Art Director

At Medical Knowledge Group, we are pioneers in life science communications, driven by a mission to blend creative innovation with cutting-edge science. We are currently seeking an Art Director

The Art Director is responsible for the ideation, development, design and execution of fresh visuals across traditional and digital channels for client projects that are on-brand and on-strategy. They should be comfortable explaining their ideas to executive-level stakeholders and translating the client’s business needs into exceptional but workable solutions.

Core Responsibilities:

Design Proficiency

• Apply brand systems, typography, photography, color and other elements appropriately to create inventive solutions that meet user and client needs
• Provide quality assurance of all creative deliverables

Digital Execution

• Visualize, design and conceptualize effective interactive design
• Partner with our leading-edge user experience team to utilize current trends and UX best practices across projects
• Apply UI design practices to translate wireframes into actionable designs
• Keep up with current trends in the digital space

Creative Ideation

• Concept BIG ideas in line with brand objectives to support in brand planning efforts
• Develop and manage elevating the creative product, through both traditional and digital channels
• Interpret key scientific information, brand messages and data and translate into simplified, clear visual designs

Collaboration

• Collaborate with creative, digital, strategy, account, medical and business development teams to support new business opportunities and product offerings
• Work closely with Creative Supervisor and Brand teams on all projects to develop creative solutions to solve the needs of our clients
• Ability to direct and delegate to designers, developers, production teams and/or outside vendors
• Possess a team mindset that contributes to a positive work environment and culture

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Educational Background: BFA/MA/MFA in Graphic Design, or a similar discipline
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) and a strong grasp of typography, layout, and visual storytelling as applied to life science communications
• Experience working in Adobe XD, Sketch, and/or Figma
• 1-2 years of experience within the life science communications field
• A strong creative portfolio demonstrating a passion for design that shows your ability to lead and own the visual design for multiple brands across various channels (not just one-off executions)
• A strong background in creative problem solving, strategic brainstorming, campaign development, creative brief development, and creative execution
• Experience with responsive design, content platforms, interactive experiences, and mobile applications
• Experience ideating, concepting, visual storytelling/storyboarding for live action or animated videos
• Ability to articulate creative concepts and present the rationale to team and/or client
• Ability to think and respond quickly, maintaining attention to detail on multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent organizational skills; an ability to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure with careful attention to detail
• Motivated and dedicated to producing quality work
• Experience working collaboratively across disciplines with team members at all levels
• Knowledge of After Effects (or other animation software) a plus
• Knowledge of PowerPoint/Keynote a plus
• Fast and efficient contributor to project design and development