My marketing leadership search

The organization: National education nonprofit with more than 600 staff that partners with school systems across the country to reimagine public education as an engine of economic and social mobility.

Why it's on my list: The top communications and external affairs seat at a large, well-funded education nonprofit — C-suite, location-flexible, reporting into the executive team. Purpose is the whole organization here, and shaping how a 600-person institution speaks to the country is builder work at exactly the scale I want.

What to watch: The search opened in mid-May and runs through DSG/Koya, so it is roughly four months in — executive searches run long, but I should confirm it is still active before investing. Salary is not posted; a retained search at this level usually clears my bar, but I want the range early.

The organization: A community of more than 400 women philanthropists who have collectively committed over $1 billion to advancing gender equality for women and girls.

Why it's on my list: Full ownership of brand, marketing and communications — including the organization’s 20th-anniversary campaign — at a philanthropy network with real money and reach behind its mission. It is fresh, explicitly remote-eligible, carries no fundraising duties, and building a milestone campaign from the ground up is exactly the work I do best.

What to watch: Salary tops out at $140,000, the low end of where I want to land, and the team is small — one communications manager reports in. The official application runs through a Google Form linked from the posting, which is unusual; worth confirming the process before investing.

The organization: Nonpartisan civic-education nonprofit founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor — its games and curriculum reach millions of students in all 50 states.

Why it's on my list: A true C-suite seat owning communications and marketing together, at an organization whose entire product is civic purpose. Remote, a salary that clears my bar, and a brand with real reach — this is function-building at the top table, not caretaking.

What to watch: The search is about eight weeks in and runs through a retained firm (DSG/Koya), so the process will be formal and slower — my materials need to be search-firm ready, and I should confirm it is still open before investing. Apply via dsgco.com/search/23292-icivics-chief-marketing-and-communications-officer.

The organization: The member association for corporate citizenship — the people who run CSR, ESG and social impact programs at 270+ companies rely on it for training, research and community.

Why it's on my list: This might be the most on-target posting the search has produced: a VP seat that owns marketing, communications and thought leadership outright, sits on the Senior Leadership Team, and speaks every day to the exact corporate-purpose audience I want to lead in. Association, remote-first, salary above my bar — every box.

What to watch: The posting is undated and never states where the role sits — ACCP operates remote-first, but I want remote eligibility and freshness confirmed in the first call. Association marketing also carries member-services and events weight; I'd probe the split between brand-building and servicing the calendar.

The organization: A 501(c)(3) that trains educators in a self-paced, mastery-based instructional model; it has trained more than 60,000 educators across 150+ countries.

Why it's on my list: This is the cleanest version of what I set out to find. An actual C-suite marketing seat, at a mission organization small enough that I would be building the function rather than inheriting someone else’s. Remote with travel is exactly how I want to work, and the salary sits well above my floor.

What to watch: No posting date on the applicant system, so I want to confirm it is genuinely live before I invest in the application. At this size the CMO may start as a team of one — my first question is what budget and headcount actually come with the title.

The organization: A philanthropic advisory nonprofit that designs and manages giving programs and fiscally sponsored projects for donors and foundations worldwide.

Why it's on my list: Brand ownership rather than fundraising, at a name that carries real weight in philanthropy. It is the freshest posting in this entire sweep, and the salary band tells me they are serious about the seniority of the seat.

What to watch: Advisory organizations can be consensus-driven. I want to understand who signs off on brand decisions, and whether this role sits on the leadership team or reports into someone who does.

The organization: A nonprofit that has spent nearly twenty years expanding access to capital through crowdfunded microloans in more than 70 countries.

Why it's on my list: VP title, whole-function ownership, a genuinely well-known mission brand, and the top of this salary band is the highest of anything new this sweep. Kiva is the rare nonprofit with real consumer brand equity to work with.

What to watch: The posting notes state restrictions and does not list them — I need to confirm Missouri is eligible before I spend time on it. Undated on Greenhouse, so worth verifying freshness.

The organization: The largest Jewish campus organization in the world, serving nearly 1,000 colleges and universities across North America and globally.

Why it's on my list: The most senior seat this sweep has found: an SVP owning both communications AND marketing for a major international nonprofit, at the top of my posted salary range, fully remote with a Central-time preference that fits me exactly. This is a leadership-table role with the whole function underneath it.

What to watch: It is a retained executive search (Sandler Search), so the process will be slower and more formal — my materials need to be search-firm ready. Hillel is a large federated organization, so I want to probe how much the SVP really sets strategy versus brokering it across campuses. The posting is undated; the search firm listing appears current.

The organization: The world's largest social change platform — a public benefit company and certified B Corp where over 100 million people start and win petitions.

Why it's on my list: Purpose is the entire business here, the title is Head of US Communications with real national scope, and the salary band respects the level. A platform brand built on civic voice is fertile ground for the kind of earned-media, movement-style work I built my social impact initiative on.

What to watch: The posting notes an East Coast preference, so I need to confirm early that Central time is workable. It is communications rather than full marketing, and Change.org has restructured more than once in recent years — worth asking directly about team size, budget and stability.

The organization: The nonprofit that operates Wikipedia and the free-knowledge projects, serving billions of readers worldwide.

Why it's on my list: This is the whole function, not a slice of it — I would own marketing for one of the most recognised mission brands on earth, with a global nonprofit behind me and a salary band that respects the level. The mission isn't a side program here; it is the entire organisation.

What to watch: Wikimedia is a large, consensus-driven organisation with a strong volunteer community — I want to understand how much autonomy the role really carries versus how much is negotiated with stakeholders. The posting is undated, so I should confirm it is still open.

The organization: A leading environmental advocacy nonprofit driving climate policy and corporate action; this role leads global communications for its methane-reduction work.

Why it's on my list: VP level, remote, and the highest posted salary on my whole list. The purpose IS the job — climate communications at an organisation with real global leverage, and a seat close to the top of a well-funded nonprofit.

What to watch: It is narrower than it first looks — methane specifically, and communications rather than marketing. Posted about a month ago, so I should move quickly. I would want to confirm the remote arrangement rather than assume it, given the DC base.

The organization: National nonprofit connecting military and Veteran families to their communities through original research, advocacy and direct programs.

Why it's on my list: Brand and communications combined under one VP is the whole-function ownership I am after, and this is a national nonprofit with real research credibility behind it. Earned media is central to how they work, which plays directly to my track record.

What to watch: Eastern time preference from Central is workable but I should raise it early. I also want to confirm the budget and team size I would inherit.

The organization: Certified B Corp selling eco-friendly household paper goods that donates 50% of profits to global water and sanitation projects.

Why it's on my list: A B Corp where the giving is the business model, and a Head of Brand role for the entire US market — that is builder scope by definition. Standing up a market brand from the ground up is the exact work I have done before.

What to watch: Salary is not posted and 'Growth' in the title can pull the role toward performance marketing. LA hub preference needs testing against remote-from-St.-Louis.

The organization: AI-powered energy intelligence platform helping enterprises manage utility data, procure clean energy and hit decarbonisation targets.

Why it's on my list: A VP seat owning the entire marketing function — brand, demand generation and team leadership — at a climate company, fully remote, with an exceptional posted range.

What to watch: Enterprise software go-to-market, so demand generation will be a large part of the job alongside brand.

The organization: A brand-new school of public health at one of the country's best-funded private universities, launched with a major named gift. The role manages a team of eight.

Why it's on my list: There's no existing function to inherit — I'd be building it, with a large institution's resources behind it and a genuine public health mission. The clearest ground-up opportunity here.

What to watch: Universities move slowly and have layered approvals. Worth understanding who I'd report to and how much sign-off sits above me.

The organization: St. Louis nonprofit working on reentry — helping people leaving incarceration rebuild their lives. Multi-state operations with significant philanthropic backing.

Why it's on my list: The closest thing on this list to the purpose marketing work I want. The posting asks for someone to build the brand story rather than maintain one, the mission is real, and it's local.

What to watch: They have two director-level reqs open at once — worth asking how marketing and communications divide, and which one owns strategy.

The organization: Same organization as above — St. Louis reentry nonprofit with multi-state operations and strong philanthropic support.

Why it's on my list: The companion role to their marketing director opening. Two senior openings at once tells me they're standing up the whole function, which is the builder situation I do my best work in.

What to watch: Confirm whether this reports into marketing or sits parallel — that determines whether I'd have a real seat.

The organization: Membership chamber of commerce serving mid-St. Louis County businesses. The executive director owns membership growth, marketing and advocacy.

Why it's on my list: A membership organization where marketing IS the job — growing and retaining members. Top of the organization, so autonomy and budget ownership are inherent.

What to watch: Small organization, so the budget is likely modest and I'd be doing as well as directing. About a month old.

The organization: K-12 literacy company producing Science of Reading decodable books for all learners, including newcomers and intervention students. Reading equity mission.

Why it's on my list: 'Head of Marketing' means owning the whole function, at a literacy equity company, with a strong range.

What to watch: Undated, and the sweep couldn't see it on the company's public board on Aug 20 — verify first.

The organization: Long-established global water and climate research organisation. Publishes widely cited work and partners with the UN on corporate water stewardship.

Why it's on my list: Senior director title, marketing and communications combined under one person, and a range well above what most nonprofits pay at this level — a signal the seat carries real weight.

What to watch: Research organisations can be consensus-driven. Worth probing how much autonomy the role has over messaging.

The organization: The foundation behind large incentive prize competitions in space, climate, health and education. High public profile with a substantial earned media surface.

Why it's on my list: A foundation VP seat at the top of the comp range here, at a brand built almost entirely on earned media — precisely what I did with the initiative I founded and scaled to five cities.

What to watch: Undated posting, and roles like this attract heavy competition. An introduction would matter more than an application.

The organization: Climate advocacy organisation running national communications campaigns. America Is All In coordinates a coalition of businesses, cities and institutions on climate commitments.

Why it's on my list: Managing director level with a strong range, and the scope is campaign building rather than execution — the exact distinction I drew about the work I want.

What to watch: Advocacy is politically exposed and often campaign-cycle funded. Ask about the funding runway.

The organization: Virtual-first specialty medical group whose eConsult platform gets primary care patients specialist input faster and at lower cost. Access-to-care and cost-of-care mission.

Why it's on my list: The posting explicitly says the role builds the marketing function from the ground up — that's the builder work I want, at a healthcare access company, remote, posted yesterday.

What to watch: No salary posted. Building from scratch also means limited existing resources — worth probing budget early.

The organization: Virtual care company for women in perimenopause and menopause, built to close a documented gap in midlife women's healthcare that traditional systems have ignored.

Why it's on my list: Highest posted range on this entire list, a VP seat, and a mission with obvious personal and cultural resonance.

What to watch: Growth marketing focus means performance and acquisition accountability rather than brand and program building.

The organization: Maker of Ting, a sensor network that detects electrical faults to prevent house fires and monitor grid health. Public safety and grid resilience mission.

Why it's on my list: Senior director owning brand and product marketing at a company that measurably prevents house fires. Clear mission, strong range, remote.

What to watch: Product marketing is half the job, so it's more commercial than purpose-led.

The organization: Patient- and caregiver-founded virtual specialty-care company delivering expert care for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases nationwide.

Why it's on my list: Head-of-marketing scope under a Director title — the posting hands over the whole function, including leading a rebrand, which is exactly the builder work I want. Genuinely remote from all 50 states, a mission I can stand behind, and a range that clears my bar comfortably.

What to watch: The posting text references a fall 2025 rebrand, which makes me wonder how long it has been open — I should confirm it is still live and whether the rebrand already happened. Venture-backed care startups can also re-scope roles quickly; I want the reporting line and budget in writing.

The organization: Fast-growing better-for-you meat-snack brand sold in more than 30,000 US stores, now building out its sustainability and impact function.

Why it's on my list: Impact as the actual job at a consumer brand with real momentum — the closest thing this sweep found to my target purpose-marketing titles, and it is ground-up function building at a company with the growth to fund it.

What to watch: It sits closer to sustainability strategy than to brand marketing — I want to know how much of the role is consumer-facing storytelling versus supply-chain and certification work, and how tightly it partners with the marketing team.

The organization: Nonprofit building AI literacy and readiness programs for the students most likely to be affected by AI and automation.

Why it's on my list: Communications and marketing together under one director, at a nonprofit working on the defining education question of the decade. Fully remote from anywhere in the US, a salary comfortably above my bar, and a young organization where the function is still being built rather than inherited.

What to watch: The posting is undated, so I should confirm freshness when I reach out. An AI-education nonprofit will not lack for attention right now — I want to understand how this seat relates to fundraising and program leadership, and what team comes with it.

The organization: The world’s largest cybersecurity professional association — over 600,000 members and the CISSP certification — supporting the people who keep organizations secure.

Why it's on my list: A VP seat owning global communications, marketing, creative, web and e-commerce at a major professional association, fully remote, with the highest posted salary of anything new this sweep. Association marketing to a professional audience is squarely my target zone, and the scope is the whole function and then some.

What to watch: It is more than two months old and I could only verify it on aggregators — confirming it is still open on ISC2’s own careers site is step one. E-commerce in the title means revenue operations come with the job; worth probing how much is running the store versus building the brand.

The organization: Student-success software company that helps colleges and universities use their own data to keep students on track to graduation.

Why it's on my list: Whole-function VP ownership — brand, demand generation and building the team — at a company whose product exists to improve student outcomes. Remote, well paid, and the posting explicitly asks for someone to build rather than maintain.

What to watch: This is B2B software go-to-market, so pipeline metrics will share the desk with brand work. Education technology is purpose-adjacent rather than purpose-first — I want to hear how the mission actually shows up in the marketing brief.

The organization: International nonprofit fighting toxic pollution — especially childhood lead poisoning — in low- and middle-income countries.

Why it's on my list: A VP communications seat where the mission is as concrete as it gets: children’s health. Very fresh, a strong salary band, and no fundraising emphasis in the posting — this is narrative and visibility leadership for work that saves lives.

What to watch: Remote is “considered,” not promised — the posting is anchored to New York, so remote-from-St.-Louis is my first question, not my last. It is communications rather than the full marketing function.

The organization: For-profit nursing education group (Nightingale College) working to ease the national nursing shortage, scaling toward 20,000 learners.

Why it's on my list: A VP seat with a serious salary at an organization whose growth story — training the nurses the country is short of — gives communications real substance. Fully remote, with a national PR remit.

What to watch: It is communications and PR only, reporting to a Chief Growth Officer rather than the CEO — I want to understand where marketing sits and whether this seat is genuinely at the leadership table. For-profit education also carries reputation work to go in clear-eyed about. Undated; confirm freshness.

