Group Art Supervisor

Job Description

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates for this role must be able to work out of our Chicago, New York, or Philadelphia offices.

Job Function: Responsible for leading key Medical Communications accounts from a Creative perspective. This role includes directing and/or reviewing all work produced by full-time and freelance staff. The Group Art Supervisor must ensure that all work produced meets the standards set by the agency and client(s). This is a hands-on position, requiring the individual to produce an appropriate proportion of creative work.

Responsibilities:

Creative/Hands-on Work (60%)

Partner with Scientific Directors to create dynamic, persuasive, and highly credible medical communications

Build immersive, engaging presentations and live experiences

Take on appropriate projects and own them, start to finish

Manage and work independently, under tight deadlines, while juggling multiple projects

Participate in client meetings and presentations

Attend market research and advisory boards as appropriate

Management (20%)

Delegate to and supervise the work of staff and freelance designers/copywriters assigned to the brand

Manage workloads to maximize productivity of the creative team, ensuring that everyone is busy and billable

Work closely with scientific, account, PM, studio, and editorial to ensure that deadlines and budgets are met

Provide written and face-to-face feedback for annual performance reviews, as well as ongoing feedback throughout the year (written when requested)

Interview prospective art candidates

Leadership (20%)

Lead the creative team in development of concepts and execution of all projects from conception to completion

Assure that all art directors are trained and, where needed, mentored to maintain the standards and expectations of the agency and the client, and to meet their own career goals

Demonstrate to internal and external customers that you understand their products and marketing challenges and are responsive to the strategic and creative needs of the brand

Represent the agency at client meetings and social events as appropriate