Associate Creative Director, Copy

United States | Full-time | Hybrid

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ACD, Copy | Relevate Health

WHO WE ARE
At Relevate Health, we believe every HCP communication should be relevant, and we've built a company of exceptional people committed to making that vision a reality. We're healthcare communications experts who push ourselves every single day to deliver work that genuinely moves HCPs, and ultimately, patients. Our culture is collaborative, growth-minded, and energized by purpose.

THE OPPORTUNITY
We're looking for an Associate Creative Director, Copy to lead our AOR oncology portfolio, currently spanning two diagnostics and two therapies, with more on the way. This is a working leadership role: you'll shape positioning and messaging, turn complex clinical science into compelling brand ideas, and bring them to life across traditional and omnichannel ecosystems.

You'll own the copy team and serve as a trusted creative partner to clients and internal collaborators alike, working alongside strategy, art, account, medical, and UX to push the work forward. Our oncology clients are smart, strategic, and bold. They're long-standing partners who show up as true collaborators, and the work reflects it. If you're ready to lead at the highest level in a place that's on a steep upward trajectory, this is the role.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Lead the copy team (ICs and staff) in close coordination with art, PM, account, and medical
  • Develop standout campaigns and omnichannel experiences in partnership with Strategy, Art/Design, and UX
  • Develop and review creative briefs that provide genuine strategic insight and creative inspiration
  • Lead concept presentations internally and with clients, with confidence and conviction
  • Own projects from strategy through execution and launch as a working creative leader
  • Set up creative teams, timelines, and milestones for upcoming brand launches and conceptual development
  • Partner with account management to grow the business and strengthen client relationships
  • Manage workloads to maximize productivity and quality across the copy team
  • Collaborate with creative management to address performance, workflow, and quality issues

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Must-Haves:

  • Pharma agency experience
  • AOR oncology copy leadership experience
  • Strong presentation skills: you can articulate and defend ideas in the room with senior clients
  • Demonstrated predisposition to collaboration, accountability, creative courage, and transparency
  • Proven ability to write compellingly for both patients and healthcare providers
  • Working knowledge of medical claim documentation, MLR processes, AMA style, annotating, and referencing

Big Pluses:

  • Experience across both diagnostics and therapeutic brands
  • Track record of brand launches from concept through execution
  • Comfort managing across a large, growing portfolio with multiple simultaneous deadlines
  • Familiarity with omnichannel content strategy and digital/UX considerations
  • Experience in high-science therapeutic areas (oncology preferred)

Education:

  • BA degree in Advertising, Communications, Journalism, English, Fine Arts, or a related field required
  • 10+ years of pharma advertising experience
  • 7+ years of pharmaceutical communications
  • Outstanding portfolio demonstrating strategic range and conceptual excellence

Occasional travel to New Jersey and St. Louis is expected.

WHY RELEVATE?
We offer more than a job. We offer a place to grow, do meaningful work, and feel genuinely supported doing it.

Our Culture & Values
Be a part of a compassionate, driven team that emphasizes open communication through our PACT Core Values: Pioneering, Accountable, Caring, and Transparent.

PACT Bonus Program
We put our money where our values are. Every month, we recognize colleagues who go above and beyond to exemplify our PACT Core Values with a monetary bonus ranging from $500 to $2,500. At Relevate, living our values doesn't go unnoticed.

Be a Part of Our FUN!

  • Team Impact: Bringing our colleagues together to think outside the box and implement ingenious activities to involve, inspire, and facilitate positivity and caring.
  • Team HOPE: Seeks out philanthropic opportunities so that we can proactively care, respect, help, serve, and grow.

Set Up for Success
A welcoming onboarding program with the focus on setting our new colleagues up for success from day one.

Competitive Pay & Top Benefits, Including:

  • Unlimited PTO
  • 401K
  • Pet Insurance
  • Health, Dental & Vision
  • Employer-paid STD, LTD, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital, and Life Insurance
  • ...and more!

READY TO APPLY?
If you're a pharma copy leader who loves the craft, thrives on collaboration, and wants to do work that challenges you every single day, we want to hear from you.

Apply today and let's talk.

Relevate Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you require accommodation during the application process, please contact HR@relevatehealth.com.

FLSA Status: Exempt | Job Type: Full-Time