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
CURA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms CURA’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.
CURA is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Read our full policy.
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 thyann.nguyen@curastrategies.com!
CURRENT OPENINGS
CURA Strategies, a fast-growing, award-winning health care communications and public affairs agency, is looking for a results-oriented, self-starting Digital Marketing Director who can develop, implement, track and optimize digital marketing campaigns for CURA and our clients. If you live and breathe digital marketing, desire a highly visible leadership position, and want to apply your skills to help transform health care, we want to talk to you.
At CURA, our aim is to transform health care through meaningful client work. Working with clients in the areas of mental health, Veterans health, maternal health, opioid addiction, 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.
Unburden yourself of tired big-agency politics that offer no clear path for professional growth and join our growing team of talented people who thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan and execute effective social, email and digital marketing campaigns tailored to clients’ goals and needs, through various channels including web, SEO/SEM, PPC, retargeting and paid social
- Collaborate with the team to develop ads and landing pages; creatively direct digital campaigns with limited outsourcing
- Measure and report performance of all digital marketing campaigns and assess against goals (ROI and KPIs)
- Identify and analyze digital trends and insights, and optimize spend and performance based on that analysis
- Plan, execute and measure experiments and conversion tests
- Evaluate emerging technologies and provide thought leadership and perspective for adoption where appropriate
- Interact directly with clients on campaign planning, execution and reporting; provide clients with thoughtful analysis of campaign results and recommendations for optimization and performance improvement opportunities
- Brainstorm and execute new and creative growth strategies for clients and CURA
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s in digital marketing or related field
- Minimum of 7 years of work experience in digital marketing; agency experience a plus
- Experience and strong interest in clients in the area of health and wellness is a plus; experience running advocacy campaigns and/or campaigns to reach health care providers, policymakers and policy influencers should be called out in cover email and resumé
- Must have strong grasp of current marketing tools, trends and best practices, and be able to lead integrated digital marketing campaigns from concept to execution
- Demonstrable experience leading and managing social, email and digital marketing campaigns, including SEO/SEM, Google Ad Words and display advertising
- Highly creative with expertise in identifying target audiences and devising digital campaigns that engage, inform and motivate
- Experience in optimizing landing pages and ad copy/creative/targeting, including experience with A/B and multivariate experiments
- Solid knowledge of analytic tools and ad serving tools necessary for campaign set-up and reporting
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript development and constraints
- Strong analytical skills and data-driven thinking
- Experience with organic social media growth campaigns, graphic design and website development a plus — please include in your cover email
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.
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.”
MORE ABOUT CURA STRATEGIES
CURA Strategies is an integrated strategic communications and public affairs agency exclusively focused on health care and wellness.
Our name, CURA – Latin for care, concern, and attention to others – exemplifies our mission: to work with clients to transform the health care system and improve lives. Whether our client is a business, a non-profit or a government agency, we believe that taking transformative action to improve people’s lives is always the winning strategy. Our culture is built on a love for transforming health care through integrated communications, a desire to proactively serve and contribute, and strong partnership with our clients to deliver results.
Led by a bipartisan team of DC communications veterans, our approach has received considerable notice from industry peers. Since our launch in 2016, CURA has received numerous awards and recognition, including:
- PRovoke North American Boutique Agency of the Year (2023)
- Top 10 Most Trusted Healthcare PR Firms, Insights Care Magazine (2021)
- PR News Best Places to Work (2020)
- PRWeek Boutique Agency of the Year, Honorable Mention (2020)
- PRovoke Global & North American New Agency of the Year (2018)
To apply, please send resume to:
Thy-Ann Nguyen
Chief of Staff
Thyann.nguyen@curastrategies.com
Cover letter is optional. This position requires coming into the office at least 3 days a week.
- 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 Senior Graphic Designer for a full-time position (hybrid position in Arlington, VA). 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.
- 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.
- Stay current with industry developments and tools and push the company forward on overall trends in technology and design.
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 5 years of design experience, ideally 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.
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.”
MORE ABOUT CURA STRATEGIES
CURA Strategies is an integrated strategic communications and public affairs agency exclusively focused on health care and wellness.
Our name, CURA – Latin for care, concern, and attention to others – exemplifies our mission: to work with clients to transform the health care system and improve lives. Whether our client is a business, a non-profit or a government agency, we believe that taking transformative action to improve people’s lives is always the winning strategy. Our culture is built on a love for transforming health care through integrated communications, a desire to proactively serve and contribute, and strong partnership with our clients to deliver results.
