Full-Time

Associate Creative Director

Art

Fifth Element

Fifth Element

1-10 employees

Delivers forestry software solutions and services

Compensation Overview

$160k - $175k/yr

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Category
Creative Production
Required Skills
Branding/Brand Strategy
Social Media
Graphic Design

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Requirements
  • 8–10+ years of experience in advertising.
  • Strong design instincts and attention to detail.
  • Comfort leading ideas, guiding teams, and talking to clients.
  • Clear communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
  • Curiosity about science, healthcare, and the people the work ultimately helps.
Responsibilities
  • Partner with copy and strategy to lead concept development and shape campaign ideas from the start.
  • Guide the visual direction of brands and campaigns across digital, social, video, print, and emerging media.
  • Lead and mentor art directors and designers, helping them grow their thinking and craft.
  • Jump into the work when needed by sketching, designing, or helping push ideas further.
  • Collaborate closely with account and project management to keep work moving, on brief, and on budget.
  • Present creative to clients and help them understand the thinking behind the work.
  • Ensure that everything produced looks sharp, feels on-brand, and delivers on the strategy.
  • Help teams navigate the realities of a fast-paced agency while keeping the creative energy high.
  • Build a deeper understanding of the science, therapeutic areas, and disease states behind the work.
  • Play an active role in shaping the creative culture and raising the bar for the agency.
Desired Qualifications
  • Healthcare or pharmaceutical agency experience.

Trimble Forestry Europe Oy is the forestry software arm of Trimble Inc., formed by combining Fifth Element Oy with Savcor Oy and Silvadata Oy in Finland. It provides software solutions for forest management and operations, part of a global Trimble Forestry suite. The products help customers collect, manage, and analyze data to plan and execute forestry activities, integrating with Trimble’s hardware and other software tools. What sets it apart is its integration of multiple Finnish forestry software assets into a single global brand, supported by Trimble’s large engineering and product resources and a dedicated forestry software team. The company’s goal is to deliver end-to-end forestry software solutions worldwide under the Trimble Forestry brand, helping customers optimize planning, monitoring, and execution of forest operations.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Jyväskylä, Finland

Founded

2005

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Fifth Element posted a July 2026 job for a Group Art Supervisor, signaling hiring.
  • Healthcare advertising demand stays strong as brands need medical education and omnichannel creative.
  • The October 2025 launch positions Fifth Element as a fresh alternative to legacy holding-company agencies.

What critics are saying

  • IPG won a January 2026 injunction, restricting customer servicing and employee solicitation.
  • The agency launched recently; one lost account can cripple revenue before 2027.
  • If talent keeps defecting, Fifth Element becomes an empty brand, not a durable platform.

What makes Fifth Element unique

  • Robert Blink launched Fifth Element in October 2025 as a healthcare-only agency.
  • Its New York team spans advertising and medical education across U.S. and global markets.
  • Veteran IPG and 21Grams leadership gives Fifth Element senior relationships and category experience.

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