VP, Associate Creative Director. Copy

Agency:

Omnicom Health

Job Function:

Creative

Job Subfunction:

Copywriting

Job Description:

Wildtype runs like no other. As the most Agile full-service agency in healthcare we arent beholden to ritual. Powered by diverse ideas knowledge and people our unique creative process is a force of nature removing obstacles between brand and growth in wild new ways. Title: VP Associate Creative Director Copy Location: Wildtype/ New York Department/Discipline: Copy Overview: The VP Associate Creative Director Copy is responsible for ensuring that all Agency work is on strategy and meets or exceeds the highest level of creative accomplishment. He/she contributes to growing the Clients business. They act as the Creative Directors right hand and can step in to fulfill these functions when necessary. The VP Associate Creative Director/Copy also acts an advocate for the agency. They help to identify and recruit new talent as well as provides leadership and guidance within their department. Responsibilities: Demonstrate leadership qualities as evident by ability to motivate team facilitate great thinking and keep the morale high. Proactively seek opportunities for improvements in the department and offer executable solutions. Keep Creative Director(s) briefed on creative projects in a timely manner. Establish credibility with Clients at all levels by developing knowledge of Clients business both the brand itself and people involved (i.e. internal client structure individual responsibilities and interaction between groups/individuals with respect to their impact on client jobs). Manage outside vendor/resources effectively from both cost and creative standpoints including photographers illustrators and production vendors for premiums and printing. Keep abreast of current advertising design and other visual communications. Continuously explore cutting-edge current and unique design styles and imagery. Demonstrate the ability to work in various forms of media including a working knowledge of the print production process. Contribute to new business efforts creatively as a reliable steward of the work and presenting the work in the new business effort. Act as a brand steward maintaining the integrity and excellence of the brand in all materials developed. Consistently provide fresh unique and strategic thinking for all brand marketing/advertising initiatives. Ensure that Agency work is on strategy and contributes to growing the Clients business. Work as a team with copywriters to develop conceptual approaches to meet Client objectives. Attend photo-shoots; provide necessary on-the-spot feedback to vendors to effectively accomplish agency and client goals. Acts as gatekeeper to ensure that all final products released demonstrate only the highest quality creative and effectively communicates brand messages to targeted customers. Be an effective presenter and clearly communicate creative concepts and rationale for design choices to team and clients and/or new business prospects. Demonstrate ability to zoom in and out (big picture thinking as well as attention to details) as necessary. Demonstrate ability to collaborate with Client/Agency Creative/Account teams. Help create a collaborative work environment between all departments and demonstrate ability to handle conflicts in a positive professional and productive manner. Work with account service from beginning of project until the end to make sure all projects meet budgetary guidelines. Maintain positive relationships with and utilize the internal business group departments (electronic studio editorial traffic imaging and production) appropriately. Demonstrate the ability to manage time and prioritize all jobs effectively as well as oversee junior members of the art brand team by monitoring projects delegating assignments and approving work. Monitor overall workload to effect efficiency and assure that waiting or downtime is minimized. Help supervisor manage and resolve staff issues including performance personal presentation and internal interactions. Recommend adjustments/additions to the roles and procedures of the department to achieve continuous improvement and efficiency across all accounts and/or specific accounts. Help interview train and orient new team members to the agency department and account(s) at the direction of Creative Director. Mentors reports by providing constructive ongoing feedback to them as well as completing annual performance reviews. Provide ongoing guidance to all team members and be available to them as a resource for account/agency/departmental policies procedures etc. Keep supervisor or department head appraised of any workload challenges/concerns on assigned team accounts that may necessitate hiring freelancers or moving creatives around to better utilize their time. Oversee teams time off schedules time reporting etc. to ensure appropriate coverage at all times for accounts. Maintain accurate time sheets for self and team. Monitor review and approve direct reports time sheets in terms of hours worked on specific jobs. Provides leadership within their department as well as across the Agency. Proactively provides suggestions that impact agency policy and operations. Demonstrates support of the Agencys goals and mission. Presents a professional and positive image of the Agency both internally and externally. Motivates direct reports and acts as a mentor to all within Agency. Identifies recruits trains and develops talent. Experience: College degree. 8 years of art design/direction experience. Pharmaceutical advertising experience is a must have. 3-4 years of supervisory experience. Proficiency with Macintosh and all creative programs/suites. Advertising or design portfolio. Excellent oral communication and presentation skills. Excellent written communication and presentation skills. $150000 - $193500

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