Havas SO are a collaborative, client facing team with a non-traditional set up spanning advertising, patient engagement, digital experience and PR. We are looking for an ambitious, dynamic, versatile, ideas driven Art Director with a passion for creative work which will push the boundaries in healthcare. The right candidate will be a fully collaborative team player who will use their combination of vision, art direction skill set and personality to contribute to ideas and help us craft award winning work. This role is very much hands-on, with responsibility for the quality of output across a diverse range of accounts. Teamwork and collaboration will need to be at the heart of your work. You’ll inspire the creative team, the agency and our clients to bring your vision to life. You’ll ensure all your work is outstanding, working closely with the Creative Directors to oversee projects and campaigns.
Skills & Experience
- You will be a skilled art director with an eye for small detail and a love of big conceptual ideas – and ready to take your work to the next level
- You will be experienced in working as part of a larger creative team that brings your vision and the client’s expectation to life.
- You have an enquiring mind – with the vision to see how the intricacies of medical advertising can be pushed further and made better.
- Experience and understanding of how to deliver in the modern omni-channel world, both physical and digital.
- Good communication and presentation skills to explain and support your thinking, both internally and externally
- You’ll be completely fluent with the industry standards in Adobe Creative suite and good knowledge of XD/Figma. After Effects and Editing skills are a big plus.
- A portfolio that demonstrates a high-level of creative thinking, strong Ideation and well refined design executions
- You will have excellent people management skills – particularly delegation and coaching
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Good project management skills
- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
- Ability to use own initiative
- You will have proven experience as agency Art Director
- Healthcare experience would be an advantage
- Graphic Design or Art qualification at degree level preferable
Havas SO
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