Ready to do award-winning work that’s transforming the health care system?
The traits we admire in our CURAgeous team members:
- A passion for improving health care and driving smart creative campaigns to achieve transformational change.
- Results-focused approach, and the ability to work closely with senior members of the team to manage and execute a campaign to success.
- A leader with a proactive, positive attitude toward client service and team management.
- Responsive, dependable and accountable to team members and clients, and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done—someone who doesn’t take no for an answer.
- Enthusiasm about the unlimited growth opportunities that come with being a member of a fast-growing start-up firm and wants to stay for the long-term.
- Mission-minded and excited to join the CURA family, which works hard to do good work (and has fun doing it).
- Not shy in sharing bold opinions, but respectful of the bipartisan nature of our firm
We are always looking for CURAgeous talent, so if you’re interested in working at CURA in a position not listed below, please send your resume and the professional opportunity you’re seeking to [email protected]!
CURRENT OPENINGS
If you have a deep understanding of the health care media landscape and are passionate about developing media strategies that can help improve lives by securing coverage on breakthrough technologies and health care innovations, we want to talk to you.
CURA Strategies, a fast-growing, award-winning health care communications and public affairs agency, is looking for a seasoned Vice President of Media Strategy to join our team.
At CURA, our aim is to transform health care through meaningful client work. Working with nonprofit and corporate clients in the areas of mental health, health disparities, cardiology, kidney disease and more, we pride ourselves in creating lasting results for clients – and we are looking for someone who shares our passion and believes in our mission.
Courageous, hardworking, positive people please apply. Grumpy people, keep searching.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for overseeing media strategy development across multiple health care clients
- Provide proactive high-level client counsel and media recommendations that contribute to ROI and distinguish CURA Strategies as a valuable partner
- Generate story ideas and topic angles, overseeing the team in developing media materials, and pitching media to secure meaningful coverage for our clients
- Proactively consult and work with our clients to develop unique narratives to clarify their value proposition and align their story with the news cycle
- Foster growth and team talent as a leader by training and counseling junior staff on media relations best practices
- Stay on top of health care news and media trends, recommend media opportunities for clients, and proactively conduct outreach to journalists to build relationships and place stories
- Oversee the development and delivery of high quality written content, including press releases, op-eds, bylines, fact sheets, pitches, client briefs, talking points, media lists and coverage reports
- Lead the planning of media activities for clients, including press conferences, media relations, desk-side briefings, media trainings, and oversee the team in execution of these activities
- Demonstrate high proficiency with agency tools (e.g. Cision, LexisNexis) and emerging social media platforms in order to counsel junior staff
- Assist with new business proposals and the development of strategic communications plans that enhance corporate/brand/product positioning and/or shape an issue debate
- Assist with organizing activities that support the overall CURA culture
QUALIFICATIONS
- 9-13 years of media relations experience, including health care and agency experience
- Successfully led strategic media relations strategies for both nonprofit and corporate clients and holds relationships with health care reporters at trade, local and national outlets (print, broadcast and online)
- Deep understanding of the health care media landscape and effective media relations strategies with demonstrated success in media placements for clients
- Is an experienced people manager, having successfully overseen client teams responsible for delivering on time and on budget
- Is a skilled project leader who works well in stressful situations and can rally the team to the highest level of productivity
- Has managed, coached or mentored team members to professional growth
Candidate must be up to date on COVID-19 vaccination.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Unlimited PTO after one year of employment
- Weekly free lunches (plus lots of free snacks and drinks in the office)
- Robust health benefits program
- 401K with company match
- Flexible work hours
- Company outings and social gatherings
- Professional learning and development opportunities
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Transportation benefits
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter to Thy-Ann Nguyen at [email protected].
If you have a passion for leading integrated strategic communications campaigns to help transform health care and improve the lives of patients and are looking for a leadership position to help influence the direction of a growing agency, we want to talk to you.
CURA Strategies, a fast-growing, award-winning health care communications and public affairs agency, is looking for a Vice President with extensive health care communications experience to join our team.
