Company Description

We’re Heartbeat, the marketing agency for Healthcare Challenger Brands and the brave clients behind them. And hopefully you’re our next Media Planner, helping us to deliver game-changing campaigns for consumers & HCPs.

Read on to learn more about what qualities we’re looking for in a new member of the crew and why you’re gonna dig working with us.

Job Description

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates for this role must be able to work out of our New York, Philadelphia or Chicago offices.

How you’ll strengthen the team: 

Our team is looking for someone who is a strategic thinker and passionate about design. Beyond that, here’s how you’ll make your mark: 

• Supervise art direction as a liaison between Senior Art Director/Art Director and Creative Director. Act as an advisor to junior art staff 
• Creative thought leader when participating in internal and external meetings and reviews. When meeting with or presenting to clients s/he communicates intelligently and confidently 
• Develop strong internal and external relationships with creative supervisors, art partners, and account counterparts. 
• Collaborate with copywriters, art directors and account team to provide creative, strategically sound solutions for client, in-house and new business needs   
• Work closely with the copy, editorial and project management departments to ensure that projects are completed according to deadlines   
• Actively listens and encourages an environment of open dialogue. 
• Inspire clients and team members with great visual design 
• Desire to take on new challenges, grow and learn every day 
• Convey scientific information into compelling and memorable messages for Consumer/HCP campaigns 
• Own jobs, beginning to end  
• Clearly communicate information and direction to other art directors as well as suppliers, freelancers, and editorial staff  
• Attend market research   
• Support in development of operational system and process 

Qualifications

What you’re bringing with you: 

Across 5+ years of experience, you know what it takes to slay Art Direction. These are the core skills you’ve totally nailed: 

• Strong conceptual abilities, solid art direction skills and a knowledge of the digital landscape 
• Ability to build a brand visually from the ground up, including developing color palettes, type families, illustration/photography style, point of view and more  
• Ability to manage production of brand visuals (photo shoots, developers, animators, illustrators, and 3rd party/vendor creative production.) 
• Understanding and translating creativity into user experiences  
• Experience with strategic brainstorming and campaign development  
• Adobe creative suite, ppt, keynote, Sketch, Adobe XD, working knowledge of HTML and interactive execution principals 
• Pharma agency experience preferred 

Hell yes, I want to do all of that. But tell me more about Heartbeat… 

Heartbeat is a healthcare marketing & creative agency, headquartered in NYC and powered by ~300 smart people all over the US. In the past four years, we’ve been named a 4-time “Best Place to Work” by AdAge and MM+M and a “Diversity & Inclusion Champion” by MedAdNews.  

We care about three big things: 

1. Empowering Challenger Brands 
We work with marketers who have big mountains to climb and the ambition to make it happen. As their shepherds and sidekicks, we must relentlessly deliver on our core values: insightful, inventive, and courageous. 

2. Being the Best Place You’ll Ever Work 

This isn’t all pool tables and Bagel Fridays — it’s about giving you the support to do and be your best. Examples include unlimited PTO, hybrid working and self-care stipends. We also love to let loose, whether through selfie scavenger hunts or bouts of companywide bingo that would shock even the rowdiest retirement communities.  

3. Fostering a Diverse & Caring Community 

We’re the most diverse agency in healthcare, by design. No matter your story, you’ll find representation and amplification — through our affinity groups, cultural celebrations, and unwavering support no matter what society throws at us. We’re proud to say that you can be anything you want at Heartbeat (as long as it’s not an a**hole).  

There’s a reason 1/3 of Heartbeaters have been here for 4+ years and we have a 90% retention rate. We hope you’ll experience it for yourself. 

Additional Information

The Power of One starts with our people!  To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources.  Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Heartbeat is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact hrcompliance_usms@publicis.com.

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

Compensation Range:  $73,500 - $123,500 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. For this role, 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 6/1/2024.