Senior Art Director

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Senior Art Directors at Ogilvy Health own their brands. They manage the evolution of the branding through the execution of layouts and conceptual development required for their projects. They will collaborate within a multi-functional team – including Medical or Creative Copywriters and Client Services – to deliver the best result, including working with Art Directors to ensure branding consistency.

Be part of a bright, collaborative team pushing the envelope to show that healthcare advertising can be fresh and exciting even in a highly regulated industry. The challenges are many and varied, with brands in both Canadian and global markets, and communications for HCPs, patients, consumers, and more.

What You’ll Do:

• Work in a collaborative environment on various projects and campaigns.
• Execute layouts to deliver on objectives of project briefs; updates as needed.
• Oversee consistency across pieces, compliance with regulatory bodies, and manage evolution of your brands from a creative perspective.
• Demonstrate skill in conceptual development when new creative is required.
• Review layouts before release and back up Art Directors on their brands.
• Present work to clients
• Complete updates for ongoing projects and liaise with client services to communicate creative changes.
• Attend project briefs and provide input/suggestions as needed.
• Collaborate with copywriters to deliver on objectives of creative execution and find solutions to creative challenges.
• Deliver layouts per agreed timelines and provide creative rationale for pieces.
• Ensure consistency across pieces, and evolution of the brand.
• Review and sign off on final layouts before release.

What You’ll Need:

• Team player who is eager to collaborate.
• Strong conceptual skills.
• Solutions-oriented and resourceful.
• Accountable, independent, and mindful of others.
• Interest in science, health and marketing, with a desire to keep learning.
• Meticulous – attention to detail is a must.
• Avid listener, learner and contributor.
• Ability to present work and ideas internally and to clients
• 5+ years’ experience in an agency or similar environment.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere a bonus)
• Proficient in Figma/Sketch
• Strong background in developing digital pieces and campaigns, and experience developing pieces destined for print.
• Skill in conceptual development, bringing ideas to life in ways that speak to the target audience.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

How We’ll Support You

Ogilvy Health celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.

Ogilvy Health Canada employees are encouraged to bring their ideas, experiences and perspectives, gleaned from their varied backgrounds, to the workplace. We strive to create an environment in which all employees can feel comfortable to contribute to their fullest potential without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications.

Salary Range $65,000—$115,000 USD

At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.

We believe in building powerful teams with purpose - and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.

Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.

Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.