Details
Department:
Administration
Schedule:
Full Time/8-Hour Day Shift, Monday-Friday
Location:
Remote – Living in one of our key markets is strongly preferred – This includes Nashville, Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Austin, Tulsa, Wichita, and/or Jacksonville
Benefits
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Various health insurance options & wellness plans
- Retirement benefits including employer match plans
- Long-term & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
- Parental leave & adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Ways to give back to your community
Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.
Responsibilities
As the Senior Director of Creative Services for Ascension’s Internal Communications team, you will be responsible for leading strategic content development for the internal and external communications. Through your partnership and planning with other communicators, you and your team will determine how to bring the Ascension story to life for our employee audiences, creating the right mix of engaging visual and written assets that directly support our communication and business objectives. As a creative leader and business strategist, you’ll manage a team of videographers, photographers and designers, and help elevate the Ascension brand across all of our markets and channels. In this role, you will report to the Vice President of Internal Communications.
Responsibilities:
- Own the development and management of our creative engine for internal and external communications as well as marketing
- Manage a team of creative professionals, ranging from writers and designers, to videographers, photographers and a visual coordinator
- Ensure a cohesive tie across our internal and external storytelling
- Stay tightly aligned with our strategy, planning and in-market teams to determine our written and visual content needs and adjust the asset creation approach as needed
- Ensure that the content created reflects the Mission, Vision and Values of Ascension as a healing ministry of the Catholic Church
- Maintain flexible availability and responsiveness both during and outside of normal work
Complexity of Work:
As a strategist and a creator, this role requires excellent content strategy, written and visual asset development skills, and a people management background. The ideal candidate will have experience in change management communications and will have worked within a complex organization, across multiple teams, to help set and manage a strategic and measurable content plan and calendar. Experience in the healthcare industry is a plus. Must be able to work well in a stressful, fast-paced environment
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Requirements
Education:
High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate’s degree/Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.
Additional Preferences
Education:
Bachelor’s level degree and advanced degree preferred.
Work Experience:
Ten to fifteen years as a creative director or senior content management professional, ideally in a corporate setting
Excellent written and visual content creation experience
Experience planning and managing a coordinated content approach that directly impacts engagement of key audiences in support of our business goals
People management experience, including oversight of both written and visual creators and designers
Proven driver and communicator across matrixed organizations, helping to gain internal buy-in and support for our creative assets; comfortable with change management communications
Why Join Our Team
Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.
Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 150,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.
Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.
As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.
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