About Aurelius

Aurelius is a healthcare narrative studio built for the defining moments in healthcare.

We work with health systems, academic medical centers, universities, healthcare companies, foundations, and institutional leaders to transform complex ambitions into narratives, communications, and experiences that inspire understanding, belief, and action.

Our work begins with strategy. We develop a deep understanding of the organization, its ambitions, its audiences, and what needs to happen next. From there, we bring that thinking to life through exceptional creative work across film, design, digital experiences, campaigns, presentations, and emerging media.

Our creative philosophy combines strong strategic foundations with distinctive artistic expression. We believe the best creative work is intelligent, original, emotionally compelling, meticulously executed, and capable of producing meaningful outcomes.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Creative Director with exceptional creative taste, multidisciplinary capabilities, and the ability to ideate, direct, and create outstanding work.

You will help establish and elevate Aurelius's creative identity, translating complex healthcare strategies and narratives into memorable, high-quality creative experiences.

This is a hands-on creative leadership role.

You will be expected to develop original concepts, establish creative directions, personally execute creative work, direct specialists, and take ownership of the creative quality of projects from conception through delivery.

You will work closely with Aurelius's founders, strategic leadership, and a flexible network of creative specialists.

The opportunity offers substantial creative ownership and the ability to help build a distinctive studio whose work stands alongside the best creative organizations in the world.

Key Responsibilities

1. Creative Strategy & Direction

- Translate approved strategic and narrative foundations into compelling creative concepts and directions.
- Develop distinctive visual languages, creative treatments, storytelling approaches, and communication experiences tailored to each engagement.
- Lead ideation and concept development across branding, institutional communications, campaigns, film, digital experiences, and multimedia projects.
- Build creative concepts that are strategically relevant, emotionally resonant, visually sophisticated, and original.
- Present and articulate creative directions confidently, explaining the thinking, artistic choices, and intended audience experience.
- Establish strong creative foundations that guide production across multiple formats and touchpoints.
- Collaborate with Aurelius's strategic leadership to ensure creative decisions support the intended institutional, commercial, or stakeholder outcomes.

2. Hands-On Creative Execution Create and deliver exceptional work across a variety of media and formats.

Responsibilities include

Film, Video & Media Production

- Conceptualize, storyboard, direct, edit, and produce films, brand videos, campaign assets, motion graphics, and digital media.
- Develop strong visual storytelling through composition, cinematography, pacing, sound, music, and editing.
- Work with footage, animation, photography, and AI-assisted production workflows.

Graphic Design & Visual Communication

- Create compelling visual identities, brand systems, campaign graphics, institutional communications, and marketing materials.
- Produce sophisticated presentations, pitch decks, reports, proposals, and executive communication assets.
- Apply excellent typography, composition, color, hierarchy, layout, and information-design principles.

Websites & Digital Experiences

- Develop creative concepts, page designs, visual systems, and user experiences for websites and digital platforms.
- Translate strategic narratives into cohesive digital journeys.
- Collaborate with developers and technical specialists to deliver polished, responsive experiences.

Copywriting & Advertising

- Ideate and develop campaign concepts, headlines, messaging,



advertising creative, and supporting copy.
- Combine words and visuals to create distinctive and persuasive communication.
- Contribute to storytelling and creative development across institutional, commercial, and consumer-facing contexts.

Emerging & AI-Enabled Creative Production

- Explore and apply emerging creative technologies to expand the possibilities of storytelling and production.
- Use AI tools intelligently for ideation, visual exploration, media production, prototyping, and execution.
- Develop efficient creative workflows while maintaining exceptional originality, artistic quality, and professional standards.

3. Creative Leadership & Delivery

- Take ownership of creative quality and execution quality across assigned engagements.
- Develop creative production plans, establish priorities, and coordinate the people and resources required to deliver exceptional work.
- Lead designers, editors, animators, filmmakers, copywriters, developers, freelancers, and other creative specialists as needed.
- Provide clear, constructive creative direction and feedback.
- Review work throughout development, ensuring consistency, polish, and alignment with the approved creative vision.
- Balance creative ambition with budgets, timelines, production realities, and client expectations.
- Maintain high standards for file preparation, quality assurance, technical accuracy, presentation, and final delivery.
- Collaborate closely with Aurelius's founders and client-facing leadership throughout the engagement.
- Contribute to the development of Aurelius's creative workflows, standards, systems, and production capabilities.

Creative & Technical Capabilities We are looking for someone with strong multidisciplinary creative proficiency and the ability to work effectively across relevant tools and technologies.

