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AbbVie · 1 day ago

Art Director

North Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$78K/yr - $141K/yr

5+ years exp

AbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions for serious health issues. They are seeking an Art Director who will be responsible for conceiving, developing, and implementing communication campaigns and promotional programs that align with business objectives, while collaborating with design staff and managing project scopes and timelines.

BiotechnologyFinancial ServicesHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalVenture Capital

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Understands and adheres to the Code of Business Conduct (CBC) and all other applicable AbbVie internal policies and procedures

Utilizes creative functional knowledge to facilitate project development

Maintains awareness of current design trends, new techniques and technology in photography, typography, illustration, design, animation/motion graphics and video, including both print and digital media

Understands and interprets Brand Standards and Guidelines, including the AbbVie Corporate Brand, as well as individual product brands, as required

Strategically prioritizes and multitasks to enhance productivity, managing complex workloads to expedite timelines

Communicates priorities to all appropriate functional groups and individuals

Reprioritizes projects and tasks within a highly dynamic work environment

Effectively reasons through problems and situations while thinking through decision implications

Thoroughly investigates questions, issues and problems as they arise

Considering alternative and creative ways of viewing situations and solving problems design-related or not

Assures that all projects adhere to department workflow standards while meeting client objectives

Analyzes, messages, and determines how content should be best designed, physical or digital forms it should take, and what type, colors, grid, paper quality, etc. will help best achieve the overall goal

Develops creative concepts and strategies that support business and communication objectives

Executes design and production processes based on project specifications

Implements appropriate internal and external approval processes

Consistently communicates timely and accurate information as project progresses, meets deadlines and executes quality standards

Proactively utilizes quality control processes, always leveraging best practices for greater efficiency

Provides innovative solutions that result in process improvement

Works directly with meeting and events team, account teams, project management, writers and creative directors to develop creative objectives, presenting concepts to clients

Anticipates clients’ needs and proactively provides expertise and innovative solutions to meet them

Must track time on a daily basis and meet established utilization numbers for this function

Must be able to recognize when a project is not proceeding to a positive and successful outcome

Must be prepared to change direction to get a project back on track

Must be able to work independently (i.e. follow projects through from start to finish with little direct supervision) as well as with teams, under the guidance of a creative director, and be responsible for scheduling one’s daily work schedule

Qualification

Graphic DesignBrand IdentityDesign ThinkingProject ManagementCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingTechnical SkillsCollaborationCustomer FocusAttention to Detail

Required

Knowledge of regulations, standards and healthcare trends affecting pharmaceutical products and biotech

Should have good working knowledge of brand identity, editorial design, information graphics and data visualization, typography, packaging design, convention graphics and signage, print production, web/digital interface and interactive design

Must have design thinking skills as well as a good sense of appropriate design for audiences

Must ensure that design enhances and helps clearly communicate messages, realizing that design does not become an end unto itself

Must have enough marketing sense to develop creative concepts that strongly support project objectives, tone and positioning

Must possess sufficient creative talents, understanding and technical skills of creative media to determine which means (i.e. photography, illustration, typography, etc.) will best portray the appropriate creative concept

Must be able to develop concepts/designs that will break through the clutter and communicate the key message(s) aligned to the client objectives

Must work well under pressure, exercising good judgment as well as good interpersonal skills. Must be able to articulate ideas to clients in creative meetings and presentations

Must have a good grasp of project time requirements to be able to meet deadlines, client expectations and avoid over-commitment

Must be able to work within a team, as well as independently and with ambiguity

Must be able to clearly communicate direction to others, including fellow design staff, external resources/vendors, illustrators and animators

Requires transforming written work into visual communications, creating the greatest impact

BA/BS required in graphic design and/or communications

5-7 years of graphic design experience within a graphic design firm, advertising agency, in-house corporate graphics department and/or freelance business

Collaboration: Successfully builds strong productive, mutually beneficial relationships while enhancing collaboration with peers, internal stakeholders and external partners

Communication: Excellent communication skills: written, presentation and oral that persuades and gains understanding and alignment with others in a professional tone. Strong ability to read and display professional non-verbal cues with others. Able to influence and communicate with various levels of the organization

Problem Solving: Ability to solve complex problems with innovative thinking resulting in improvements to business solutions and efficiency

Customer Focus: Highly skilled at adjusting and adapting service delivery to diverse customer needs and sensitivities. Continues to look for ways to improve service, e.g., TypeCoach methodologies when interacting with peers and stakeholders

Technical Skills: Is SME on related technical, systems and business process skills and consistently seeks opportunity to improve skills to advance business objectives, e.g. training others in department. Able to research and learn technical areas

Latitude and Attention to detail: Ability to work independently with strong attention to detail. Must be able to determine objectives to assignments while prioritizing competing priorities and schedules