• Art Supervisor

    BGB Group (New York, NY)


    Art Supervisor at BGB Group (View all jobs) (http://www.bgbgroup.com/careers.html)

     

    New York, NY

     

    BGB Group

     

    Art Supervisor

     

    Our Agency

     

    BGB Group is a healthcare communications agency that offers a wide range of services, including traditional pharmaceutical advertising, promotional medical education, payer marketing, and consulting services. Known for excellence and professionalism, we’re hired as strategic and creative partners by our biopharmaceutical clients to drive category/brand awareness and growth.

    Position Overview

    The Art Supervisor is responsible for providing direct support to the Creative Director, particularly in the areas of creative presentation, client relations, and team creative oversight. The Art Supervisor must possess superior visual conceptual skills and knowledge of pharmaceutical requirements/terminology and vendor requirements/capabilities. The depth of the position demands qualifications developed over a minimum of 4 years of related graphic and supervisory experience.

    Key Responsibilities:

    + Establish credibility with clients at all levels through advanced thinking via clear communication

    + Helps establish and maintain the highest possible standards of reproduction for all digital, print, audio/visual and collateral materials produced by the agency

    + Monitors the quality of finished mechanical/digital art and conceptual materials produced by internal and freelance artists

    + Provides direction and guidance to department subordinates

    + Informs and advises the Creative Director on the status of departmental affairs, including all design-related computer hardware/software needs (upgrades, equipment needs/problems, training, etc.)

    + Encourages the professional development of department staff

    + Ensures the efficient visual execution of creative concepts according to a prime account responsibility list or by management’s assignment

    + Consults with the Creative Director, as well as account service, traffic and other agency team members as necessary to achieve agency objectives

    + Observes agency consensus in the production of client presentation materials, either conceptual or finished art

    + Examines and approves finished art and conceptual material, and supervises the alteration or correction of such material

    + Maintains a current list of available freelance artists, web designers, art and photography stock houses, photographers and other contributory talent and vendors

    + Recommends and directs freelance contributors

    + Engages in any personal development necessary to stay current in advertising techniques and standards, and research activity required to become more familiar with clients’ businesses

    + Meets established deadlines or provides reasonable notice to the Creative Director of special circumstances requiring deadline extension

    + Liaises with the Creative Director in assigning necessary vendor overtime needed to meet any overload demand

    + Consults with Creative Director and agency services manager regarding staffing needs

    + Performs occasional additional duties as deemed appropriate by the Creative Director

    Preferred Qualifications:

    + A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a minimum of 4 years of related medical education, pharmaceutical advertising experience

    + Fantastic presentation and communication skills

    + Excellent supervisory and management skills

    + Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills

    + Excellent judgment and decision-making skills

    + Excellent design skills, including a highly developed overall design aptitude as well as typography, color, photography, and art

    + Excellent computer skills, especially as they apply to desktop design including advanced proficiency in the following Adobe applications: Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator; as well as an understanding of Flash, HTML, and Aftereffects. Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

    + Proficiency with Figma and general AI tools

    + Ability to prioritize workflow and redirect agency projects to meet competing and changing deadlines

    + Team player with excellent interpersonal skills

     

    Salary Range: $100,000-$140,000

     

    The salary range provided is for the NYC-hybrid position, which requires occasional in-office presence, and represents what a potential hire may expect to earn in this role at BGB. For candidates in other locations, salary will be adjusted to reflect local market rates. Actual salary decisions will be influenced by several factors that we use to determine overall fit, including experience (both direct and indirect), education, training, demonstrated qualifications, and organizational need. Salary is only one component of the total rewards package offered at BGB Group.

     

    BGB Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law.