Location: Bridgewater, New JerseyJob Type: ContractCompensation Range: $70 - 80 per hourOur client in the pharmaceutical space is looking for a Creative Director (CD) to provide creative leadership including copy and design direction to their in-house agency.Working with creative teams, the CD guides the concept execution and supports the creative direction. The CD is responsible for supporting his or her peers in the account services and operations teams in managing senior client relationships, creating workflow efficiencies and providing full-service support to clients. The Creative Director must be able to convincingly present creative concepts to all parties when appropriate. This person must exhibit outstanding creative judgment and guide the creative services team in achieving the highest possible standards appropriate for all materials regardless of medium. The Creative Director maintains a working knowledge of clients' business challenges and leads innovative and conceptual solutions to address those challenges, getting personally involved on high-profile and complex creative challenges.This will be a full-time, salaried position that is local to central New Jersey. Candidates must be able to come onsite twice a week. Responsibilities:Team LeadershipWork harmoniously with others to get a job done and lead the team in a collaborative fashion.Share critical information with everyone involved in a project to produce more effective creative solutions.Help to set a tone of cooperation within the In-House agency and across the organization.Promote a solution-oriented mentality across the creative studio team.Encourage individuals to take on specific roles to deepen existing skills or develop new ones.Give the team proper recognition and credit for their contributions.Build a collective team vision and define goals and objectives for studio members.Lead with passion that energizes the team to over-deliver against expectations and results in high employee engagement and overall job satisfaction.Creative Direction, Leadership and ExecutionProvide creative leadership and coaching while partnering with other Studio Leads and Studio Manager to accomplish creative objectives.Set creative quality control standards and hold team accountable to these standards.Maintain day-to-day projects from a creative perspective through project management tool including assigning tasks, reviewing deliverables, and providing comments and feedback.Direct Tier 1, 2 & 3 project activities and effectively lead and manage the work of the creative studio team.Lead conceptual development of Tier 1 creative on select projects including development of sketches/prototypes and imagery selection or headlines and copy.Provide brand guidance and direction to ensure consistent alignment with brand standards.Write short form copy when required.Motivate the team to deliver a consistently high level of quality as evaluated by clients.Understand data used to track market trends and customer actions and use it to inform the creative work.Lead and mentor team in the creative process leveraging research, analytics and brand insights.Direct team as brand advocates, and in partnership with the Studio Lead encourage and develop new interpretations of the brand standards and out-of-the-box approaches to grow the verbal and visual identity of the brands to meet ever-expanding company needs.Develop creative strategies as requested to address marketing and business objectives.Partner with Account Lead and Production Manager on internal initiatives to drive efficiencies within the studio.Set foundational creative guidelines such as style guides, templates, and best practices documents.Provide estimates and creative portions of proposals in alignment with the creative brief and project requests.Confidently and diplomatically steward new ideas through the organization on behalf of the team.Staff DevelopmentWork to improve the team’s performance by pursuing opportunities for continuous learning/feedback.Constructively help and coach team in their professional development through informal and formal feedback as appropriate.Escalate and be proactive when additional resources are required based on skill set and/or capacity.Guide the workload, development and growth of direct reports.Demonstrate a real sense of caring for the team’s professional and personal well-being.Plan regularly scheduled one-on-one time for personal coaching and mentoring of direct reports.Implement and refine conceptual development/ideation process and define.Coach team on presentation expectations.Exhibit a “can-do” approach and inspire and motivate associates to excel.Foster a team spirit that is reflective of their collective personalities.Nurture a culture that is fun to work in and helps build an open creative community.Proactively address staff performance issues.Celebrate team and individual successes and create a safe environment for constructive feedback.Client ServiceBuild strong relationships with clients and be perceived as a credible, trusted advisor.Partner with clients to achieve effective outcomes in an efficient manner.Work with clients to articulate creative needs concisely yet completely.Appropriately balance client desires, business requirements and marketing strategies.Find common ground with clients when debating creative or strategic opinions. Qualifications:Experience level: ExperiencedBachelor's degree required; MFA preferred, preferably in design, advertising, English, journalism or related field.Minimum of 10 years professional experience required; 5 as an art director.Minimum of 5 years management experience leading teams of creatives required.Portfolio required.In-house agency experience required.External agency experience desired.Demonstrated creative conceptualization skills. JOBID: 1049060#LI-CELLA#LI-DC1Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility). Applications accepted on ongoing basis until filled.