Description

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

Qualifications

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