Creative Director, Brand Experience

Ascension • Saint Louis, MO

3d • Remote

About The Position

The Creative Director, Brand Experience establishes and leads creative standards and practices that strengthen Ascension’s family of brands across digital, print, environmental, and experiential channels. The role ensures creative work meets high standards for creativity, craftsmanship, accessibility, and brand consistency, and that solutions are tailored to channel-specific audiences, formats, and engagement goals.

The position champions creative excellence while balancing efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness. It mentors creative team members through the development process and identifies opportunities to evolve Ascension’s brand experience capabilities and create more meaningful audience engagement.

Requirements

• High school diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job-specific experience, including 2 years in leadership or management; or an associate’s or bachelor’s degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job-specific experience, including 2 years in leadership or management.
• 8 or more years of experience in creative direction, brand experience, integrated marketing, design leadership, or related creative disciplines.
• Experience leading enterprise brand systems and multi-channel campaign development.
• Experience managing designers and cross-functional creative teams.
• An exceptional design portfolio demonstrating mastery of enterprise brand systems, integrated campaign development, customer experience design, and multi-channel creative leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Advertising, Visual Communications, Film, Fine Arts, or a related field; equivalent experience is considered.

Responsibilities

• Ensure work reflects high standards of creativity, craftsmanship, accessibility, and brand consistency.
• Establish design standards, frameworks, and best practices that strengthen Ascension’s family of brands across digital, print, environmental, and experiential channels.
• Ensure creative solutions are optimized for channel-specific audiences, formats, and engagement goals.
• Champion creative excellence across touchpoints while balancing efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness.
• Mentor designers, writers, producers, and other creative team members throughout the creative development process.
• Identify opportunities to evolve Ascension’s brand experience capabilities and create more meaningful audience engagement.

Benefits

• Eligible for an annual bonus incentive.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, plus HSA/FSA options.
• Employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Pro-rated paid time off and holidays.
• Ascension-paid tuition through Vocare, reimbursement, ongoing professional development, and online learning.
• Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care, and stress management resources.
• Parental leave, adoption assistance, and family benefits.
• Optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings, and other benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: High school or GED