At CURA, our aim is to transform health care through meaningful client work. Working with nonprofit and corporate clients in the areas of mental health, health disparities, cardiology, kidney disease and more, we pride ourselves in creating lasting results for clients – and we are looking for someone who shares our passion and believes in our mission.
Courageous, hardworking, positive people please apply. Grumpy people, keep searching
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for day-to-day strategy, operations and management of client accounts
- Lead the development, presentation and execution of integrated strategic communications plans
- Provide proactive high-level client counsel and creative recommendations that contribute to ROI and distinguish CURA Strategies as a valuable partner
- Develop external communications initiatives, campaigns and materials that reach health care stakeholders such as third-party organizations, health care professionals, media, patients, policymakers etc.
- Oversee high quality and error-free written and digital materials, including media correspondence, bylines, marketing collateral, videos, issue briefs, etc.
- Maintain strong client relationships and form new ones across the accounts they lead to develop a 360-degree understanding of the work and provide counsel/insights that are informed by multiple perspectives
- Contribute to organic growth of the account by identifying new business opportunities and leading all initiatives required to secure additional contracts
- Supervise and train junior account staff; provide quality control, determine workflow and assignments
- Develop and oversee budgets and staffing plans to ensure the health of the account from a staffing and financial perspective
- Contribute to ongoing health care business development and marketing efforts for the office
- Contribute to talent development program for junior staff
- Participate in cultural and team building activities that support the overall CURA culture
QUALIFICATIONS
- 9-13 years of health care communications experience, including agency experience
- Successfully led strategic communications initiatives for both nonprofit and corporate clients
- Understands how corporate communications, marketing and government relations can support one another in advancing reputation
- Possesses strong media relations and social media experience. Paid media experience a plus.
- Is an experienced people manager, having successfully overseen client teams responsible for delivering on time and on budget
- Is a strong budget manager, with the ability to ensure the financial health of the account
- Is a skilled project leader who works well in stressful situations and can rally the team to the highest level of productivity
- Has managed, coached or mentored team members to professional growth
Candidate must be up to date on COVID-19 vaccination.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Unlimited PTO after one year of employment
- Weekly free lunches (plus lots of free snacks and drinks in the office)
- Robust health benefits program
- 401K with company match
- Flexible work hours
- Company outings and social gatherings
- Professional learning and development opportunities
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Transportation benefits
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter to Thy-Ann Nguyen at [email protected].
- If you have ever been called a creative genius
- If you do a little happy dance when you know you nailed a creative concept
- If you desire to work with a team that values and appreciates the role design plays in mobilizing a client’s mission and who genuinely like each other and the work we do to transform health care…
…we want to talk to you.
CURA Strategies, a fast-growing, award-winning health care communications and marketing agency, is looking for a motivated, Associate Creative Art Director for a full-time position (partially remote position in DC). We are on the hunt for an energetic applicant with agency experience to creatively lead multidisciplinary design projects that advance our mission to transform health care through meaningful client work. Applicants must have strong experience in branding (visual and identity creation), graphic design, superb creative instincts, excellent communication and presentation skills, and a “can-do” work ethic. When it comes to professional growth opportunities, the sky is the limit!
Courageous, hardworking, positive people please apply.
CORE CLIENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Creatively lead branding and design projects from start to finish – developing a clear design vision for a project, generating ideas and concepts that are engaging and able to effectively communicate concepts and ideas to clients.
- Design and direct development of visual brands and identities and produce high-level graphics that work across multiple platforms.
- Design, create and manage client brand assets and generate conceptually unique ideas to portray concepts and promote product, services and/or policy issues. This could include logos, style tiles, style guides, illustrations, email templates, social media graphics, motion/animated graphics, written reports and online ads.
- Draft creative briefs, tactical plans, and programs.
- Work in partnership with integrated client project management teams to oversee execution, creation and delivery of design including liaising with writers, videographers, web developers, freelancers and outside consultants to provide guidance on design direction and ensure creative deadlines are met.
- Serve as the primary point of contact to scope and define design needs to ensure creative is part of the project/program from the start and that design projects are adequately and appropriately funded.
- Stay current with industry developments and tools and push the company forward on overall trends in technology and design.
- Work collaboratively with leadership team in building out CURA’s in-house creative talent and capabilities.
