Associate Creative Director, Copy

OPEN Health Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare communications firm based in the United Kingdom seeks an Associate Creative Director, Copy to inspire and guide a team in delivering creative healthcare communications. This role combines exceptional copywriting with strong client leadership. The candidate will oversee innovative content across media, ensure brand integrity, and foster a collaborative team culture. Offering competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, this position is ideal for those eager to make a significant impact in healthcare.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Generous paid vacation

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Corporate Social Responsibility program

Diverse, inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior creative capacity within healthcare communications.
• Proven track record in delivering high-impact creative content.
• Ability to foster a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovative, creative solutions on brief and on strategy.
• Ensure brand guardianship across client work.
• Support organic and new business growth through pitches and proposals.

Skills

Strong conceptual thinking skills

Experience in healthcare communications

Leadership potential

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

This role offers an exciting opportunity to inspire and guide a team to deliver best-in-class creative work that makes a meaningful impact in healthcare communications, while supporting the future shaping of Creative Copy at OPEN Health.

Job Summary

The Associate Creative Director, Copy combines exceptional creative copywriting skills with strong client leadership capabilities, driving innovative, high-quality creative outputs across multiple media channels. They will ensure the team delivers compelling, scientifically rigorous, and strategically aligned content while fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration and continuous improvement, and playing a strong supporting role in shaping the Creative Copy function within OPEN Health.

Opportunity will be provided, alongside other creative leads, for the Associate Creative Director, Copy to make a splash from day one and, within a collaborative team, shape the direction of our entire company's creative work. They will sit at a roundtable where all ideas are respected, and every perspective matters. The Creative Copy team are united by passion for impactful creative projects, and the right candidate will bring energy and experience to grow our business and guide the team to offer expertise to internal colleagues and clients.

• Drive innovative, creative solutions that are both on brief and on strategy
• Champion conceptual thinking to develop unique, compelling ideas that elevate creative work and ensure clarity of strategic storytelling
• Ensure brand guardianship across client work, maintaining consistency and integrity
• Support the shaping of OPEN Health’s Creative Copy function, setting and maintaining high creative and scientific standards
• Support organic and new business growth by contributing to pitches, proposals and thought leadership initiatives
• Stay ahead of healthcare creative trends, innovations and best practices, applying insights to enhance team output
• Drive development, implementation and adherence to quality standards, best practices, processes and procedures
• Ensure team adherence to all external laws, policies and industry guidelines
• Support creative copy workflow and resource planning in conjunction with Head of Copy, other departments and external partners
• Support recruitment initiatives to ensure optimal team structure and complement
• Carry out due diligence to expand the network of creative partners to supplement our internal team
• Enhance team skills by fostering a culture of creativity and innovation, ensuring members can confidently develop content and both give and receive creative briefs
• Provide and oversee the provision of effective line management, as required, supporting the career and personal development of assigned line reports and department members
• Ensure all line reports and department members undergo performance reviews, set clear objectives, and implement growth plans to support career progression
• Address underperformance proactively, implementing tailored support and development strategies as required

Experience, Skills, And Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Experience in a healthcare communications or healthcare advertising agency
• Strong conceptual thinking skills, with the ability to develop original ideas that align with brand strategy and engage target audiences
• Significant prior experience in a senior creative capacity within healthcare communications
• Proven track record of delivering and training teams to produce innovative, high-impact creative content across diverse media channels
• Strong leadership potential with the ability to foster a collaborative and dynamic team environment

Travel Requirements

• As required by business needs

About OPEN Health

At OPEN Health, we connect visionary minds, pioneering science, and advanced technology to drive real impact. By uniting people, science, and technology, we activate new opportunities for biopharma innovation. Our expertise across medical affairs and market access unlocks faster, smarter routes to market. We are committed to improving patient outcomes worldwide. To learn more, visit www.openhealthgroup.com.

OPEN Health. The right combination to unlock possibilities.

What We Offer

As a global organization, OPEN Health is committed to supporting our employees and their families through a comprehensive benefits program

• Competitive pay, generous paid vacation, holidays and more, across all our locations
• Ongoing training and development opportunities which foster and shape your individual career path
• An active and growing commitment to bettering the communities our employees call home through our Corporate Social Responsibility program
• The opportunity to thrive in a global, collaborative environment while working every day to improve health outcomes and patient wellbeing
• Diverse, inclusive culture that encourages you to bring your whole self to work

If we sound like the sort of business environment in which you would thrive, then we would love to hear from you.

OPEN Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, colour, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.