At ALSAC you do more than make a living; you make a difference.
We like people who are different…because we’re different, too. As one of the world’s most iconic and respected nonprofits, we know what it’s like to stand out. That’s why we’re looking at you. Your background, perspective, and desire to make an impact set you apart. As we work to help St. Jude cure childhood cancer, we're calling on the game-changers, innovators and visionaries to join our family. Not just for the kids of St. Jude, but also for you. Because at ALSAC, we develop and celebrate our employees. So, bring your whole, authentic self and become part of our shared mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®
Job Description
St. Jude – ALSAC is seeking a strategic, insight-driven Sr. Advisor – Creative Strategy to help shape the foundation of our most impactful creative campaigns. In this role, you’ll partner with creative, brand, and audience insights teams to develop purpose-driven strategies that inspire breakthrough ideas and deepen emotional connections with the St. Jude mission.
Why This Role Matters
As a key member of the Creative Strategy team, you’ll transform insights into action—crafting creative briefs, uncovering cultural and behavioral trends, and guiding campaigns that resonate deeply with diverse audiences. If you’re passionate about storytelling, audience insight, and creative collaboration, this is your opportunity to make a difference.
What You’ll Do
- Shape Strategy: Partner with the Director of Creative Strategy to build strategic frameworks for campaigns that drive engagement and impact.
- Lead Brief Development: Create compelling creative briefs rooted in audience insights, brand positioning, and cultural relevance.
- Collaborate for Excellence: Work closely with creative teams throughout development to ensure strategic alignment and elevate ideas.
- Uncover Insights: Conduct research and synthesize data from internal and external sources to inform creative direction.
- Drive Integration: Support cross-functional collaboration with Brand Strategy, Integrated Marketing, Audience Planning, and Insights teams.
- Influence Trends: Share thought leadership and emerging trends to inspire innovative, mission-driven work.
- Be the Strategic Voice: Participate in campaign planning, brainstorms, and creative reviews to champion audience-first thinking.
This position will be based at our national executive office in Memphis, TN and eligible for hybrid working schedule.
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Job Requirements:
- Experience: 6–8 years in creative strategy, brand strategy, or related roles within advertising, marketing, or nonprofit sectors.
- Proven Expertise: Skilled in developing creative briefs and guiding integrated campaigns (digital, social, video, experiential).
- Analytical Storyteller: Ability to distill complex data into compelling narratives that inspire creative work.
- Audience-Centric: Experience with audience insights, segmentation, and cultural research.
- Mission-Driven: Passion for purpose-driven work and the St. Jude mission.
Preferred:
- Background in advertising agencies, nonprofit, healthcare, or cause-related marketing.
- Familiarity with in-house creative team dynamics.
- Experience with emotionally resonant or mission-driven campaigns.
Benefits & Perks
The following Benefits & Perks apply to Full-Time Roles Only.
We’re dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life’s special moments. We’re also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.
- Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison 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
ALSAC is an equal employment opportunity employer.
ALSAC does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.
No Search Firms:
ALSAC does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms to any ALSAC employee or ALSAC representative via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without being contacted and approved by our Employee Experience team and without a valid written search agreement in place will result in no fee being paid if a referred candidate is hired by ALSAC.