The organization: Publicly traded smart-mobility technology company — school-zone safety cameras, red-light enforcement and tolling systems.

Why it's on my list: The most senior title this sweep produced: an SVP owning corporate affairs at a public company, fully remote, at the top of the market. Road safety is the product’s public story, and telling it well nationally is genuinely strategic work.

What to watch: Corporate affairs means policy and public affairs as much as communications — closer to government relations than brand marketing. The mission is safety through enforcement technology, which is purposeful but polarizing; I should decide whether I want to carry that narrative before applying.

The organization: App that lets grocery stores sell surplus food at steep discounts — cutting food waste while making groceries more affordable.

Why it's on my list: A purpose story I could tell all day: less food wasted, more families fed, and a commercial engine that makes the impact self-sustaining. The remit spans media, creator partnerships, government affairs and internal comms, fully remote.

What to watch: Salary sits at the lower-middle of my range and it is communications rather than the whole marketing function. I want to know the team size and whether the seat reports into the C-suite.

The organization: Trade association representing US dairy farmers, cooperatives, processors and exporters in markets around the world.

Why it's on my list: A brand-new VP communications opening at a national trade association — association work at the right level, with global scope and the freshest posting on this sweep’s list.

What to watch: Remote is offered “for strong candidates,” which reads like a DC-area preference I would need to negotiate past. Salary is not posted, and commodity-board communications can lean member-and-policy rather than brand — I want the brief spelled out.

The organization: Research and policy organization on sexual and reproductive health and rights — the standard-bearer for data in its field for over half a century.

Why it's on my list: Fresh, remote, and a salary band that outruns most VP roles on this list. Research-driven advocacy communications is ground where my earned-media instincts count, and the digital function would be mine to run.

What to watch: It is digital communications specifically rather than the whole marketing function, inside a larger comms team — I want to know what sits above me and how much is strategy versus execution. The subject area is politically contested; I should be sure I want to carry that fight every day.

The organization: Clinical-trial platform and marketplace connecting pharma companies with community research sites, widening patient access to trials beyond the big academic centers.

Why it's on my list: Head of the entire marketing function, fully remote, at the top of my salary range — and the mission angle is real: getting trials to patients who would never otherwise see them. Fresh posting, and small enough that this is builder work.

What to watch: Enterprise health-tech go-to-market will lean on demand generation for pharma sales; I want the brand and category story to be mine, not just pipeline. 'Head of' at a company this size can mean a team of one — probe headcount and budget early.

The organization: A NASDAQ-listed benefits company — the largest health savings account custodian in the country, built around the idea of connecting health and wealth.

Why it's on my list: The most senior seat this sweep found: an SVP role described as the CEO's chief storyteller, owning enterprise communications end to end, fully remote, with the highest salary band on my entire list. Health-and-financial wellbeing gives the story real substance even though it's corporate.

What to watch: This is corporate communications and reputation, not brand or purpose marketing — closer to a public-company PR exec than a builder. A search at this level will be crowded and may run through a retained firm; I should move fast and expect a long process.

The organization: The Center for Inclusive Growth is Mastercard's social impact arm; this role leads its North America strategy across financial health, small-business resilience and inclusive innovation.

Why it's on my list: Social impact is the actual job here, at VP level, inside a company with the budget to act on it — and Mastercard already runs a major St. Charles County campus, which might give me a local angle worth testing.

What to watch: The posting lists New York and never says remote — if it requires NYC it's off my map, so that's question one. It also reads as much partnerships-and-policy as marketing; I'd want clarity on how much brand and communications leadership it truly carries.

The organization: A retained search by a nonprofit recruiting firm for a 'highly regarded national nonprofit'; the VP oversees a $15M communications budget and a team of more than 40.

Why it's on my list: A VP communications seat at a national nonprofit that lists St. Louis as a hybrid base, with genuine budget and team scale and compensation above $200K — on paper one of the strongest regional fits the search has turned up.

What to watch: The listing is live on Indeed but shows expired on ZipRecruiter, so the search may already be closing — a direct note to BridgePoint beats a slow application. And at 40+ staff this is running an institution rather than building one; I'd probe how much room there is to reshape it.

The organization: A value-based sleep-health company that partners with employers and health plans to treat sleep as a foundation of chronic-disease care.

Why it's on my list: An SVP seat owning the whole marketing function at a health company whose product is actually good for people. Remote, senior, and a category that needs exactly the from-scratch story-building I do best.

What to watch: No salary posted, so that conversation comes early. Healthcare B2B sells to benefits leaders and payers — I want proof there's real brand-building in the mandate and not just demand generation feeding a sales team.

The organization: Private research university and academic medical center; the posting describes this as WashU’s senior-most dedicated communications leader.

Why it's on my list: Hybrid here at home, at the top of a large communications organization. This is the most senior local role to surface in a while, and WashU keeps producing openings at exactly my level.

What to watch: I already have a WashU Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief of Staff, Marketing and Communications role on this list. Same department, same level. I kept them separate because a chief-of-staff seat and an enterprise-communications seat are different jobs, but I should confirm they are not one requisition retitled before I chase both.

The organization: The national advocacy and services organization for LGBTQ+ older adults, running direct services, training and policy work.

Why it's on my list: Marketing and communications combined under one senior director at a national advocacy nonprofit — the whole function, remote, and posted three days ago. Advocacy organizations are where earned media actually matters, which is where I am strongest.

What to watch: The ADP application portal would not render when I checked, so the listing was confirmed through the OnPurpose Careers board rather than SAGE’s own page. A single posted salary rather than a band means limited negotiating room.

The organization: Breast cancer nonprofit funding research, community health programs and advocacy for more than forty years.

Why it's on my list: Corporate partnership strategy at Komen is cause marketing in everything but name, at national scale. It is the discipline I built my social impact initiative around, at an organization whose brand everyone already knows.

What to watch: “Partnership strategy” can tilt toward revenue targets rather than brand. I want to ask early whether this seat is measured on dollars raised or on program and brand outcomes — the answer decides whether it is really my job.

The organization: Breast cancer nonprofit funding research, community health programs and advocacy nationwide.

Why it's on my list: Explicitly a cause-marketing role at a household-name mission brand, and fully remote. This is the title I have been searching for by name.

What to watch: No employer permalink surfaced, so the link below is a targeted search. It also sits a level below the Komen senior director role on this list — if both are real, I should go for the senior one.

The organization: Charities Aid Foundation America facilitates cross-border charitable giving, distributing over $1.5B annually to social-purpose organizations in 135 countries.

Why it's on my list: Above director, fully remote, and one day old. “Audience engagement and growth” reads as owning the whole demand side of the house rather than a single channel.

What to watch: The salary is at the lower end of what I want for an AVP title. I need to confirm the role comes with budget and a team rather than being a senior individual contributor with a grand name.

The organization: Global Christian humanitarian nonprofit working in relief, development and advocacy for children in nearly 100 countries.

Why it's on my list: VP of marketing at one of the largest humanitarian organizations in the world, remote, owning marketing and digital experience together. The scale of the brand is hard to match.

What to watch: Undated and 30+ days old, with no permalink found outside aggregators. I should verify it is still open before I put real time into it.

The organization: NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center and nonprofit health system with sites in Los Angeles, Orange County, Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix.

Why it's on my list: VP-level ownership of marketing and communications at a major nonprofit health system, listed as remote. Health systems have the budgets to do brand work properly.

What to watch: The employer URL resolves to a page titled “VP Scientific Communications Marketing,” which does not match the advertised title — I need to work out which requisition this actually is. An hourly rate for a VP posting is also unusual enough to ask about.

The organization: The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission — the region’s official destination marketing and tourism organization.

Why it's on my list: Civic destination marketing for my own region. Explore St. Louis is exactly the kind of quasi-public organization where a communications leader gets real regional visibility and a genuine earned-media platform.

What to watch: PR-only scope rather than the whole marketing function, and it is approaching 30+ days old. I already have a different Explore St. Louis role on this list, so their marketing side may be reorganizing.

The organization: Operates the Missouri History Museum and the Library & Research Center in Forest Park; regional history, education and civic engagement.

Why it's on my list: A chief-officer seat at a beloved St. Louis institution, with “engagement” in the title alongside philanthropy — which suggests audience and brand work rather than pure fundraising.

What to watch: Philanthropy leads the title, so this may still be a development role with engagement bolted on. I already have their Managing Director of Philanthropy on this list; I should confirm these are genuinely distinct seats.

The organization: National nonprofit providing industry-vetted computer science courses and career support for first-generation and low-income college students.

Why it's on my list: Brand AND communications together, at a fast-scaling education nonprofit with serious funder backing — this is stand-it-up builder work, remote, at a solid salary. The mission (economic mobility through tech careers) is concrete and easy to tell stories about.

What to watch: 'Head of' at a nonprofit this size can mean a small team — I want to know exactly who reports to me and what the program budget is. The posting is undated, so confirm it is still open when I apply.

The organization: National nonprofit advancing employee ownership as a strategy to strengthen businesses and build community wealth.

Why it's on my list: A fresh posting, fully remote, owning the whole communications and PR function at an organization whose economic-justice mission maps directly onto my cause-marketing background. Employee ownership is a growing movement with a great earned-media story — the kind of narrative I know how to scale.

What to watch: The salary is below where the strongest roles on my list sit, so I would want to understand the total package and growth path. Director of Communications & PR can drift toward press-release execution at smaller nonprofits — probe for the strategy seat.

The organization: The mission-driven giving platform (GoFundMe and Classy) powering individual and nonprofit fundraising at global scale.

Why it's on my list: Senior Director at one of the most recognizable purpose-adjacent consumer brands in the world, posted the very day of this sweep — I would be early in the pile. Consumer marketing for a giving platform means the growth work and the mission work are the same work.

What to watch: Consumer marketing at a platform this size can lean heavily performance/growth — I want to confirm brand and campaign strategy sit in this role. No salary posted, and the listing I found is on The Impact Job; verify details on GoFundMe's own careers page.

The organization: Private research university; University Marketing & Communications is being rebuilt under a new Vice Chancellor who arrived in August 2026.

Why it's on my list: An AVC title inside a marketing organization that is actively being rebuilt — joining as the new Vice Chancellor's right hand during a restructure is genuine ground-floor influence at one of St. Louis's most prestigious institutions, and WashU keeps producing roles for me.

What to watch: Chief-of-staff roles run the leader's agenda rather than owning a function of their own — I need to ask hard questions about what I would directly own. The listing surfaced on a local board but the permalink would not resolve, so find it on jobs.washu.edu before anything else.

The organization: A democracy-reform organisation advancing proportional representation in US elections.

Why it's on my list: This is builder work in its purest form — standing up communications and narrative strategy for a young organisation, at VP level, fully remote, with an unusually strong salary band. Narrative strategy is exactly the muscle I built founding and scaling my own initiative.

What to watch: Explicitly political territory, which I should decide I am comfortable with before applying. The organisation is young, so I want to see the funding runway and who else sits on the leadership team. About 30 days old.

The organization: A pediatric care company delivering 24/7 virtual-first care to children with medical complexity.

Why it's on my list: VP owning the entire marketing function, fully remote, at $200K+, for a company whose work is genuinely about caring for medically complex kids. Growth-stage means I would be building rather than maintaining.

What to watch: Venture-backed healthcare — the mission is real but the pressure is commercial, so I want to know whether marketing reports into growth targets alone. Undated posting; worth confirming it is live.

The organization: A climate-tech company with an integrated carbon and energy management platform used by Fortune 500s and financial institutions.

Why it's on my list: Head of Marketing means the whole function is mine to build, at a climate company selling to serious enterprise buyers. Recently reposted, so it is active.

What to watch: Startup — this is the profile where a founder who isn't a marketer can want heavy hands-on involvement, so I would probe reporting line and autonomy hard in a first conversation. No salary posted.

The organization: A private research university and one of St. Louis's largest employers; this role leads internal communications strategy university-wide.

Why it's on my list: Executive Director, hybrid in St. Louis, at a well-funded mission institution with a salary band reaching $194K. WashU has been the most consistent source of senior roles on my list all summer.

What to watch: Internal and executive communications is a different discipline from brand and purpose marketing — less building a brand outward, more serving leadership inward. I should be honest with myself about whether that is the work I want.

The organization: A nonprofit promoting nature-inspired design and biomimicry as a route to sustainability solutions.

Why it's on my list: Remote-first, purpose-native, and small enough that the Director genuinely owns communications end to end — the kind of blank canvas I do my best work on.

What to watch: Small organisation, and the bottom of the salary band is below where I want to land. Undated posting.

The organization: The top-ranked business school at Washington University; this role leads brand and reputation strategy and media visibility.

Why it's on my list: Brand and reputation strategy is squarely my wheelhouse, and it is here in St. Louis at an institution with real resources. Distinct from the Olin program-marketing role already on my list — this one is the brand seat.

What to watch: Undated Workday posting, so I should verify it is live. No salary posted, and 'Director' at a university can mean less budget autonomy than the title suggests.

The organization: Fortune-30 managed care and health insurance company headquartered in St. Louis, serving roughly 28 million members through government-sponsored healthcare programs.

Why it's on my list: Posted today, remote but anchored in St. Louis, and the mandate is corporate reputation and executive counsel rather than campaign execution. Senior Director at a Fortune-30 company comes with real budget and a wide band that tops out near $240K.

What to watch: Large-cap corporate communications can be more protective than creative. I want to know how much of this is proactive brand and mission storytelling versus issues management.

The organization: Safe supplemental student-transportation marketplace whose stated mission is to create opportunity through mobility, with a focus on foster and other vulnerable youth.

Why it's on my list: A VP seat with a strong package at a company whose mission is serving vulnerable kids. Marketplace businesses need brand building on both sides, which is meaty strategic work rather than execution.

What to watch: The remote eligibility is state-restricted — I need to confirm Missouri is on the list before spending time on this one.

The organization: The leading professional society in cancer care, with roughly 45,000 members worldwide, plus its affiliated Conquer Cancer foundation.

Why it's on my list: A professional association is squarely in my target territory, and this role spans both the society brand and the foundation brand. Remote-eligible with a posted band above $140K.

What to watch: Content strategy in the title could skew editorial rather than strategic. I want to know whether brand management here means owning the brand or stewarding guidelines.

The organization: Fast-growing, purpose-led public beauty company known for accessible pricing and vocal values-driven marketing.

Why it's on my list: This is purpose marketing inside a corporate brand — exactly the hybrid I have been describing. Senior Director leading impact narrative and purpose storytelling at a company that actually spends on it, with a strong posted band.

What to watch: Listed in New York with only 'flexibility' noted. I need to establish whether truly remote from St. Louis is on the table before going further.

