Art Director, Part Time Abridge San Francisco, CA, US + Workplace ago

About Abridge

Abridge was founded in 2018 with the mission of powering deeper understanding in healthcare. Our AI-powered platform was purpose-built for medical conversations, improving clinical documentation efficiencies while enabling clinicians to focus on what matters most—their patients.

Our enterprise-grade technology transforms patient-clinician conversations into structured clinical notes in real-time, with deep EMR integrations. Powered by Linked Evidence and our purpose-built, auditable AI, we are the only company that maps AI-generated summaries to ground truth, helping providers quickly trust and verify the output. As pioneers in generative AI for healthcare, we are setting the industry standards for the responsible deployment of AI across health systems.

We are a growing team of practicing MDs, AI scientists, PhDs, creatives, technologists, and engineers working together to empower people and make care make more sense. We have offices located in the Mission District in San Francisco, the SoHo neighborhood of New York, and East Liberty in Pittsburgh.

Overview As a part-time Art Director at Abridge, you will help set a new standard for design in healthcare, raising the bar for how our most important campaigns and creative moments are crafted and brought to life. Working closely with the Abridge creative team, you’ll bring direction, conceptual thinking, and hands on design expertise to priority campaigns and projects. You’ll help translate complex ideas into compelling creative direction, establish strong visual concepts and systems, and partner with our internal team to carry that vision through execution.

This role is ideal for a concept driven designer with exceptional taste and strong creative instincts, someone who can quickly get up to speed, thrive in ambiguity, push for bold ideas, and elevate the work around them.
Engagement This is a part time contract role for a four month engagement, working 20 hours per week in close partnership with Abridge’s internal creative team.

• Lead campaign art direction from concept to execution. Develop big ideas and visual narratives for key campaigns and launches. Turn strategy into work that is distinctive, cohesive, and emotionally resonant.

• Build scalable campaign systems. Define the identity, tone, and frameworks for each campaign. Create flexible systems that enable consistent execution across channels and empower other designers.

• Translate strategy into storytelling. Craft narratives that connect across campaigns, channels, and audiences—bringing clarity and cohesion to complex ideas.

• Drive alignment through clear communication. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align on vision and execution. Present and defend creative work with clarity and conviction.

• Maintain a high bar for craft. Model excellence across typography, layout, composition, and systems thinking. Stay hands-on in key moments to ensure quality and polish.

• 9+ years of experience in marketing design, with a strong focus on campaigns and art direction

• Experience operating at a staff or ACD level
  , leading creative direction for high-impact work

• Proven ability to take campaigns from zero to one
  , from concept through execution

• A portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual thinking and storytelling, art direction across integrated campaigns, high craft and attention to detail

• Strong communication skills. You can clearly articulate creative rationale, lead brainstorms, and build alignment across creative teams and cross-functional partners

• Comfort operating in fast-paced environments, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution

• A passion for design and curiosity about how AI and emerging technologies are shaping…