Saatchi & Saatchi

Senior Art Director

Saatchi & Saatchi$81K — $129K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Digital Communications & Media or related field
  • 30 months of experience in a design-related job or related occupation
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and Sketch
  • Capability to create both digital and print design assets
  • Experience in pharmaceutical advertising regulations and requirements

Responsibilities

  • Design graphics for pharmaceutical advertising, including packaging and logos
  • Collaborate with copywriters and creative teams to produce cohesive concepts
  • Present designs and storyboards, securing client approvals
  • Manage multiple design projects simultaneously while maintaining quality
  • Lead a team of designers to create cross-channel digital content
  • Develop creative advertising concepts that resonate with target audiences
  • Incorporate medical knowledge into creative processes to ensure compliance with advertising standards

Benefits

  • Medical coverage, dental, and vision insurance
  • Disability coverage and 401K plan
  • Parental and family care leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible time off policies
Full Job Description
Overview

Employer: Publicis Health, LLC

Job Title: Senior Art Director

Job Requisition: 6630.6779.6

Job Location: Required to work from Company Office (New York, NY) certain days per week. Telecommuting allowed for balance of week. Domestic travel required approximately 10% of time.

Job Type: Full Time

Rate of Pay: $92,700 to $97,335

Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon, but not limited to, the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws.

Responsibilities

Duties: Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos for pharmaceutical advertising. Create a range of concepts and designs for each project and be able to partner with copywriters, creative directors and other team members to ensure the art direction and visual presentation support the concept. Communicate visual designs, motion design, concepts and storyboards through presentations and securing client approval of recommended designs. Juggle multiple projects simultaneously and work closely with clients. Oversee and assist in the creation of designs and assets for pharmaceutical campaigns, general client requests, and internal company use. Lead and inspire teams of designers, motion and web designers, and production artists to execute cross-channel and digital work. Develop creative advertising concepts that act as the central message in a campaign. Involved in pre-production including digital and printed advertisements, video and animation projects, content for social media, and packaging design. Combine medical knowledge with creative thinking to develop creative concepts and designs that satisfy both the pharmaceutical and the creative aspect, while accurately responding to insights relatable to the target audience. Master the rules and regulations on pharmaceutical advertising including, ISI - Important Safety Information and FDA regulatory processes. Motivate and present visual design choices in presentations with the client using direct insights from a patient's life with a certain illness or motivate visual design choices with insights that stem from a certain function of the treatment advertised. Survey the pharmaceutical landscape, take notes of new developments and look for new innovative creative executions

Qualifications

Requirements: Must have a bachelor's degree in Digital Communications & Media or related field followed by 30 months of experience in the job offered or 30 months of experience in any occupation in which the required experience was gained.

Position requires 30 months of experience in the following:
  1. Create visual content with Adobe Creative Cloud software including software for graphic design, video editing, animation, web development or photography.
  2. Create cutting edge creative work with Adobe Photoshop and manipulate photos and graphics using advanced tools including masking, content-aware replacement, filling, layering, typography, and transparency.
  3. Design advanced vector graphics using Adobe Illustrator.
  4. Create print and presentation layouts using Adobe InDesign.
  5. Utilize Sketch to create websites.
  6. Create video content, motion graphics or visual effects in digital advertising using Adobe After Effects.


Required to work from Company Office (New York, NY) certain days per week. Telecommuting allowed for balance of week. Domestic travel required approximately 10% of time.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation Range: USD $81,225.00 - USD $129,987.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 9/17/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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