At BGBx ,we'redriven by a simple idea: breakthrough thinking createsbreakthroughimpact. As an independent commercial solutions partner to pharmaceutical and life science companies, we bring together strategists, scientists, communicators, creatives, technologists, and data experts to tackle some of healthcare's most important challenges.
Our teams work across consulting and communications to help clients shape strategy, launch innovations, engage stakeholders, and drive meaningful results throughout the product lifecycle. The work is complex, fast-moving, and deeply connected to improving lives, creating opportunities for curious minds to make a real difference every day.
If you're energized by collaboration, inspired by innovation, and motivated by work that matters, you'll find a place to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact at BGBx.
The Director, Integrated Designer is a senior creative leader responsible for developingcompelling, strategically grounded design solutions across a wide range of channels andtouchpoints. This individual brings together strong conceptual thinking, exceptional designcraft, and a deep understanding of how ideas translate across integrated experiences.
Working closely with Creative, Strategy, Account Services, and other cross-functionalpartners, the Director, Integrated Designer helps shape creative from initial concept through execution, ensuring work is cohesive, engaging, and aligned with client objectives. This is a highly collaborative and hands-on role for a designer who can think big, execute with precision, and elevate the work and teams around them.
Position Overview
- Create Integrated Experiences: Concept and design cohesive creative solutionsacross digital, print, social, experiential, presentation, and other relevant channels, ensuring ideas translate effectively across the full customer experience.
- Drive Conceptual Thinking: Partner with Creative and Strategy teams to translatestrategic insights into distinctive creative concepts and visual solutions thataddress client and brand objectives.
- Deliver Exceptional Design: Maintain a high standard of design craft across allwork, with a strong command of typography, layout, visual hierarchy, imagery, color,and composition.
- Own Work from Concept Through Execution: Take an active, hands-on rolethroughout the creative process, from early ideation and design exploration throughrefinement, production, and final delivery.
- Build and Evolve Brands:
Develop and extend visual identities and design systemsthat create consistency while allowing brands to evolve across channels andexperiences.
- Champion Digital-First Thinking: Bring a strong understanding of digitalexperiences and emerging platforms, designing with the end user, channel, andexperience in mind.
- Collaborate Across Disciplines: Work closely with Art Directors, Copywriters,Creative Directors, UX/UI, Strategy, Account Services, Production, and otherpartners to develop integrated creative solutions.
- Present and Defend the Work: Clearly articulate the thinking behind creativedecisions and confidently present design concepts and recommendations tointernal teams and clients.
- Mentor and Elevate Talent: Provide thoughtful creative direction, feedback, andmentorship to designers and other creative team members, helping strengthen bothindividual capabilities and the overall quality of the work.
- Stay Ahead of the Industry: Maintain a strong understanding of evolving designtrends, technology, platforms, and creative tools, bringing new ideas andapproaches into the work where appropriate.
- Navigate Healthcare Complexity: Develop creative solutions that are impactfulwhile working effectively within the regulatory and compliance considerations ofhealthcare and pharmaceutical marketing.
Role Requirements
- 8+ years of progressive design experience within an advertising, creative,healthcare, or similarly fast-paced agency environment, with experience operatingat a senior design level.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating sophisticated design thinking, conceptualcreativity, and integrated work across multiple channels and formats.
- Exceptional visual design skills with a refined understanding of typography,composition, color, imagery, and brand systems.
- Demonstrated ability to develop a creative idea and thoughtfully translate it acrossmultiple touchpoints.
- Strong conceptual and problem-solving skills with the ability to connect creativeexecution back to strategy and business objectives.
- Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary creative and cross-functional teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining strong attentionto detail and design quality.
- Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to articulate anddefend creative decisions.
- Experience providing creative direction, feedback, and mentorship to otherdesigners.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and adapting asclient and project needs evolve.
- Healthcare, pharmaceutical, or HCP promotional experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience working within regulated environments and navigating medical, legal,and regulatory review is a plus.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and relevant design and collaboration tools.Experience with Figma and emerging AI-enabled creative tools is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related disciplinepreferred, or equivalent professional experience.
What Success Looks Like
The Director, Integrated Designer consistently delivers thoughtful, beautifully crafted workthat strengthens the creative product and brings strategic ideas to life across channels.
They are equally comfortable developing an idea, getting hands-on in the work,collaborating across disciplines, and helping other creatives do their best work. They bring
curiosity, strong creative judgment, and a commitment to continually raising the bar forBGBx and our clients.
Salary Range: 160,000 - 170,000 CAD
What We Offer
At BGBx, we invest in our people because exceptional talent drives exceptional work. We provide a competitive rewards package designed to support your health, well-being, professional growth, and life outside of work.
Our benefits package typically includes health care insurance, retirement plans, generous paid time off and holidays, wellness benefits, life insurance, learning and development opportunities, and other resources that support our employees throughout their careers. Extra benefits may be available based on your location. Beyond benefits, you'll find a culture built on collaboration, innovation, inclusion, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on healthcare and the people it serves.
BGBx is an equal opportunity employer.All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any category or class of person protected by law.
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📌 Director, Integrated Design (Canada)
🏢 BGBx
📍 Canada