Principal Advisor - Strategic Projects and Communication (Memphis, TN)

Memphis, TN (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own and shape the Marketing Division's strategic direction while guiding executive level storytelling, communications, and high-priority initiatives.

  • Partner with senior leaders to translate complex challenges into compelling narratives
  • Lead high-impact strategic projects and executive communications

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Principal Advisor serves as a strategic partner to the Senior Director, Marketing Business Center, and a trusted advisor to the Chief Marketing & Brand Officer and senior marketing leaders. Operating at the center of the organization’s most important priorities, this role helps shape and communicate the strategic direction of the Marketing Division while driving critical initiatives that advance organizational goals.
  • This position is responsible for translating complex business challenges, strategies, and data into clear, compelling narratives that inform decision-making, align stakeholders, and inspire action. A key aspect of the role is the ability to visualize strategy and create executive-level communications that bring ideas to life through impactful storytelling, business narrative development, and presentation design.
  • The Principal Advisor leads high-priority strategic projects on behalf of marketing leadership, provides thought partnership on emerging opportunities, and business challenges, and supports enterprise-level planning and execution.
  • The role also serves as a steward of marketing intelligence, synthesizing industry trends, organizational insights, and competitive perspectives into actionable recommendations that strengthen strategic decision-making.
  • Examples of projects include helping manage our Digital Innovation Advisory Council (DIAC) and leading the bi-monthly Marketing Review with the CEO and key executive leaders and developing Board-level communication and presentations.
  • In addition, the Principal Advisor helps advance the capabilities of the marketing organization by supporting leadership communications, strategic planning processes, and educational initiatives that build marketing/communications/creative acumen, strengthen organizational alignment, and elevate the effectiveness of the division.
  • Success in this role requires exceptional strategic thinking, executive presence, communication expertise, business storytelling, and the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
  • The ideal candidate is equally comfortable serving as a trusted advisor, strategic problem solver, project leader, and architect of the narratives that shape how the organization understands and advances its most important work.

Requirements

  • 8-10 years of experience in the user-experience, marketing, and communications realm driving projects in a cross-functional environment including 3-5 years in a leadership position involving strategic project planning, management, and cost control. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
  • Proven leader with a track record of driving value through a book of strategic and diverse projects, a highly effective self-starter with the ability to work autonomously, organize and lead project teams, and/or serve as contributing member of a work group.
  • Demonstrated skills working within a complex environment at senior levels and able to work in a rapidly changing and dynamic environment. Demonstrated success coordinating and leading cross-functional teams and activities with strong organizational skills with the ability to negotiate and concurrently manage multiple priorities. Resolves conflicts diplomatically while driving toward creative solutions.
  • Strong business and marketing written skills coupled with verbal communication, presentation, and storytelling skills that typically comes from experience and hands-on working knowledge of tools used to create powerful visual presentations and/or digital experiences. Requires a background in creative design, user-centered design, creative writing and/or writing for business. Should have experience crafting Board-level communications and narratives.
  • Demonstrated expertise in a Marketing and/or Fundraising discipline with a track record of driving positive results; solid business acumen with the ability to analyze and organize data, metrics, and financial information into meaningful summaries and visualizations.
  • Ability to speak to large groups as well as one on one. Strong interpersonal skills, ability to be creative and to think strategically; understand difficult verbal or written instruction; ability to translate complicated information into written and visual narratives.

Benefits

  • 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
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Founded in 1962
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
5K employees (87 in marketing)
92% recommend to a friend
95% CEO approval

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Marketing Team Size
87 (2% of company)
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40%
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40.1%
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10.6%
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2.1%

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Principal Advisor - Strategic Projects and Communication (Memphis, TN)

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