My marketing leadership search

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: 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.

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: 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: 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.

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: 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.

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: Full-service business law firm formed by the 2023 Ulmer/Greensfelder merger — roughly 250 attorneys across the Midwest, with St. Louis as a principal office.

Why it's on my list: Top of the function, C-suite title, local. A post-merger firm needs brand integration work, which is a genuine build.

What to watch: Law firm marketing means many partner stakeholders and consensus decisions — the opposite of the autonomy I want.

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: 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.

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: 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.

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: 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: 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.

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 car rental, fleet management and mobility company behind Enterprise, National and Alamo. Roughly $38B revenue, headquartered in Clayton.

Why it's on my list: Marketing strategy at director level inside one of the region's biggest and most respected private employers. Recently posted.

What to watch: Fleet management is the B2B side of the business. Very large company, so scope will be well defined rather than open.

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: 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.

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 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.

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 company — the mobility and rental group headquartered in Clayton.

Why it's on my list: Director title at a major local employer with a solid posted range.

What to watch: Measurement and analytics is a technical specialty, not brand or program building. Nearly a month old.

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: 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.

The organization: Small Chesterfield direct-to-consumer e-commerce business selling quilting and fabric subscription boxes.

Why it's on my list: Included so I can see what's being filtered out and why.

What to watch: Precisely the profile I said to avoid — a small owner-operated company where the founder will likely want hands-on control of marketing.

The organization: Commercial door, dock equipment and gate installation company serving industrial customers across the Midwest. Appears under two different names in listings, which made it hard to verify.

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

What to watch: Small firm with inconsistent listing information. Verify what the organisation actually is before engaging.

The organization: Private physician-owned fertility and reproductive medicine practice in west St. Louis County. A small provider group.

Why it's on my list: Full marketing ownership at a practice where the work genuinely changes people's lives.

What to watch: Physician-owned small practice — the classic setup where owners want hands-on involvement. Nearly a month old.

The organization: Health information technology company in Clayton providing document management and clinical data capture software to hospitals. Small to mid-sized software firm.

Why it's on my list: Top marketing seat at a healthcare technology company, in Clayton.

What to watch: Undated and small enough that my hands-on-owner concern may apply. Verify size and reporting line.

The organization: Family-owned manufacturer and distributor of eye care and optical products — solutions, diagnostics and dispensary supplies. A small to mid-sized St. Louis manufacturer.

Why it's on my list: Full brand and marketing ownership, posted yesterday, local.

What to watch: Posted range tops out at $96K, well below target, and it's a small family-owned business — the profile I said to avoid.

The organization: Independent St. Louis craft brewery and hospitality group running a taproom, restaurant and beer garden.

Why it's on my list: Full ownership of events, programming and marketing at a well-liked local brand.

What to watch: Paid hourly at roughly $27–30, which is far below target, and it's a small owner-operated business.

The organization: Family-owned Fenton manufacturer and distributor behind Baby Lock sewing machines, Riccar and Simplicity vacuums and Tornado commercial cleaning. Several hundred million in revenue, roughly 600 employees.

Why it's on my list: A local company with multiple consumer brands to steward, at director level with a solid posted range.

What to watch: Family-owned and right in my size range — exactly where I need to test early whether ownership wants hands-on involvement in marketing. Also 30+ days old.

The organization: Healthcare technology company using AI and automation to structure unstructured clinical documents for health systems. Small St. Louis-based software company.

Why it's on my list: Top marketing seat, remote-eligible, in health tech.

What to watch: Small company and an aging posting. Same hands-on-owner question as EDCO.

The organization: Metro East home services contractor specializing in foundation repair, basement waterproofing and crawl space encapsulation. Regional family-owned business.

Why it's on my list: Full marketing ownership, consumer-facing, about thirty minutes out.

What to watch: Posted range of $60–75K is far below target, and it's an owner-operated home services company — precisely the profile I said to steer away from.