Associate Creative Director, Art (FTC)

The Associate Creative Director, Art (FTC) role at Avalere Health leads creative for healthcare brands, mentors junior staff, and delivers high impact advertising across media. This position is based in New York, NY with hybrid work arrangements and offers an hourly rate of USD 95 - 130.

Responsibilities

• Set and elevate creative quality through your own work and by motivating colleagues and guiding team members.
• Conceive and steer concepts for advertising and promotional campaigns.
• Lead the creative direction on brands and projects, collaborating with brand teams and fellow creatives to shape strategy and execute delivery.
• Establish authority on contemporary creative thinking and actively contribute to raising the agency profile in healthcare communications.
• Cultivate strong relationships with teammates, enabling smooth collaboration while encouraging and challenging others.
• Advocate for creativity and a collaborative culture, inspiring others to follow suit.
• Support the development of junior staff through supervision, mentoring, and targeted training.
• Provide constructive challenges that stimulate ideation and elevate the quality of ideas.
• Play a key role in agency growth and in identifying new business opportunities.
• Propose new business initiatives when appropriate and execute them through to completion.
• Demonstrate understanding of the commercial aspects of the business and help the Creative Department meet performance targets.
• Take a lead role on new business pitches, directing efforts and presenting as required.

Requirements

• Experience in a creative role with a recognised healthcare advertising agency.
• Medical devices experience is advantageous.
• Demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset in pursuing new creative opportunities.
• Eager to shape and improve offerings and ways of working, contributing as an integral member of brand teams with strategic creative guidance.
• Capable of crafting a clear, compelling narrative in concept presentations to guide clients through the creative ideas.
• Open to exploring new approaches, testing ideas, and delivering innovative solutions that improve patient lives and individual health experiences.
• Understands the value of different communication platforms and design tools, from video and PowerPoint to websites, apps, print, and immersive experiences.
• Evidence of mentorship, teamwork, and collaboration demonstrated in recent work.
• Proficiency in Figma is required.

Technologies

• Figma
• PowerPoint

Benefits

• 401K plan with employer match up to 4%, immediately vested
• Life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid and remote options
• Option to work from anywhere across the globe for two weeks each year
• 20 vacation days per year
• One personal well-being day
• 9 public holidays
• Gifted end-of-year holidays
• Early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August
• Free counselling through the employee assistance program
• Personalized health support
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Enhanced family leave
• Enhanced fertility policies
• Ongoing on-demand training and professional development opportunities
• Global mobility opportunities across the business