Creative Director, Media Experience

Ascension; St. Louis (MO); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Employer‑matched 403(b)

Pro-rated PTO and holidays

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Employee Assistance Program

Parental leave and family benefits

Transportation savings and more

Job summary

Ascension is seeking a remote Creative Leader to steer the storytelling strategy across patient and brand narratives. You will craft visual language, tone, and experiences for enterprise storytelling, guiding roughly 10–12 annual video productions including patient and caregiver stories, campaigns, and executive storytelling.

You will collaborate with Brand Strategy, Creative Services, Marketing, Communications, and market leaders to align storytelling with organizational priorities, while

Qualifications

• Minimum credential: None required.
• Experience in creative direction, media, motion design, filmmaking, or related disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative development of brand stories that communicate Ascension's mission, values, and impact through emotionally resonant visual narratives.
• Establish the visual language, tone, aesthetic direction, and emotional experience for enterprise storytelling projects.
• Serve as the creative lead for approximately 10–12 annual video productions, including patient stories and brand campaigns.
• Steward the Ascension family of brands, ensuring consistency across storytelling experiences.
• Partner with Brand Strategy, Creative Services, Marketing, Communications, and Market leadership.

Skills

Creative direction

Brand storytelling

Video production

Leadership/management

Storyboarding & treatments

Education

High School diploma equivalency + 5 years exp or leadership

Associate's/Bachelor's degree + 3 years exp in leadership

Job description

• Lead the creative development of brand stories that communicate Ascension's mission, values, and impact through emotionally resonant visual narratives.
• Establish the visual language, tone, aesthetic direction, and emotional experience for enterprise storytelling projects.
• Serve as the creative lead for approximately 10â12 annual video productions, including patient stories, caregiver stories, brand campaigns, executive storytelling, and mission-focused content.
• Serve as a steward of the Ascension family of brands, ensuring consistency and integrity across all storytelling experiences.
• Partner closely with Brand Strategy, Creative Services, Marketing, Communications, and Market leadership teams to ensure storytelling initiatives align with organizational priorities.

Your future role at a glance

• Location: Remote
• Facility: Ascension
• Department: Marketing
• Eligible for an annual bonus incentive

How you’ll make an impact in this role

• Lead the creative development of brand stories that communicate Ascension's mission, values, and impact through emotionally resonant visual narratives.
• Establish the visual language, tone, aesthetic direction, and emotional experience for enterprise storytelling projects.
• Serve as the creative lead for approximately 10â12 annual video productions, including patient stories, caregiver stories, brand campaigns, executive storytelling, and mission-focused content.
• Serve as a steward of the Ascension family of brands, ensuring consistency and integrity across all storytelling experiences.
• Partner closely with Brand Strategy, Creative Services, Marketing, Communications, and Market leadership teams to ensure storytelling initiatives align with organizational priorities.

What Minimum Requirements You’ll Need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

• Required Credential(s):
  • None Required.

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

• 8+ years of experience in creative direction, media experience, motion design, filmmaking, video storytelling, content development, or related creative disciplines.
• Strong experience creating storyboards, moodboards, creative treatments, visual narratives, and concept presentations
• Experience collaborating within video production and post-production workflows
• Strong presentation and storytelling skills with the ability to articulate creative vision to stakeholders at all levels.

Benefits that help you thrive

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic 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.

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