Designer, Social Media

Summary

CG Life is seeking a Social Media Creative Designer to create platform-specific, social-first content for clients in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries. The role develops organic and paid social assets, translates complex scientific information into compelling visuals, and collaborates with strategists, writers, and creatives on campaigns and ongoing social programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a dedicated creative partner to the social media team, collaborating closely with social strategists and content leads on day-to-day content development, creative concepts, and execution
• Create high-quality, social-first visual content for audiences including healthcare professionals, scientists, patients, and caregivers across platforms such as LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, and TikTok
• Design a range of organic and paid social assets, including static graphics, carousels, infographics, animations, short-form video, and campaign creative
• Develop paid social ads and campaign variations that meet platform specifications, placements, and safe-zone guidelines, including accommodations for Important Safety Information (ISI) and fair balance where required, and support creative testing and optimization
• Apply existing brand identities and guidelines to create cohesive, social-first assets, including graphics, typography, iconography, and motion treatments
• Translate complex science, clinical data, and disease-state information into clear, engaging visual content for a variety of audiences
• Stay current on social media design trends, emerging formats, platform specifications, and healthcare social media best practices, and bring new ideas and inspiration to client work
• Partner with social strategists, fellow creatives, copywriters, and medical writers to brainstorm, concept, and execute creative for ongoing social programs and integrated campaigns
• Follow client brand guidelines and incorporate compliance requirements and review feedback, with guidance from the team
• Manage multiple social design requests and priorities in close partnership with the social team, working efficiently and iteratively against fast-moving timelines

Skills

• 3-5 years of professional design experience with a strong focus on social media in an advertising, marketing, communications, or brand environment
• A portfolio demonstrating strong social-first design across multiple platforms and formats, including static graphics, carousels, motion, animation, and short-form video
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere Pro; proficiency with Figma and Canva
• Strong motion design and video editing capabilities, with the ability to create engaging animations and short-form social content
• Ability to translate complex scientific concepts and technologies and translate key ideas into clear, compelling visual content for target audiences
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects and deadlines in collaboration with social, copy, account and strategy
• Strong communication skills, receptivity to creative feedback, a collaborative mindset, and curiosity about social platforms, trends, and emerging formats
• Healthcare, life sciences, or agency experience is a plus
• Familiarity with social-first editing tools such as CapCut is a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3-5 years of professional design experience with a strong focus on social media in an advertising, marketing, communications, or brand environment
• A portfolio demonstrating strong social-first design across multiple platforms and formats, including static graphics, carousels, motion, animation, and short-form video
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere Pro; proficiency with Figma and Canva
• Strong motion design and video editing capabilities, with the ability to create engaging animations and short-form social content
• Ability to translate complex scientific concepts and technologies and translate key ideas into clear, compelling visual content for target audiences
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects and deadlines in collaboration with social, copy, account and strategy
• Strong communication skills, receptivity to creative feedback, a collaborative mindset, and curiosity about social platforms, trends, and emerging formats

Nice to Haves

• healthcare, life sciences, or agency experience is a plus
• familiarity with social-first editing tools such as CapCut is a plus

Benefits

• This position is eligible to participate in a discretionary bonus program, subject to the rules governing the plan.
• Health benefits
• 401K retirement with a generous company match and immediate vesting
• Flexible time off