Senior Art Director

Updated: June 23, 2026
Location: Paris, France
Job ID:16491

Syneos Health Communication is an international network of communication agencies specializing in healthcare, with presence in the USA, Canada, the UK, Germany, and France.

Our agency offers a full range of expertise, including advertising, public relations, medical education, omni-channel communication, branding, digital services, and more.

We work within flexible and collaborative teams that connect across disciplines and geographical locations to deliver integrated communication strategies that accelerate brand performance.

Our agency teams have won over 1,000 awards for work that shifts markets and changes behaviors. We create ideas that will work in the real world because they were designed for it.

Responsibilities

We’re looking for our Paris Office, a conceptual Senior Art Director to help us create and develop outstanding creative work for our clients.

• Conceptualise, storytell, scamp, design, produce whatever it takes to solve complex business with strong, simple, scalable big ideas. Online, offline and everywhere in-between.
• Finding the human angle in client propositions - no matter how hidden.

As an Art Director, you will form part of a multi-disciplinary team with in‑house capabilities across art and copy, video and interactive, artwork and design. You’ll be great at getting ideas down on paper with a pad and a pen - before expanding and applying them across everything from ads and videos to events and apps. Tactically and strategically, you’ll make a significant and proactive contribution to our agency’s creative output.

Job Requirements

• 10 years of art direction experience in leading advertising creative agencies with a strong international award culture
• Proficiency across the Adobe CC suite - including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• A creative thinker, who’ll consider client problems from different angles but with a strong idea inside.
• Progressive views on how brands can touch and move people. Able to recognise the value of insight, impact, relevance and effectiveness.
• Good communication and presentation skills
• High levels of attention to detail, resilience and flexibility
• A restless curiosity and an infectious enthusiasm for our industry and your craft
• The desire to challenge the way health and wellness brands touch and move people - from consumers to healthcare professionals
• French and English speaking
• Demonstrate a proven ability to shape and execute creative strategy, understanding how it drives deliverables and aligns with broader business objectives
• Lead the development and execution of art direction and design across multiple channels, ensuring the highest level of creative excellence and brand consistency
• Act as a key decision‑maker throughout the creative process, independently driving projects from concept to completion, and providing creative leadership
• Effectively manage multiple, often complex, projects with competing deadlines, prioritising and delegating tasks to ensure seamless project flow
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with teams including copywriters, developers, and UX/UI designers, acting as a senior creative resource to solve challenges and ensure alignment
• Actively participate in internal reviews and client presentations, with the ability to clearly articulate the creative rationale, provide strategic insights, and make recommendations

Leadership and Professional Competencies

• Maintain regular, high‑level communication with the Creative Director and senior leadership, aligning on project vision and contributing to strategic discussions
• Experience leading cross‑functional in delivering integrated creative solution
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills, offering clear, constructive feedback, and guiding team members both formally and informally
• Help to mentor junior members of the team
• Help to build a constructive and creative work environment
• Lead brainstorming sessions and contribute innovative ideas that push creative boundaries and elevate the quality of the final product
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced, deadlin