Director Creative Services

Duties/Responsibilities

Supervisory

• Develops talent pipeline of existing and future staff
• Gives strong, clear direction and supervises direct functions/departments effectively, positively, and in line with our business objectives

Department Management

• Owns development and maintenance of Creative Services best practices, processes, and training materials to provide standardized guidance to all direct reports
• Assists with content development for business development activities
• Presents and sells standard and innovative ideas internally and to clients
• Collaborates with Industry Experts and Account, Content, and Editorial team members as the job requires to develop communications and manage day-to-day activities

Creative Delivery

• Understanding of the design and layout development process for print and digital from concept through completion
• Maintains appropriate documentation tracking project development and changing specifications
• Conducts research to select and secure suitable illustrative material or conceives and assigns production of material and detail to artists and photographers
• Presents work, provides design rationale, and defends work in creative reviews or meetings
• Client facing - needs understood and the creative strategy is meeting and, ideally, exceeding their expectations
• Brand steward that understands the market, asks the right questions, and works with clients to solve strategic and creative issues

Requirements

Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or visual communications
• Minimum 7-10 years’ design experience in promotional or medical communication agency; Senior 10+ years
• Proven ability to work cross functionally with creative and business leaders
• Rigorous attention to detail and accuracy
• Understanding of in-house creative team and related dynamics
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Suite; primarily InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat
• Expert knowledge of style sheets, master pages, heavy typesetting