Vice President, Creative Director

Publicis Groupe; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Digitas Health, part of Publicis Groupe, seeks a Vice President, Creative Director with a copywriting background to lead large-scale cross-channel campaigns for healthcare brands and to mentor a high-performing creative team.

You will win pitches, shape the creative product, and contribute to strategy across websites, landing pages, productions, and digital marketing. 10+ years in an agency setting and strong leadership are required, with travel flexibility.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of agency experience with a Copywriting focus.
• Proven track record of pitching, winning, and standing up new business.
• Demonstrated leadership and understanding of upper management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative for websites, landing pages, productions and digital marketing (including Flash and multimedia) and direct marketing.
• Manage large-scale, cross-channel campaigns and develop a seasoned creative team.

Skills

Copywriting

Leadership

Pitching

New business

Travel

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 a Copywriting background. You should have at least ten or more years of experience in an advertising or interactive agency, leading the creative for websites, landing pages, productions and digital marketing (including Flash and multimedia) and direct marketing.

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 a Copywriting focus
• A book of strong HCP experience is required for this position; some DTC pharma experience is a plus
• A proven track record of pitching, winning, and standing up new business
• 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.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

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

Compensation & Benefits

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 10/19/2026.