Vice President, Creative Director

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 129,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability

401K

Parental and family care leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Digitas Health, part of Publicis Health, seeks a Vice President, Creative Director to lead the creative for digital, social, and integrated campaigns. You will mentor a seasoned team, win pitches, and ensure the creative product continually improves across channels.

With 10+ years in an advertising or interactive agency, you’ll bring an Art Direction background, a strong book in DTC and pharma, and proficiency in Figma, Sketch, and AI tools. Travel is expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of agency experience with an Art Director focus.
• A book showing high craft in DTC and HCP pharma is required.
• A proven track record of pitching, winning, and standing up new business.
• Figma, Sketch, and AI systems acumen are musts for this role.
• The ability to manage and nurture creative talent and lead a team.
• Strong presentation skills and senior leadership capabilities.
• Willingness to travel to meet client and agency needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative for digital, social, print and interactive campaigns.
• Mentor, manage and motivate a seasoned creative team.
• Win pitches and gain client confidence as a trusted leader.
• Oversee cross-channel deliverables and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Art Direction

Pitching

Leadership

Client management

Public speaking

Tools

Figma

Sketch

AI systems

Job description

Company Description

Digitas Health is the modern creative agency that takes on the biggest moments in healthcare, raises the standard of creative, and connects people, partners, and ideas to create work that earns its place in culture. Purpose-built for today’s complex and evolving landscape, we partner with some of the world’s largest healthcare brands to do big things by moving faster, connecting deeper, and unlocking new possibilities at the intersection of creativity, data, technology, and empathy. Guided by our purpose, Connected for Good, and fueled by a vibrant, magnetic culture we deliver meaningful work that drives relevance, changes behavior, and creates lasting impact, always grounded in humanity, not just technology. As part of Publicis Health and Publicis Groupe, we bring together entrepreneurial energy with the scale, stability, and depth of one of the world’s leading communications networks.

At Digitas Health, what sets us apart isn’t just who we work with, it’s how we work and how it feels to be here. Our culture attracts curious, driven people who want to make a difference and be part of something bigger. Our teams are intentionally crafted across disciplines, perspectives, and experience levels, bringing strategy, creativity, data, and technology together from the start. We believe the best ideas come from curiosity, collaboration, and healthy debate and we expect people here to be thoughtful, engaged, and eager to shape what’s next. If you’re energized by complexity, motivated by impact, and excited to help redefine how healthcare connects with people, we’d love to meet you!

Overview

Here’s what we expect from you: You are confident and capable of juggling several balls on a regular basis. You are the mentor, manager and motivator of a creative group. You effectively win pitches and gain client confidence as a leader who can be relied upon to manage large-scale, cross channel deliverables.Above all else, you and your team understand that achieving results in improving the creative product is the most important measure of success for Digitas Health. You continually review and optimize results for every piece of creative work your team produces.

Responsibilities

This role as a Vice President, Creative Director at Digitas Health requires experience that includes an Art Direction background. You should have at least ten or more years of experience in an advertising or interactive agency, leading the creative for digital, social, print and interactive campaign work.Large, integrated cross channel campaigns and promotional experience are a must. You must also have solid management experience and come in ready to lead and develop a seasoned creative team.

Qualifications

• 10 + years of agency experience with primarily with an Art Director focus
• A book showing high craft in DTC and HCP pharma experience is required for this position
• A proven track record of pitching, winning, and standing up new business
• Figma, Sketch, and AI systems acumen are musts for this role
• The ability to manage and nurture creative talent, inspire others, and work collaboratively
• Excellent presentation skills
• Demonstrated leadership and understanding of the responsibilities of an upper management position
• The availability to travel to meet client and agency needs

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Compensation Range: USD $129,485.00 - USD $207,324.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/12/2026.