Ten years of art direction experience, formal design training, and exceptional conceptual and design skills.
Expert use of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Solid presentation capabilities.
A combination of print and web experience.
Experience overseeing a campaign's progression from rough sketches through final production.
Experience coordinating multiple work groups from marketing, design, and development to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
Experience selecting and supervising outside graphic services, including freelance artists, studios, illustrators, and photographers.
Experience leading a project from conception to implementation.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated curiosity and proficiency in using generative artificial intelligence and applicable emerging technologies, with the ability to adapt to new tools and integrate artificial intelligence responsibly into day-to-day work.
Responsibilities
Lead significant initiatives, such as new campaign development.
Participate in and volunteer to lead new business pitches.
Develop and hone presentation skills and encourage team members to do the same.
Provide leadership that inspires original, compelling, and strategically sound verbal and visual creative solutions.
Develop and nurture collaborative partnerships with account, planning, and multidisciplinary teams.
Work closely with account and planning teams to develop creative briefs.
Stay current with emerging technologies, marketing trends, and healthcare trends.
Determine when to be hands-on and when and how to delegate tasks.
Contribute to and influence the development of budgets and timelines.
Anticipate and effectively solve staffing needs.
Mentor and motivate the team, solve problems proactively, lead through challenges, and hold the team accountable for agency standards and creative excellence.
OGILVY HEALTH: WE INSPIRE PEOPLE AND BRANDS TO IMPACT THE WORLD
Guided by this vision, Ogilvy Health, part of WPP, combines borderless creativity, scientific precision, cultural fluency, andAI-enabled capabilities to build healthcare's most influential movements.We believe the future belongs to those who can seamlessly blend human ingenuity with emerging technologies, using AI not simply as a tool, but as a catalyst for deeper insights, faster problem solving, and more impactful work. We drive measurable impact and category-defining growth for brands ready to shape what's next. Our approach is powered by fearless creativity that dares to be different, sparks emotional connections, and inspires action, ensuring cultural resonance. Scientific precision translates complex data into stories that resonate, while our impact-obsessed mindset focuses on delivering real-world outcomes.
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
About the Role
At Ogilvy Health, Associate Creative Directors have risen through the ranks, know a great idea when they see it and always endeavor to transform a good idea into a great idea. They have a strong understanding of marketing and have proven capable of leading a creative team to deliver powerful and polished verbal and visual communications. They are effective in providing sound direction that enhances copy and art regardless of their native discipline. They confidently articulate ideas and creative solutions that excites/inspires the agency team, and the client can embrace. They nurture and motivate their team, are passionate about creative and responsive in the face of client feedback. They have excellent management skills and demonstrate leadership qualities and the potential for future growth. They have an inspiring, confidence-building presence and can be relied upon to help manage their teams through rough waters. They have won the trust and respect of their peers and their clients.
What You'll Do
The ACD has taken a major step forward in their career and in their level of responsibility within the agency. The role demands an ability to lead teams rather than manage. This entails mentorship (active and passive); inspiring confidence when the team is “up against it” by solving problems before they negatively impact the team or the work. It entails taking the lead when others may want to shrink in times of challenge/adversity. The “big picture” is ever-present in your day-to-day efforts but making sure the team never loses sight of the “details” is also your responsibility. At this level, it is now incumbent upon you to hold the entire team accountable (including yourself) for agency hygiene and creative excellence. Ensuring the health of the agency now influences decisions you will make or recommend.
Demonstrates the organizational skills and commitment to lead significant initiatives, such as new campaign development
Active participation/volunteering in leading new business pitches
Actively develops/hones presentation skills and encourages team members to do the same
Provides leadership qualities that inspire original, compelling and strategically sound verbal and visual creative solutions
Develops/nurtures collaborative partnerships with account, planning and multidisciplinary teams
Works closely with account/planning in development of creative briefs
Stays on top of ever-changing and emerging technologies, marketing and healthcare trends
Knows when to be hands-on and how/when to delegate tasks
Contributes/influences the development of budgets and timelines
Anticipates and effectively solves staffing needs
Is empathetic always, can be objective, and keeps ego in check
What You'll Need
10 years art direction experience, formal design training with exceptional conceptual and design skills
Expert use of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Solid presentation capabilities
Combination of print and web experience
Overseen progression of campaign from rough sketches through final production
Experience coordinating multiple work groups from marketing, design and development to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget
Selects and supervises outside graphic services including freelance artists, studios, illustrators and photographers
Experience leading a project from conception to implementation
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
AI Fluency: Demonstrated curiosity and proficiency in using generative AI and applicable emerging technologies. Ability to adapt to new tools and integrate AI responsibly into day-to-day work is expected.
How We'll Support You
Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.
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 here for more details.
Pay Range
$75,000—$180,000 USD
At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.
We believe in building powerful teams with purpose – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality. Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.
Ogilvy is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular 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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