Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.
The David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA is seeking a Senior Art Director to join the DGSOM Marketing team, reporting to the Associate Creative Director, Art. This newly created role will support both DGSOM and UCLA Health initiatives, developing compelling creative campaigns that showcase how the School of Medicine’s research, breakthroughs, and innovations advance the exceptional care delivered across the UCLA Health system. Working closely with cross-functional teams, the Senior Art Director will help define and elevate the UCLA Health brand voice, strengthen institutional reputation, enhance brand perception, and drive market awareness, preference, loyalty, recruitment, patient acquisition, and organizational growth
The ideal candidate is a seasoned marketing and advertising professional with recognized expertise in creative concepting, art direction, and design. Leveraging strategic insights, this individual will lead the creative vision and foundation for integrated campaigns across video, digital, experiential, social, and print media, demonstrating exceptional craftsmanship, strategic thinking, and conceptual excellence. The role requires extensive collaboration with senior leaders, executives, and teams across Strategic Marketing, Brand Strategy and Creative, Digital, Partnerships, Development, DGSOM, and the broader enterprise. Success in this position requires strong analytical, critical thinking, project management, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to address complex, undefined challenges independently. Experience photographing, filming, and editing social media content is preferred.
Salary Range: $95,400.00 – 208,300.00 Annually
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum three (3) years of demonstrated experience as a creative professional, with a proven track record in developing brand creative.
- Minimum three (3) years of hands-on creative experience working across diverse media channels, including digital, social, TV, print, OOH, and experiential.
- Must be willing to travel up to 30 miles, with availability some weekends or after hours.
- Familiarity with social media trends, editing, and video styles, especially for YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
- Create eye-catching organic and paid content for social media platforms that leads to engagement, including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
- Must be proficient with Creative Suite, including but not limited to: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and more.
- Ability to work on multiple projects, remain positive and calm under pressure and is solution oriented.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of all aspects of marketing, including strategic planning for various media venues, technical aspects and requirements of various venues, and most appropriate and effective applications
- Possess pre-production planning, coordination, and organization skills.
Preferred:
- Ability to capture video and photography on DSLR, GoPro, and iPhone
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