Territory Marketing and Communications Director (Healthcare)

Location: Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Milwaukee, or Kansas City, United States; regular travel across the Midwest and Central Plains territory is required

Salary: $120,000–$155,000 per year

Company

A leading voluntary health organization focused on Alzheimer’s care, support, research, risk reduction, early detection, and quality care access.

What you will do

• Lead integrated, territory-wide marketing and communications strategies aligned with organizational and national priorities.
• Provide strategic counsel and hands-on marketing and communications support to priority markets across the territory.
• Oversee and mentor remote marketing and communications professionals supporting multiple local markets.
• Lead media relations, brand storytelling, digital and social media strategy, and paid media planning.
• Develop scalable resources and locally adaptable messaging for diverse, rural, and underserved communities.
• Measure initiative performance through analytics and represent the territory in national marketing and communications collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible marketing and communications leadership experience.
• Experience managing integrated strategies across large, complex, or multi-market organizations.
• Strong background in media relations, brand management, digital marketing, analytics, budgets, vendors, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to lead teams, engage diverse audiences, adapt messaging for local relevance, and balance strategy with execution.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, good driving record, automobile insurance, and ability to travel across the territory are required.

Nice to have

• Experience in healthcare, nonprofit, or cause-driven communications.
• Commitment to the Alzheimer’s Association mission, values, diversity, equity, and inclusion principles.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven environment focused on improving outcomes for people affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia.
• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, disability, life, and long-term care insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement, generous paid time off, 12 annual holidays, paid family leave, Cultural & Heritage Day, and Volunteer Day.
• Full-time employees receive additional School Visitation Day and Elder Care Facility Day benefits.
• Eligible employees receive a 401(k) retirement plan.