This position can be based remotely (working from home) or at our headquarters in Stamford, CT. 

About Lockwood: Lockwood collaborates with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries to identify effective, holistic, science-based strategies to address their objectives through market access communications. Our clients count on us to challenge their assumptions and help them creatively navigate around obstacles. From strategy through execution, we focus on accuracy, transparency, and scientific value to create programs that are evidence-based, clinically relevant, and contribute to the development of our clients’ brands. Over a third of our staff hold advanced scientific, pharmacy, or medical degrees, and most work from where they live. Because our flexible structure provides better work-life balance, we attract the best talent, facilitate their best work, and as a result, are more responsive to our clients, wherever and whenever they do business.

Summary: The VP Associate Creative Director (Art) is responsible for developing creative direction and strategy of exceptional, potentially award-winning creative. This leadership role includes assigning teams, inspiring those teams to consistently product exceptional work, and working closely with account management to ensure clients are satisfied with the quality and value of our creative work. Other responsibilities include:

Responsibilities

Creative/Hands-on Work (50%)

• Help develop and review creative briefs that provide strategic insight and creative inspiration
• Work with ACD, Copy to produce standout and strategically focused creative execution
• Take on appropriate projects and own them, start to finish
• Manage and work independently, under tight deadlines, while juggling multiple projects
• Estimate art hours
• Participate in client meetings
• Lead concept presentations
• Attend market research as appropriate
• Share responsibility with planning to shape strategic branding

Management (30%)

• Assign creative teams best suited for each project based on ability and workload
• Manage workloads to maximize productivity of the art team
• Collaborate with account and project management departments to ensure that deadlines and budgets are met
• Assure that all creatives are trained to maintain the standards and expectations of the agency and the clients
• Identify and Interview prospective creative candidates

Leadership (20%)

• Become the creative voice for your accounts
• Develop good relationships with your clients
• Work with account management to grow our business at existing clients
• Demonstrate an understanding of client products and marketing challenges and are responsive to the strategic and creative needs
• Represent the agency at client meetings and social events as appropriate

Education:

• College Degree is required

Professional Skills and Requirements:

• 7+ years’ agency experience
• A proven track record of creative ability and judgment, successful client contact experience, the ability to work collaboratively with account management, excellent presentation skills, successful experience in managing creative teams and multiple accounts, and the commitment to go the extra mile in time and effort to produce the very best work
• An understanding of web production and the capabilities within digital channels is essential
• Hands on experience with the core Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Experience in web-based, modular mobile design strategies and software: Figma and Sketch
• Motion graphic and video editing skills a bonus but not a mandatory for consideration
• Candidate must be open to travel as needed

This position can be performed remotely in all but the following locations: Colorado, New York City, San Francisco County, CA.