Art Supervisor

The Art Supervisor (AS) works collaboratively with cross-functional brand team(s) as the hands-on manager of daily creative art direction for their assigned client(s). In partnership with their copy counterpart, the AS will support the generation of unique concepts, design and layout materials through to finished product , while ensuring adherence to client's marketing strategies and objectives within specified deadlines. The AS is responsible for the supervision and career development of junior art team members.

Art Direction & Creative Execution
Responsible for development & creation of well-designed materials that strategically solve creative brief, while maintaining quality control, agency process, client referencing, and legal requirements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
Collaborate and communicate with team members in a productive manner to ensure goals are being met and to attain/maintain creative vision outlined for the agency.

Strategic Thinking
Demonstrates knowledge of marketing plans including objectives and strategies and how success will be measured.

Client Management
Presents creative work regularly to internal teams and clients, and takes part in discussions to help refine the work, based on intimate knowledge of the data, the market, and the brand strategy.

Talent Management
The AS may supervise junior art directors or freelancers, and is learning how to evaluate work, give constructive feedback, have a voice in meetings, and work more independently.

Administration
Maintains timely, detail-oriented and accurate approach to administrative duties.

*For Specialty functions, see additional information (if applicable) in the box below.
Art Direction & Creative Execution
- Participates in the development of innovative, creative designfrom ideation through final product that are on-brand strategy, on deadline, and on budget.
- Displays understanding of audience needs and targets designs and creative styles to appropriately meet them.
- Creates layouts in sketch and/or digital formats for assigned projects that are complementary to tone and style of copy.
- Partners with copy in analyzing and interpreting data from clinical studies, presentations, and published papers, and looks for design opportunities for assigned projects that are on strategy
- Adheres to legal, medical, regulatory pharma, and brand guidelines, as well as any client specific rules.
- Participates in the presentation of creative work to internal teams and clients.
- Demonstrates effectiveness consistent with job expectations across multiple projects and brands.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Maintains positive relationships with various agency departments including Editorial, Account, Strategy and Project Management.
- Communicates with team members regarding deadlines, revisions, quality control and new work.
- Work with Copy partner and team to contribute and execute creative approaches to communicate brand personality and messages for both the overall campaign and individual materials.
- Proactively approaches leadership with new ideas and suggestions for personal career growth and team dynamics.

Strategic Thinking
- Understands the client's marketplace, competition, marketing objectives and strategies.
- Contributes innovative ideas appropriate to the clients marketing strategy and audience needs.
- Participates in strategic and tactical brainstorming meetings.
- Understands the creative brief and the role it plays in creative evolution, taking into consideration client feedback.

Client Management
- Develop solid client relationships and trust through clear and authoritative presentations, thorough understanding of brand data, language nuance, and strategic direction.

Talent Management
- Proactively communicate with all team members in a productive manner to ensure creative vision is maintained and deadlines are met.
- Manage and mentor junior art team, delegating incoming tasks and assignments.
- Begin to own and participate in hiring, staffing, and full life-cycle talent management (e.g. delivering feedback, annual reviews, general and performance management).

Administration
- Ensures accurate and timely reporting of timesheets for self and junior team.
- Begin to participate in resourcing and scoping conversations.