The organization: The central marketing and communications shop for WashU Medicine, serving the School of Medicine and its clinical practice.

Why it's on my list: Senior Director with a strategy mandate at an academic medical enterprise, hybrid in St. Louis. Account services means partnering with senior stakeholders across the enterprise, which is strategic-input work.

What to watch: Older requisition number and undated — verify it is live. 'Account services' can also mean internal agency traffic management, which would be the wrong job.

The organization: Nonprofit network of public charter elementary schools serving predominantly low-income and underserved communities across several states.

Why it's on my list: Nonprofit, remote, and I would own the communications function for a network with a clear equity mission. Education advocacy comes with real earned-media terrain.

What to watch: Charter networks operate in a politically contested space, so a share of this job is defensive. No salary posted and no date.

The organization: St. Louis-headquartered retail brokerage and wealth manager with roughly 20,000 branch offices across North America.

Why it's on my list: Excellent compensation band, a Senior Director title, and one of the largest headquarters employers in St. Louis. External Affairs leading communications for the Managing Partner puts me close to the top of the house.

What to watch: Executive communications is a specialist track — speechwriting and executive positioning rather than building a marketing function. The aggregator shows a non-St.-Louis location, so I need to verify where this actually sits.

The organization: Publicly traded specialty retailer headquartered in downtown St. Louis — roughly $500M revenue, 500+ locations, with a foundation and a developed cause platform around children's causes.

Why it's on my list: A VP seat means leadership team access and budget ownership without negotiating for them. A real consumer brand with an existing impact arm, headquartered here, hybrid. The strongest corporate fit on this list.

What to watch: Public company reporting rhythms mean more structure than a build-from-scratch role. One source flagged the listing as 30+ days old — verify.

The organization: Certified B Corporation doing behavioural research and strategic communications on public health, elections, homeland security and social issues. Climate-neutral certified with a net-zero commitment.

Why it's on my list: A certified B Corp where the work itself is public-interest communications, marketing and comms combined under one senior director, and a solid range. Very close to my target.

What to watch: Government contracting drives much of the business, which brings procurement rhythms and compliance.

The organization: Mutual health solutions company and parent of Florida Blue. This role owns marketing and member engagement for ACA marketplace coverage — getting and keeping people insured.

Why it's on my list: Senior director owning marketing and engagement for a product whose whole purpose is health coverage access. Mutual company, so not shareholder-driven.

What to watch: Health insurance marketing is heavily regulated and enrollment-cycle driven.

The organization: Public Benefit Corporation running the crowdfunding platform for creative projects. Its charter legally binds it to a mission of helping bring creative work to life rather than maximising shareholder value.

Why it's on my list: A legally mission-bound company, a recognisable brand, brand and communications combined under one director, and $185–215K. This is close to the ideal on paper.

What to watch: Consumer tech brand rather than a cause organisation — the purpose is structural, not programmatic.

The organization: Social impact organisation running REBUILD.US, a campaign focused on economic investment in communities.

Why it's on my list: Strong range for a director role, and campaign communications is close to the initiative-building work I've done.

What to watch: Couldn't confirm the organisation's size. Verify whether the function exists or I'd be creating it.

The organization: Same B Corporation. This role owns brand stewardship, thought leadership, internal communications and PR, with a small team plus agency support.

Why it's on my list: Second senior opening at the same B Corp, posted yesterday. Full brand ownership with a team and agency support behind it.

What to watch: Slightly narrower than the senior director role above — worth applying to whichever fits better rather than both.

The organization: Specialty coffee company with public zero-waste and traceable, sustainable sourcing commitments. The role covers global brand operations across cafés and packaged goods.

Why it's on my list: 'Global Head of' scope at a beloved consumer brand with real sustainability commitments, strong range, remote.

What to watch: Brand operations is the systems and consistency side of brand — governance more than creative direction.

The organization: A coalition of faith-based and values-driven institutional investors that presses public companies on environmental, social and governance practices through shareholder advocacy.

Why it's on my list: My ESG communications target almost word for word, fully remote, and posted two days ago. The work is corporate accountability — genuinely strategic communications.

What to watch: Salary tops out at $115K, which is modest against the corporate roles on this list.

The organization: Nonprofit that builds curricula and tools helping schools and organisations bridge political and social divides. Founded on academic research.

Why it's on my list: A VP seat at a mission organisation gives me the leadership team access I said was non-negotiable, and the subject matter is substantive rather than promotional.

What to watch: Smaller organisation, so check team size and budget. Undated posting.

The organization: Federally qualified health center serving north St. Louis across multiple clinic locations. Community health mission, publicly and grant funded.

Why it's on my list: A C-suite seat that deliberately joins marketing to mission — structurally the 'Senior Director of Mission and Marketing' shape I described, one level higher.

What to watch: The development half means fundraising responsibility. Undated, so confirm it's still open.

The organization: College preparatory high school in midtown St. Louis, part of the archdiocesan school system.

Why it's on my list: Enrollment marketing at a school with a strong mission, and there's genuine builder scope in enrollment work.

What to watch: Single school, so narrow scope and a small budget.

The organization: One of the largest nonprofit Catholic health systems in the country, headquartered in St. Louis, operating hospitals across four states.

Why it's on my list: Executive director of marketing strategy at a system this size is a genuinely senior seat with real budget. Nonprofit mission, headquartered here, posted within the last week.

What to watch: Large health systems have deep hierarchies — I'd want to know how many layers sit between this role and the executive team.

The organization: Employee-owned global engineering, modular fabrication and construction firm serving food and beverage, can-making and renewable natural gas markets. Over 1,000 employees.

Why it's on my list: Department head seat locally, and the renewable natural gas and prairie restoration side gives me genuine sustainability material to work with. Employee-owned is an interesting culture signal.

What to watch: Engineering firms rarely invest heavily in marketing — I'd want to see the budget and team before taking it seriously.

The organization: Mission-driven education company behind the CLASS classroom observation tool, selling to schools and early childhood programs.

Why it's on my list: Brand strategy ownership at an education company with a stated mission around teaching quality. Remote, recently reposted.

What to watch: Range tops out at $140K, and education sales cycles are slow and budget-constrained.

The organization: State affiliate of the national reproductive health organisation, providing clinical care and running advocacy across Michigan.

Why it's on my list: Senior director level with significant public visibility, at an organisation where communications genuinely drives outcomes.

What to watch: Politically exposed with crisis communications as a constant. Undated posting.

The organization: Multi-site church in south St. Louis County running its own campaigns and communications across campuses.

Why it's on my list: Full campaign ownership means real autonomy over the work itself.

What to watch: Likely a modest budget, and a specific cultural fit question I'd want to be honest with myself about.

The organization: Employee-owned clean energy consultancy that designs and runs large state solar and efficiency programs. This role leads market strategy and outreach to expand equitable solar adoption.

Why it's on my list: Employee-owned, clean energy, and the role is about building market adoption programs — genuinely close to the program-building work I've done. Illinois-based remote.

What to watch: Program consulting for state agencies, so timelines follow public procurement. Undated posting.

The organization: Battery recycling and domestic critical minerals company building a circular supply chain for EV and grid batteries. Core climate mission.

Why it's on my list: Excellent range at one of the most significant climate companies in the country.

What to watch: The sweep couldn't locate this on the company's own board — verify it's real and current before investing time.

The organization: Advocacy nonprofit working to end the exploitation of incarcerated people and their families by the prison industry, largely through corporate pressure campaigns.

Why it's on my list: Building and running corporate campaigns is close to founding and scaling an initiative — the part of my history I most want to use again.

What to watch: Small organisation, confrontational work by design, and no salary posted.

The organization: Nonpartisan public policy research organisation publishing on technology, energy, insurance and criminal justice.

Why it's on my list: Think tank communications is earned-media heavy, which is where my track record is strongest. Fully remote at director level.

What to watch: Policy communications is a specific register — more press and placement than brand building.

The organization: Patient-focused nonprofit advancing research and treatment access for amyloidosis, working with researchers, industry and regulators.

Why it's on my list: Marketing and communications under one director, so I'd own the whole function. Clear disease-advocacy mission.

What to watch: Small, focused organisation — budget and team are likely modest.

The organization: Banking AI platform serving 700+ community banks and credit unions. The impact angle is helping local and member-owned institutions compete with megabanks rather than a formal ESG program.

Why it's on my list: 'Impact Brand Marketing' is almost my target title verbatim, and it was posted two days ago.

What to watch: The impact framing is about community banking competitiveness rather than social mission. No salary posted.

The organization: Global biotechnology company. This role sits in Corporate Affairs covering enterprise brand, partnerships and reputation.

Why it's on my list: The closest large-cap analogue to a corporate purpose and citizenship marketing role, with a strong range and a genuine health mission behind the company.

What to watch: Corporate affairs at a company this size means many stakeholders and heavy legal review.

The organization: National trade association representing home care agencies — the industry voice for providers of in-home care across the country.

Why it's on my list: An association senior-director seat that owns communications, marketing and education together — the broad function ownership associations are good at giving, and remote.

What to watch: The full posting sits behind ASAE CareerHQ's CAPTCHA wall, so salary, team and reporting line are all unverified — the link may need a manual pass. Education under the same roof can also mean a heavy events and program-delivery load; I'd probe the split early.

The organization: St. Louis-based, private-equity-backed professional education company — licensing and continuing education for real estate, healthcare and financial professionals across a family of brands.

Why it's on my list: A fresh VP seat at a real St. Louis headquarters with scale and funding behind it. Local marketing leadership at this level does not come up often, so it earns a look even outside my core sectors.

What to watch: 'Marketing Performance' reads as demand generation and analytics rather than brand and purpose — I want to know whether this is the whole growth engine or a metrics function beside someone else's brand role. PE ownership also means aggressive targets and a horizon set by the fund.

The organization: Nonprofit research organization that studies how to frame social issues so they actually land — the science of changing the conversation, used by advocates and funders nationwide.

Why it's on my list: A mission organization whose entire product is communications thinking, posted fresh this month and remote. Leading digital for the people who wrote the book on framing would sharpen everything else I do.

What to watch: The 'Senior Strategist' half of the title suggests a hands-on individual-contributor lean rather than a true function head, and the range sits at the very bottom of my target. Worth a conversation, not a courtship.

The organization: The file-storage and collaboration software company, which operates Virtual First — the entire workforce is remote by design.

Why it's on my list: A director seat at a household-name tech brand, genuinely remote by company design, with a posted range that would sit at the very top of my list. Strategy scope rather than a narrow channel.

What to watch: There is no mission dimension, and “marketing strategy” at a company this size can mean influencing decks more than owning budgets — I would probe hard on what this role actually controls. Separate role from the Dropbox field-marketing job already on my list.

The organization: Climate-giving research organization (an IDinsight initiative) that guides donors to the highest-impact climate nonprofits.

Why it's on my list: Climate impact is the entire product, the salary range reaches well above my bar, and the role builds a growth function from scratch across marketing, communications and development.

What to watch: Development is listed first for a reason — a meaningful share of this job is fundraising, which is not where I want to spend my days. It only works if the marketing half genuinely leads. The listing sits on their own careers page, which would not fully load when found; verify details there.

The organization: Monster Beverage’s energy-drink business; the shopper marketing organization supports retail and bottler partners, with St. Louis basing aligned to the AB InBev bottler network.

Why it's on my list: A senior-director CPG seat actually based in St. Louis is rare, and this one is days old at a brand with enormous resources — big-league consumer marketing without leaving home.

What to watch: Shopper marketing is a retail-execution specialty — trade programs and bottler co-marketing rather than brand building. It surfaced on LinkedIn but had not yet appeared on Monster’s own careers board when found; verify there before applying.

The organization: Advocacy organization working to expand equitable access to reproductive health care through state and local campaigns and policy.

Why it's on my list: Mission-first communications leadership, fully remote, in advocacy work where earned media and campaign instincts — my strengths — are the whole game.

What to watch: The posting is five months old and on rolling review, which may mean it is quietly filled — confirm before investing. Salary sits below my preferred range, and advocacy comms can be reactive by nature.

The organization: Managed cybersecurity platform protecting small and mid-market businesses from threats their own IT teams cannot cover alone.

Why it's on my list: A fresh, fully remote director role paying over $200,000 at a fast-growing company — the economics are hard to ignore even where the mission is thin.

What to watch: Regional field marketing is pipeline work — events, campaigns and sales alignment — not brand or function ownership. This is on the list for its economics, not its fit.

The organization: The largest grassroots environmental organization in the US; this role markets its revenue-generating ventures and partnerships.

Why it's on my list: A marketing director title inside one of the most recognizable mission brands in the country, with remote eligibility on the posting.

What to watch: The scope is revenue ventures and partnership marketing — closer to fundraising-adjacent commerce than to the organization’s brand voice. Undated, so freshness needs verifying, and the salary is below my preferred range. Separate role from the Beyond Coal campaign directorship already on my list.

The organization: The professional association for more than 185,000 physician associates/PAs — advocacy, certification support and member services for a fast-growing profession.

Why it's on my list: A VP seat over both marketing and communications at a major professional association is squarely the shape I want, and AAPA describes itself as remote-friendly.

What to watch: I could not verify this one end to end: the LinkedIn posting is undated, no salary is listed, and the association's own portal would not confirm it is still open. Confirm the role is live and genuinely remote before spending real time on it.

The organization: The national wish-granting organization for children with critical illnesses — one of the most trusted nonprofit brands in the country.

Why it's on my list: Director-level communications at a beloved national brand, remote, working as a strategic advisor to the CEO and senior leadership — real proximity to the top table, at an organization whose story tells itself.

What to watch: Executive communications is a narrow lane — leadership messaging and visibility rather than function ownership or brand-building. Salary sits mid-band for me. Undated, so verify freshness when applying.

The organization: The bi-state civic and economic-development organization for the St. Louis metro — the merged successor to the Chamber and Civic Progress, working to grow the region.

Why it's on my list: Leading communications and PR for the organization that tells St. Louis's own story — local, civic, and exactly the kind of narrative-building I do well. Their Growth Marketing sibling role is already on my list; this is the comms seat in the same build-out.

What to watch: The title is 'Director, Marketing' with a Communications + PR specialization, and they are hiring several sibling directors at once — each seat is probably narrower than the title sounds. Their applicant portal blocks a direct link, so search for the posting.

The organization: Patient-advocacy nonprofit for the 30+ million Americans living with eczema — research funding, education and community support.

Why it's on my list: Senior Director over the whole marketing and communications function at a health-advocacy association, fully remote — the shape of the seat is right, and patient-community storytelling suits me.

