Job Description
THE BIG PICTURE:
The VCCP Partnership is an integrated communications agency set up in 2002 by Charles (V), Rooney (C), Adrian (C) and Ian (P), who founded the agency on the principles of simplicity, collaboration, un-preciousness and integration around ideas rather than channels. Their founding client was BT Cellnet, now more commonly known as O2 and the most awarded brand in IPA effectiveness history.
Across the Partnership, we work with a broad spectrum of clients. Our work transcends the marketing mix, leading everything from social media or launch campaigns to DM and web build.
We also provide very senior strategic planning for clients, customer journey mapping and helping clients to envision their future business, beyond just communications.
OUR PURPOSE:
So what do we actually do? Put simply we exist to transform the fortunes of our clients by challenging and disrupting the categories they operate in. It’s why we describe ourselves as ‘the challenger agency for challenger brands
ABOUT VCCP HEALTH:
VCCP Health is a specialist agency that was set up to bring greater strategic rigour and raise creative standards in healthcare communications. Our aim is to bring the VCCP Challenger Spirit to the healthcare sector, not settling to do things as they’ve always been done, but rather look at how things could be done differently. The agency works on prescription, medical devices, animal health, OTC & wellness brands, developing the full range of materials required for communications aimed at healthcare professional and consumer audiences. Wherever possible, we bring the most innovative approaches and thinking from the consumer agency to the world of healthcare.
We are recognised within the industry and at international and UK award shows for outstanding creative work that delivers business results for clients. Recently we were ranked as a Top 3 Global Health Agency by Cannes Lions. It’s important to us that people who join our team have a passion for creativity and enjoy contributing to the creative process.
THE FUTURE OF HEALTH:
Advances in technology are driving and changing the way that we all communicate and whether our target audience is consumers, healthcare professionals or any other stakeholder, integration is now crucial to all marketing communications: AT VCCP “we believe it only works if it all works”.
As part of the VCCP Partnership, one of the leading consumer agencies, VCCP Health is perfectly positioned to be leading the way in this new era and transforming healthcare communications.
OUR CULTURE:
● A collaborative nature
● An entrepreneurial, challenger spirit
● Take pride in our work
● Have an honest approach
● Be un-precious - we recognise that a good idea can come from anywhere
● A sense of personal responsibility and accountability
THE ROLE:
You are a creative, curious and proactive Art Director with bundles of passion and energy reporting into our Executive Creative Director. This role is to predominantly partner a Copywriter already at the Agency and take on briefs across all health clients and future pitches, as well as the smaller ones where you can create something out of nothing.
You will have a passion for ideas in all shapes and sizes with experience across all channels, with the ability to generate ideas that truly work in the smallest health space through to a launch film and content, experiential and everything in between – real through-the-line
experience.
Always demonstrating big thinking and adding value with every project, answering the brief with simple, relevant and unexpected ideas, as well as adding to it at every opportunity with additional thoughts to surprise and delight our Clients. You will be a creative chameleon able to put yourself in the HCPs shoes and realise the Agency’s first person insights into big, engaging conceptual thinking.
You must have the ability to see your conceptual thinking through into executions that do the idea justice, with experience on photographic and film shoots, working with and directing designers, overseeing production.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
* Conceptual and innovative
* Highly Creative yet strategic thinking
* Presentation skills, internally and to clients where necessary
* Multi-disciplined and be able to execute your ideas across any medium
* Understanding of digital media environment and opportunities
* Be able to visualise concepts through scamps or rough mock ups.
ATTITUDE:
* A passion for all things creative and advertising
* Resilience to keep going in a fast paced environment
* Strives for excellence
* Can do attitude
* Approachable and personable
* Builds rapport and is able to quickly establish excellent working relationships
* Team player
If this sounds like you or someone you know, then we'd love to hear from you!
VCCP DE&I Statement
We believe that DE&I is about creating a strong culture of inclusion within our agency, where everyone can thrive and be their authentic self. VCCP is an equal opportunity employer and
does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation,
marital status, or ethnicity. If you require any adjustments during the application or interview
process, please let us know via joinus@vccp.com.
Criminal Records information
As part of our onboarding process, you will be required to complete a Criminal Records Declaration regarding any unspent convictions. For roles in finance, HR, Legal, IT or senior management, we may be required to verify your declaration with a basic DBS check, as well as an Adverse Finance and ID check.
**Please note, we try to respond to as many applications as possible but, if you do not hear from us within two weeks of submitting your application, please assume we are unable to proceed with your application for this specific role. Thank you for your interest in VCCP**