Vice President, Brand and Integrated marketing

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$250K/yr – $285K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the integrated marketing agenda for a consumer healthcare brand, turning enterprise strategy into brand, demand gen, and lifecycle plans while coordinating with sales, operations, and clinical teams to drive patient acquisition and experience.

  • Brand and storytelling: craft positioning and messaging across media, in-center experiences, and partnerships to strengthen emotional connection with patients.
  • Integrated demand and funnel: drive lead gen and conversions across paid, owned, and COE-enabled channels with data-driven briefs and ROI discipline.
  • Team and governance: build a high-performing marketing function with clear accountability and cross-functional execution through Centers of Excellence to accelerate speed-to-market.

Job Description

Responsibilities Lead the development and execution of Aspen Dental’s annual marketing plan, aligned with TAG’s enterprise marketing strategy and its mission to deliver consumer-centric healthcare. Translate enterprise strategy into integrated marketing plans spanning brand, demand generation, partnerships, and lifecycle marketing. Partner closely with Aspen Dental brand leadership, Field Operations, Sales, Clinical, Product, and Corporate teams to ensure marketing priorities are aligned with business needs and operational realities. Manage and develop a high-performing marketing team with clear accountability, strong talent development, and a culture of collaboration and executional excellence. Lead brand strategy, positioning, and messaging for Aspen Dental, in alignment with enterprise brand standards, to strengthen market leadership and emotional connection with consumers. Ensure consistent, compelling storytelling and brand expression across all consumer touchpoints, including media, digital, in-center experiences, and partnerships. Own Aspen Dental’s social media strategy and editorial direction; partner with the Paid Social and Creative Centers of Excellence to extend reach, engagement, and measurable business impact across all major platforms. Partner with operations and clinical leaders to ensure the brand promise is delivered consistently through the patient experience. Partner closely with TAG’s Digital, Paid Social, and CRM Centers of Excellence to drive lead generation, conversion, and patient acquisition for Aspen Dental across paid, owned, and earned channels. Serve as the primary brand-side owner of Aspen Dental’s briefs into the COEs, defining audiences, creative direction, and KPIs to optimize the full marketing funnel from awareness through consultation and post-consult engagement, in close partnership with the COEs, Sales, Operations, and Analytics. Leverage data, testing, and performance insights,including COE-delivered measurement, to continuously refine briefs, improve marketing efficiency, and increase ROI. Lead annual marketing planning for Aspen Dental, including investment prioritization, scenario planning, and quarterly performance reviews. Maintain clear KPIs and measurement frameworks across both in-house and COE-delivered work; regularly track performance and report results to Aspen Dental and TAG marketing leadership. Translate consumer, market, and performance insights into actionable strategies and recommendations. Act as a key connector across Aspen Dental marketing, TAG’s Centers of Excellence, sales, operations, clinical, and corporate teams to ensure alignment and speed of execution. Leverage advanced digital, automation, personalization, and AI-enabled tools, including capabilities delivered through the COEs, to enhance acquisition performance and marketing effectiveness. Stay ahead of industry and consumer trends to ensure Aspen Dental remains competitive and innovative in the retail healthcare landscape.
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When you say “Yes” to Aspen Dental, you get a great career and so much more. From mentors invested in your success, to a support network that has your back, joining Aspen Dental can give you the career you never imagined and the financial well-being to live the life you always wanted. When we launched Aspen Dental, we set out to break down the barriers that made it hard for patients to keep up withtheir dental health—affordability, transparency, and access. We knew the key to better patient care started with the provider, so we changed how the dental business worked. We built new relationships, expertise, and tools to help dentists run their businesses more effectively and better care for their patients. Fast forward, and over 20 years later, we’ve launched more than 900 Aspen Dental locations—by doing so, I’m proud to say we have changed access to dental care nationwide. But there’s more work to do. Healthier, happier smiles were just our beginning.Aspen Dental now joins a new portfolio of businesses with TAG - The Aspen Group as their parent business support company for our suite of healthcare brands.ABOUT TAG - THE ASPEN GROUPTAG was built on the simple idea of bringing better healthcare to more people. TAG and the independent healthcare practices it supports operate more than 1,100 locations in 45 states through its four healthcare support companies: Aspen Dental®, ClearChoice®, WellNow® and ChapterSM. Combined, the companies serve more than 30,000 patients a day and more than 8 million patients each year. TAG is headquartered at 800 W. Fulton Market in Chicago.

Founded in 1998
Chicago, Illinois, USA
8.9K employees (57 in marketing)
44% recommend to a friend
59% CEO approval

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
23 (0% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
2.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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