Creative Director, Art
London / Brighton
Global Marketing – Creative /
Permanent/full-time /
Hybrid
About Avalere Health
At Avalere Health, we are powered by a single, unifying mission to make EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. Our three capabilities – Advisory, Medical, and Marketing – move as one, seamlessly collaborating to ensure every patient is identified, supported, treated, and cared for, equally.
Achieving our mission starts with providing enriching, purpose-driven careers for our team that empower them to make a tangible impact on patient lives. We are committed to creating a culture where our employees are empowered to bring their whole selves to work and tap into the power of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to play a part in making a difference for every patient, everywhere.
Our flexible approach to working allows our global teams to decide where they want to work, whether in-office or at home based on team and client need. Major city hubs in London, Manchester, Washington, D.C., and New York, and smaller offices globally, serve as collaboration hubs allowing our teams to come together when it matters. Homeworkers are equally supported, with dedicated social opportunities and resources.
Our inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do. We proudly support our employees in bringing their whole selves to work with our six Employee Network Groups – Diverse Ability, Family, Gender, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, and Race/Ethnicity. These groups provide opportunities to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to connect, learn, and socialise through regular meetings and programs of activity. We are an accredited Fertility Friendly employer with our Fertility Policy, enhanced parental leave, and culture of flexibility ensuring every employee feels supported across their family planning journey and can work in a way that suits their family’s needs.
We are deeply invested in supporting professional growth for our employees through day-to-day career experiences, access to thousands of on-demand training sessions, regular career conversations, and the opportunity for global, cross-capability career moves.
We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you'd like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.
About the role
As our Creative Director (art), you’ll be an adventurous thinker and admired practitioner – from conception to craft.
You’ll join a team of experienced senior creative leaders who share a passion for Every Patient Possible, ourpurpose to reach the overlooked and underserved.
Together, we’ll establish Avalere Health as a creative powerhouse, ready to truly push what’s possible in health.
You’ll be responsible for delivering exceptional work for a diverse range of clients and help lead a diverse team.
About you
You are an experienced Creative Director or Associate Creative Director with 10 years+ leadership in health.
Your background is in art, and you remain absolutely committed to the craft. It’s not just about keeping your hand in.
You understand agencies; you know how to manage teams and communicate with clients to deliver the very best work possible.
You have a solid track record of line management and leadership, some awards under your belt, and pride in the teams you’ve helped build.
You are at your best in a pitch, nurturing ideas and executions and selling them effectively internally and externally.
You are in love with ideas.
Key responsibilities
In simple terms, you will have 4 key responsibilities:
To the work, to the team, to the agency and to the client
The Work
- Work with the creative leadership team (other Creative Directors & Executive Creative Directors) to define and consistently deliver creative excellence.
- Contribute to the overall vision of the creative department, helping to set ambitious targets for our creative product, including recognition for effectiveness through creativity by our end customers (including patients and healthcare professionals), our clients, our colleagues and top tier awards institutions.
- Be part of a hands-on new business team who plan out, create, and execute brilliant, pitch-winning work.
- Regularly bring creative inspiration to the team, from the healthcare arena and beyond.
- Lead by example, demonstrating your ability to create high quality work.
- Work proactively with business leaders (strategy/client service) to look for creative opportunities across clients and accounts.
- Work on and across accounts, being ready and willing to step in whenever needed.
- Set KPIs and assess progress: course-correct and celebrate successes.
The Clients
- Build a positive, trusting relationship with our clients.
- Impress our clients with every interaction, whether that’s surprising and delighting during a presentation, or dealing with challenges with openness and proactivity.
- Have a strong and clear understanding of our clients' business, context, and challenges.
- Look for opportunities for organic growth within the brand/business, proposing appropriate initiatives etc.
The Agency
- Represent the agency at industry events and across industry platforms and media.
- Help ensure we are living our values and our behaviours and are true to our creative vision.
- Help set the tone and culture within the agency through your actions in (and out of) work.
- Support other departments in whatever way you can.
- Contribute to, and participate in, agency events from our ‘All Wings’ meetings, to training and client functions.
- Lead initiatives and proactively participate in the management team.
- Be proactive in creating and maintaining agency processes.
What we can offer
You'll receive up to a 7% pension contribution, life insurance, income protection, and private medical insurance for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including flexible hybrid working, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 25 days of annual leave plus two personal well-being days, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.
Access free counselling through our employee assistance program, as well as personalized health support. Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey, as well as on-demand support from our partner Peppy. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.
