Associate Director, Creative Design

Company: Baxter Healthcare
Location: Deerfield
Posted on: April 5, 2021

Job Description:

This is where creativity meets strategy. As a member of the Baxter Marketing team, you will work on designing, developing and implementing marketing programs and pricing strategies. You'll leverage your expertise to present our life-sustaining and live-saving products and services to the relevant market sector. Working in collaboration with the sales and technical teams, there will be opportunity for learning, development and future career growth across a variety of fields within Baxter. Support for Parents Continuing Education/
Professional Development Paid Time Off 2 Days a Year to Volunteer Success Profile What makes a successful Marketing team member at Baxter? Take a look at some of the top traits we're looking for and see if you're a fit. This is where you save and sustain lives At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.-- Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare. Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.-- Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives- where your purpose accelerates our mission.-- Baxter's US Hospital Products (USHP) Customer Experience and Brand Marketing Team is building out a new in-house ad agency to support its products and services valued at $3.0B annually. The primary role responsibilities include working closely with the marketing team and cross-functional peers to drive brand and creative work for USHP including project intake, scheduling, managing stakeholder reviews and revisions and delivering final work product on time and on budget. Duties and Responsibilities

• Understands the organization's vision, goals and strategies. Aligns with the organization's priorities, determines critical success factors, and evaluates and supports initiatives that sustain growth and provides a competitive advantage.
• Work closely with the marketing team and cross-functional peers to drive brand and creative work for USHP including project intake, scheduling, managing stakeholder reviews and revisions and delivering final work product on time and on budget.
• Uphold Baxter brand standards and guidelines in the work product
• Foster relationships across our Marketing organization, working closely with them to develop a shared strategy, and co-owning the responsibility for d eveloping marketing campaign strategies, product launch materials, communication media, audio-video production and web-based products.
• Establishes and maintains high-quality relationships with all levels across the company and with external partners
• Has dotted-line responsibility to the team for graphic design, copywriting, quality assurance and brand standards in overseeing the work of the team
• Provides expert identity/creative guidance; monitors, supports and enforces Baxter brand standards while addressing areas of need and opportunity.
• Stimulates creativity and innovation in the development and execution of project plans, timelines and within budgets.
• To collaborate on solutions, must have a strong understanding of industry trends and legal/regulatory needs in relation to emerging technologies in design and communications.
• Manages policies and guidelines keeping all files current and within Baxter standards and compliance
• Coordinates equipment leases, software licenses and supply needs for in-house agency team Qualifications
  • A conceptual mind and passion for a variety of storytelling mediums including print and digital media
  • A proven ability to create and direct high-quality campaign and content creative
  • A track record for managing a mid to high volume of creative and campaign types in parallel
  • Ability to translate communication needs of marketers to design and copywriting team members for execution
  • Able to develop project timelines and manage projects according
  • Design or art direction experience for technical and product-driven companies, including
  • Management experience with increasing responsibility
  • Experience working with multiple business units and internal stakeholders
  • Bachelors Degree (BA or BS) required, Visual Communications, Graphic Arts or Advertising focus of study is preferred
  • Leadership/Management experience - 5 years
  • Graphic Design/ Art Direction or Corporate Communications Management - 5 year
  • Advertising Agency or related experience 5 years Industry experience with Graphic Design - 5 years Project Management - 3 years #LI-VH1 #IND-USGBRD Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
    
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    Pay Transparency Policy Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please send an e-mail to Americas_TTA@baxter.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world. Meet Madhuri, Senior Manager, Product & Strategic Initiatives in--India "Being a marketer at Baxter is a great enabler and gives opportunities to develop and exercise strategic decision making, portfolio management, project management, new launch excellence, driving profitable growth and omnichannel marketing campaigns. Leaders here are approachable and receptive to new ideas. Baxter gave me an opportunity to drive strategic initiatives across the India organization in addition to my current marketing role." Meet Bethany, Marketing Director in the United States "I find it very rewarding to manage a new product development project from initial concept through to seeing the first patients on the therapy. It makes it all worthwhile to hear how our products and therapies are positively impacting a patient and their family." Meet Claire, Marketing Manager in Singapore "In my current marketing role at Baxter, I've gained different insights and skillsets, one of them being learning to look at things from different angles. From big picture to strategy implementation, my experience has allowed me to help the sales team connect the dots together effectively." Meet Sara, EMEA Digital Health Project Leader in Portugal "As an Early Career Professional, I must say that Baxter truly allows you to develop your career. I started working at a national role and advanced into an EMEA role in Digital Health, early this year. Being able to collaborate on the strategy behind an effective digital transformation of the company, makes me believe on our mission every day, and be very proud to work at Baxter." Join Our Talent Community This website is owned and operated by Baxter Healthcare Corporation [One Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, IL 60015-4625] ("Baxter") acting as data controller for itself and on behalf of all of its affiliates and subsidiaries. By clicking on the "Subscribe" button I declare that I have read the Privacy Policy and consent to Baxter processing my personal data for the purposes of joining the Baxter Talent Community: to provide me via email with job offers in the area of my interests and to provide me information about Baxter. I am aware that I have the right to withdraw my consent by clicking the "Unsubscribe" option in the emails I receive from Baxter. First Name Last Name Phone Number Email Address Select Interests Select a job category from the list of options. Search for a location and select one from the list of suggestions. Finally, click "Add" to create your job alert. Job Category Location*
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