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# Senior Art Director at Inizio Evoke

- **Company:** Inizio Evoke
- **Location:** New York, NY / Philadelphia, PA
- **Compensation:** $80k–$110k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://www.inizioevoke.com/vacancy/inizioevoke/8256914?gh_jid=8256914

## Job description

In the journey of your life, your career should make a difference.

At Inizio Evoke, we come together—to do the best work, in the best possible place. We're all in. Because it's everyone's role to make health more human™.

## Who We Are

Inizio Evoke is a global health marketing, communications, and transformation platform unlocking growth through data-driven insights and human centricity. We study the 'why' behind health decisions and create creative solutions that inspire meaningful change.

Like the work we do for physicians, patients, and their loved ones, your career should make a difference.

## About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Art Director who is passionate about visual storytelling and brand communication in the healthcare and pharmaceutical space. This role is for an experienced designer who values developing strategic creative solutions, driving innovative executions, and mentoring junior designers. If you are excited by the challenge of transforming complex medical information into compelling visual narratives, this is the perfect opportunity to make an impact. At Inizio Evoke, we work collaboratively to deliver high-quality, strategic, and engaging creative that resonates with healthcare professionals and patients alike.

You will report to the Associate Creative Director, Art.

## What You’ll Do

- Lead the creative development of your assigned brands, ensuring work is strategic, innovative, and visually impactful.
- Master the design hallmarks and branding guidelines of your accounts, applying them across all creative deliverables.
- Conceptualize and build multi-platform creative work, including digital, print, video, and social campaigns for both HCP and patient audiences.
- Collaborate with Copywriters, Art Directors, and Strategy teams, ensuring that messaging and visuals work together seamlessly.
- Present and defend creative concepts to our teams and clients, expressing the strategic and aesthetic rationale behind your work.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior Art Directors, encouraging their growth and ensuring high-quality output across the team.
- Stay informed on industry trends and technological advancements, applying them to enhance the quality and effectiveness of creative work.

## Who You Are

- A highly skilled visual communicator, with the ability to translate complex information into engaging, easy-to-understand designs.
- A conceptual thinker, who can develop big ideas while maintaining attention to detail.
- A strong presenter and collaborator, capable of articulating creative ideas and working cross-functionally to develop the best solutions.
- Proficient in industry-standard tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and AI-driven design resources.
- A strategic designer, with an understanding of how visuals impact brand messaging and audience engagement.
- Adaptable and resilient, able to balance creative ambition with regulatory requirements in the pharma space.
- A good human, bringing professionalism, humility, and enthusiasm to every project and interaction.

Work Environment & Benefits

Inizio Evoke offers a fully remote work environment, competitive compensation, and outstanding company-paid benefits, including medical, dental, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. This range may differ based on your experience and skill set, geographic location, and cost of living considerations. We consider compensation more than just a base salary – that’s why we also offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.

## Compensation

$80,000—$110,000 USD

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.

## About Inizio Evoke

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Inizio Evoke is a global health marketing, communications, and transformation platform that helps life sciences organizations unlock growth through data-driven insight and human centricity.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Inizio)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (the agency was built through multiple acquisitions under the Evoke group)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Healthcare marketing, pharmaceutical advertising, health communications, life sciences commercialization
- Target customers: B2B, primarily large pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies (Enterprise/Big Pharma)
- Mission or purpose statement: "Make health more human™" — using technology, data, and "applied empathy" to better understand behavior and deliver messaging in a more human way

