Stamford, Connecticut
Creative Director, Medical Communications Job Opening in Stamford, Connecticut - Guidemark Health is looking for a passionate and driven Creative Director to lead and (continue to) build our medical education's creative, creative team, and culture at Guidemark. This position will be located in our Stamford office.
You are a people-first leader who inspires those around People follow you.
You like to build teams, ideas and You like to dig in and immerse yourself in the business.
You are passionate, persistent and prolific when it comes to ideas; you embrace bringing new ideas and approaches to the med comm space
You can flawlessly articulate the "why"?
You are the proud voice of creative, leading by example and championing a positive creative
You have a track record of ideating and executing within the med comm space
Can adapt more traditional advertising best practices into med comm opportunities
Can help bring the science to life, creatively
Are comfortable leading the team on any creative challenge -- big or small, regardless of client, vertical or medium
You believe in innovation and finding new and fresh approaches for everything you
You are fascinated by digital, innately and constantly curious, always looking to learn
You take immense pride in teaching and mentoring
You love to strategically spar, always pushing for outstanding
You are full-of life, a lover of thinking big, thinking
You are a positive force, always up for a challenge, love problem solving, and embrace Is this you? Please read on.
Responsibilities:
Embrace med comm as a creative discipline; passionate about telling the story of the science in new, compelling and creative ways
Effective at ideating creative expression in med comm space; comfortable pushing the envelope within compliance guardrails
Share the vision of establishing GMH as THE agency of choice for the best creative shop in the med comm space
Can adapt advertising best practices and high quality creative to med comm space; envision those possibilities and introduce them to the teams for client expansion and execution
Help drive creative within the culture of the med comm space
Accountable as the creative strategic lead on multiple brands/ projects, setting the creative standard for med comm, from the crafting and approval of creative briefs through to
Oversee and review all creative, ensuring the highest quality of
Lead or supervise all major conceptual asks, for both organic and new
Leverage high level of knowledge regarding industry trends/
Sought by team members and peers as a source for ideas,
Troubleshoot complex creative
Spearhead creative portion of client presentations and consistently over deliver with polish and
Help clients understand and internalize criteria by which creative product should be
Promote continual creative improvement and actively contribute to a culture of innovation, excellence and
Provide on-going mentorship to the team and beyond, help champion creative at the
Develop or oversee the annual development plans for the
Champion and build the agency's creative reputation internally and externally, helping to facilitate award winning work and
Required Skills & Experience:
10+ years of (creative) agency experience
6+ years of leadership and managerial experience (with direct reports)
Proven track record of innovation (in digital or elsewhere) in medical education
Exceptional communication skills and the ability to sell ideas; comfortable and strong in front of clients
Ability to manage multiple demands at once, with finesse and ease
Must have Med Ed/Med Comm agency experience
Healthcare marketers are working in the most competitive time the category has ever known. They need to break through the clutter and noise of over-populated marketplaces while also battling onerous pricing challenges, reimbursement concerns and vigorous regulatory constraints. Add to that, the industry many communication agency vendors who have created homogenous processes and work product that are often a mile wide but an inch deep, and rooted in very little that is genuine or authentic for the clients or the audiences they serve. But there is one industry partner purposefully designed to be different. Guidemark is a privately owned, mid-sized agency dedicated to one central idea: delivering provocative brand solutions via responsible expertise. Through its three core pillars, Guidemark offers clients the benefits of full-service , Medical Communications and Learning all under the same roof. With a single P&L, the balance of these offerings enables clients to access diverse expertise that is simple and approachable to engage and that will meaningfully move the needle of their business. Guidemark understands what it takes for a brand today to make a difference and to make its mark. Whether we are charged with disrupting a disease, disrupting an established paradigm or disrupting an entire market, we will do so with energy, with passion and also with the insight, forethought and stability that comes from our experience and expertise. At Guidemark, we specialize in disruptive stability. Guidemark Health is a mid-sized, full-service healthcare communications agency headquartered in Parsippany, NJ with multiple offices along the pharmaceutical corridor from Stamford, CT to Princeton, NJ.
No outside recruiters please!
Job Type: Full-time
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