Executive Director, Marketing & Communications

City of Hope

Duarte, CA

Job posting number: #7308373 (Ref:10030958)

Posted: May 16, 2025

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

The person selected for this role will be responsible for the strategic direction, development, and execution of integrated marketing and communications programs that support City of Hope National Medical Center in Los Angeles. The position dual reports to City of Hope’s System Chief Marketing Officer, aligning local marketing efforts with broader institutional objectives. This role also partners with the Los Angeles Executive Leadership Team (ELT) to drive strategic growth, patient engagement, and brand awareness. This role oversees local external communications, public affairs, brand management, advertising, events, visitor services, and emergency/crisis communications in partnership with the City of Hope System Chief Communications Officer.
As a successful candidate, you will:

  • Create and implement the strategic marketing and communications direction to support the growth and brand recognition of City of Hope Los Angeles.
  • Develop and execute data-driven marketing campaigns to drive patient engagement and referrals.
  • Plan, manage, and place strategic brand assets that enhance awareness of City of Hope Los Angeles among patients, referring physicians, and consumers.
  • Build relationships with key stakeholders, including physicians, business partners, and leadership teams, ensuring alignment in marketing efforts.
  • Oversee local external communications efforts, including executive speeches, media outreach, white papers, Op-Eds, and public relations strategies in partnership with the System Communications team.
  • Drive regional and local media recognition for key clinical programs to support growth goals in patient acquisition and volume.
  • Serve as spokesperson for City of Hope Los Angeles when required.
  • Work with internal teams to develop and implement crisis communication plans as needed.
  • Engage in strategic relationship building with healthcare-related stakeholders and media outlets.
  • ImplementCity of Hope’s brand strategy, architecture, and guidelines, ensuring all marketing aligns with system-wide brand standards.
  • Overseebrand consistencyacross internal and external communications, including messaging, graphics, and creative standards.
  • Manage theCity of Hope Los Angeles sectionof the website; ensure all digital communication tools are optimized for marketing and engagement.
  • Overseedigital marketing initiatives, including SEO, social media strategy, and content development to enhance patient acquisition.
  • Provide strongleadership, mentorship, and visionto the marketing and communications team.
  • Promote acollaborative, results-driven environment, ensuring alignment with institutional goals and objectives.

Your qualifications should include:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Ten (10) years relevant experience in relevant aspects of marketing, communications, and government relations, including five years in the health care arena and preferably at an academic medical center.
  • Proven leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams and working with senior executives
  • Recognized leader with deep experience in health care marketing and communications arena preferred

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, pleaseCLICK HERE.

Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $88.56 - $147.90 / hour

The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.



City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.


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Job posting number:#7308373 (Ref:10030958)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:City of Hope
Duarte,California
United States
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