Marketing and Communications Specialist

Posting Date

04/23/2026

5200 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027, United States of America

Location: Nashville or Denver; open to remote

We require an execution-focused Creative Specialist to partner directly with our Creative Strategists in bringing high-impact communications, campaigns, events, and activations to life for our internal and external audiences. 

The Creative Specialist will develop a strong understanding of DaVita’s business goals and apply creative problem-solving to deliver brand-enhancing content, coordinate cross-channel strategies, and manage high-impact special projects. This role serves as the tactical engine of our creative strategy—taking the lead on presentation design, content population, drafting creative briefs, and asset organization—so that our senior talent can remain focused on overarching strategy and experience design. 

 

Creative Content Development & Strategy Execution:

• Partner with Creative Strategists to translate high-level strategies into tangible deliverables.
• Take the first pass at building, populating, and polishing presentation decks for stakeholders.
• Assist in drafting creative briefs, performing light copywriting, and editing content to support campaign rollouts. 

Creative Asset & Project Management:

• Act as the connective tissue between strategy and production by prepping files and design assets to streamline workflows for internal design and video teams.
• Collaborate with internal creatives and external vendors to ensure deliverables align with the strategic vision (securing quotes, tracking assets, and managing approvals).
• Manage creative projects from conception to execution with accountability for tactical outcomes.
• Actively participate in creative brainstorms, ideation, and strategy sessions, assisting in routing creative assets for stakeholder review and synthesizing feedback. 

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Brand & Reputation Management: Maintain strong working relationships based on trust and respect with cross-functional teammates to ensure brand standards are upheld across all tactical deliverables.

Strategic Planning & Support: Support the development of strategic planning and the execution of long-term efforts to achieve team goals.• Present concepts and project updates to the team and stakeholders.

 

Specialized Experience, Education, Training, or Qualifications 

• Experience: A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in creative communications, design support, marketing, or a related field (Required). 

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience (Required). 

• Creative & Technical Skills: Excellent visual communication, presentation design, writing skills, and a strong eye for storytelling. Strong computer skills and proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook (Required). Experience with creative tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite) is a strong plus. 

• Project Management & Strategic Execution: Proven ability to take a strategic concept from a senior leader and drive tactical execution. Strong ability to manage multiple creative deliverables, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines under pressure without sacrificing quality. 

• Strategic Thinking: Curiosity and a desire to continually learn about the business of healthcare and the changing dynamics of kidney care. Understands content development, channel delivery, and both traditional and emerging communications trends. 

• Collaboration & Mindset: Solutions-driven, highly detail-oriented, and collaborative mindset with an eagerness to learn from senior strategists. Proclivity to be a positive, self-starting problem-solver within a healthy, high-functioning team operating in a fast-paced environment. 

  

What We’ll Provide: 

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.  

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out  
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more 
• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.  

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At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second.  We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong."  Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

 

 

 

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits  

  

Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.