VP, Associate Creative Director - Harrison and Star

The VP, ACD/Copy is responsible for creating a comprehensive copy platform for each assigned account.

The VP, ACD ensures that the work is on strategy and contributes to growing the Client’s business.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and execution of all Agency offerings
• Create comprehensive copy platform for each assigned account
• Ensure that Agency work is on strategy and contributes to growing the Client's business
• Work as a team with art directors to develop conceptual approaches to meet Client objectives
• Demonstrate sound understanding of marketing
• Provide extensive strategic input into marketing/advertising initiatives
• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of Client's business
• Develop positive, productive relationships with all members of Client/Agency team
• Attend relevant trade shows and share learnings with team
• Demonstrate understanding of market research to create test materials and be an effective research attendee
• Maintain positive relationships with internal business group departments such as Editorial and Traffic
• Demonstrate high level of professional craftsmanship and superior writing skills
• Be aware of, and familiar with, medical and scientific information that pertains to Agency brands
• Maintain awareness of current advertising, marketing, and other communications
• Demonstrate the ability to work in various forms of media
• Provide constructive and direct on-going feedback and generate performance reviews for team members
• Manage, mentor and supervise direct reports as well as other relevant creative staff
• Effective presenter-clearly communicate creative concepts and sell Agency work to both Clients and new business prospects
• Manage freelancers, when needed
• Function autonomously on a day-to-day basis but involve supervisor in major decisions; be able to effectively take over CD’s function when CD is unavailable
• Offer original solutions for creative strategic tactical challenges

Additional Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively and professionally both internally and externally
• Demonstrate good problem-solving and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate ability to set priorities while handling multiple projects and to delegate work appropriately
• Remain calm despite high pressure situations
• Project a professional, positive attitude toward peers and clients within the department and the agency
• Uphold Agency quality standards in servicing the Client
• Maintain accurate time sheets
• Foster a positive team atmosphere demonstrating respect for peers and supervisors
• Assist other members of department/team as needed when workload allows
• Foster senior level partnerships with creative/account colleagues

Responsibilities

• Monitor Time Off / Vacation schedules for appropriate coverage
• Assign work to assure project deadlines are met
• Monitor overall workload to effect efficiency and assure that waiting or downtime is minimized
• Keep supervisor or department head apprised of any workload challenges/concerns on assigned team accounts that may necessitate hiring freelancers
• Monitor, review and approve direct report’s time sheets in terms of hours worked on specific jobs
• Provide constructive and direct ongoing feedback to direct reports
• Evaluate performance of direct reports and complete and deliver performance reviews
• 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 department head
• Provide ongoing guidance to all team members and be available to them as a resource for account/agency/departmental policies, procedures, etc.

Vice-President Responsibilities

• Advocate of Harrison and Star; makes decisions with the agency’s and employees’ best interest in mind
• Embodies the four core values; commitment, collaboration, creativity and code of ethics
• Provides leadership within his/her department as well as across the agency
• Proactively provides suggestions that Impact agency policy and operations
• Demonstrates support of the agency’s goals and mission
• Presents a professional and positive image of Harrison and Star both internally and externally
• Ability to identify, recruit, train and develop talent; motivates direct reports, and acts as a mentor to all

Qualifications

• College degree
• 8+ years of Copywriting experience
• 3-4 years of supervisory experience
• Agency experience including
• 1 year direct-to-physician
• Proficiency with word processing programs
• Excellent oral communication and presentation skills.

The range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States. Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire. 

$150,000 - $193,500

Omnicom Health Group is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is equally distributed, and we’re focused on developing diverse 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.