Copy Supervisor

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 Copy Supervisor is responsible for guiding the creative vision and strategy to produce exceptional, award-worthy work. This role includes delivering consistently outstanding results, collaborating closely with account management to ensure client satisfaction with the quality and value of our creative efforts.

Responsibilities:

Creative/Hands-on Work (70%)

• 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 (ie, write, reference and annotate copy in preparation for medical/legal review in a deadline-focused environment)
• Manage and work independently, under tight deadlines, while juggling multiple projects
• Participate in client meetings
• Lead concept presentations
• Attend market research as appropriate
• Share responsibility with planning to shape strategic branding

Management (20%)

• 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

Leadership (5%)

• Develop good relationships with your clients
• Demonstrate an understanding of client products and marketing challenges and are responsive to the strategic and creative needs

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree is required

Professional Skills and Requirements:

• 5+ years’ traditional agency experience, 2+ must be in a market access environment
• 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
• 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.