Associate Creative Director, Design & Events

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Associate Creative Director, Design & Events

Dallas, Texas (REQUIRED)

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The Associate Creative Director, Design and Events is a newly created role in McKesson’s in‑house design studio, reporting into the Sr. Creative Director, Design Studio and Brand Systems Architect, that will provide hands‑on creative direction for key business events and projects, working closely with business stakeholders to elevate McKesson. This role requires a strategic creative leader who can create impactful design systems that help to differentiate McKesson in a competitive market, leverage AI to streamline creative workflows and embed AI and automation into creative workflows to accelerate output, reduce repetitive production tasks, and free the team for higher‑value creative thinking.

S/he provides clear feedback that advances the work with fewer rounds of revisions and takes ownership to ensure the final deliverables reflect our standard of excellence. The Associate Creative Director will manage the studio’s junior and mid‑level talent, who are part of a pool of design talent who are part of a pool of designers responsible for executing and delivering creative projects on brand and on time.

S/he will partner with the Creative Director, Design Studio and Technology Innovation, and Marketing Operations to assign design pool projects and evaluate workflows based on priorities and design expertise. In doing so, s/he will help to set standards for responsible, effective AI use across the design studio, coaching designers on prompt craft, AI‑assisted ideation, and automated production—and provide clear feedback on creative executions under his/her direction.

This player‑coach role is also responsible for hands‑on work supporting Sr. Creative Director and Creative Director projects with strategic leadership overseeing/providing feedback to designers on select brand and key event creative projects. To be successful in this role, the Associate Creative Director must be a strategic partner and leading stakeholder for our Corporate Events team—building and maintaining trust, serving as their go‑to design thought partner and elevating design systems that are on brand and have a wow factor.

This role will sit on the VP, Corporate Brand and Creative Services’ extended leadership team to advance department and team annual planning, priorities and goals.

This role must be within driving distance to McKesson’s Headquarters in Las Colinas, TX, for Conference Center events as needed in addition to periodic in‑office meetings to connect with leaders and work with junior talent in person. Minimal travel expected 10%, which may include events and site visits.

• Serve as the go‑to creative partner and design lead for key events, in partnership with Sr. Creative Director and Segment Creative Directors.
• Champion and activate AI, technology and automation in partnership with studio leadership.
• Manage and mentor designers and early‑career talent, fostering creativity, accountability, and growth.
• Develop and execute high‑impact event design concepts, including environmental graphics, signage, presentations and immersive brand experiences; provide actionable inspiration and feedback to elevate deliverables and reduce rounds of revision.
• Manage and/or provide onsite event design support, coordinating studio delegations as part of the planning and creative development process.
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