Job Description – Art Director, HAVAS Health
Location: Shanghai
Summary
The Art Director (AD) is the main visualizer of the Creative Healthcare team for HAVAS Health in Shanghai. The AD will work closely with the Creative Director, Account Executives and Copywriters to develop innovative & polished campaign visuals. He will create breathtaking design concepts and executions across a range of categories (web, print, video, interactive) for healthcare brands and products (pharmaceutical and devices). He will also lead and guide interactive and graphic designers, in house or freelancers, to maintain HAVAS’ creative benchmarks and aesthetic standards. The role will report into the Creative Director of HAVAS Health China and work closely with the account team in visual concept creation and oversight in the execution of creative and tactical campaigns.

Responsibility
Design Expertise and Leadership
Provides design standards leadership, and guides design teams in mastering visual and interactive solutions for clients
Ensures all visuals executed are aligned to concepts and strategy for project
Continually explores design trends, concepts and innovative solutions to support the Creative Director in overcoming client obstacles and /or realize opportunities
Appropriately interprets and applies market, therapeutic and product knowledge into creative visuals, storytelling and interactive solutions.
Supervises execution of design solutions from in-house team, freelancers or suppliers, within given requirements, guaranteeing high-end visuals.

Performance Standard
Possesses strong creative skills with proven success as Senior Designer within healthcare projects.
Applies creative and design expertise to client, brand and therapeutic market knowledge to develop unique creative solutions
Demonstrates passion for the HAVAS Health brand and unique creative healthcare offering
Provides insights regarding creative opportunities relevant to the brand
Demonstrate a strong understanding of design and art direction best practices,
Has a habit of self-teaching and skills improvements.
Strikes a balance between generating fun ideas with aiding client meet their business objective
Effective at providing direction and oversight to Design team
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and listening skills
Exercises good judgment
Solid problem-solving skills.
Self-motivated, detail-oriented and multi-tasking individual
Manages time well
Always exhibits professional conduct

Requirements
More than 4 years working experience in 4A advertising company, especially with medical/healthcare/FMCG client experience is preferred;
Have strong creative and visual communication ability
Possess an excellent eye for design & attention to detail
More than 2 year experience in supervising creative team
Be organized, have high enthusiasm, flexible / open thinking, curiosity, cooperative spirit, and demands high work quality.
Design or related major, college degree or above
Good visual reference package and new visual research ability.
Proactive and independent in assigned tasks
Good Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and other related design software (Flash, InDesign)
Solid graphic and interface design capabilities;
Ability to draw, illustrate and storyboard is a real bonus;