Associate Creative Director, Art Job at W2O Group in Chicago

Overview

Real Chemistry and the healthcare industry aim to uncover insights, make meaningful connections, infuse creativity, and improve the patient experience by transforming healthcare through AI and ideas.

Real Chemistry creates the world around modern therapies with over 2,000 professionals and has carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, data & AI, and the people at the heart of it all. We work with the top pharma and biotech companies and are built for uncommon collaboration—to transform what healthcare is to what it should be. You in?

Real Chemistry is looking for an Associate Creative Director, Art to join our growing team. 21GRAMS, a Real Chemistry subsidiary, is an advertising agency focused on making healthcare more human. It emphasizes collaboration, impact, and purpose-driven work.

21GRAMS is looking for an Associate Creative Director, Art. A brand steward and category champion with a deep understanding of the brand, its benefits, and driven distinction. The role combines creative leadership with hands-on team building.

This is a hybrid role, based in any of our US offices—including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Carmel, or San Francisco—or remotely within the US, depending on team and business needs.

What you’ll do

• Responsible for art direction and design across a variety of tactics
• Convey scientific information into compelling and memorable messages for campaigns
• Champion creative thinking for campaigns and initiatives that advance creative strategy and brand personality
• Deployment, and partner with Account and Strategy teams at all points
• Ability to independently lead multiple projects, sometimes for different brands/industries
• Clearly and confidently present work to clients and internal team members
• Review and complete employee performance feedback
• Build a working relationship between the business and clients
• Work closely with art/design, tech, editorial, and project management departments to ensure deadlines and budgets are met
• Assign creative teams best suited for each project based on ability and workload
• Identify and interview prospective creative candidates

This position is a perfect fit for you if

• Company values—Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I”—speak to you
• Adaptable, resilient, and able to adjust scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow
• Proactive, driven, resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to work with data
• Highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines

What you should have

• 10+ years healthcare/pharmaceutical art direction and design
• Experience in the healthcare/pharmaceutical industry in an agency setting
• Portfolio or PDF of relevant work samples required
• Oncology experience

Pay Range

$165,000 – $180,000

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile.

Working with Real HART: we have adapted to how our people want to work, with office locations in the US, UK, and Europe. For employees within an hour of an office, attendance in the office is expected two days per week. We also operate Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) for remote regions, with quarterly gatherings for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. Our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person while supporting flexibility.

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefits program, including options for medical, dental, and vision plans, a generous 401k match, flexible PTO, student loan debt contributions, mental wellness coaching, and access to 13,000+ online classes. Additional benefits include enhanced fertility support and family-building programs. Learn more about our benefits at: realchemistrybenefits.com

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We strive to build an inclusive and equitable work environment where employees feel empowered to leverage their lived experiences and professional expertise. Applicants are encouraged to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If accommodations are needed during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

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