovations advance care across the UCLA Health system
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and a Copywriter to define and strengthen UCLA Health brand voice, improve institutional reputation, and enhance brand perception
• Drive measurable outcomes across market awareness, preference, loyalty, recruitment, patient acquisition, and organizational growth
• Set the creative vision and creative foundation for integrated campaigns spanning video, digital, experiential, social, and print
• Partner with senior leaders, executives, and teams across Strategic Marketing, Brand Strategy and Creative, Digital, Partnerships, Development, DGSOM, and the broader enterprise

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum three (3) years of demonstrated experience as a creative professional, including a proven track record developing brand creative
• Minimum three (3) years hands‑on experience across diverse media channels: digital, social, TV, print, OOH, and experiential
• Willingness to travel up to 30 miles, with availability some weekends or after hours
• Familiarity with social media trends, editing and video styles, especially for YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
• Ability to create eye‑catching organic and paid social media content that supports engagement on platforms including Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn
• Proficiency with Creative Suite, including: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and more
• Ability to manage multiple projects, remain positive and calm under pressure, and stay solution oriented
• Strong knowledge of marketing strategy, including planning for various media venues, venue technical requirements, and selecting the most appropriate and effective applications
• Pre‑production planning, coordination, and organization skills
• Ability to capture video and photography using DSLR, GoPro, and iPhone

Location & Work Setup

• Los Angeles, CA
• Onsite

Salary

• $95,400.00 – $208,300.00 per year (USD)

Tools & Platforms

• Creative Suite: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Platforms: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn
• Cameras: DSLR, GoPro, iPhone