Charity Navigator

Director – Creative Strategy

Charity Navigator

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Memphis • California • New York • United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Spark

About the role

  • Champion and evolve the creative strategy discipline across the organization.
  • Translate brand objectives, audience insights, and cultural trends into powerful creative briefs that spark big ideas.
  • Partner with senior creative leaders to maintain strategic integrity throughout the creative process.
  • Lead and mentor a team of strategists, fostering growth, collaboration, and innovation.
  • Set clear goals, establish workflows, and create feedback loops that drive excellence.
  • Collaborate with Brand Strategy, Integrated Marketing, Audience Planning, Insights, and Creative teams to ensure alignment.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to campaign leads, guiding projects from concept through execution.
  • Own the development of high-impact creative briefs rooted in data, audience understanding, and brand purpose.
  • Inspire creative teams with insights that lead to breakthrough ideas.
  • Stay ahead of cultural, creative, and media trends to inform strategy.
  • Advocate for new tools, approaches, and methodologies that elevate strategic thinking and creative output.

Requirements

  • 10–12 years of experience in creative strategy, brand strategy, or related roles within advertising, marketing, or nonprofit sectors.
  • Proven success leading integrated campaigns across digital, social, video, and experiential platforms.
  • Strong leadership and team management skills.
  • Exceptional communication, storytelling, and presentation abilities.
  • Deep understanding of audience segmentation, consumer behavior, and cultural insights.
  • Passion for purpose-driven work and the mission of St. Jude.
  • Preferred Experience: Background in advertising agencies, nonprofit, healthcare, or cause-related marketing.
  • Familiarity with in-house creative team dynamics.
  • Expertise in both brand and creative marketing strategy.
Benefits
  • Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans)
  • 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
  • Exceptional Paid Time Off
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave
  • Infertility Treatment Program
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Education Assistance
  • Enterprise Learning and Development
  • And more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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