Vice President, Creative Director, Copy

Publicis Groupe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 129,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Razorfish Health, part of Publicis Groupe, is seeking a Vice President, Creative Director to lead a creative team in delivering cross-channel campaigns for pharmaceutical clients. You will mentor staff, win new business, and present compelling concepts to clients, while ensuring top-tier creative output across channels.

The role requires deep experience in pharma advertising, strong copy or art direction, and the ability to travel as needed to meet client and agency needs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of agency experience with a strong Copy background.
• 6-8+ years of pharma/advertising agency experience with 3-5+ years focused on HCP audiences.
• Launch experience required.
• AOR experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to manage and nurture creative talent.
• Proven track record of pitching and winning new business.
• Ability to inspire others and work collaboratively.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership for an upper management role.
• HCP experience required; DTC a plus.
• Willingness to travel to meet client and agency needs.
• Willingness to work extra hours to ensure client satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Mentor, manage and motivate a creative team while coordinating across channels.
• Win pitches and build client confidence as a senior creative leader.
• Drive and optimize the creative product, ensuring results for campaigns.

Skills

Copy background

Pharma advertising

HCP audiences

Launch experience

AOR experience

Talent management

Pitching

New business wins

Inspire others

Collaboration

Presentations

Leadership

HCP experience

Travel willingness

Extra hours

Job description

Company description

What took you so long?! We’ve been waiting for you. Yep, you read that right. We are looking for you to bring your authentic self to work every day because we know that it’s not what you do that makes you different; it’s how you do it that makes you truly unique. And we’re not just saying it, our people think that too—helping us to be named an Ad Age Best Place to Work in 2022.

We know you are not your resume; we understand you are not your work, and we respect that you are so much more than a job description. You are you.

We’re interested in you—are you interested in us? Keep reading, and let us know.

At Razorfish Health, we are fueling the practice of modern medicine. RFH is built for the modern age of medicine. We have a deep commitment to science, technology, and innovation to help health care providers and patients make better connections for better outcomes. Our focus is on future trends and disruptors that will shape how medicine is practiced today, creating a healthier tomorrow.

We support that promise with 300+employees across three office locations in New York City // Philadelphia // Chicago and many remote employees. We have 12 team members with MDs, PharmDs, or PhDs, and 5 of the top 8 pharma companies on our roster.

Responsibilities

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 Razorfish Health. You continually review and optimize results for every piece of creative work your team produces.

Qualifications

The role Vice President, Creative Director at Razorfish Health requires experience with both copywriting or art direction.

The position requires the following qualities:

• 10 + years of agency experience with primarily with a strong Copy background
• 6-8+ years of pharmaceutical advertising agency experience, with 3-5+ years focused on HCP audiences
• Launch experience required
• AOR experience strongly preferred
• The ability to manage and nurture creative talent
• A proven track record of pitching and winning new business
• The ability to inspire others and work collaboratively
• Excellent presentation skills
• Demonstrated leadership and understanding of the responsibilities of an upper management position
• HCP experience is required for this position, DTC a plus!
• The availability to travel to meet client and agency needs
• The availability and commitment to work extra hours as needed to ensure client satisfaction.

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.

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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 1/4/2027.