Creative Marketing Director

Company Description

About Covista

Covista is America's largest healthcare educator, serving more than 97,000 students and supported by a community of 385,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech-enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, business, academia, healthcare, government and nonprofits, and are part of a culture where doing exceptional work and making a meaningful difference for students and society aren't separate goals—they're one and the same. This means creating an environment where colleagues can develop new skills, build careers that match their ambitions and see the tangible impact of their work on healthcare education and workforce development. Colleagues who deliver results and embrace new tools to work smarter are valued for their contributions. But what makes working at Covista distinctive is our impact. Our faculty and colleagues don't just support healthcare education—they shape it. This isn't abstract purpose work. It's solving real problems for real people in real communities while advancing careers.

We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.

For more information, visit covista.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
 

Job Description

Opportunity at a Glance

Covista is seeking a Creative Marketing Director to serve as the senior creative and brand leader for one of our education brands (Walden University, Chamberlain University, or Ross University School of Medicine/American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine). This role is responsible for defining, elevating, and protecting the brand’s creative standard across all channels and touchpoints, translating business and enrollment strategy into compelling creative direction that resonates with our audiences.

This leader serves as the brand’s creative authority and thought partner to the Vice President of Marketing, owning the creative vision, brand voice, and quality bar for all marketing output. Success in this role is defined by the brand’s ability to stand out in a competitive marketplace, connect authentically with its audience, and drive meaningful enrollment outcomes through strong, differentiated creative.

Responsibilities

Brand & Creative Leadership

• Own and evolve the brand platform, including positioning, visual identity, voice, and emotional territory, ensuring consistency and relevance across all marketing channels.
• Establish and uphold creative standards that guide all brand expressions and marketing materials produced internally or through agency partners.
• Serve as the creative conscience of the brand, ensuring all work reflects brand strategy, audience insight, and business objectives.

Creative Strategy & Campaign Development

• Translate institutional and enrollment goals into clear creative direction and high-impact campaign concepts.
• Develop big ideas and creative territories that anchor annual brand campaigns, seasonal enrollment efforts, and platform-specific storytelling.
• Ensure creative concepts are rooted in a deep understanding of the brand’s audience, culture, and motivations.

Agency & Partner Direction

• Act as the primary creative lead in relationships with external agencies and creative partners.
• Lead the development of creative briefs and provide clear, actionable, and strategic feedback that elevates creative output.
• Ensure all partner-produced work aligns with brand standards and delivers on performance goals.

Creative Quality & Performance

• Review and guide all brand-facing creative to ensure it meets established quality standards and effectively supports enrollment and engagement objectives.
• Use performance insights and audience data to inform and refine creative direction while maintaining strong creative judgment.
• Balance speed, scale, and quality in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead, mentor, and develop marketing and creative talent, fostering a culture of creative excellence, accountability, and collaboration.
• Partner closely with admissions, enrollment marketing, operations, finance, and other institutional stakeholders to ensure alignment and impact.
• Contribute as a member of institutional and Covista-wide leadership committees as needed.

• Completes other duties as assigned.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field (required)
• Master’s degree (preferred)

Experience

• 10+ years of progressive marketing or brand leadership experience, including senior-level creative or brand responsibility
• Proven experience building and maintaining a distinctive brand across multiple channels and formats
• Demonstrated success directing external agency partners and managing creative standards at scale
• Experience operating in complex, matrixed, or highly regulated environments
• Background in education, healthcare, or mission-driven organizations preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate creative vision and provide constructive creative feedback
• Strong brand and visual judgment across content, design, photography, and video
• Strategic thinking skills with the ability to connect creative decisions to business and enrollment outcomes
• Comfort leveraging performance data and insights to inform creative strategy
• Proven leadership and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across cross-functional teams
• Strong organizational and project leadership skills in a fast-paced environment 

Additional Information

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $150,171.61 and $181,034.70. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:

 

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.covista.com/benefits
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. 

 

 

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation