Group Art Supervisor

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Stewards and contributes to Art Direction across multiple brands & indications that is on strategy, compelling, distinctive, and synergistic with copy.
• Fully executes creative deliverables with guidance from managers, and can guide more junior teammates.
• Develops new, bold creative ideas for various audiences and mediums to support their brand(s) goals while managing the day-to-day Art needs of team.
• Takes an active role in internal and client reviews, presenting & defending creative direction in collaborative manner, while responding and incorporating feedback.
• Demonstrates effectiveness consistent with job expectations across multiple projects and brands.
• Maintains and strengthens positive relationships with various agency departments including Editorial, Account, Strategy, and Project Management.
• Communicates consistently and effectively with team members regarding deadlines, revisions, quality control and new work.
• Partners closely with Copy partner and team to contribute and execute creative approaches to communicate brand personality and messages for both the overall campaign and individual materials.
• Proactively approaches leadership with new ideas and suggestions for personal career growth and team dynamics.
• Seen as the subject matter expert of the client's marketplace, competition, marketing objectives and strategies.
• Meaningfully and proactively creates innovative ideas appropriate to the clients marketing strategy, brand guidelines and audience needs.
• Active participant in strategic and tactical brainstorming meetings.
• Fully understands the creative brief and the role it plays in creative evolution, taking into consideration client feedback.
• Maintains and strengthens client relationships and trust through clear and authoritative presentations, thorough understanding of brand data, language nuance, and strategic direction.
• Proactively communicates with all team members in a productive manner to ensure creative vision is maintained and deadlines are met.
• Manages, mentors and inspires Art team, delegating incoming tasks and assignments as appropriate.
• Responsible for hiring, staffing, and full life-cycle talent management (e.g. delivering feedback, annual reviews, general and performance management).
• Ensures accurate and timely reporting of billing/timesheets for self and direct reports.
• Collaborates on staffing plan, timelines, budgets with guidance from management.

Strategic Thinking

Seen as the subject matter expert of the client's marketplace, competition, marketing objectives and strategies. Meaningfully and proactively creates innovative ideas appropriate to the clients marketing strategy, brand guidelines and audience needs. Active participant in strategic and tactical brainstorming meetings. Fully understands the creative brief and the role it plays in creative evolution, taking into consideration client feedback.

Client Management

Maintains and strengthens client relationships and trust through clear and authoritative presentations, thorough understanding of brand data, language nuance, and strategic direction. Maintains and strengthens positive relationships with various agency departments including Editorial, Account, Strategy, and Project Management. Communicates consistently and effectively with team members regarding deadlines, revisions, quality control and new work.

Talent Management

Proactively communicates with all team members in a productive manner to ensure creative vision is maintained and deadlines are met. Manages, mentors and inspires Art team, delegating incoming tasks and assignments as appropriate. Responsible for hiring, staffing, and full life-cycle talent management (e.g. delivering feedback, annual reviews, general and performance management).

Education & Experience

Required/Preferred 6+ years Visual Communications, Graphic Design, Art Direction and Design or related field
Preferred 0+ years Pharmaceutical/Healthcare advertising

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

In addition to resume, comprehensive digital portfolio demonstrating creative ability required.
Software: Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT, Teams) or equivalent
Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
Experience with video editing, animation, 3D program software is a plus.
Strong written & verbal communication
Experience & competency with managing and leading a team.
Experience & competency with strategic thinking & problem solving.
Knowledge of Art and Design principles across channels and media.

Competencies

Leadership - Demonstrates a stabilizing and authoritative presence that engenders team confidence
Communication - Expresses ideas confidently, professionally, and passionately
Quality Orientation - Detail-oriented, monitors the quality of work and makes any necessary improvements
Organization - Manages time, creates clear goals, identifies and finds the resources (e.g. time, people, materials) needed to achieve them, and schedules tasks so that work is completed on time.
Presentation - Able to establish a meaningful relationship with the audience and clearly convey expertise and passion for the work.
Problem Solving - Looks for effective solutions and takes the necessary action to implement them.
Interpersonal Skills - Able to work effectively in a team environment and build relationships with others.
People Management - Coaches team members to develop capabilities beyond their job duties (SA)
Collaboration - Ability to work effectively in a team environment to build and foster collaboration.
Creativity - Demonstrates a creative mind.