CURA BRANDING AND MARKETING RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with the leadership team on evolving our company aesthetic, brand image and asset library.
- Serve as quality control and lead on CURA’s visual brand identity and visual design; maintain and evolve CURA’s brand guide, ensure all outbound marketing content and channels reflect high creative standards and are on brand.
- Design CURA’s principal marketing collateral such as core capabilities PowerPoint, new business proposals, digital lead generators and thought leadership reports such as our Health Policy Profiles.
POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: VIDEO AND WEB DESIGN
- Create/edit videos and/or video animations.
- Conceptualize and create wireframes and new website designs based on clients’ brand identity, providing a fresh but consistent look and feel across media.
- Conduct content and UX audits and make recommendations for the organization, structure, and flow of website content, both for existing and new websites, based on brand and marketing objectives.
- Work closely with developers to ensure that visual designs are flawlessly translated into functional, accessible, responsive websites.
EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of 6 years of design experience; 2+ years of creative leadership experience preferred
- Minimum of 4 years working with clients as a freelancer or at an agency
- Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, Fine Arts or related degree preferred
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD), working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365
- A compelling creative portfolio that demonstrates strategic, conceptual and production expertise; Online portfolio and/or work samples required
- Experience creating brands and visual identities for issue-based communication campaigns: See examples of campaigns CURA created: Mental Health for US, Advocates for Opioid Recovery, Honor the Gift, Sanitize Your Nose
- Strategic creative thinker and doer as it relates to branding and graphic design
- Mission-minded approach to work; desire to make a societal impact
- Demonstrated ability to lead and direct design thinking for a wide range of creative products
- Strong team and interpersonal skills: ability to work collaboratively with product management and technical teams in a fast-paced environment
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, attention to visual detail, and ability to present work to executives and larger groups
- Client focused, self-managing problem solver, accountable and able to thrive in autonomous environments
- Demonstrated experience working on new business teams and participating in new business pitches
Nice to Have
- Experience working with health care clients such as medical or pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and health systems, medical societies, or patient advocacy groups
- Working knowledge of HTML and CSS
- Experience with WordPress
CURA is looking for the right cultural and professional fit for this position, so the position title and salary will ultimately be based on experience. We anticipate the compensation package will range from $90K-$130K.
WHAT WE OFFER
We take pride in nurturing a supportive and collaborative culture. In fact, in a recent employee survey, 100% of our employees “strongly agreed” that CURA’s managers cared about them as a person, cared about their development, helped them to be successful in their job and allowed them to utilize their strengths. Here are some of the benefits that set us apart:
- Unlimited PTO after one year of employment
- Weekly free lunches (plus lots of free snacks and drinks in the office!)
- Robust health benefits program with 100% of premium covered by CURA
- 401K with company match
- Flexible work hours and locations
- Workplace and off-site social gatherings and company retreats
- Professional learning and development opportunities; including weekly one-on-ones with direct managers and quarterly personal meetings with the CEO
- Weekly all-team meetings with updates on clients, new business and overall financial transparency
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Transportation and mobile phone stipends
All applicants shall receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status or disability. In a recent blinded employee survey, 100% of employees strongly believe, “Everyone here [at CURA Strategies] is treated fairly regardless of race, gender, age, ethnic background, disability, sexual orientation, or other differences.”
To apply, please send resume and portfolio examples to:
Thy-Ann Nguyen
Sr. Vice President and Managing Director
[email protected]
Cover letter is optional. Please indicate if you are looking for a fully remote position or are available and interested in coming into the office two or three days a week.
If you have a passion for working in integrated communications, desire a highly visible client-facing position with growth and leadership opportunities, and want to apply your skills to help transform health care, we want to talk to you.
CURA Strategies, a fast-growing, award-winning health care communications and public affairs agency, is looking for a results-oriented, self-starting Account Supervisor with media relations experience to join our team.
At CURA, our aim is to transform health care through meaningful client work. Working with nonprofit and corporate clients in the areas of mental health, health disparities, cardiology, kidney disease and more, we pride ourselves in creating lasting results for clients – and we are looking for someone who shares our passion and believes in our mission.