What to watch: The listing is roughly three months old with no salary posted — decent odds it is filled or drifting. Verify on the association's own site before applying.

The organization: The country's best-known breast cancer nonprofit, funding research, advocacy and patient support — an organization already carrying two other roles on my list.

Why it's on my list: Brand-new posting at a household-name mission brand, remote, and the internal-plus-executive remit would put me shoulder to shoulder with leadership.

What to watch: Internal and executive communications is a specialty lane, not function ownership — no brand, no marketing budget — and the salary tops out below my ideal range. I'd weigh it as a door into Komen rather than a destination.

The organization: The nonprofit membership association behind the SAT and AP programs, connecting millions of students to college every year.

Why it's on my list: Executive-director level at a major education nonprofit, fully remote, inside a public affairs shop with real scale — education is a mission space where I can tell stories that matter.

What to watch: The title reads as internal strategy-and-alignment rather than owning a public-facing function, so the description has to prove there's real leadership scope. The posting is over a month old, and the salary figures circulating are only board estimates (~$152K–$230K).

The organization: The marketing and communications office of WashU Medicine, the university's academic medical enterprise and one of the best-funded institutions in the region.

Why it's on my list: WashU keeps producing senior roles for me, and this one leads the visual storytelling of a major health brand, hybrid in my own backyard, with a salary band whose top end is respectable.

What to watch: This is creative-craft leadership — the portfolio expectations may not match my strategist-builder profile, and it reports into the function rather than running it. Undated, and I could not pin down the Workday permalink, so confirm it's still open.

The organization: Fortune 500 financial services firm and broker-dealer headquartered in Des Peres, serving retail investors through a large branch network.

Why it's on my list: The posting names an eleven-person brand team, $80M+ in media and $6M+ in agency budget. That is real budget ownership and a real team — two of my non-negotiables — right here at home, at a salary band that respects the level.

What to watch: No purpose or impact dimension to the work, and at a firm this size a “Director” sits several layers from the leadership table. The posting is undated.

The organization: The largest grassroots environmental organization in the US; the Beyond Coal campaign drives the retirement of coal-fired power plants.

Why it's on my list: The highest salary of anything new this sweep, a mission with genuine stakes, and external-spokesperson duties that would put my earned-media background to work.

What to watch: This is campaign and advocacy leadership, not a marketing function. I would be running organizing strategy with communications attached rather than building a brand — a different job from the one I am looking for.

The organization: Community behavioral health nonprofit serving adults with serious mental illness across the St. Louis region.

Why it's on my list: Full organizational leadership locally, with the autonomy and the leadership seat that come with an ED role by definition.

What to watch: An ED job is general management — finance, programs, board — with marketing as one slice. It is run as a retained search through The Moran Company, so a slower and more formal process.

The organization: A 38-year-old nonprofit providing medically tailored meals, groceries and nutrition therapy to people living with HIV and cancer.

Why it's on my list: Posted salary well above my floor, a clear and local mission, and an organization mature enough to have real infrastructure behind the role rather than a founder’s improvisation.

What to watch: Same caveat as any ED seat — the job is running the organization, not building the brand, although at this size the two overlap more than they would at a larger shop.

The organization: An intermediary organization aligning regional early-childhood strategy, funding and public understanding across St. Louis.

Why it's on my list: “Public understanding” sits in the mandate, which makes this closer to a communications-led ED role than most. Intermediary organizations are usually young enough that the leader is genuinely building rather than maintaining.

What to watch: Intermediaries live on funder relationships. I want to know how much of the job is convening and coalition management versus strategy I would actually own and set.

The organization: Nonprofit founded in 1893 providing housing and support services to people with developmental disabilities across eastern Missouri.

Why it's on my list: A chief-officer seat within easy commuting distance, at a salary that respects the level, with strategy explicitly as the remit rather than an afterthought.

What to watch: Chief Strategy Officer may carry no marketing scope at all — I would need to see the position description before assuming otherwise. Listed as 30+ days old.

The organization: A certified B Corporation strategic communications firm serving purpose-driven nonprofits, foundations and social enterprises.

Why it's on my list: A B Corp whose entire client base is purpose organizations — the subject matter is exactly right, and it is freshly posted.

What to watch: Agency account leadership means serving clients rather than building one brand. The salary is stated as non-negotiable and below my target, and a small founder-led firm is precisely the setup I told myself to avoid. Applications go by email.

The organization: The Department of Neuroscience at WashU School of Medicine, one of the largest neuroscience research departments in the country.

Why it's on my list: Strategy paired with communications in the same title, at an institution that has been consistently productive for my search.

What to watch: Single-department scope inside a very large institution — limited budget and a narrow audience compared with the university-level roles already on this list.

The organization: The central administrative offices of the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis, overseeing parishes, schools and social ministries across eastern Missouri.

Why it's on my list: VP-level and local, at an organization with genuine regional reach and a large internal audience.

What to watch: Advancement means fundraising-weighted, which is not where my strength or my interest sits. I already have several Archdiocese roles on this list.

The organization: A 41-year-old nonprofit providing free commercial air travel for children who need specialized medical care far from home.

Why it's on my list: A genuinely moving mission with obvious earned-media potential, freshly posted, and the remote option could make the Las Vegas base workable.

What to watch: $80,000+ is below my target, and “remote/hybrid option” often means they would really prefer someone in Nevada. Worth clarifying before anything else.

The organization: Nonprofit founded in 1947 running study-abroad, work-exchange and international education programs worldwide.

Why it's on my list: Senior director at a long-established nonprofit, fully remote, at an organization with genuine international reach.

What to watch: Digital-only specialty rather than the whole function, 30+ days old and flagged as a possible zombie, and no salary posted. Three strikes worth checking before investing.

The organization: Owner-operator of carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection data centers in central US markets, including a major St. Louis facility.

Why it's on my list: Local, director-level, and at a company small enough that the marketing leader almost certainly owns the whole function.

What to watch: “Growth marketing” signals a performance and demand-generation mandate rather than brand building, and B2B infrastructure is a long way from the purpose work I am aiming at.

The organization: The only national organization dedicated to empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander women and girls, working across reproductive rights, economic justice and immigration.

Why it's on my list: Mission is the whole organization here, the title is senior, and the role owns the communications function — narrative, digital and content strategy, and the team under it. The salary band brackets my range, and this is movement-building of exactly the kind my social impact initiative ran on.

What to watch: The eligible-state list includes Illinois but not Missouri — if working from the Metro East side is possible for me this may be fine, but I need to ask that question before investing anything. It is communications rather than full marketing, and the posting is undated, so I should also confirm how current the search is.

The organization: The marketing and communications division of WashU Medicine — the academic medical center that keeps appearing on my list because it hires senior marketing leaders at real scale.

Why it's on my list: A senior creative leadership seat inside an institution I already have several roles from on this list: I would set creative and design direction for the WashU Medicine brand, at hybrid distance from home, inside a well-funded system that clearly invests in this function.

What to watch: It is a creative-craft seat more than a strategy seat — design leadership rather than owning a marketing function — so I should weigh honestly whether it uses the builder in me or just the brand eye. Glassdoor estimates the band around $96K–$169K; the posting itself is undated and WashU reqs can sit open a while.

The organization: Big Four professional services firm; this role leads content strategy and editorial for the firm's own enterprise brand and internal platforms.

Why it's on my list: Director-level brand and content leadership at an organization with effectively unlimited resources, hirable from the St. Louis office and posted this week. Editorial strategy at a firm this size is real scope, and internal-brand work can be more entrepreneurial than it sounds.

What to watch: It is a slice of the function — content and editorial, not marketing — inside a very large matrix, which is the opposite of the autonomy I am optimizing for. Worth probing what actually gets decided at this desk versus decided above it.

The organization: The national headquarters of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, which funds and runs domestic and international mission work from St. Louis.

Why it's on my list: Executive Director scope over a forty-plus-person advancement unit, in town, at a large and stable institution. Leading a team that size in service of mission work is leadership-table territory by any definition.

What to watch: This is fundraising leadership, not marketing — communications sits in a separate department I would collaborate with rather than run. A conversation worth having only if I decide scale and mission can outweigh the marketing craft.

The organization: Fortune 500 retail brokerage and wealth manager headquartered in St. Louis, with roughly 20,000 branch offices across North America.

Why it's on my list: A fresh Director posting at one of St. Louis's largest and best-funded headquarters employers. Edward Jones pays well at this level and experience strategy is genuinely strategic work close to the client.

What to watch: 'Experience strategy' is a slice of marketing rather than the function — at a company this size I would be one director among many, in a matrix. Good stability and comp, but I should weigh it against how much building versus maintaining it really offers.

The organization: Nonprofit in the Future of Life orbit working to lower risks to humanity from transformative AI through research, policy and governance work.

Why it's on my list: A build-from-scratch communications function on one of the most consequential issues of the decade, fully remote — and a dual comms-plus-operations remit means a genuine seat at the center of a small organization.

What to watch: The dual role cuts both ways: half my time would be internal staff/ops work rather than marketing. The field is niche and wonky, and the bottom of the salary band is well below my range — I would need the top of it.

The organization: Nonprofit that sends unconditional cash transfers directly to people living in poverty; the recognized leader in evidence-based direct giving.

Why it's on my list: One of the most credible brands in global development, a same-day-fresh posting, and 'influence' work — narrative, advocacy, coalition-building — that overlaps with what I do best.

What to watch: This is a partnerships and advocacy role, not a marketing one — closer to fundraising-adjacent relationship work than brand building. Salary is modest for the title. On my list because the organization is exceptional, not because the role is a clean fit.

The organization: Employee-owned electrical contracting and construction firm founded in St. Louis in 1902, working on major regional projects.

Why it's on my list: Owning the whole marketing function at a 120-year-old employee-owned St. Louis institution — being an ESOP rather than a founder-owned shop takes the edge off my usual worry about construction-sector marketing jobs, and B2B contractors this established have real budgets.

What to watch: Construction marketing can mean proposals and trade-show logistics rather than brand strategy — I need the job description in detail. Undated posting on their ATS, so confirm it is still open, and confirm the role reports to leadership rather than to sales.

The organization: The leading national nonprofit mobilizing youth and young adults to change mental health norms in schools, workplaces and communities.

Why it's on my list: A VP title at the top youth mental health advocacy organization in the country, fully remote and freshly posted. Corporate partnerships at a cause organization is cause marketing seen from the other side of the table — my five-city initiative is directly relevant proof.

What to watch: This is a revenue role — corporate and foundation fundraising with targets — not a brand or communications seat. If I want to run marketing, this is a detour; if I want a VP title at a mission organization, it is a live option.

The organization: An advocacy organisation supporting Black LGBTQIA+ migrants and building community power.

Why it's on my list: Fully remote, clear posted salary above my floor, and advocacy work where communications is the core instrument of the mission.

What to watch: Small advocacy organisation — I would want to see the budget and whether the Director has a team or is the team. Undated.

The organization: A large regional bank (Citizens Financial Group) offering consumer and commercial banking services.

Why it's on my list: Freshly posted, strong salary, and unusually flexible — St. Louis in-office or remote, which fits either shape of my search. A big, well-resourced employer with real budget behind marketing.

What to watch: Commercial banking marketing is a segment, not the whole function, and there is no purpose dimension to the work. This is a solid corporate role rather than a mission one.

The organization: A national nonprofit founded in 1982 that advances Latino professionals and helps employers develop Latino talent.

Why it's on my list: Marketing and communications combined under one Director, fully remote, at an established national nonprofit with a clear mission.

What to watch: The salary tops out at $90K, below where I want to be — that is the main reason this sits here rather than higher. Undated posting.

The organization: An education nonprofit funding innovation in health and wellness, early literacy, and college/career readiness for St. Louis students.

Why it's on my list: C-suite title with a guaranteed leadership-team seat, local, at a mission organisation whose work I believe in.

What to watch: This is a fundraising role first and a marketing role second — development, not brand building. Posted in June, so it has been open a while.

The organization: WashU's central university marketing and communications office; this role leads science news strategy and media relations.

Why it's on my list: Senior Director level, local, at an institution that keeps producing roles at my level — and earned media is a strength of mine.

What to watch: This is media relations and science storytelling, not brand or purpose marketing. Undated and possibly an older req.

The organization: A nonprofit serving New Yorkers experiencing homelessness and hunger, operating since 1879.

Why it's on my list: Communications and marketing owned together, solid posted salary, and a long-established mission organisation.

What to watch: The location is the real question — it is listed as remote but based in Manhattan, and I should confirm before investing time. If it is NYC-onsite, it is off my list.

The organization: A Missouri nonprofit supporting burn survivors and burn-prevention education, including camps for burn-injured youth.

Why it's on my list: Top job at a local nonprofit, recently posted — total autonomy and the chance to build the organisation's profile from the ground up.

What to watch: Small organisation, so the Executive Director does everything including operations and fundraising, and the marketing budget is likely modest. No salary posted.

The organization: Civic nonprofit that awards equity-free grants to startups that relocate to St. Louis, and a central player in the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Why it's on my list: Freshly posted, and Arch Grants is fundamentally a brand and ecosystem-building organization — its influence comes from storytelling and convening. My background building a civic initiative across five cities maps unusually well onto this.

What to watch: This is a CEO role, not a marketing role. Fundraising and board management would be a large share of it. Worth an honest look at whether I want the whole job or just the part I am good at.

The organization: Olin Business School is WashU's graduate and undergraduate business school, competing nationally for MBA and specialty masters enrolment.

Why it's on my list: A Director role at a nationally ranked business school in my city, with clear ownership of degree-program marketing and a hybrid schedule.

What to watch: Program marketing is narrower than owning a brand — this is enrolment-funnel work. Undated posting.

The organization: Clayton-headquartered mobility and rental car company; this role directs North America digital commerce strategy across traffic, conversion and order value.

Why it's on my list: Director level at a marquee St. Louis employer with an immediate opening and clear P&L-adjacent ownership of digital commerce.

What to watch: Ecommerce and conversion optimization is a specialist lane, not the brand and purpose work I am targeting.

The organization: One of the largest health foundations in Missouri, funding and advocating on health equity across the state.

Why it's on my list: A major foundation with real endowment behind it, a C-suite title, and an externally facing agenda-setting mandate on health equity. Foundations are squarely in my target set.

What to watch: This is not a marketing or communications role — it is a programmatic equity leadership seat. Undated and no stable posting URL, so I would need to go through their careers page directly.

The organization: NYSE-listed St. Louis-founded online learning company behind Varsity Tutors, operating a live-learning platform at national scale.

Why it's on my list: Senior Director, remote, at a public company founded in St. Louis, with an eight-figure media budget attached. Education access has a mission dimension.

