Director, Graphic Design

PTC Therapeutics is a global commercial biopharmaceutical company dedicated to extending life’s moments for children and adults living with rare diseases. We cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered.

About the Role

The Director, Graphic Design leads the development of digital-first creative and enterprise visual communications that strengthen and modernize the PTC Therapeutics brand in a highly regulated environment. This role sits at the intersection of brand strategy, creative direction, and hands-on design execution, setting the visual standard for PTC’s digital ecosystem and ensuring it is applied with rigor, consistency, and impact. The Director will evolve and implement PTC’s corporate visual identity system, including digital brand guidelines, design frameworks, and scalable templates for key channels such as website experiences, social-first content, motion/video, and executive-level presentations.

This role partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders—including Corporate Communications, Marketing, Medical, Investor Relations, Human Resources, Patient Relations, and regional teams—to ensure creative alignment and a cohesive visual narrative across audiences, geographies, and priorities. The Director ensures adherence to relevant regulatory requirements and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Responsibilities

• Corporate Brand & Visual Communications
  • Evolve and operationalize the corporate visual identity system (look/feel, typography, color, imagery/illustration) across PTC’s digital ecosystem and translate it into clear, usable guidance for internal and external partners.
  • Build and maintain modular, scalable toolkits (templates, design components, digital guidelines, accessibility guidance) that enable efficiencies while protecting brand consistency.
  • Establish quality standards and review processes for corporate-facing creative (digital, social, web, video, events, internal communications).
  • Advance PTC’s digital ecosystem (social & web), making it cohesive and driving innovation.
• Social-first Creative Strategy & Content Systems
  • Lead social-first creative strategy across channels (organic and paid), ensuring content is audience-informed, on-brand, and optimized for platform behaviors.
  • Design (and/or art-direct) social content ranging from evergreen to daily brand storytelling to major moments/campaigns, balancing conceptual thinking with strong execution.
  • Partner with department leads on content planning, creative briefs, testing/learning, and performance-informed optimization.
• Video, Motion, and Multimedia
  • Guide creative direction for short-form video, motion graphics, and animated explainers, ensuring consistency with the corporate identity.
  • Partner with internal and external partners to deliver polished assets efficiently (storyboards, creative direction, review cycles).
• Presentations & Executive Communications
  • Elevate enterprise presentations through strong information design, narrative structure, and on-brand visuals.
  • Define (and enforce) presentation standards and templates; coach internal stakeholders on effective visual communication.
  • Coach and educate departments, employees, external vendors, and agencies on PTC’s corporate brand and its application.
• Product Marketing Alignment & Enterprise-wide Partnership
  • Serve as a creative liaison to Product Marketing to ensure alignment between corporate brand expression and brand/product campaign needs.
  • Ensure consistency across regions/markets while allowing for smart localization, building frameworks that enable “aligned, not identical” execution.
  • Be a strategic partner on unmet-need/disease awareness initiatives, helping teams translate strategy into cohesive cross-channel creative.
  • Proactively identify overlap, duplication, and brand risks across initiatives; recommend consolidation and governance where needed.
• Cross-functional Collaboration, Agency/Vendor Management, and Governance
  • Collaborate with Corporate Communication, Patient Advocacy, Medical/Legal/Regulatory (MLR), Digital, and Commercial partners to deliver compliant, effective creative.
  • Manage external agencies/freelancers as needed (briefing, creative direction, reviews, timelines, budget awareness).
  • Build streamlined creative workflows (brief intake, prioritization, review routing, versioning, asset libraries) to increase throughput and clarity.
• Additional Responsibilities
  • Create, produce, edit, and annotate design projects, multimedia files, and documents in accordance with specifications.
  • Receive feedback and apply it to continuous improvements in quality output, fostering innovation and service excellence.
  • Take initiative and understand tasks quickly with minimal supervision.
  • Work with demanding stakeholders under stressful conditions while maintaining a positive image in meetings and work sessions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in design, Visual Communications, or a related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant design experience within the biotech/pharma industry, including social/digital design in a regulated or complex environment.
• Proficiency with modern design applications, such as Adobe CC (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects), Canva, Figma, and Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Strong judgment in regulated communications, comfort influencing without authority, and the ability to translate business goals into design solutions that are both strategic and execution-ready.
• Demonstrated ability to lead brand systems and apply them consistently across digital/social, video, and presentations.
• Comfort partnering with cross-functional stakeholders and translating strategy into creative output.
• Working knowledge of regulated review environments and stakeholder management (e.g., MLR processes).
• Strong interest in turning complex concepts into impactful visuals.
• Strong digital design skills (typography, layout, art direction, accessibility-minded design) and the ability to execute while guiding concept development and creative quality.
• Keen attention to detail and a desire to constantly improve quality.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while handling multiple tasks through completion.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role based in Warren, NJ, with travel requirements of 10-20% (domestic and/or international).

Pay

Expected base salary range: $198,000–$232,000. The base salary offered will be contingent on assessment of candidate education level, background, and experience relative to the requirements of the position, as well as review of internal equity. In addition to base salary, PTC employees are eligible for short- and long-term incentives.

Benefits

All eligible employees may enroll in PTC’s medical, dental, vision, and retirement savings plans.