Senior Art Director - Heartbeat

We’re Heartbeat, the marketing agency for Healthcare Challenger Brands and the brave clients behind them. And hopefully you’re our next Senior Art Director, helping us to deliver game-changing campaigns for Consumers & HCPs.

Read on to learn more about what qualities we’re looking for in a new member of the crew and why you’re gonna dig working with us.

Our team is looking for someone who has a positive attitude and the ability to thrive in a collaborative agency environment with multi-disciplinary teams. Beyond that, here’s how you’ll make your mark:

• Creates and presents concepts for client campaigns and new business that meet strategic and business goals.
• Oversees a broad range of digital projects, which can include banners, large sites, brand development, mobile apps, emails, and social.
• Research, review, and recommend suitable illustration, photography, and sound.
• Reviews and directs work of project teams, taking quality of design, strategic accuracy, and adherence to client goals and brand style guidelines into account.
• Presents work internally and to clients.
• Collaborates with Design, Copy, Production, Client Services, Creative Leads, Technology, and UX to incorporate revisions from client and/or team as needed.
• Reviews quality of final product, packages and delivers final deliverables to project managers and/or clients.
• Ensures that the scope is clear and agreed upon, driving scope discussions if necessary.
• Follows creative briefs by interpreting instructions and disseminating results to team members in an effective manner.
• Manages design resources for approved projects.
• Delivers products in a timely fashion to meet set deadlines.
• Oversees and prioritizes work effectively.
• Keeps management in the loop and effectively escalates roadblocks.
• Manages Art Directors and provides guidance to Designers.

Hell yes, I want to do all of that. But tell me more about Heartbeat…

Heartbeat is a healthcare marketing & creative agency, headquartered in NYC and powered by ~300 smart people all over the US. In the past four years, we’ve been named a 4-time “Best Place to Work” by AdAge and MM+M and a “Diversity & Inclusion Champion” by MedAdNews.

We care about three big things:

1. Empowering Challenger Brands
We work with marketers who have big mountains to climb and the ambition to make it happen. As their sherpa and sidekicks, we must relentlessly deliver on our core values: insightful, inventive, and courageous.

2. Being the Best Place You’ll Ever Work

This isn’t all pool tables and Bagel Fridays — it’s about giving you the support to do and be your best. Examples include the ability to work wherever (forever), unlimited PTO, and self-care stipends. We also love to let loose, whether through selfie scavenger hunts or bouts of companywide bingo that would shock even the rowdiest retirement communities.

3. Fostering a Diverse & Caring Community

We’re the most diverse agency in healthcare, by design. No matter your story, you’ll find representation and amplification — through our affinity groups, cultural celebrations, and unwavering support no matter what society throws at us. We’re proud to say that you can be anything you want at Heartbeat (as long as it’s not an a**hole).

There’s a reason 1/3 of Heartbeaters have been here for 4+ years and we have a 90% retention rate. We hope you’ll experience it for yourself.

About Publicis Health & Publicis Groupe

Heartbeat is a proud member of Publicis Health, the largest health communications network in the world. Publicis Health is one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe, the third-largest advertising and media company in the world — offering us unparalleled global reach and resources.

Across 4+ years of experience, you know what it takes to slay Art Direction. These are the core skills you’ve totally nailed:

• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and User Experience principles. Adobe XD or Sketch is a plus.
• Advanced typography skills, conceptual abilities and understanding of user centric design.
• Experience working with animators and/or illustrators.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills to speak effectively before internal teams and clients.
• Ability to successfully organize, prioritize and manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to guide others in the artistic development and execution of creative interactive marketing communication programs that meet client objectives.
• Must demonstrate a solid understanding of current creative media, mediums, and trends.
• Supervisory experience is preferred.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $64,500- $101,500 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/20/2024.