VP, Associate Creative Director - Art (Pharma)

BGBx; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Wellness benefits

Life insurance

Learning and development

Job summary

BGBx in Boston seeks a VP, ACD, Art to support the Creative Director with presentation, client relations, and team oversight. This senior role requires deep visual concepting and knowledge of pharma requirements, with at least 7 years of related graphic and supervisory experience.

You will lead standards of reproduction across digital and print, guide freelance artists, manage deadlines, and collaborate with account services and other teams to deliver compelling pharma advertising.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a minimum of 7 years of related medical education, pharmaceutical advertising experience.
• Fantastic presentation and communication skills.
• Excellent supervisory and management skills.
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish credibility with clients at all levels through advanced thinking via clear communication
• Helps establish and maintain the highest possible standards of reproduction for all digital, print, audio/visual and collateral materials produced by the agency
• Monitors the quality of finished mechanical/digital art and conceptual materials produced by internal and freelance artists
• Provides direction and guidance to department subordinates
• Informs and advises the Creative Director on the status of departmental affairs, including all design-related computer hardware/software needs
• Encourages the professional development of department staff
• Ensures the efficient visual execution of creative concepts according to a prime account responsibility list or by management’s assignment
• Consults with the Creative Director, as well as account service, traffic and other agency team members as necessary to achieve agency objectives
• Observes agency consensus in the production of client presentation materials, either conceptual or finished art
• Examines and approves finished art and conceptual material, and supervises the alteration or correction of such material
• Maintains a current list of available freelance artists, web designers, art and photography stock houses, photographers and other contributory talent and vendors
• Recommends and directs freelance contributors
• Engages in any personal development necessary to stay current in advertising techniques and standards, and research activity required to become more familiar with clients’ businesses
• Meets established deadlines or provides reasonable notice to the Creative Director of special circumstances requiring deadline extension
• Liaises with the Creative Director in assigning necessary vendor overtime needed to meet any overload demand
• Consults with Creative Director and agency services manager regarding staffing needs
• Performs occasional additional duties as deemed appropriate by the Creative Director

Skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Supervisory skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal communication

Design skills

Typography & color

Project management

Deadline management

Advertising techniques

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts degree

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Flash

HTML

After Effects

Job description

BGBx in Boston seeks a VP, ACD, Art to support the Creative Director with presentation, client relations, and team oversight. This senior role requires deep visual concepting and knowledge of pharma requirements, with at least 7 years of related graphic and supervisory experience.

You will lead standards of reproduction across digital and print, guide freelance artists, manage deadlines, and collaborate with account services and other teams to deliver compelling pharma advertising.