Associate Director, Marketing

Albemarle County, VA (On-site)

$135K/yr – $218K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own UVA Health’s brand narrative across patients and providers, balancing system-wide strategy with local market needs while leading research-driven insights and ROI tracking.

  • Brand Strategy: Own brand positioning, messaging consistency, and visual identity across channels.
  • Research & Analytics: Lead quantitative studies and monitor awareness, perception, and market trends to steer optimization.
  • Local Growth & Education: Drive localized campaigns, internal adoption, and cross-team coordination to grow patient acquisition and reputation in Northern Virginia.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the development and stewardship of UVA Health brand strategy across all audiences and channels.
  • Ensure consistency in messaging, tone, and visual identity across Marketing & Communications.
  • Partner closely with internal teams and external partners to evolve brand positioning and creative strategy to reinforce brand differentiation in a competitive healthcare landscape.
  • Lead quantitative consumer and provider research initiatives; monitor brand performance metrics such as awareness, preference, perception and market trends to inform strategy and optimization.
  • Oversee daily brand management, ensuring brand compliance and alignment throughout the organization.
  • Lead brand education and adoption efforts across the organization.
  • Serve as the primary strategic marketing lead for UVA Community Health, inclusive of UVA Community Health Medical Group, three northern Virginia community hospitals and numerous outpatient clinics.
  • Lead development and oversee execution of localized marketing strategies and campaigns to drive patient acquisition and specialty/service line growth, and to grow UVA Health brand awareness and reputation in northern Virginia.
  • Collaborate closely with UVA Community Health stakeholders and health system strategy teams to identify growth and marketing opportunities.
  • Ensure system-level marketing coordination while driving strategy and tailoring approaches for local marketing dynamics.
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UVA Health

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Based in Charlottesville, Va., UVA Health embodies the leadership and inventiveness personified by its founder, Thomas Jefferson. In 1825, Jefferson established the nation’s 10th medical school, which has since grown into a nationally renowned academic medical center. UVA Health includes a 612-bed hospital, level I trauma center, children's hospital and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia. Ranked among the best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, UVA has doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals recognized as leaders in their fields and who make every effort to push the envelope of medicine.Search for our jobs at https://jobs.virginia.edu.

Founded in 1901
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
9.3K employees (117 in marketing)
79% recommend to a friend
70% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
403.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$140.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
65.1%
Direct
27.5%
Referral
6%
Social
1%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~9.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
84 (1% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7

Funding

Total Funding
$100K
Last Raise
$100K
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2025
    Grant • $100K

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