Experience should include several of the following:

Design & Visual Production

- Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects
- Presentation design in Microsoft PowerPoint or Canva
- Professional document and report design using Microsoft Word
- Visual communication and information presentation using Microsoft Excel where relevant
- Figma or comparable digital design tools

Film & Video

- DaVinci Resolve
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Motion graphics, video editing, color grading, sound design, and post-production workflows

Web & Digital

- Website design, digital experience development, and responsive design principles
- Familiarity with Webflow, Framer, or comparable website platforms
- Collaboration with web developers and technical implementation teams

AI & Emerging Tools

- AI-assisted image and video generation
- Generative design and creative exploration
- AI-supported creative production and workflow optimization
- The ability to identify, learn, and apply recent tools as technology evolves

Mastery of every application is not required. We value creative versatility, technical adaptability, learning ability, and the judgment to select the best tools for the desired result.

What We're Looking For

Exceptional Creative Taste

You have a highly developed sense of aesthetics, storytelling, visual communication, and creative quality.

You recognize the difference between competent work and exceptional work, and you understand the creative decisions that produce that difference.

Originality & Imagination

You generate distinctive ideas and creative approaches.

You bring fresh perspectives, experiment intelligently, and seek creative expressions that feel memorable, relevant, and original.

Multidisciplinary Thinking





You are comfortable working across different creative disciplines and understand how film, design, copy, music, motion, digital experiences, and emerging media can work together.

You can move between formats while maintaining a coherent creative vision.

Cultural & Creative Awareness

You actively follow developments in design, film, advertising, storytelling, visual culture, technology, and creative industries.

You understand evolving aesthetics, audience expectations, cultural influences, and emerging creative voices.

You bring that awareness into your work thoughtfully.

Strategic Understanding

You can interpret a strategic brief, understand the intended audience and outcome, and develop creative work that advances the underlying objective.

You appreciate how creativity, narrative, perception, and audience behavior interact.

Hands-On Craftsmanship

You take pride in creating excellent work personally.

You possess the technical proficiency, attention to detail, and creative discipline required to turn concepts into polished deliverables.

Leadership & Collaboration

You communicate ideas clearly, direct creative collaborators effectively, welcome thoughtful feedback, and help others produce their best work.

You are comfortable working closely with founders, senior leaders, clients, and multidisciplinary teams.

Adaptability & Resourcefulness

You learn quickly, adapt across industries and creative challenges, solve production problems, and make intelligent decisions with the resources available.

You are excited by new tools, unfamiliar formats, and ambitious creative challenges.

Experience & Qualifications

- Demonstrated experience in creative direction, multidisciplinary design, media production, advertising, brand development, or related creative disciplines.
- A portfolio demonstrating exceptional creative quality, original thinking, and versatility across relevant formats.
- Experience independently producing creative work from concept through completion.
- Experience directing creative contributors or coordinating multidisciplinary projects.
- Strong understanding of visual storytelling, brand systems, creative communication, and production workflows.
- Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and collaborative skills.
- Demonstrated ability to balance creative excellence with deadlines, budgets, and execution requirements.

Experience working with healthcare, technology, institutional organizations, or complex subject matter is valuable. We place substantial weight on the quality of your portfolio, your creative judgment, your technical capabilities, and your demonstrated ability to produce exceptional work.

Creative Ownership & Growth

Aurelius is building a creative organization with ambitious standards and substantial room for growth.

You will initially work closely with the founders to establish and refine creative directions, align on quality expectations, and develop a shared understanding of the studio's creative identity.

As you consistently demonstrate exceptional judgment, creative leadership, and execution quality, you will assume increasing ownership of creative decisions, production teams, and the development of Aurelius's creative capabilities.

You will have the opportunity to help shape the studio's creative culture, mentor future creative talent, develop original creative systems, and contribute to a growing body of distinctive work.

How to Apply

Please share

- Your résumé or professional background.
- A portfolio showcasing your strongest creative work.
- Examples that demonstrate your personal contribution to concept development, creative direction, and execution.
- Any additional work that reflects your creative interests, artistic perspective, technical capabilities, or experimentation with emerging media.

We are particularly interested in work that demonstrates original thinking, exceptional taste, multidisciplinary creativity, and outstanding execution quality. Pay: $3,500.00-$6,000.00 per month

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON (Toronto District)

📌 Creative Director (Toronto)
🏢 Aurelius Health
📍 Toronto