Associate Creative Director (Copy)

About the role

The Associate Creative Director (Copy) provides senior copy leadership for healthcare and pharmaceutical brands from Klick's Singapore office, shaping conceptual ideas, messaging systems and integrated campaign work from brief through final execution. It is a hybrid role combining in-office and remote work, and works closely with Art Direction, Strategy, Client Services, Medical and Regulatory teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead concept and copy development for integrated healthcare and pharmaceutical campaigns across digital, social, CRM, print, presentations and other client-facing channels, from brief to delivery.
• Direct copy quality across projects, shaping messaging frameworks, campaign narratives, headlines, long-form copy and channel adaptations while keeping consistency with strategy and brand.
• Partner with Art Direction, Strategy, Medical, Regulatory and Client Services to develop ideas that balance creativity, audience relevance, scientific accuracy and regulatory requirements.
• Present creative concepts, copy rationale and campaign thinking to senior internal stakeholders and clients, responding to feedback while protecting the strategic and creative integrity of the work.
• Mentor and guide copywriters through concept development, reviews and feedback, and contribute senior creative thinking to pitches, new business opportunities and account growth.

Required profile

• 7+ years of copywriting experience in advertising, marketing, healthcare communications or a related agency environment, with portfolio examples showing progression from concept to final execution.
• Demonstrated experience leading conceptual creative work for healthcare, pharmaceutical, life sciences or other regulated and complex clients, with examples of integrated campaigns across multiple channels.
• Portfolio showing strong copy craft across campaign concepts, headlines, long-form copy, digital, CRM, social and presentations, with evidence of shaping overarching messaging or creative platforms.
• Experience presenting creative work to senior stakeholders and clients, and reviewing and directing copy across concurrent projects within agency creative workflows and medical/regulatory approval processes.
• Experience mentoring or guiding writers, with evidence of improving creative quality or team capability.
• Bachelor's degree in Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Writing or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Desired: comfort with AI as a regular part of the workflow; experience developing work for HCP, patient, payer or disease awareness audiences; experience contributing to pitches and new business presentations; working knowledge of healthcare brand challenges and audiences, including in Singapore, APAC or other markets.