21GRAMS- Creative Director, Copy

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities.

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Job Summary:

Real Chemistry is looking for a Creative Director, Copy to join our growing team!

21GRAMS, part of Real Chemistry, is a full-service healthcare advertising agency built on the belief that healthcare should feel more human. We combine bold creativity, strategic rigor, and deep scientific understanding to create work that changes behavior, improves outcomes, and makes a meaningful impact on people's lives. Our culture is grounded in collaboration, curiosity, and a shared commitment to doing exceptional work. We believe in being good to each other while pushing ourselves to deliver ideas that move audiences, brands, and healthcare forward.

This role can be remote within the United States or based in any of our U.S. office locations, including New York City, Boston, Chicago, Lambertville, NJ, San Francisco, or Carmel, IN.

What you’ll do:

• You are a creative powerhouse, and you have a keen instinct for what great work is and how to guide teams to get there • You are a master of your own craft, but you are able often able to provide feedback and oversight on both art and copy, • You are beginning to actively look for opportunities to grow your business organically • You can oversee multiple brands and provide an appropriate level of support for each based on the scope, creative potential, and business needs of each • You own the brands in your group and are responsible for all the work that is produced, and in putting forth work that fuels growth for our clients • You are responsible for overseeing the creative work on your brand(s), for making sure creative standards are met and that all copy is executed efficiently, consistently, and accurately • You are a confident presenter and know how to make a strong case for an idea in order to sell it in and defend it to various stakeholders (eg internal team, marketing team, PRC team etc) • You consistently contribute ideas (eg tactics, concepts, etc) that make it to the client presentation, and you are beginning to provide input on larger workstreams such as concepting and tactical planning • You are responsible for supervising both the work and the career growth of one or more members of the copy team on your brand(s)