What to watch: Performance marketing is exactly the narrow specialty I am trying to move away from — this is paid media optimization, not brand or purpose building.

The organization: Global experiential and sports marketing agency within Omnicom, with a St. Louis presence built around long-running brewer client work.

Why it's on my list: SVP is well above the Director line and the posted band is strong, with the role based in St. Louis.

What to watch: Agency-side means serving clients rather than owning a brand, which is the opposite of the autonomy I want. The permalink I found did not match this title, so the posting itself needs verifying.

The organization: University Advancement runs WashU's fundraising and alumni engagement; this is the marketing and digital communications lead within it.

Why it's on my list: Director title at WashU with marketing and digital communications explicitly in scope, hybrid and local.

What to watch: Sitting inside Advancement means the work serves fundraising campaigns. The requisition number is low enough that this posting may be quite old.

The organization: St. Louis-based Equifax Workforce Solutions; this role owns marketing strategy for government and public-safety solutions across business-to-government channels.

Why it's on my list: Director title at a substantial St. Louis employer, hybrid, with ownership of a defined portfolio.

What to watch: Portfolio and product marketing is the narrow specialty lane I am trying to leave. Business-to-government focus narrows it further.

The organization: WashU Medicine's central newsroom covering research breakthroughs and clinical news for external and scientific audiences.

Why it's on my list: Director title at WashU, hybrid, with genuine earned-media output — research news placement is real communications work.

What to watch: This is an editorial newsroom role, not a marketing leadership one. No function to build and no budget to own.

The organization: For-profit financial management services company that helps people with disabilities and older adults self-direct their own care and hire their own caregivers. Disability rights and self-determination mission.

Why it's on my list: Marketing and communications combined under one director at a company whose entire premise is human autonomy and dignity. Strong purpose alignment.

What to watch: No salary posted, and the company is smaller — confirm the budget and team.

The organization: Organic kombucha and tea maker that surfaces in B Corp job searches. Sustainability and ingredient-integrity led consumer brand.

Why it's on my list: Brand ownership at a values-led consumer beverage company, remote.

What to watch: Undated listing. Smaller company, so the budget may be modest relative to the title.

The organization: Online landscape design company marketing climate-adapted, water-wise and native-plant yard design. Sustainability is central to the product story.

Why it's on my list: Full marketing ownership at a consumer company where sustainability is the product, not an add-on.

What to watch: Undated listing, and consumer home services companies can be volatile.

The organization: SaaS platform for financial, risk and ESG/sustainability reporting. The company's growth thesis is corporate sustainability and assurance reporting.

Why it's on my list: Brand strategy ownership at a company whose business IS ESG reporting — the closest commercial match to my ESG communications target, with an excellent range.

What to watch: Flagged by the sweep as possibly filled — it didn't appear on Workiva's own board on Aug 20. Verify before investing time.

The organization: US section of the global human rights organisation, running advocacy, research and grassroots mobilisation.

Why it's on my list: One of the strongest mission brands anywhere, and a fresh posting at director level.

What to watch: This is fundraising, not brand or marketing leadership. Only worth it if I'm open to a development-weighted role.

The organization: The Catholic archdiocese covering the St. Louis region — a large organization spanning parishes, schools and social service agencies.

Why it's on my list: Mission-driven, local, director level, with communications reach across a large and varied organization.

What to watch: The stewardship half is fundraising, which dilutes the marketing scope. A specific institutional culture to weigh too.

The organization: Direct-to-consumer intimates and leakproof apparel brand built on body positivity and destigmatising periods, postpartum and menopause. The posting is flagged as leadership level.

Why it's on my list: A consumer brand whose marketing is inseparable from its social mission, and PR and partnerships is earned-media work — exactly my strength.

What to watch: PR and partnerships rather than full marketing ownership. New York anchored, though remote is offered.

The organization: For-profit mental health company building a nationwide network so therapy and psychiatry are available in-network. Mission is making mental healthcare affordable and accessible.

Why it's on my list: Exceptional posted range at a company with a mission I'd be proud of, recently reposted.

What to watch: Payer marketing means selling to insurance companies — specialised B2B, far from consumer or brand work.

The organization: Smart oven and chef-prepared meal company. The impact angle is reducing household food waste and making home-cooked meals accessible, though lighter on formal ESG than others here.

Why it's on my list: Senior director owning brand at a consumer company with a strong range and a Chicago anchor — driveable from St. Louis if occasional presence is needed.

What to watch: The mission dimension is thinner than the healthcare and climate roles on this list.

The organization: Financial services partnership headquartered in the St. Louis area, with roughly 19,000 branch offices and 50,000 associates.

Why it's on my list: Department leader at a major local employer, with a posted range well into my target. Serious scale and resources.

What to watch: A partnership this size has established processes — limited room to build something new. Undated posting.

The organization: For-profit telehealth company deploying clinical-grade CareStations into workplaces, rural areas and underserved communities to expand primary care access.

Why it's on my list: 'Impact' is literally in the title, at a company expanding healthcare access to underserved places. Good range.

What to watch: Partner-facing impact role — closer to partnerships and measurement than marketing leadership. About three weeks old.

The organization: Large nonprofit university and one of the biggest online education providers in the country. Remote-first as an employer.

Why it's on my list: Well-resourced, senior title, and genuinely built for distributed leadership — a remote seat here wouldn't be second class.

What to watch: The range starts at $86K, low for the title. Find out where in the band they're hiring.

The organization: Publicly traded prescription price comparison platform with a real consumer benefit story around drug affordability.

Why it's on my list: VP title with a genuine consumer impact angle.

What to watch: Analytics-weighted rather than brand or program building — a different discipline from mine.

The organization: For-profit behavioural health network connecting patients to in-network therapists and psychiatrists, focused on removing cost and access barriers to mental healthcare.

Why it's on my list: Strong range at a mental health access company, remote.

What to watch: B2B employer marketing means selling to HR buyers — a specific commercial track, not brand or purpose work.

The organization: For-profit psychiatry practice that takes insurance, built to make psychiatric care affordable and in-network.

Why it's on my list: Partnerships leadership at a mental health access company, listed on a purpose-careers board.

What to watch: Partnerships rather than marketing leadership. Narrow relative to my target.

The organization: Privately held hotel developer, owner and third-party manager running 40+ select-service and lifestyle hotels nationwide. Headquartered in Maryland Heights.

Why it's on my list: One of the newest senior local postings in this sweep. At SVP level, budget ownership and strategic input are structural rather than something I'd have to fight for.

What to watch: Commercial strategy usually means revenue accountability alongside marketing. Privately held, so I'd want to understand the ownership dynamic.

The organization: Big Four professional services firm with a large St. Louis office. This role handles executive communications for the US CEO's office.

Why it's on my list: Executive communications at the very top of a global firm, posted yesterday, with a strong range and a local base.

What to watch: Executive communications is speechwriting and positioning for one leader — prestigious but narrow, and not brand building.

The organization: Global experiential and integrated marketing agency (IPG); its St. Louis team leads major beverage and sports client work.

Why it's on my list: SVP seniority at an agency that has now surfaced on my list twice — the partnerships remit touches sponsorship strategy at real scale.

What to watch: Partnerships at an agency is closer to business development than brand leadership, and agency SVP life means serving clients rather than owning a function. The role may actually sit in New York — confirm before spending any time.

The organization: The St. Louis nonprofit that awards equity-free grants to early-stage startups choosing to build here — the same organization whose CEO search is already on my list.

Why it's on my list: A VP title, a strong salary, and St. Louis economic development as the mission — appealing ingredients even though the job itself is fund development rather than marketing.

What to watch: This is a fundraising seat — donor and corporate relations — not a marketing one, and the organization is simultaneously searching for a CEO, so I would be joining leadership mid-transition and raising money for a strategy not yet set.

The organization: St. Louis-headquartered live-learning platform (Varsity Tutors) using AI to match students with tutoring at scale.

Why it's on my list: A director seat with an eight-figure media budget at one of St. Louis’s most prominent tech companies — real money, real scale, and a hometown headquarters.

What to watch: Paid social is a single channel, however large the budget — performance-marketing execution rather than function leadership, and well inside the specialty lane I am trying to leave.

The organization: St. Louis nonprofit advancing safe biking, walking and public transit access across the region.

Why it's on my list: A local mission I believe in, a director title reporting to the CEO, and outreach work that touches communications and community building.

What to watch: The role is 70–80% coalition-building and government relations, with communications secondary, and the salary is well below my floor. On the list for completeness more than fit.

The organization: Property-level commercial lead for a full-service downtown hotel, driving group, corporate and event business for a global hospitality brand.

Why it's on my list: A director title in-market at a global brand, with genuine revenue ownership.

What to watch: A hotel director of sales and marketing is a sales job with marketing attached — quota-carrying, property-bound, and far from brand or purpose work. The ZipRecruiter mirror already 404s, so it may be aging; verify on Hilton’s system.

The organization: Multi-state nonprofit providing integrated HIV/AIDS medical, behavioral health, pharmacy and prevention care.

Why it's on my list: A serious health-equity mission, a director title, local basing, and six-figure pay.

What to watch: This is a philanthropy job — donor, corporate and foundation cultivation — with no marketing or communications duties in the posting at all.

The organization: Software company automating financial-aid management for colleges — education access through back-office plumbing.

Why it's on my list: Remote, decently paid, education-adjacent, and posted at a level that could land at director.

What to watch: The req is split-level and could be filled at senior manager, below my bar — and revenue marketing is demand generation: pipeline dashboards, not brand building.

The organization: SaaS platform for managing telecom, IT and technology spend (FinOps).

Why it's on my list: A remote director seat at solid pay in an established software niche.

What to watch: Product marketing for expense-management software is a narrow specialty with no mission dimension — the kind of lane I am trying to exit, not enter.

The organization: Public research university serving the St. Louis region; the role sits in University Advancement.

Why it's on my list: Senior-director level at an anchor local institution with a genuine access mission.

What to watch: This is pure fundraising — major gifts and development-officer leadership — with communications appearing only as donor-material support.

The organization: The historic horse-racing track and gaming venue in Collinsville, now part of Accel Entertainment — the same organization whose VP of Marketing opening is already on my list.

Why it's on my list: Metro East location, a director title, and event-driven work with a sponsorship angle.

What to watch: It is a sales and sponsorship quota role asking for casino or racing industry background, and the commercial team shows churn — FanDuel closed its sportsbook at the track in June, and the VP of Marketing seat is still open too.

The organization: Small St. Louis foundation supporting heart-health causes.

Why it's on my list: Local, mission-driven, and senior in title.

What to watch: It is a fundraising role at a very small foundation — exactly the small-shop situation I am wary of — and the posting’s detail page would not load when found, so it needs verifying end to end.

The organization: Youth-led climate group using confrontational direct action to generate media pressure on decision-makers.

Why it's on my list: Communications leadership where earned media is literally the entire strategy, at a group that gets national coverage.

What to watch: The salary is less than half my floor, the organization is tiny, and the work is activist campaigning — listed for completeness, not as a real candidate.

The organization: Nasdaq-listed cybersecurity company; this role drives AI tooling and process transformation inside the marketing organization.

Why it's on my list: Director title, strong pay, remote, at a company with real resources — it stays on the list on those merits.

What to watch: This is marketing operations and AI transformation, not brand or communications leadership — infrastructure for other people's strategy rather than strategy I would own. The reposting pattern often signals an evergreen requisition.

The organization: Tech PR agency with a dedicated climate and energy client practice.

Why it's on my list: Climate storytelling every day, remote-eligible — the subject matter is exactly where I want to be.

What to watch: Agency-side: I would be serving clients' brands rather than building one of my own, with no function or budget ownership. Salary is modest for a director. This is the work, but not the seat.

The organization: A recruiter posting for a privately held custom manufacturer in greater St. Louis; the VP drives revenue growth and market expansion.

Why it's on my list: A fresh VP seat in my own metro keeps it worth a look — manufacturing is a St. Louis strength.

What to watch: Sales-led with marketing attached, at an unnamed private company — exactly the shape where an owner who isn't a marketer wants hands-on control of marketing. I'd want the client's name, the reporting line and the marketing budget before a first call.

The organization: National women's fraternity headquartered in St. Louis County, supporting collegiate and alumnae chapters and a national literacy philanthropy.

Why it's on my list: Org-wide communications leadership with a team to direct, at a national membership organization minutes from home — and posted this week.

What to watch: The $73,000 salary tells the real story: this seat is scoped well below the leadership level I'm holding out for. It stays on the list only because the function and the geography are right.

The organization: An NGO focused on labor rights and responsible supply chains, working with global brands on how their goods actually get made.

Why it's on my list: Supply-chain ethics is corporate purpose work at its most concrete, and the communications function would be mine.

What to watch: The posted range tops out at $100,000 — well under market for the level, which usually means the scope is smaller than the title. Their site only shows an opportunities index; search for the live posting.

The organization: Long-term-care pharmacy services provider, part of the national Guardian Pharmacy Services network.

Why it's on my list: A fresh director seat in the metro at a growing healthcare services company keeps it on the radar.

What to watch: The title order says it plainly: this is sales leadership with marketing attached, focused on winning long-term-care facility accounts — not function-building work.

The organization: Big Four professional services firm; this role markets its Salesforce alliance practice to clients and partners.

Why it's on my list: Director-level at a firm with limitless resources, and St. Louis sits on the eligible-office list with remote flexibility.

What to watch: Partner and alliance marketing is a narrow B2B lane a long way from brand or purpose work, and the listing looks like a national posting geo-tagged to many cities. On the list for completeness more than enthusiasm.

The organization: The international headquarters of the LCMS denomination — an organization already on my list for a mission-advancement role.

Why it's on my list: Local, mission-driven and director-level; it stays on the list because the organization fits even though the role is narrow.

What to watch: This is production-craft leadership, not marketing strategy — a step sideways from what I'm building toward. Only worth pursuing if conversations revealed a broader communications mandate.

The organization: A marketing and creative staffing agency recruiting for an unnamed St. Louis client.

Why it's on my list: Local, director-level and decently paid — worth knowing it exists even though the specialty is narrow.

What to watch: SEO is exactly the kind of single-channel specialty I'm working to move beyond, and I wouldn't learn the employer's name until a recruiter call. Low priority.

The organization: Internal communications for the Executive Vice Chancellor’s office within WashU University Advancement.

Why it's on my list: Local and director-level at an institution I keep coming back to.

What to watch: Internal communications only — no brand, no external audience, no budget of consequence. The low requisition number relative to current postings suggests this may be a zombie listing.

