Role: Senior Art Director (Market Access)

Location: Remote (must be located in and authorized to work in the US)

Salary: $90-130k

*must have pharma agency and market access experience!

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We’re seeking a versatile, experienced, hands-on Art Director to join our fast-growing creative agency serving the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. In this role, you’ll play a key role in shaping the visual and conceptual direction of work, actively contribute to day-to-day design execution across a range of formats and channels, and partner closely with cross-functional teammates to deliver high-quality, compliant work.

You’ll be responsible for translating complex information into high-quality creative that is compelling and on-brand. From initial concept to final delivery, you’ll shape the look, feel, and visual storytelling of assets, ensuring they meet the highest creative and regulatory standards. Collaborating closely with cross-functional partners including copywriters, project managers, consulting, leadership, and clients, this is an opportunity to help shape the agency’s creative standards and contribute meaningfully to its growth.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the visual direction of projects, guiding overall look, feel, and layout decisions while actively executing design work
• Develop and execute design concepts across multiple channels (digital and dynamic/interactive materials, print deliverables, presentations, other pharmaceutical marketing materials)
• Collaborate closely with content strategists, copywriters, and account leads to ensure alignment between visuals and messaging
• Manage projects from concept to delivery—including layout, refinement, production, and file handoff—ensuring accuracy and quality throughout
• Present ideas and design rationale internally and to clients with confidence and clarity
• Ensure creative work adheres to brand guidelines and regulatory requirements (e.g., ISI, fair balance, references, and review preparation)
• Provide art direction and feedback to junior designers or freelancers as needed
• Contribute to concept development and brainstorming for new campaigns or pitches
• Collaborate with the Creative Director to uphold visual standards and push creative quality
• Help create, maintain, and evolve internal brand visual standards, templates, and asset libraries
• Support broader creative team operations by wearing multiple hats, contributing to both direction and hands-on execution in a lean, fast-paced environment

Desired Experience and Skills

• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (especially InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and expertise in Figma and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy and content into visually compelling creative
• Experience designing for regulated industries, ideally in pharmaceutical or life sciences marketing, market access specific experience is a plus
• Proven experience working within and adapting brand guidelines while contributing original ideas and elevating the visual standard
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, ability to juggle multiple projects and timelines in a fast-paced environment
• Clear communicator, enthusiastic collaborator, and team player who can contribute ideas, accept feedback, and refine work independently

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a creative or design-focused role (prior agency and pharma experience strongly preferred)
• Strong portfolio demonstrating creative thinking, layout excellence, and polished design execution across both print and digital formats
• Motion or interactive design experience is a plus (e.g., HTML5, video, banner animation)
• Experience working in PowerPoint to create or refine high-quality presentation decks
• Exposure to new business development or pitch work
• Familiarity with the market access space and prior pharmaceutical creative experience
• Familiarity with the MLR process including annotation and reference management
• Previous experience in a startup or small agency environment

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