Creative Director (Copy)

Overview

In this role you will direct the copy and creative vision for integrated healthcare and pharmaceutical campaigns, partnering with senior multidisciplinary leaders to deliver medically accurate, strategically rigorous work. You’ll shape messaging platforms across digital, print, and emerging channels, guiding teams to maintain brand alignment and impact. You will mentor writers, raise creative standards, and contribute to pitches and new business. This position offers an opportunity to influence how life sciences brands communicate complex science with clarity and resonance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the copy vision for integrated campaigns across multiple channels from brief to delivery
• Direct work across accounts and writers, ensuring quality and alignment with brand strategy
• Collaborate with Art Direction, Strategy, Medical, Regulatory, and Client Services to balance creativity with scientific and regulatory needs
• Present and defend creative strategies to senior stakeholders using strategic rationale
• Develop talent and drive business growth by mentoring writers and leading pitches and opportunities

Key requirements

• 10+ years of copywriting and creative leadership in advertising, healthcare, or related agency environments
• Proven experience leading healthcare/pharma campaigns with integrated deliverables
• Portfolio showing advanced copy craft and creative direction across channels
• Experience presenting ideas to senior client stakeholders and managing complex feedback
• Experience overseeing multiple accounts and ensuring quality through creative workflows, medical and regulatory review

• Leadership and mentorship
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic storytelling and persuasion
• Copywriting and creative direction across campaign concepts
• Campaign platform development and messaging systems
• Integrated channel execution (digital, CRM, social, print, presentations)

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