The organization: Nonprofit distributing diapers and basic-needs supplies through a network of partner agencies across the St. Louis region.

Why it's on my list: Local ED role with full autonomy by definition, at an organization doing plainly useful work.

What to watch: Small organization with no posted salary. At this scale the ED does everything hands-on and the marketing budget is likely minimal. No permalink located.

The organization: Fortune 500 financial services firm and broker-dealer headquartered in Des Peres, Missouri.

Why it's on my list: Excellent salary band, local, and employment branding is real brand work with a real internal client.

What to watch: Employer brand and recruitment marketing is a narrow specialty, well outside the purpose and impact direction I am heading in.

The organization: Volunteer-driven nonprofit of roughly 480 members running five community programs for children and adults in need.

Why it's on my list: Local executive leadership with genuine community impact and a clear service mission.

What to watch: Salary below my floor, 35 days old, and a heavily volunteer-governed structure — which in practice can look a lot like the non-marketer-in-charge dynamic I am trying to avoid, just with a membership board instead of an owner.

The organization: Metro East animal shelter and adoption nonprofit serving the Belleville area of St. Clair County.

Why it's on my list: Metro East is inside my geography, and the salary is posted and reasonable for the scale of the organization.

What to watch: A small shelter ED role is overwhelmingly operational — animal care, facilities, volunteers — with marketing a minor slice. Undated, and no permalink found.

The organization: Private country club with golf, dining, events and membership operations in north St. Louis County.

Why it's on my list: Local, director-titled, and owns marketing and communications together on paper.

What to watch: This is my red flag in a different costume. A private club means a member board with strong opinions and no marketing background driving the work, and the day job would be hands-on event and membership promotion rather than strategy.

The organization: Federation of Catholic social-service agencies; this role is the lead advocate before the Missouri General Assembly and state agencies.

Why it's on my list: Executive Director title at a large local mission organization with real political weight.

What to watch: This is lobbying and legislative advocacy, not marketing or communications. Wrong discipline entirely.

The organization: St. Louis-headquartered specialty retailer and experiential brand operating make-your-own stuffed animal stores globally.

Why it's on my list: An unusually strong salary for a director title, at a beloved local brand I would enjoy working on.

What to watch: Digital product management, not marketing — this is a product org role that happens to sit near ecommerce. Wrong function for me.

The organization: Big Four professional services firm; this role sits in customer data platform and digital personalization consulting.

Why it's on my list: Director title, local listing, and an enormous posted salary range at the top end.

What to watch: Martech consulting is a narrow technical specialty inside a billable-hours culture — no brand ownership, no function to build, and consulting travel on top of it.

The organization: A south St. Louis County Catholic parish and school.

Why it's on my list: Director title, local, and communications-focused.

What to watch: Part-time at a single parish. Not a leadership seat, not a budget, not a career move — I am recording it only so the list is complete.

The organization: A St. Louis nonprofit giving women coaching, career services and wellbeing support to advance economically — one of the city's better-funded newer nonprofits.

Why it's on my list: A senior seat at one of the most compelling women-focused missions in town, and the storytelling side of development here would be work I would enjoy.

What to watch: It is a development role — the marketing would serve fundraising rather than run the brand. Mostly on my list because Rung is an organization to watch for a communications or marketing opening.

The organization: A national running community that honors fallen service members through remembrance runs and shared storytelling.

Why it's on my list: The title is exactly the function, the mission is deeply story-driven — remembrance, community, earned media — and the whole thing would be mine to run, remotely.

What to watch: The salary is well below my floor, the organization is small, and the posting has been up since April; some combination of budget, scope and staleness sits behind all three.

The organization: A St. Louis nonprofit providing housing and support services for young pregnant women experiencing homelessness.

Why it's on my list: A mission that speaks for itself, in town, at director level.

What to watch: A small shop and a fundraising-first seat — the marketing would be a side of the desk, not the desk. Posted in July, so I should confirm it is still open before spending time on it.

The organization: A senior-living community in Creve Coeur; at communities like this, the marketing director seat is largely occupancy and census work.

Why it's on my list: A director title in marketing, close to home, at a funded operator — that is the whole case for it.

What to watch: This is a sales seat wearing a marketing title: tours, referral sources and census targets. It is not the strategic function I am building toward.

The organization: A skilled-nursing facility in west St. Louis County.

Why it's on my list: Local and director-titled — it cleared my search filters, so it is recorded here for completeness.

What to watch: In skilled nursing, marketing director means admissions and referral-liaison work. This is not a marketing leadership role in any sense I mean it.

The organization: Private research university; University Advancement runs fundraising and alumni engagement for the institution.

Why it's on my list: A fresh Senior Director title at WashU, hybrid-friendly and local. Recorded because the level and employer are right even though the work is not.

What to watch: This is direct-response fundraising marketing — annual giving appeals and participation rates — which is exactly the fundraising-weighted specialty I have been screening out. On the list so I know I saw it.

The organization: Public university in the University of Missouri system, on the north edge of St. Louis County.

Why it's on my list: A local Director title at a mission institution, logged for completeness from the Rome Group board.

What to watch: Alumni relations and event programming rather than marketing or communications, and the posting is over six weeks old. Two strikes; recorded so I know I have seen it.

The organization: A hydrogen fuel cell and green energy systems company; this role is posted for St. Louis.

Why it's on my list: Clean energy gives it a genuine sustainability angle, and it is a Director role here in St. Louis.

What to watch: Over 30 days old, salary tops out at $120K, and a St. Louis posting for this company is unusual — I would verify the role and location are real before spending time on it.

The organization: A substance-use prevention nonprofit (formerly NCADA) serving the St. Louis region through education, intervention, and advocacy.

Why it's on my list: Freshly posted, local, and a mission that matters.

What to watch: Development means fundraising — this is not the marketing and brand work I am looking for.

The organization: A construction site services company providing site logistics, sanitation, and temporary services.

Why it's on my list: Recently posted with a strong salary for a Director title, and it is local.

What to watch: Content marketing is one channel, not the whole function. The title and salary are near-identical to the SBM Management role already on my list, which makes me wonder whether these are related postings.

The organization: A St. Charles nonprofit serving about 400 children a year with pediatric therapy and inclusive early-childhood programs; roughly $4M budget with a $950K+ capital campaign underway.

Why it's on my list: Local, verified open, and a capital campaign means visible, buildable work.

What to watch: Philanthropy is fundraising, and the organisation is small at a $4M budget. Salary below where I want to land.

The organization: An early-literacy nonprofit that reads with and gives books to preschool children in under-resourced St. Louis communities.

Why it's on my list: C-suite title at a local nonprofit with a mission I find easy to get behind.

What to watch: Fundraising-led rather than marketing-led, posted in June, and I could not verify it is still open.

The organization: A recruiting firm hiring on behalf of a St. Louis digital and marketing agency.

Why it's on my list: VP title, hybrid local.

What to watch: Agency-side delivery work rather than owning a brand, salary low for a VP, over 30 days old, and the employer is undisclosed — which usually means a smaller shop.

The organization: A Catholic-founded nonprofit school teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children to listen and speak.

Why it's on my list: Local, hybrid, meaningful mission.

What to watch: Fundraising role and the salary is well below my range.

The organization: The Jewish campus life organisation serving Washington University students.

Why it's on my list: Local and mission-driven.

What to watch: Fundraising rather than marketing, small organisation, posted in June and unverified.

The organization: A faith-based community mission serving low-income residents of Alton, Illinois.

Why it's on my list: In my Metro East geography and directly mission-driven.

What to watch: Very small organisation, outreach rather than marketing leadership, no posted salary, and it has been up since June.

The organization: A St. Louis-based private senior living community operator.

Why it's on my list: Local and recently posted.

What to watch: This is a sales role for a single community, with a salary far below my range. Noting it only for completeness.

The organization: Mental-health platform connecting patients with in-network therapists and psychiatrists at national scale.

Why it's on my list: Exceptional compensation for a Director title, fully remote, at a mental health access company.

What to watch: Marketing analytics is the narrowest of the specialty lanes and the furthest from brand, purpose and function ownership. The money is the only real argument here.

The organization: Nonprofit providing in-home nursing visits and family support to at-risk newborns across Missouri and Tennessee.

Why it's on my list: A C-suite seat at a local nonprofit with an unarguable mission, recently posted.

What to watch: A nonprofit CEO role is fundraising, board and operations first. My marketing background would be an asset but not the job.

The organization: Humanitarian aviation nonprofit based in Chesterfield providing medical air transport in the United States and abroad.

Why it's on my list: Top seat at a locally headquartered nonprofit with a compelling and highly visible story to tell.

What to watch: President is a general management and fundraising role rather than a marketing one. Undated PDF posting, so currency is unclear.

The organization: Nonprofit providing trauma-informed services to survivors of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in the St. Louis region.

Why it's on my list: Executive Director at a mission-critical local nonprofit, recently posted.

What to watch: Small organization where the ED does everything, fundraising most of all. Not a marketing leadership seat and likely a modest budget.

The organization: Public research university with roughly 15,000 students, the largest in the St. Louis region.

Why it's on my list: A vice-chancellor-level title at a major public university in my area, freshly posted.

What to watch: Annual giving is fundraising, plainly. Alumni engagement has a communications edge but the role is measured on dollars raised.

The organization: Regional chapter of a national health nonprofit funding Parkinson's research, education and patient support programs.

Why it's on my list: Executive Director title at a chapter of a recognised national health nonprofit, based locally.

What to watch: Chapter executive directorships are fundraising and volunteer management roles with small staffs. More than three weeks old and no salary posted.

The organization: WashU's alumni engagement arm within University Advancement, running regional and affinity alumni networks.

Why it's on my list: Director title at WashU, recently posted, with a clear portfolio of regional networks.

What to watch: This is engagement and volunteer programme management, not marketing or communications. Adjacent at best.

The organization: St. Louis executive search firm; this posting is most likely placed on behalf of an unnamed client company.

Why it's on my list: Director of Marketing in St. Louis, and a recruiter posting sometimes fronts a better employer than the listing suggests.

What to watch: I cannot tell what company this actually is, which makes it impossible to assess against anything I care about. Undated as well.

The organization: Domestic violence shelter and services agency serving women and children in the St. Louis region.

Why it's on my list: A C-suite title at a local nonprofit with a serious mission.

What to watch: Development is fundraising as the primary function, with communications secondary. Nearly a month old.

The organization: Youth development nonprofit operating clubs across St. Louis City, County and the Metro East.

Why it's on my list: VP title at a well-known local youth nonprofit.

What to watch: Development, not marketing. More than a month old. This is a fundraising job with a VP label on it.

The organization: Operates the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park and the Library and Research Center.

Why it's on my list: Managing Director title at a beloved local institution in Forest Park.

What to watch: Philanthropy means fundraising outright. Six weeks old and no salary posted.

The organization: School and research centre for children who are deaf or hard of hearing, based in the Central West End.

Why it's on my list: C-suite title at a respected local institution with a distinctive mission.

What to watch: Development role, so fundraising first. Undated PDF posting with no way to confirm it is current.

The organization: Privately held industrial and logistics real estate developer — warehouses, data centers, build-to-suit — and one of the largest industrial developers in the country.

Why it's on my list: VP of strategic communications is a leadership-team seat with real scope, at a fast-growing private company.

What to watch: Industrial development communications involves community and zoning opposition — more public affairs than brand. Nearly a month old.

The organization: Same medical products distributor — over $1B in revenue, privately held.

Why it's on my list: Second senior req at the same company, recently reposted. Communications ownership at a large private firm.

What to watch: B2B healthcare distribution, so internal and trade communications rather than consumer brand.

The organization: K-12 education technology company selling digital curriculum and assessment. This role owns efficacy research and impact storytelling for student outcome claims.

Why it's on my list: Impact storytelling backed by real research — an unusual blend of evidence and communications.

What to watch: Research-led rather than marketing leadership. About three weeks old.

The organization: A confidential search run by Goodwin Recruiting for an undisclosed St. Louis gaming and hospitality operator's top marketing executive.

Why it's on my list: A VP seat posted yesterday, and confidential searches often mean a well-funded employer moving quietly. Worth a conversation with the recruiter regardless.

What to watch: Employer unknown until you engage. Casino marketing is heavily promotional and database-driven.

The organization: For-profit nursing education provider training registered and advanced-practice nurses. Mission tied to the national nursing shortage and healthcare workforce access.

Why it's on my list: Solid range, remote, at a company addressing a real workforce shortage.

What to watch: Performance marketing at a for-profit education company means enrollment acquisition — a very metrics-driven track. Undated.

The organization: Publicly traded consumer packaged goods company, roughly $3B revenue. Its Global Pet Care and Home & Garden divisions are headquartered in St. Louis.

Why it's on my list: Senior director brand seat at a large CPG company with real budget, hybrid and local. Fresh posting.

What to watch: Shopper marketing is retail-execution focused. Corporate CPG structure leaves limited room to build something new.

The organization: Same in-network psychiatry company. This role leads patient lifecycle marketing and a team.

Why it's on my list: Team leadership at a mission-driven healthcare company, remote.

What to watch: Lifecycle marketing is retention and CRM — a technical specialty. No salary posted.

The organization: Global commercial real estate services and investment management firm. The Central Region covers St. Louis and surrounding Midwest markets.

Why it's on my list: Regional marketing leadership for a recognized global brand, run out of St. Louis, with a solid posted range and multi-market scope.

What to watch: Commercial real estate marketing is largely broker support and pitch material. Undated posting.

The organization: Same O'Fallon campus. The Services division sells data, analytics, loyalty and fraud products to banks and merchants.

Why it's on my list: A VP title with global scope and an exceptional posted range, at a major local employer.

What to watch: B2B partner marketing inside a very large organization. Structured, process-heavy, and a long way from purpose marketing.

The organization: Privately held national medical products distributor serving acute care, physician offices and long-term care. Over $1B in revenue. Note: a different company from the Concordance reentry nonprofit also on this list.

Why it's on my list: Top marketing seat at a billion-dollar private healthcare distributor, headquartered locally.

What to watch: Distribution marketing is B2B and sales-supporting. Undated posting.

The organization: Historically Black public university in midtown St. Louis, serving a largely local student population.

Why it's on my list: Genuine mission, full ownership of the function, and local. The work would matter.

What to watch: Posted salary of $70–75K is almost certainly well below my target, and the posting is over a month old.

The organization: Fast-growing fiber-to-the-home internet provider headquartered in O'Fallon, expanding across Missouri and the Midwest with private investment behind it.

Why it's on my list: A company actively building its marketing function — builder-friendly territory — and growing fast enough that the role should expand with it.

What to watch: Performance marketing is a narrower remit than owning the brand. Growth-stage budgets can move quickly either way.

