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Associate Creative Director, Art

Publicis Groupe


Job Location:

Philadelphia, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 2 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Company Description

Digitas Health is the modern creative agency that takes on the biggest moments in healthcare raises the standard of creative and connects people partners and ideas to create work that earns its place in culture. Purpose-built for todays complex and evolving landscape we partner with some of the worlds largest healthcare brands to do big things by moving faster connecting deeper and unlocking new possibilities at the intersection of creativity data technology and empathy. Guided by our purpose Connected for Good and fueled by a vibrant magnetic culturewe deliver meaningful work that drives relevance changes behavior and creates lasting impact always grounded in humanity not just technology. As part of Publicis Health and Publicis Groupe we bring together entrepreneurial energy with the scale stability and depth of one of the worlds leading communications networks.


At Digitas Health what sets us apart isnt just who we work with its how we work and how it feels to be here. Our culture attracts curious driven people who want to make a difference and be part of something bigger. Our teams are intentionally crafted across disciplines perspectives and experience levels bringing strategy creativity data and technology together from the start. We believe the best ideas come from curiosity collaboration and healthy debate and we expect people here to be thoughtful engaged and eager to shape whats next. If youre energized by complexity motivated by impact and excited to help redefine how healthcare connects with people wed love to meet you!

Job Description

The Associate Creative Director (ACD) is responsible for leading the creative work that is produced on two or three accounts depending on the account size. This leadership role includes assigning teams inspiring those teams to consistently product exceptional concepts and final work and working closely with account management to ensure that our clients are satisfied with the quality of our creative work the value of our services and our responsiveness to their needs.

Responsibilities

Specifically the ACD ART has the following responsibilities:

Creative/Hands-on Work (40%)
Help develop and review creative briefs that provide strategic insight and creative inspiration
Work with ACD Copy to produce standout and strategically focused concepts and campaigns
Take on appropriate projects and own them start to finish
Manage and work independently under tight deadlines while juggling multiple projects
Estimate art hours
Participate in client meetings
Lead concept presentations
Attend market research as appropriate
Share responsibility with planning to shape strategic branding

Management (30%)
Assign creative teams best suited for each project based on ability and workload
Manage workloads to maximize productivity of the art team ensuring that everyone is busy and billable
Work closely with art editorial and project management departments to ensure that deadlines and budgets are met
Provide written and face-to-face feedback for annual performance reviews as well as ongoing feedback throughout the year (written when requested)
Identify and Interview prospective creative candidates

Leadership (30%)
Become the creative voice for your accounts
Develop good relationships with your clients
Work with account management to grow our business at existing clients
Work with creative management to address performance workflow and quality issues and develop long-range plans for the creative group
Lead the creative teams in development of concepts and execution of all projects
Assure that all designers and creatives are trained and where needed mentored to maintain the standards and expectations of the agency and the client and to meet their own career goals
Demonstrate to clients that you understand their products and marketing challenges and are responsive to the strategic and creative needs
Represent the agency at client meetings and social events as appropriate

Qualifications

10 years agency experience
BA degree (Advertising Communications Fine Arts or related field preferred)
A proven track record of creative ability and judgment successful client contact experience the ability to work collaboratively with account management excellent presentation skills successful experience in managing creative teams and multiple accounts and the commitment to go the extra mile in time and effort to produce the very best work

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Différence means were 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.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically please contact

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $106780.00 - USD $153405.00/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 9/21/2026.

Required Experience:

Director


About Company

Publicis Media is one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe ([Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40], alongside Publicis Communications, Publicis.Sapient and Publicis Healthcare. Led by Steve King, CEO, Publicis Media is powered by its five global brands, Starcom, Zenith, Spark ... View more

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