ACD - Copy

At HCG, we accelerate the impact of science. We are a global leader in medical communications, boldly defining the healthcare communications landscape at the convergence of people, purpose, science, and technology

We work with 100+ transformational medicines across pharma, biotech, and healthcare. From early-stage discovery through commercialization, HCG partners with the medical communications community, across the lifecycle of their asset, and supercharges their science to engage and reach healthcare professionals.

We dare to think bigger, and lead with our values of integrity, courage, drive, and collaboration to pursue excellence. If you’re ready to take the next step in your creative career, we welcome you to explore the opportunities we offer.

REQUIREMENTS

We are seeking creative professionals with at least 3 years of experience as a Group Copy Supervisor in an agency or equivalent business. Experience in pharmaceutical and healthcare experience is a must; if you have experience with rheumatic or immunologic disease, even better. You must have at least 2 years of management experience overseeing at least 1-2 junior creatives. A strong portfolio showcasing innovative thinking and award-winning work is desired.

OVERVIEW

The Associate Creative Director, Copy position is intended for candidates who have worked in an agency setting, with at least 5 years leading brands, creative teams, and creative project oversight. The ideal candidate is ready to take a more senior role on a brand, overseeing a team of copywriters in an agency setting.

The job requires confidence in owning the creative process, selling ideas to clients, and executing in a manner that exceeds client expectations. An Associate Creative Director, Copy will participate in helping with creative insights in pitches and presentations and actively look for ways to take work to the next level for our clients. The role requires strong client-facing skills, is very hands-on and is often busy; time and self-management skills are essential.

Associate Creative Directors are expected to work independently. They must show initiative in being the creative lead on brands and do so by activating both internal and external key creative resources as needed. They will be expected to primarily lead projects but be prepared to roll up their sleeves and do the work, too. The former should be the norm; a big part of their role is to train the next generation of creatives. They should have a strong working relationship with their art partner, demonstrating the strength of the Copy/Art Creative team, and be prepared to represent each other when necessary. They must show a willingness and active drive to be promoted to Creative Director through award-worthy creative output, active team leadership, and a strong understanding of the medical communications industry. They must be a vital member of brand teams, and partner with clients, account, and scientific team members to elevate projects to a higher creative level.

EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE

• Demonstrate complete proficiency in English with an ability and understanding to write for global audiences. You know to avoid idioms and puns that might not translate to other languages, yet you craft hard-hitting headlines that work
• Experience writing pharmaceutical materials, especially HCP-facing content delivered by a sales force
• Deep conceptual thinking skills. You partner well with art to create memorable campaigns. You know what’s been done, and what’s become a cliché in advertising, and you seek to break new ground
• Strong leadership skills across creative and brand teams. Be prepared to share examples of how you’ve collaborated with clients, sold them on innovative work, and executed projects. Examples of actual client feedback is encouraged
• Deep knowledge on several therapeutic areas; be able to describe the strategic imperatives of brands you have worked on, and how the pieces created achieved these imperatives
• A strong portfolio showing award-worthy creative work across all media. Quality beats quantity; only show us your best pieces. We want to see how you think and lead; take us through a project from briefing through concepts, execution, and final deliverable. If it won an award, show us why. Demonstrate creativity and presentations skills together
• Team building experience is highly desirable. Share examples of people you hired, how you coached them, helped them improve their writing skills, and helped them progress in their careers
• Lead copy teams from Copy Supervisors down to junior roles, bringing them in early and leading them through the needs of each challenge
• Have a professional attitude, and show us you can be a strong representative of HCG in front of clients
• BA in English, Communication, Media Studies, or equivalent experience
• Positive thinker and collaborative team member with an ability to work independently
• Excellent verbal and written communication

PERSONAL SKILLS

You will be part of a team that loves to engage with each other and with our agency-wide partners. We expect you to be open to direction and to learn from your manager, senior agency leaders, and from your peers. We want you to learn to love medical communications as much as we do, and a keen interest in science and medicine will go a long way.

You must be motivated with a flexible and can-do attitude, combined with excellent communication skills. You should show an ability to overcome challenging requirements and demonstrate creativity and innovation in finding ways to execute never-been-done-before ideas. We expect you to keep abreast of the latest creative and digital trends.

You will report to one of our Creative Directors, and are expected to be well organized, with an ability to work efficiently with remote teams. You will possess effective communication skills in person and virtual meetings, always present and actively participating. Excellent written communication is important, too. Travel might be required, depending on business or client needs (less than 30%)

Omnicom Health is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.