Cline Davis & Mann Inc is hiring: VP, Associate Creative Director, Art in New Yo

Overview

Wildtype runs like no other. As the most Agile full-service agency in healthcare, we aren’t beholden to ritual. Powered by diverse ideas, knowledge, and people, our unique creative process is a force of nature, removing obstacles between brand and growth in wild new ways.

Title : VP, Associate Creative Director, Art

Location : New York, NY

Department / Discipline : Art

Overview : The VP, Associate Creative Director, Art is responsible for ensuring that all Agency work is on strategy and meets or exceeds the highest level of creative accomplishment. He / she contributes to growing the Clients' business. They act as the Creative Director’s right hand and can step in to fulfill these functions when necessary. The VP, Associate Creative Director / Copy also acts an advocate for the agency. They help to identify and recruit new talent as well as provides leadership and guidance within their department.

Responsibilities :

Act as Creative Director’s (CD) “right hand.” Demonstrate ability to take over the CD’s functions when necessary

Demonstrate leadership qualities as evident by ability to motivate team, facilitate great thinking, and keep the morale high

Proactively seek opportunities for improvements in the department and offer executable solutions

Keep Creative Director(s) briefed on creative projects in a timely manner

Establish credibility with Clients at all levels by developing knowledge of Client’s business, both the brand itself and people involved (i.e. internal client structure, individual responsibilities, and interaction between groups / individuals with respect to their impact on client jobs

Manage outside vendor / resources effectively from both cost and creative standpoints, including photographers, illustrators, and production vendors for premiums and printing

Keep abreast of current advertising, design, and other visual communications

Continuously explore cutting-edge, current, and unique design styles and imagery

Demonstrate the ability to work in various forms of media including a working knowledge of the print production process

Contribute to new business efforts creatively, as a reliable steward of the work, and presenting the work in the new business effort

In person client travel is required

Act as a brand steward maintaining the integrity and excellence of the brand in all materials developed

Consistently provide fresh, unique, and strategic thinking for all brand marketing / advertising initiatives

Ensure that Agency work is on strategy and contributes to growing the Client’s business

Work as a team with copywriters to develop conceptual approaches to meet Client objectives

Attend photo-shoots; provide necessary on-the-spot feedback to vendors to effectively accomplish agency and client goals

Acts as gatekeeper to ensure that all final products released demonstrate only the highest quality creative and effectively communicates brand messages to targeted customers

Be an effective presenter and clearly communicate creative concepts and rationale for design choices to team and clients and / or new business prospects

Demonstrate ability to “zoom in and out” (big picture thinking as well as attention to details) as necessary

Demonstrate ability to collaborate with Client / Agency Creative / Account teams

Help create a collaborative work environment between all departments and demonstrate ability to handle conflicts in a positive, professional and productive manner

Work with account service from beginning of project until the end to make sure all projects meet budgetary guidelines

Maintain positive relationships with and utilize the internal business group departments (electronic studio, editorial, traffic, imaging and production) appropriately

Communicate effectively and professionally both internally and externally

Demonstrate good problem-solving and interpersonal skills

Remain calm despite high pressure situations

Project a professional attitude and foster a positive team atmosphere demonstrating respect for peers and supervisors and establish credibility both internally and externally

Assist other members of department / team as needed when workload allows

Perform other duties as assigned by manager

Demonstrate the ability to manage time and prioritize all jobs effectively, as well as oversee junior members of the art brand team by monitoring projects, delegating assignments and approving work

Monitor overall workload to effect efficiency and assure that waiting or downtime is minimized

Help supervisor manage and resolve staff issues including performance, personal presentation and internal interactions

Recommend adjustments / additions to the roles and procedures of the department to achieve continuous improvement and efficiency across all accounts and / or specific accounts

Help interview, train and orient new team members to the agency, department, and account(s) at the direction of Creative Director

Mentors reports by providing constructive, ongoing feedback to them as well as completing annual performance reviews

Provide ongoing guidance to all team members and be available to them as a resource for account / agency / departmental policies, procedures, etc

Keep supervisor or department head appraised of any workload challenges / concerns on assigned team accounts that may necessitate hiring freelancers or moving creative’s around to better utilize their time

Oversee team’s time off schedules, time reporting, etc. to ensure appropriate coverage at all times for accounts. Maintain accurate time sheets for self and team. Monitor, review and approve direct report’s time sheets in terms of hours worked on specific jobs

Makes decisions with the Agency’s and employees’ best interest in mind

Embodies the four core values : commitment, collaboration, creativity and code of ethics

Provides leadership within his / her department as well as across the Agency

Proactively provides suggestions that impact agency policy and operations

Demonstrates support of the Agency’s goals and mission

Presents a professional and positive image of an agency both internally and externally

Motivates direct reports, and acts as a mentor to all within Agency

Identifies, recruits, trains and develops talent

Experience : College degree

8 years of art design / direction experience, preferably in advertising

3-4 years of supervisory experience

Advertising or design portfolio

Excellent oral communication and presentation skills

The range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States. Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.

• 150,000 - $193,500

Omnicom Health Group is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is equally distributed, and we’re focused on developing diverse teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you.

Company Wildtype Category Art & Design Location US-NY-New York Job ID 2025-46344 LI #LI-CP1

Salary : $150,000 - $193,500