The Association for association professionals in Chicagoland

The Marketing & Creative Director brings strategic marketing expertise, creative thinking, and exceptional writing skills to APC. This role blends the discipline of a Marketing Director with the storytelling instincts of a Creative Director – someone who can spot the strongest angle, write a headline that earns attention, and translate complex subject matter into messaging that is clear, credible, and compelling. Reporting to and working closely with the Chief Communications Officer, this individual leads the marketing of APC’s activities and events across channels. The Director ensures we communicate value in terms members care about: outcomes, benefits, usefulness, and impact (not just features and logistics). This is a highly collaborative, hands-on role for one who can move easily between planning and execution – from campaign development and segmentation to writing and editing the copy that makes it work. Because APC operates in a highly regulated healthcare environment, the ideal candidate can be creative without being careless: able to bring wit, warmth, and energy to APC communications while maintaining accuracy, professionalism, and compliance.

• Experience in marketing, communications, or brand leadership; healthcare, pharmacy, or membership association experience strongly preferred. • A standout writer and editor: you can write clean, persuasive copy quickly, and you can polish important messaging until it sings. • Strong instinct for audience and positioning: you naturally think in outcomes and benefits, not just features. • Proven ability to craft strong headlines, subject lines, and hooks, and to improve performance through testing and iteration. • Experience managing or mentoring others, with the ability to raise quality and throughput without creating bottlenecks. • Comfortable owning campaigns end-to-end in partnership with leadership, with a strong bias toward execution and follow-through. • Highly organized, self-directed, and able to manage multiple priorities without dropping the details. • Collaborative working style and strong judgment: able to work closely with subject matter experts and translate complexity with respect and accuracy. • Ability to balance cleverness with professionalism; can bring wit and warmth without undermining credibility. • Can identify both a regulatory nuance and the perfect headline to explain it clearly