## Products & Services
Inizio Evoke operates across five key service areas:

- **Brand & Creative**: Full-service creative development for healthcare brands, connecting data and creativity to deliver seamless experiences.
- **Comms (Communications)**: Strategic communications and public relations for health and life sciences organizations.
- **Transformation**: Consulting and organizational change to help healthcare brands navigate market complexities and build more intuitive, empathetic businesses.
- **Access**: Patient support and market access solutions, including patient services programs and reimbursement support.
- **Media**: Full-service media capabilities across all audiences, including omnichannel engagement, field force strategy, and automation.
- **Cognitev™ (Commercial Intelligence Platform)**: A proprietary platform that translates behavioral data into activation, fueling omnichannel engagement and optimizing field force strategy. Built on over 40 million hours of proprietary behavioral data from physicians and patients.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Private subsidiary of Inizio)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$347 million** (2025 North American revenue, per MM+M Agency 100 2026 report). LinkedIn estimates $60 million, but the industry trade publication figure is more authoritative.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company is **Inizio** (a market-leading commercialization partner for health and life sciences). Key clients include **Gilead Sciences** (Michelle Kelly, Director of Patient and Consumer Marketing, Oncology, is a cited client).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Revenue rose **4%** in 2025 to $347 million.
  - Headcount of **1,117** full-time employees in 2025 (per MM+M), though LinkedIn shows 891 (likely due to different counting methods or timing).
  - Active job postings: **51** (up 75.9% year-over-year).
  - Operates in 11 offices across 4 countries (US, UK, Ireland, UAE, Singapore).
  - Has acquired multiple agencies: Giant Creative Strategy ($72.2M, 2018), Navience Healthcare Solutions ($24M, 2018), AboveNationMedia ($1.8M, 2018), KYNE ($19.4M, 2019), Diffusion Group (2022).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Data Moat**: Cognitev™ platform is built on 40+ million hours of proprietary behavioral data from physicians and patients — a unique asset that competitors cannot easily replicate.
- **Digital-First DNA**: Founded during the digital revolution of the early 2000s, the agency was structurally digital from the beginning, avoiding the "bolt-on" digital capabilities that plagued legacy networks.
- **AI Integration**: Aggressively embracing AI not as a standalone capability but as a structural transformation of how work is made and managed, reducing administrative friction for creative teams.
- **Full-Service Platform**: Offers end-to-end services from brand strategy to media buying to patient access, making it a comprehensive partner for pharma clients.
- **Parent Backing**: As part of Inizio, has access to a broader ecosystem of life sciences commercialization services.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-First Transformation**: CEO Reid Connolly is betting heavily on AI to give clients a competitive advantage, focusing on process simplification rather than flashy announcements. The goal is preparing for an "agentic future" where AI systems support work creation and management.
- **Data-Driven Personalization**: Using Cognitev™ to personalize strategy and messaging in real-time based on behavioral signals.
- **Omnichannel Excellence**: Unifying content, channels, and journeys to optimize engagement across all touchpoints.
- **Growth Through Acquisition**: History of strategic acquisitions to expand capabilities (creative, media, patient access).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Employee rating of **3.9/5.0** on LinkedIn, with Work-Life Balance scoring highest at **4.3/5.0**.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Not explicitly stated, but the agency has 11 offices globally (including major US hubs: New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, San Diego, Cary, Tempe).
- **Notable Perks/Engineering Culture**:
  - Focus on "applied empathy" and making work "the best possible place."
  - Strong emphasis on reducing administrative burden for creative teams through AI, allowing more focus on high-concept strategy.
  - Rapidly growing: job postings up 75.9% year-over-year.
  - Tech stack includes modern tools: React, Power BI, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Google Sheets, martech platforms.
- **Talent Flows**: Major talent sources include Digitas Health, FCB Health, AbelsonTaylor, Klick, and CDM — indicating a competitive, agency-experienced workforce.
- **Career Development**: Open roles span from Associate Director to Senior Director levels, with opportunities in strategy, analytics, creative, project management, and media.

## Sources
1. [inizioevoke.com](https://www.inizioevoke.com/)
2. [inizioevoke.com/careers](https://www.inizioevoke.com/careers)
3. [inizio.com](https://inizio.com/our-businesses/evoke/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/inizioevoke](https://www.linkedin.com/company/inizioevoke)
5. [mmm-online.com (Agency 100 2026)](https://www.mmm-online.com/companydetail/inizio-evoke-agency-100-2026/)

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