Associate Creative Director, Copy

Job Description Apply now Job Title: Associate Creative Director, Copy Posting Start Date: 8/25/26 Job Description: Associate Creative Director, Copy Location: Remote US or Canada This role offers an exciting opportunity to deliver best-in-class creative work that makes a meaningful impact in healthcare communications , while supporting the future shaping of C reative C opy at OPEN Health. Job Summary The Associate Creative Director, Copy combines superb creative concepting skills with exceptional creative copywriting skills and strong client leadership capabilities, driving innovative, high-quality creative outputs across multiple media channels. They will deliver, and ensure the team delivers, compelling, scientifically rigorous, and strategically aligned content while fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration and continuous improvement, and playing a strong supporting role in shaping the Creative Copy function within OPEN Health. Opportunity will be provided, alongside other creative leads, for the Associate Creative Director, Copy to make a splash from day one and, within a collaborative team, shape the direction of our entire company's creative work. They will sit at a roundtable where all ideas are respected, and every perspective matters. The Creative Copy team are united by passion for impactful creative projects, and the right candidate will bring energy and experience to grow our business and guide the team to offer expertise to internal colleagues and clients. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Champion conceptual thinking to develop unique, compelling ideas that elevate creative work and ensure clarity of strategic storytelling Drive innovative, creative solutions that are both on brief and on strategy Collaborate smoothy with account teams, strategists, designers and copywriters to bring superb concepts to life across media Ensure brand guardianship across client work, maintaining consistency and integrity Support organic and new business growth by contributing to pitches, proposals and thought leadership initiatives Stay ahead of healthcare creative trends, innovations and best practices, applying insights to enhance team output Support the shaping of OPEN Health’s Creative Copy function, setting and maintaining high creative and scientific standards Drive development, implementation and adherence to quality standards, best practices, processes and procedures Ensure team adherence to all external laws, policies and industry guidelines Support creative copy workflow and resource planning in conjunction with Head of Copy, other departments and external partners Support recruitment initiatives to ensure optimal team structure and complement Carry out due diligence to expand the network of creative partners to supplement our internal team Enhance team skills by fostering a culture of creativity and innovation, ensuring members can confidently develop content and both give and receive creative briefs Provide and oversee the provision of effective line management, as required, supporting the career and personal development of assigned line reports and department members Ensure all line reports and department members undergo performance reviews, set clear objectives, and implement growth plans to support career progression Address underperformance proactively, implementing tailored support and development strategies as required Experience, Skills, and Qualifications Educated to degree level or equivalent Experience in a healthcare communications or healthcare advertising Strong conceptual thinking skills, with the ability to develop original ideas that align with brand strategy and engage target audiences Significant prior experience in a senior creative capacity within healthcare communications Proven track record of delivering and training teams to produce innovative, high-impact creative content across diverse media channels Strong leadership potential with the ability to foster a collaborative and dynamic team environment Travel Requirements As required by business needs