Overview

As we celebrate our Centennial year, we invite you to join us in shaping the next century of impact. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

The American Heart Association is seeking a skilled Creative Manager to drive the strategy, expansion and management of marketing efforts across a range of healthcare Quality Improvement programs. As an individual contributor, you will lead graphic design initiatives, contribute to strategic planning, support in executing marketing plans, and lead all aspects of in-house graphic design. The ideal candidate will have a passion for marketing and creativity, as well as the ability to foster relationships and collaborate with internal teams.

This is a full time, benefits eligible, grant funded opportunity. Current funding will expire on June 30, 2025, with the potential of extension. This position can be home based.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity, equity inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and at heart.jobs.

Responsibilities

Lead development of cross-platform marketing solutions that effectively communicate the strategic intent of an assignment and solve client business and marketing challenges

Design for a wide variety of styles and mediums, creating compelling visuals and progressive narratives that resonate with defined audience, influencing product experience

Coordinate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement campaigns and promotions, overseeing the execution of marketing activities, while developing audience-building and revenue-generating strategies

Lead multiple projects by managing time effectively, prioritizing work assignments, being flexible to changing requests, and ensuring deadlines are being met

Lead and review work of creative team to ensure all work delivers on the established strategies while ensuring adherence to branding guidelines

Develop periodic reports and postmortem campaign analysis to showcase results and improve the effectiveness of work

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in graphic design, marketing, communications, advertising or related field

3+ years of experience marketing, agency, or related creative experience

Extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud and HTML/CSS

Self-starter with a gift for conceptualizing and developing creative ideas and effective messaging rooted in research

Excellent project management, communication, and organizational skills

Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively present confidently in front of C-suite executives and volunteers, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders while demonstrating excellent written and oral communication skills

Minimum travel availability needed, up to 5%

Preferred Experience:

Captivating visual storyteller, expert communicator and passionate problem solver

Advanced knowledge of website and social media platform enablement and B2B utilization of these platforms

Familiarity with email marketing, webinars, webpage development, search engine optimization (SEO), paid promotion, and tradeshow and conference management

Video production

Messaging, content development and interactive storytelling

Collaborating with product and sales teams and acting upon their needs

Compensation Benefits

The expected pay range will be $70,000 to $90,000. Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials to the pay range may apply. The American Heart Association reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range.

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Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.

Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.

Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.

Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.

Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.

Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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Posted Date 14 hours ago (7/18/2024 5:26 PM)

Requisition ID 2024-13868

Job Category Marketing, Communications Public Relations

Position Type Full Time