Principal Advisor - Strategic Projects and Communication

Location: Based at the National Executive Office in Memphis, Tennessee, with a hybrid work schedule

Company

A nonprofit organization supporting the mission to find cures for childhood cancer and save children.

What you will do

• Act as a strategic partner to marketing leadership and a trusted advisor to senior executives.
• Lead high-priority strategic projects, including the Digital Innovation Advisory Council and bi-monthly Marketing Reviews with the CEO and executive leaders.
• Translate complex business challenges, strategies, data, and financial information into clear narratives, visualizations, and executive presentations.
• Develop Board-level communications, business narratives, and presentation designs that support decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
• Synthesize industry trends, organizational insights, and competitive perspectives into actionable marketing intelligence.
• Support leadership communications, strategic planning, and educational initiatives that strengthen marketing, communications, and creative capabilities.

Requirements

• 8–10 years of experience in user experience, marketing, and communications, including 3–5 years in a leadership role involving strategic project planning, management, and cost control.
• Experience leading diverse strategic projects and cross-functional teams in complex, rapidly changing environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, storytelling, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience creating powerful visual presentations or digital experiences, with a background in creative design, user-centered design, creative writing, or business writing.
• Experience developing Board-level communications and narratives and organizing data, metrics, and financial information into meaningful summaries and visualizations.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 7% employer contribution.
• Paid time off and maternity and paternity leave.
• Infertility treatment and adoption assistance.
• Education assistance and enterprise learning and development programs.
• Equal employment opportunity workplace.