Courageous, hardworking, positive people please apply. Grumpy people, keep searching.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for overseeing media strategy development and execution across multiple health care clients and obtaining a deep understanding of our clients’ missions to secure meaningful news coverage
- Proactively consult and work with our clients to develop unique narratives to clarify their value proposition and align their story with the news cycle
- Stay on top of health care news and media trends, recommend media opportunities for clients, and proactively conduct outreach to journalists to build relationships and place stories
- Deliver high quality written content, including press releases, op-eds, bylines, fact sheets, pitches, client briefs, talking points, media lists and coverage reports
- Contribute to media activities for clients, including press conferences, media relations, desk-side briefings, media trainings and other duties as assigned
- Demonstrate high proficiency with agency tools (e.g. Cision, LexisNexis) and emerging social media platforms
- Support the development of strategic communications plans that enhance corporate/brand/product positioning and/or shape an issue debate as directed
- Assist with new business proposals as directed
- Assist with organizing activities that support the overall CURA culture
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for a strong cultural fit to add to our fast-growing work family. When hiring a team member, we are looking for someone with a great attitude and a steadfast work ethic. Strong writing and organizational skills and ability to multi-task is fundamental to succeeding in this position. Candidate must be detail-oriented with a proactive, innovative and positive attitude toward client service. Candidates should be self-motivated and diligent with a high degree of proactivity and accountability for team-based work. Additionally, we seek candidates who have:
- 5-7 years of public relations experience with an emphasis on media relations. Agency and health care experience is preferred.
- Proven ability to pitch and secure media in health care trades, local and national (print, broadcast and radio) outlets. Relationships and contacts at health and national print and online outlets is a plus
- High proficiency with media tools such as Cision, PR Newswire, Lexis Nexis and other emerging web tools/platforms and techniques that are important to effective media outreach
Candidate must be up to date on COVID-19 vaccination.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Unlimited PTO after one year of employment
- Weekly free lunches (plus lots of free snacks and drinks in the office)
- Robust health benefits program
- 401K with company match
- Flexible work hours
- Company outings and social gatherings
- Professional learning and development opportunities
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Transportation benefits
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter to Thy-Ann Nguyen at [email protected].
CURA Strategies is always looking for ambitious self-starters to join our team as an intern. Our paid interns are fully integrated members of our team and key players in helping us do great work for our incredible clients.
This isn’t a “get our coffee” internship—interns gain extensive hands-on experience working on a variety of tasks across multiple accounts. The following is a small sample of our client portfolio: The Mended Hearts Inc., American College of Cardiology, CareDx and Sunstone Therapies.
This is a paid position of $15.25/hour. In limited cases, we have adjusted for graduate students with more extensive experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist with traditional media relations activities, including building media lists and crafting newsworthy pitches
- Assist with client social media efforts, including drafting content, creating graphics, and monitoring for engagement opportunities
- Draft written content, such as newsletters, blog posts, press releases, client presentations and measurement reports
- Provide support for various virtual or in person client events
- Attend and capture action items from internal and client meetings/conference calls
- Participate in new business brainstorms and research
- Other projects and duties as requested, directed or assigned
- Assist office manager with administration tasks
Our Future Intern
- Has an appetite and drive to always do more
- Is thorough and detail-oriented, particularly with spelling and grammar
- Has excellent writing, analytical and oral skills
- Has a professional demeanor and is a team player
- Works well under pressure in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects at once while meeting deadlines
- Is extremely organized and able to manage time well
- Approaches projects with a can-do mindset, but will ask questions when they’ve exhausted other options
- Has a working knowledge of social media strategy for business
- Is proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Bonus points if you have:
- Graphic design experience and working knowledge of the Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro)
- Video editing experience
- Government relations and public affairs experience
This position is open to recent grads, graduate students, and seniors studying public relations, communications, marketing, journalism, or a related major with an interest in health care communications. Prior communications and public relations experience is encouraged. Strong preference will be given to applicants who can work onsite in our Crystal City office 4-5 days per week.
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter, along with two writing samples (one short, such as a social media post, and one long, such as a press release) in PDF format to Chelsea Armstrong at [email protected].