The organization: Metro East horse racing track converted into Illinois's first racino, with a FanDuel Sportsbook and casino. Owned by publicly traded Accel Entertainment. Roughly 800 employees.

Why it's on my list: A VP seat with full consumer marketing scope and a strong posted range, about thirty minutes from St. Louis.

What to watch: Gaming and racing marketing is promotional and database-driven. Over 30 days old.

The organization: Nonprofit providing residential and community services for adults with developmental disabilities across the St. Louis region.

Why it's on my list: Local nonprofit with a clear mission, at director level with marketing in the title.

What to watch: Development-weighted and a smaller organization, so budget and team are likely thin.

The organization: Regional franchise affiliate of Renewal by Andersen selling and installing replacement windows and doors, with a large field marketing operation.

Why it's on my list: The highest posted range of any local director role outside Mastercard, and event marketing is hands-on program building.

What to watch: Non-traditional events marketing means home shows and lead generation — volume-driven field work, not brand strategy. Franchise operation, so the owner dynamic applies.

The organization: Technology skills development platform serving enterprises, privately held after going private.

Why it's on my list: VP level, posted today, at a company with an education angle.

What to watch: Marketing operations is systems and process work — quite far from what I want to be doing.

The organization: Nonprofit senior living community in south St. Louis County, sponsored by a Catholic religious order.

Why it's on my list: Nonprofit mission, director title, local.

What to watch: Sales-weighted and single-site — occupancy driven rather than strategic. Limited room for the input I want.

The organization: Global professional services and technology consulting firm with a St. Louis presence.

Why it's on my list: Associate director level at a global firm, recently posted, local.

What to watch: Account-based relationship marketing is a narrow discipline serving the sales organization.

The organization: National facilities management and janitorial services contractor serving large manufacturing, technology and life-sciences campuses. Several thousand employees.

Why it's on my list: Director title with a solid posted range at a substantial company, local.

What to watch: Content-weighted rather than full function ownership, and repeated reposts suggest it's been open a while.

The organization: St. Louis nonprofit running camp and year-round youth development programs for children from under-resourced communities.

Why it's on my list: The role does oversee marketing and communications alongside development, at a mission I'd care about.

What to watch: Likely stale — posted in February. Verify status before dismissing entirely.

The organization: Publicly traded file storage and collaboration company operating as a remote-first employer.

Why it's on my list: 'Head of' scope at a major company that genuinely knows how to run remote teams. Posted yesterday.

What to watch: Field and partner marketing is a specialty track, not whole-function ownership. No St. Louis tie.

The organization: Food CPG maker of Post cereals and, after the Sunshine Mills and 8th Avenue deals, a major branded and private-label pet food producer. Multi-billion dollar revenue.

Why it's on my list: Senior director at a large, well-known food company with local operations.

What to watch: B2B pet is a specific commercial segment rather than consumer brand leadership. Undated posting.

The organization: Fortune 500 global life and health reinsurer headquartered in Chesterfield. Roughly $20B revenue and 4,000 employees.

Why it's on my list: Major local employer where resources aren't a constraint, at director level. Recent posting.

What to watch: Market intelligence rather than brand building, and B2B reinsurance is about as far from consumer purpose marketing as it gets.

The organization: Wholesale distributor of security, fire alarm, access control and low-voltage products — a regional multi-branch distributor headquartered in Earth City.

Why it's on my list: Director title with marketing in scope and a posted range, recently listed.

What to watch: Combined sales and marketing titles almost always mean marketing serves the sales agenda. Not the autonomy I'm after.

The organization: Global payments technology company. Its O'Fallon campus is Mastercard's largest operations and technology hub, with several thousand employees.

Why it's on my list: The highest posted range of any local director role in this sweep, at a major employer twenty-five minutes out.

What to watch: Partner lifecycle marketing is a narrow slice of a very large machine. Almost none of this job is building something new.

The organization: Publicly traded social media management software company, remote-friendly.

Why it's on my list: Senior seat at a well-funded software company with a marketing-literate culture.

What to watch: Listed against St. Louis but there's no local presence. B2B software, no mission dimension.

The organization: Cybersecurity company focused on software supply chain and threat intelligence.

Why it's on my list: Senior director level, remote, in a growing category.

What to watch: Highly technical subject matter and a product-specific remit rather than a leadership seat.

The organization: Fortune 500 manufacturer of electrical and utility infrastructure products, over $5B revenue, with significant St. Louis-area operations.

Why it's on my list: Senior director title with digital ownership at a large, well-capitalized manufacturer.

What to watch: Sources conflict on location — the real work site may be Greenville, South Carolina. Confirm before spending time on it.

The organization: Roughly hundred-year-old St. Louis manufacturer of fire alarm, sprinkler monitoring and life-safety devices, now a KKR-backed global platform.

Why it's on my list: VP title with a strong posted range, local. Two open VP marketing reqs suggests the function is being built up.

What to watch: Deeply technical B2B product marketing. Private equity ownership means aggressive targets. Over 30 days old.

The organization: National hotel group operating roughly 1,100 properties under the Sonesta, Royal Sonesta and Simply Suites brands. This is the property-level commercial department head.

Why it's on my list: Newest posting in the sweep, local, department head level.

What to watch: Property-level hotel sales and marketing is largely group bookings and revenue management — single-site and sales-led.

The organization: Same fire and life-safety manufacturer — this req is framed around growth strategy.

Why it's on my list: Second VP marketing opening at the same company, which is a real signal they're investing in the function.

What to watch: Still product marketing for fire suppression equipment. Undated.

The organization: The convention and visitors bureau for St. Louis. This role sells the city as a destination to national association meeting planners.

Why it's on my list: Destination marketing for the region, at director level, with a civic dimension I'd find motivating.

What to watch: Sales-titled rather than marketing leadership. The listing was indexed but couldn't be verified as live.

The organization: Publicly traded consumer credit reporting and data analytics company, roughly $5B revenue, with a St. Louis-area workforce solutions presence.

Why it's on my list: VP of marketing strategy is a senior seat at a large public company, posted against the St. Louis market.

What to watch: Over 30 days old. Credit reporting carries reputational baggage worth thinking about.

The organization: Fast-growing fleet management and logistics technology company, venture backed.

Why it's on my list: International scope at a high-growth company, fully remote.

What to watch: Regional mandate rather than function leadership, and likely significant travel.

The organization: Insurance technology company providing agency and carrier management software.

Why it's on my list: Director title at an established software company, remote.

What to watch: Narrow, technical product marketing. Little overlap with what I want next.

The organization: Same CPG company — pet supplies, lawn and garden, home essentials, managed in part from St. Louis.

Why it's on my list: Second open director-level marketing req at the same company, which signals the team is growing.

What to watch: Trade marketing is retailer-facing and promotional. Narrow relative to what I want.

The organization: Digital experience software company built around the open-source Drupal platform.

Why it's on my list: Remote director role at an established software company.

What to watch: Partner marketing is a narrow slice. No mission dimension, no local tie.

The organization: The largest homebuilder in the St. Louis metro, building over 1,000 homes a year. This is the public affairs and external communications lead.

Why it's on my list: External affairs at director level, local, at a major regional builder.

What to watch: Public policy and legislative work rather than marketing — a real career pivot rather than a fit.

The organization: Regional same-day courier, distribution and logistics provider serving healthcare, legal and industrial clients out of St. Louis.

Why it's on my list: Director-level customer experience ownership at a local logistics company.

What to watch: CX at a courier company is operations and service quality, not marketing leadership. Small company, undated posting.

The organization: Accenture Song is the firm's marketing, creative and customer experience practice.

Why it's on my list: Brand strategy at director level with a very wide posted range, based locally.

What to watch: Consulting-side brand work means serving clients rather than owning a brand. Over 30 days old.

The organization: Publicly traded television broadcasting and local media company operating roughly 185 stations, including in the St. Louis market.

Why it's on my list: Director title at a local media company.

What to watch: Broadcast sales rather than marketing leadership, and the posted range tops out at $106K.

The organization: Digital advertising and adtech company providing managed media, connected TV and performance campaign execution for brands and agencies.

Why it's on my list: Director title at an adtech company with a St. Louis listing.

What to watch: Sales-weighted adtech role. Undated posting.

The organization: Independent St. Louis digital marketing agency focused on SEO, paid media and web development for mid-market brands.

Why it's on my list: Department head at a local agency, posted yesterday, and they post directly to their own applicant system.

What to watch: Small agency, client-service work. Unlikely to carry leadership-team weight.

The organization: Wealth management and private real estate investment firm serving physicians and high-net-worth clients — a mid-sized independent registered investment advisor.

Why it's on my list: Director-level corporate communications, local, with an investor relations dimension that would broaden my range.

What to watch: Investor relations is a specialized discipline, and this is over 30 days old.

The organization: Independent, employee-owned brand and digital experience agency in St. Louis with roughly 200 employees, serving healthcare, agriculture and CPG clients.

Why it's on my list: Director level at one of the better independent agencies in town, employee-owned.

What to watch: Agency side means serving clients' brands rather than owning one. Undated posting.

The organization: Digital Strike is a St. Louis performance marketing agency. The role is being placed by Profiles, a marketing and creative staffing firm.

Why it's on my list: Director title with a posted range, local.

What to watch: SEO leadership is a technical specialty, agency side, and over 30 days old. Far from my target.

The organization: Integrated marketing and communications agency focused entirely on climate, energy and impact-driven companies.

Why it's on my list: On paper this is squarely my lane — VP-level climate and energy communications, remote, at a firm whose whole book of business is purpose.

What to watch: The posting is at least six months old on every board that carries it, which usually means filled or evergreen — verify directly with Antenna before treating it as real. Agency-side also means client service rather than owning one brand.

The organization: Thirty-year national education-reform advocacy organization focused on school choice and parent power.

Why it's on my list: A senior external-affairs seat with a serious salary at a long-established advocacy organization — strategic, leadership-table work.

What to watch: Virtual work is offered only to Eastern-time candidates, which almost certainly rules Missouri out — I would need them to bend the rule. The chief-of-staff half also pulls the role toward internal operations, and education-reform advocacy is contested territory I should be sure I want to represent.

The organization: The crowdfunding nonprofit where teachers post classroom projects and donors fund them — one of the best-known brands in education philanthropy.

Why it's on my list: A VP seat at a beloved mission brand, posted fresh this week — if the geography worked, this would sit far higher on my list.

What to watch: The posting lists its eligible states explicitly and Missouri is not one of them. Growth at a marketplace is also more performance and conversion than brand and purpose. Only worth pursuing if they flex the list.

The organization: Provides free support groups, education and stress-management programs for cancer patients and their families.

Why it's on my list: An executive director seat at a beloved local mission — organization-wide leadership in a cause with universal resonance.

What to watch: The stated application deadline passed a week before this sweep found it, though the listing still shows open — confirm before investing anything. The ED job is also fundraising-heavy by nature; if it reopens, the real question is whether org-wide leadership beats a marketing seat for me.

The organization: Public benefit corporation building software that maps how the world’s systems interact, starting with healthcare and life sciences.

Why it's on my list: Full marketing-and-communications ownership at a public benefit corporation, with a strong posted range — the substance fits even if the geography may not.

What to watch: The posting reads New York-anchored and never mentions remote work. Unless remote eligibility is confirmed with the employer, this one is blocked on location.

The organization: Single skilled-nursing and senior-care facility in Bridgeton.

Why it's on my list: Local and director-titled, which is why the sweep surfaced it at all.

What to watch: The job is census-building and clinical-liaison work — admissions sales for one facility at a small operator, with Glassdoor estimating pay from $60,000. This is the small-shop, title-inflation situation I avoid.

The organization: Royal Canin's North American professional division, based in Creve Coeur — the veterinary and breeder side of Mars's premium pet nutrition business. Mars is privately held with a well-developed sustainability platform.

Why it's on my list: A global company with a genuine purpose program and the budget to act on it, at a local site with North American scope.

What to watch: The professional division sells through veterinarians and breeders, so this is B2B marketing rather than consumer brand work. Update, September 7 sweep: Mars’s own careers page now returns 410 Gone for this posting — the search has concluded.

The organization: Major US telecom and cable operator with a large legacy campus in St. Louis.

Why it's on my list: Director level, St. Louis, and a serious salary band at a Fortune 100 — logged because the numbers demand it.

What to watch: The actual work is ecommerce platform and API product management — a technical specialty two steps removed from brand or communications leadership. Also stale. The comp is the only reason it is written down. Update, September 7 sweep: the role has disappeared from Spectrum’s own St. Louis listings and survives only on aggregator copies — treating it as closed.

The organization: The purpose-marketing consultancy founded by Carol Cone, the pioneer of cause branding — corporate and nonprofit purpose strategy is its entire business.

Why it's on my list: Nobody's daily work sits closer to mine: purpose and cause strategy delivered every day, at the firm run by the person who invented the category.

What to watch: Flagged: the listing is about eleven months old — almost certainly an evergreen pipeline posting rather than an open seat. The right move is a direct approach to the firm, not an application through a stale link.

The organization: Woman-owned St. Louis career-transition, outplacement and relocation-coaching firm working with employers worldwide.

Why it's on my list: A VP seat at an established St. Louis firm with a people-centered business — worth tracking in case it reopens.

What to watch: Flagged: the posting surfaced in this week's search results but its permalink already returns a 404 — likely filled or pulled just as it was found. The title is also operations-weighted (marketing AND sales ops). Check impactgrouphr.com before doing anything.

The organization: The executive office of St. Louis city government — citywide communications strategy and mayoral spokesperson.

Why it's on my list: Citywide communications leadership in my own city would be civic storytelling at real scale.

What to watch: Flagged: the page dates to October 2023 and a new administration took office in 2025 — this is a ghost posting the city never took down. If the current administration is hiring, it will be through its own channels, not this page.

The organization: The leading membership organization for Montessori education, serving 1,300+ member schools.

Why it's on my list: An association marcomm seat of exactly the right shape — kept here so I notice if it ever reopens without the state restriction.

What to watch: Flagged twice over: Missouri is not on the eligible-state list, and the posting is more than nine months old. Nothing to act on unless both of those change.

The organization: Global biopharmaceutical company focused on sleep disorders, epilepsy and oncology, whose stated purpose is innovating to transform patients' lives.

Why it's on my list: This is the corporate version of exactly what I set out to find: leading sustainability and social impact for a well-funded global company, where the purpose work IS the job rather than a side program. The compensation band is the strongest on my list, it is remote, and a company-wide CSSI lead role is builder work almost by definition.

