Senior Art Director, DGSOM

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 and a dedicated Copywriter,
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