Creative Director, Art, Animal Health

FWD People

Creative Director at FWD People, leading visual strategies and creative teams for Animal Health. Overseeing design excellence and client relationships in a collaborative NYC-based role.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeBrooklyn • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $175,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive the overarching visual and art direction vision across Animal Health
Ensure creative work is visually breakthrough, strategically aligned, and consistently best-in-class
Elevate standards for design craft, visual storytelling, and conceptual rigor across the division
Proactively track design trends and technology advancements
Serve as the senior creative lead on key Animal Health clients
Own visual identity systems, design languages, and art direction frameworks
Ideate, concept, and art direct across all media
Lead concept development from brief to execution
Facilitate client creative workshops and visual direction sessions
Translate complex therapeutics into visually resonant campaigns
Co-lead the Animal Health creative division
Act as a trusted creative advisor to senior-level and C-suite clients
Mentor and build the team
Provide active Creative leadership across pitches and RFPs

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of agency-based brand and campaign creative experience, with at least 3+ years in a senior creative leadership role
Animal Health or Healthcare experience is highly valued
Exceptionally high standards for design craft and creative output with meticulous attention to detail
Deep expertise in visual brand systems, campaign art direction, and multi-channel design execution including digital, print, social, video, and motion
A critical thinker and visual storyteller with the ability to sell ideas compellingly across audiences
Demonstrated experience leading senior-level client relationships and presenting to executive stakeholders
Proven ability to lead and develop multidisciplinary creative teams while maintaining a hands-on presence in the work
NYC-based and energized by in-person collaboration
Visionary and rigorous; care deeply about the work and about the people creating it

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days off per year + 16 paid holidays
Matching 401(k)
Medical, dental & vision
Paid parental leave
Home office setup
Yearly team retreats
Comprehensive professional development program including executive coaching and a yearly professional development stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

visual brand systemscampaign art directionmulti-channel design executiondigital designprint designsocial media designvideo productionmotion graphicsvisual storytellingconcept development

Soft Skills

creative leadershipcritical thinkingmentoringclient relationship managementpresentation skillscollaborationattention to detailvisionary thinkingconceptual rigorteam development