UCLA Health

Senior Art Director, DGSOM

UCLA Health$95K — $208K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in marketing and advertising with a strong portfolio
  • Expertise in creative concepting, art direction, and design
  • Proficiency in developing integrated campaigns across various media platforms
  • Experience working with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and project management skills
  • Familiarity with social media photography and video editing

Responsibilities

  • Develop creative campaigns that highlight DGSOM's research and breakthroughs
  • Collaborate with the Copywriter to craft compelling content
  • Define and elevate the UCLA Health brand voice
  • Strengthen institutional reputation and enhance brand perception
  • Drive market awareness, patient acquisition, and organizational growth
  • Lead strategic creative vision across video, digital, experiential, social, and print media
  • Address complex challenges through innovative problem solving

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a reputable academic institution
  • Engage in projects that significantly impact healthcare
  • Collaborative and creative work environment
  • Access to professional development opportunities
  • Be part of a team focused on enhancing patient care and community health
Full Job Description
Description

The David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA is seeking a Senior Art Director to join the DGSOM Marketing team, reporting to the Associate Creative Director, Art. This newly created role will support both DGSOM and UCLA Health initiatives, developing compelling creative campaigns that showcase how the School of Medicine's research, breakthroughs, and innovations advance the exceptional care delivered across the UCLA Health system. Working closely with cross-functional teams and a dedicated Copywriter, the Senior Art Director will help define and elevate the UCLA Health brand voice, strengthen institutional reputation, enhance brand perception, and drive market awareness, preference, loyalty, recruitment, patient acquisition, and organizational growth.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned marketing and advertising professional with recognized expertise in creative concepting, art direction, and design. Leveraging strategic insights, this individual will lead the creative vision and foundation for integrated campaigns across video, digital, experiential, social, and print media, demonstrating exceptional craftsmanship, strategic thinking, and conceptual excellence. The role requires extensive collaboration with senior leaders, executives, and teams across Strategic Marketing, Brand Strategy and Creative, Digital, Partnerships, Development, DGSOM, and the broader enterprise. Success in this position requires strong analytical, critical thinking, project management, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to address complex, undefined challenges independently. Experience photographing, filming, and editing social media content is preferred.

Salary Range: $95,400.00 - 208,300.00 Annually

About UCLA Health

UCLA Health is a world-renowned academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It comprises four hospitals, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics. UCLA Health is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the United States. The health system employs over 20,000 people and serves as a major center for patient care, medical education, and research.
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