What to watch: It sits closer to corporate affairs/ESG strategy than to a marketing function — I would be shaping narrative and programs, not running brand campaigns, and I should confirm what team and budget come with it. I found it on a citizenship-professionals job board and should verify it on Jazz's own careers site, since the original posting is undated. Update, September 4 sweep: the BioSpace copy of this posting (originally February 2026) is now marked expired, and Jazz's own careers page would not confirm it either way — treating this as closed unless Jazz's site shows it live.

The organization: Climate science and software firm that helps large organizations measure, reduce and remove carbon emissions, pairing scientific staff with a carbon management platform.

Why it's on my list: Purpose is not a side program here, it is the product. VP of Marketing owning the entire function at a company with this much technical credibility is a genuine builder seat, and the compensation band is the strongest on my list.

What to watch: Climate tech marketing can drift toward demand generation for enterprise sales. I want to hear how much of this is brand and category building versus pipeline. Update, September 4 sweep: Carbon Direct's Greenhouse board now lists no marketing or communications roles at all — this search has concluded. Kept for the record; an organization that built this seat once may build it again.

The organization: Leading distributed-energy and demand-response platform that connects businesses' flexible energy capacity to electricity markets to help decarbonize the grid.

Why it's on my list: Owning communications outright at a decarbonization company, fully remote. Energy transition is a story that needs telling well, and there is real earned-media opportunity in this space.

What to watch: No salary posted and no date. Director of Communications at a growth-stage company can mean a team of one — I want to know what I would be building with. Update, September 4 sweep: the Lever posting returns a 404 — filled or pulled. Treating this as closed.

The organization: The world's largest brewer, headquartered in St. Louis; this role supports its BeatBox party-punch brand partnership.

Why it's on my list: An A-B director title in my own city keeps it on the radar — but only just.

What to watch: Flagged: the posting is about three months old and survives on a single job board, so it is probably gone. Influencer marketing is also a narrow channel lane rather than function leadership.

The organization: A nonprofit that helps immigrant and refugee professionals restart their careers in the United States.

Why it's on my list: The mission and the function both fit; the listing's age is the problem.

What to watch: Flagged: posted more than a year ago on a board that doesn't prune — treat as closed unless their own careers page says otherwise. The base cities don't include St. Louis either.

The organization: A nonprofit funding pediatric cancer research aimed at faster, safer treatments for children.

Why it's on my list: Remote, whole-function ownership at a children's health nonprofit would fit well; the date doesn't.

What to watch: Flagged: eleven months old with no sign of a refresh. Even if it somehow reopened, the salary sits below my target band.

The organization: The largest network of nonprofits in North America — the sector's own hub organization.

Why it's on my list: On paper, a VP communications seat at the nonprofit sector's own association is squarely my kind of role.

What to watch: Flagged twice over: the listing is sixteen months old — other copies of it have already been taken down — and it wants someone near Washington. A speculative note to their team is the only real play.

The organization: The oldest and largest library association in the world, and a prominent advocacy voice for libraries and readers.

Why it's on my list: A strong association communications seat with a real salary — everything fits except the map.

What to watch: Flagged for geography: hybrid in Chicago, not remote. Only worth a conversation if they would consider a remote arrangement.

The organization: A century-old conservation nonprofit protecting California's redwood forests.

Why it's on my list: Brand-and-creative ownership at a beloved conservation name, freshly posted and well paid.

What to watch: Flagged for geography — hybrid in San Francisco. If remote flexibility ever appears, this jumps bands immediately.

The organization: The leading membership association for corporate board directors in the United States.

Why it's on my list: Fresh, senior, unusually well paid for a director title — and associations are one of my target sectors.

What to watch: Flagged for geography: three set office days a week in Arlington rules out anything but relocation. Worth watching in case the arrangement softens.

The organization: The largest global trade association for the fresh produce and floral supply chain.

Why it's on my list: A fresh association posting pairing communications with public affairs — my sector, wrong city.

What to watch: Flagged for geography — the role sits in Washington and the posting doesn't offer remote.

The organization: The trade association for the vertical aviation — helicopter — industry.

Why it's on my list: Director-level function ownership at an association, freshly posted.

What to watch: Flagged for geography — Alexandria with required office days. The niche is also a long way from purpose work.

The organization: The association representing international companies operating in the United States.

Why it's on my list: Senior-director communications at a DC association with a policy voice — right sector, unclear map.

What to watch: Flagged pending geography: the posting never states a work arrangement, and DC associations usually want you local. One question decides this one.

The organization: The trade association for the US foodservice industry — one of the country's largest employer groups.

Why it's on my list: An SVP communications seat at a major association is exactly my seniority target.

What to watch: Flagged: sixty days old, the full listing sits behind CEO Update's login, and it is almost certainly Washington-based. Verify the search is still open before spending anything on it.

The organization: A climate nonprofit working at the intersection of clean-energy advocacy, strategic media, and civic participation, mobilising young people against climate disinformation.

Why it's on my list: Purpose-native, fully remote, and a salary well above my floor for a Director title. Youth mobilisation and earned media are close to the work I did scaling my own initiative across five cities.

What to watch: Undated posting — I need to confirm it is still open. Director rather than VP, so I should press on whether it carries a leadership-team seat and real budget ownership. Update, September 2 sweep: the Idealist listing carries an application deadline that has already passed, so I'm treating this as closed unless ACE's own site says otherwise.

The organization: NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, a partnership between WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the region's leading cancer program.

Why it's on my list: Executive Director over marketing and communications for one of the most respected cancer centers in the country, here in St. Louis. High-stakes mission work with a brand that already carries weight.

What to watch: Undated posting with an older requisition number — I should verify it is still open before investing. Physician services in the title suggests a referral-marketing component I would want scoped. Update, September 2 sweep: LinkedIn now shows a current incumbent in this exact title, so this search appears concluded.

The organization: Global nuclear medicine company producing radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic imaging and therapy. Around 2,000 employees, with major US operations in Maryland Heights.

Why it's on my list: Two open senior director marketing reqs at once, which usually signals the function is expanding. Healthcare with genuine patient impact.

What to watch: Highly regulated — pharma messaging is tightly constrained by compliance. Update, September 2 sweep: Curium's own careers site now says the position has been filled — closed, kept for the record.

The organization: One of the largest nonprofit health systems in the Midwest, including Barnes-Jewish, Missouri Baptist and Christian Hospital, with roughly 47,000 employees.

Why it's on my list: A major nonprofit health system headquartered here, and communications at Director level for an organization of this size carries genuine scope and budget.

What to watch: A direct fetch of this posting returned a 404 even though it is indexed, so it may already be filled. Verify before spending time on it. Update, September 2 sweep: the BJC posting page still returns a 404 and the surviving aggregator copies are about three months old — treating this as closed.

The organization: Regional casino and hotel operated by PENN Entertainment, a Fortune 1000 gaming and sports betting company running 40+ properties.

Why it's on my list: VP scope across multiple properties, based locally, with consumer marketing at the centre.

What to watch: Over a month old. Gaming marketing is heavily promotional and loyalty-database driven. Update, September 2 sweep: the employer posting is marked expired, but a recruiter (Goodwin Recruiting) is now running what looks like the same VP mandate at $220K–$240K — if I ever wanted this, the recruiter listing is the door: goodwinrecruiting.com/job/a0wr7000002ntxnmau-vp-of-casino-marketing-saint-louis-missouri

The organization: Same company and campus — the North America Services division.

Why it's on my list: Third open VP-level marketing req at Mastercard's local campus, which suggests real hiring appetite here.

What to watch: Field marketing is regional execution support. Undated posting. Update, September 2 sweep: Mastercard's careers page says this requisition is no longer available — closed.

The organization: Global manufacturer of batteries and auto care products (Energizer, Eveready, Armor All, STP), headquartered in St. Louis.

Why it's on my list: A senior director of global marketing at a major St. Louis headquarters would be a strong local target at exactly my level.

What to watch: The listing surfaced in search results but the page now returns a 404 — almost certainly filled or pulled. I am keeping it on the list so I notice if it reposts.

The organization: The largest health system in the St. Louis region; this role faces the academic and WashU Medicine side of the enterprise.

Why it's on my list: A director of marketing and communications at BJC would be a substantial local role with a large internal and external audience.

What to watch: The aggregator page now 404s, and BJC’s own posting for their other communications director role 404s as well. I am treating this as dead until BJC’s careers site says otherwise.

The organization: A Bloomberg Philanthropies-backed campaign to block more than 120 proposed petrochemical projects in Louisiana, Texas and the Ohio River Valley.

Why it's on my list: The salary is excellent and the campaign is exactly the kind of high-stakes advocacy communications where earned media decides outcomes.

What to watch: Eleven months old. The page still claims rolling review, but a posting that age is a zombie until proven otherwise — worth one email to confirm rather than a full application.

The organization: Minnesota-based national nonprofit that deploys AmeriCorps service members into education, health and environmental programs.

Why it's on my list: VP level at a national nonprofit, with marketing named in the title alongside development.

What to watch: Missouri is not on the eligible-state list, though Illinois is — so this only works if I am on the Metro East side. The employer’s own application link returned a 410, and the role is development-weighted besides.

The organization: Recruiting and partnerships firm working on physical activity and health promotion through corporate partnerships and philanthropy.

Why it's on my list: The title pairs growth with social impact, which is the combination I keep searching for.

What to watch: The posting asserts it is active but never states a location or remote eligibility, and the organization is Canada-focused. Most likely geographically blocked for me.

The organization: The congressionally chartered nonprofit partner of the U.S. Forest Service, restoring forests and grasslands nationwide.

Why it's on my list: On paper this is the single best fit a sweep has ever surfaced: a CMO seat on the executive leadership team, a nine-person brand and marketing team, mission as the entire organization, fully remote with 15–20% travel, at $230–250K. Exactly the shape of role I am looking for.

What to watch: The listing is a ghost — applications closed August 31, 2025, a year ago, and the job board never took it down. Worth one short note to NFF asking whether the seat filled and stuck, and worth watching their careers page: an organization that built this role once may build it again.

The organization: A nonprofit working across 22 countries to end child marriage, funding grassroots initiatives and running global awareness campaigns.

Why it's on my list: VP of Marketing owning the whole function at a global girls'-rights nonprofit, remote, at a fair band — in the spring this would have gone near the top of my list.

What to watch: The stated application deadline passed in June, but the listing is still live on Lever — one quick check with the organization settles it. Otherwise this is a name for my watch list, not my apply list.

The organization: A feminist nonprofit building financial security for survivors of gender-based violence, with over $5M in direct cash aid distributed.

Why it's on my list: Full marketing and communications ownership at VP level, for a mission with real teeth, at $175K.

What to watch: Posted nearly a year ago, with an LA/NYC preference on top — I should treat it as closed unless FreeFrom says otherwise. Another organization for the watch list rather than the apply list.

The organization: One of the country's leading free-admission zoos, a beloved civic institution supported by the regional Zoo-Museum District, in Forest Park.

Why it's on my list: On paper this is one of the best fits the sweep has ever found: the whole marketing and communications function (marketing comms, creative services and PR all report in), a beloved St. Louis mission brand, and $140K posted. If it is still open, it jumps straight to the top of my list.

What to watch: Glassdoor marks it no longer accepting applications and it was posted in early July — but aggregators are often wrong about this. Check the Zoo's own applicant portal directly, and if it is truly closed, it is worth a note to their HR anyway: this is exactly my role.

The organization: Autism / ABA behavioral therapy provider based in north St. Louis County.

Why it's on my list: A VP title, local and hybrid, at a healthcare organization doing meaningful work for autistic children and their families — the mission side is real.

What to watch: This is precisely the profile I asked to have flagged rather than hidden: a small, founder-run clinic where 'VP of Marketing & Growth' most likely means doing the marketing personally under close owner involvement, with growth targets attached. Eyes open if I pursue it.

The organization: A global health nonprofit delivering life-extending cancer treatment and patient-centred care in low- and middle-income countries.

Why it's on my list: On paper this is a strong fit — remote, global health mission, solid posted salary.

What to watch: Flagged because it was posted in February, more than six months ago. Almost certainly filled or abandoned; only worth a speculative note to the organisation.

The organization: A global advocacy organisation for the Jewish people, working with leaders in more than 110 countries.

Why it's on my list: Brand strategy at a major nonprofit, fully remote, at a salary band I would be delighted with.

What to watch: Flagged on age — posted in February. If the organisation still needs this, a direct approach is a better route than the posting.

The organization: An electoral advocacy organisation working to reduce the influence of money in politics and protect voting rights.

Why it's on my list: VP of Communications, remote, strong salary band.

What to watch: Flagged hard — posted in December, over eight months ago, and almost certainly gone. Explicitly political, which I would want to weigh separately.

The organization: Private university in Lebanon, Illinois, roughly 25 minutes from downtown St. Louis.

Why it's on my list: Executive Director owning the whole marcom function at a university inside my Metro East radius — the right shape of role if it were live.

What to watch: Flagged: the listing ID is far older than everything else on the board, so this is almost certainly filled. Worth one direct check of their careers page and nothing more.

The organization: Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen's national nonprofit funding Alzheimer's awareness, brain-health education and caregiver support.

Why it's on my list: On paper this is close to ideal — VP owning marketing, brand and communications at a nonprofit with genuine cultural reach and earned-media firepower.

What to watch: Flagged because the remote is metro-restricted to LA or New York. Unless they will genuinely consider St. Louis, this is not available to me. Worth one email to ask, no more.

The organization: Regional planning and civic commission serving a bi-state metropolitan area in Illinois and Iowa.

Why it's on my list: Executive Director of a civic regional body, which is the kind of convening and public-facing work I am drawn to.

What to watch: Flagged on geography: despite the Illinois listing this appears to be the Quad Cities commission, roughly four hours from St. Louis, not our Bi-State. Verify before any further time.

The organization: Historic St. Louis concert hall and art galleries in Grand Center, with a strong education program.

Why it's on my list: Kept visible as a signal rather than an opening — proof that this exact title exists at St. Louis arts organisations.

What to watch: CLOSED. The value here is a direct approach, not an application.

The organization: The Jewish Community Center of St. Louis — a large community organisation running fitness, arts, camp and education programming across multiple campuses.

Why it's on my list: Same signal as The Sheldon. A substantial local mission organisation that recruits at my level.

What to watch: CLOSED. Worth adding to the direct-outreach list rather than waiting for a repost.

The organization: The region's combined chamber of commerce and economic development organisation, working on business attraction and regional growth.

Why it's on my list: A regional civic organisation is close to ideal for purpose-driven marketing — the kind of place I'd want to know about early.

What to watch: Six months old and almost certainly filled. Better treated as a networking target.