Creative Director, Copy (Health)

About the role

We're seeking a highly strategic and creatively driven Creative Director, Copy, to be a go-to leader for our healthcare brand(s).

What You’ll Do:

• Be the go-to creative leader for assigned brand(s): provides thoughtful leadership, strategic clarity, inspiration, and direction to teams and helps develop strong ideas that solves clients’ business challenges.
• Provides actionable, clear, and strategic feedback for teams and work closely with Strategy, Account, and the client to ensure ideas align with creative brief.
• Ability to conceive and persuasively present award-worthy concepts and recommendations to internal teams and clients.
• Leads production efforts and demonstrates ability to work within budget or can articulate justification to increase budget for projects with Account Team.
• Foster strong relationships with clients and spot opportunities to enhance or build on a project (upsell).
• Able to present confidently to client and clearly communicate how creative work/design meets the strategic and business objective.
• Manage multiple projects, sometimes for various brands with different scopes and ensure all project of self and team deadlines are met.

What You’re Like

A highly creative individual with the ability to generate innovative, award-worthy creative and strategic ideas that solve clients’ business challenges.

A confident and persuasive presenter who can respond well to challenging client situations.

Comfortable acting as a liaison between an agency vendor and client.

Comfortable with pushing back on brief or strategic direction as necessary and collaborating with most senior level co-workers and clients.

What You’ll Need

A portfolio that demonstrates creative and conceptual thinking, preferably in the healthcare/pharma industry.

8-10+ years of equivalent experience with 5+ years of supervisory experience.

What We Offer

Passionate, driven people | We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Consciously cultivated culture | We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery.

Competitive benefits | What we offer full time hires ranges from the full spectrum of group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision) to a generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution), and a variety of paid time off offerings that reflect our investment in all aspects of your overall life balance and wellness.

Growth-minded opportunities | We aim to nurture a culture of real-time feedback, growth-oriented mindset, and plenty of training opportunities through VML and WPP, so you can continue to grow personally and professionally.

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.

We offer a competitive benefits package, click WPP Benefits for more details.

_ $100,000—$230,000 USD

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week.

If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to 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.

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