ACD-Level Art Director – Pharma Advertising

At Spectrum Science, our mission—connecting humankind to its best healthlife—comes to life through a culture rooted in curiosity, collaboration, and innovation. We believe breakthrough ideas happen when diverse perspectives are embraced and people are empowered to challenge what’s possible. Join our team of award-winning health-focused experts across advertising, clinical trial experience, communications, consulting, media, medical communications, and patient engagement. Together, we create the momentum that moves science, brands, and careers forward.

Overview

We’re looking for an ACD-level Art Director with pharma communications (Comms) experience to engage with us on a variety of projects. We need to build a team with strong conceptual thinking, detailed design-eye, and the ability to translate complex science into clear, compelling visual ideas. We seek big-idea development and brand activation stewardship, with omnichannel art direction—from HCP to consumer—across campaigns, PR-related opportunities, and launch work within healthcare and pharma. We’re looking for people with that “earned-first” mentality. You’ll partner with copywriters, strategists, medical, and account teams to shape the visual expression and conceptual voice of major healthcare brand initiatives—delivering work that’s strategically sound, medically accurate, and creatively inspiring.

Summary

• You create ideas that scale, earn media attention, and invite participation.
• Ideas that get people talking, disrupt the status quo, and create a viral movement.
• Work that's culturally relevant, leverages social tensions, and has a positive impact in an unexpected way.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the art direction and visual concept development for integrated pharma and healthcare campaigns, from brand identity and design systems to omnichannel execution.

• Partner with an ACD-CW and other creative team members to develop big brand ideas.
• Translate strategic insights and medical content into compelling visual storytelling across layouts, mood boards, storyboards, presentations, and integrated campaign expressions—while staying compliant.
• Collaborate closely with copywriters to ensure cohesion between message and visual expression across every touchpoint.
• Direct and refine design across channels (digital, social, video, print, experiential, PR, email/CRM), adapting visual systems to audience and context.
• Present work confidently to internal stakeholders and clients, championing ideas with clear rationale, strong visual storytelling, and strategic clarity.
• Support production and help craft final assets for accuracy, craft, and fidelity to the idea through MLR, shoots, and final delivery.

Qualifications 7–10+ years of art direction and design experience, with at least 3–5 years in healthcare/pharma agencies or brand activation communications.

• Portfolio and résumé that demonstrate your abilities developing big campaign ideas.
• Expertise in developing and art directing brand activations, digital storytelling, content capture, and experiential concepts.
• Understanding of FDA, legal, and medical review processes within pharma comms.
• Confident presentation and storytelling skills—able to articulate creative ideas visually and verbally.
• Collaborator who thrives in a fast-paced, idea-driven environment

Spectrum is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Spectrum is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact [email protected]