Led by a bipartisan team of DC communications veterans, our approach has received considerable notice from industry peers. Since our launch in 2016, CURA has received numerous awards and recognition, including:
- PRovoke North American Boutique Agency of the Year (2023)
- Top 10 Most Trusted Healthcare PR Firms, Insights Care Magazine (2021)
- PR News Best Places to Work (2020)
- PRWeek Boutique Agency of the Year, Honorable Mention (2020)
- PRovoke Global & North American New Agency of the Year (2018)
To apply, please send resume, portfolio examples to:
Thy-Ann Nguyen
Chief of Staff
Thyann.nguyen@curastrategies.com
Cover letter is optional. This position requires coming into the office at least 3 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 experience in communications/public relations 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide day-to-day project management and communications support to healthcare clients.
- Proactively manage client relationship: project tracking, status updates, new ideas, rapid response, budget tracking, invoice coordination
- Contribute to the development of strategic communications plans that shape policy and/or enhance corporate/brand/product positioning.
- Conduct proactive outreach to journalists and online influencers to build relationships and place stories
- Direct client interaction providing account updates and creative recommendations on how to meet public policy and/or brand marketing goals through all communications channels.
- Develop relationships and coordinate correspondence with external audiences: third party organizations, healthcare professionals, policymakers, media, etc.
- Develop and edit high quality content for social media and written materials, including media correspondence, bylines, policy briefs, press statements, etc.
- Oversee/support email marketing campaigns and e-newsletter programs to nurture key audiences for clients; experience working in an email marketing system (EMS) and/or customer management system (CMS) a plus
- Manage projects related to earned and social media research and analysis
- Contribute to new business proposals
- Assist with organizing activities that support the overall CURA culture
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will be eager to learn and have at least 4-5 years of public relations/communications experience, preferably in a PR agency. Candidate must have demonstrated media relations experience. This candidate would ideally have worked and have strong interest in the health care space and have basic knowledge of health care stakeholders and hot health care topics. Specific exposure to issues related to mental health, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostic policy issues (e.g., market access, drug pricing, etc.) is a plus.
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. We believe in a healthy work-life balance—including unlimited PTO after one year of employment—but agency life requires being open to flexible work hours when client needs arise. 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.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Unlimited PTO after one year of employment
- One month paid sabbatical after five years 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
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 your resume to:
Thy-Ann Nguyen, Chief of Staff
Thyann.nguyen@curastrategies.com
A 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 at least two 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 Senior Account Executive with experience in heath communications/public relations 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Research and provide analysis related to earned and social media to develop strategies, identify targets and track metrics; experience with Cision or other media database required
- Conduct proactive outreach to journalists to build relationships and place stories
- Oversight of media monitoring with rapid response recommendations for clients, including reporter pitch ideas and social posts
- Develop and edit high quality content for earned and social media, including media correspondence, press releases, monthly newsletters, bylines, media pitches, client briefs, etc.
- Provide day-to-day project management and communications support to health care clients
- Work closely with account lead to support client projects and manage client relationships, including project tracking, client calls, planning meeting participation, note taking, status updates, invoice coordination, budget tracking; client interaction is expected
- Support email marketing campaigns and e-newsletter programs to nurture key audiences for clients; experience working in an email marketing system (EMS) and/or customer management system (CMS) a plus
- Nurture relationships and coordinate correspondence with clients’ external audiences based on project needs such as third-party organizations, health care professionals, policymakers, media, etc.
- Support the development of strategic communications plans that enhance corporate/brand/product positioning and/or shape an issue debate
- Assist with new business proposals when directed
- Assist with organizing activities that support the overall CURA culture
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will be eager to learn and have 2-3 years of public relations/communications experience, preferably in a PR agency. Candidate must have demonstrated media relations experience. This candidate would ideally have worked and have strong interest in the health care space and have basic knowledge of health care stakeholders and hot health care topics. Specific exposure to issues related to mental health, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostic policy issues (e.g., market access, drug pricing, etc.) is a plus.
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. We believe in a healthy work-life balance—including unlimited PTO after one year of employment—but agency life requires being open to flexible work hours when client needs arise. 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.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Unlimited PTO after one year of employment
- One month paid sabbatical after five years 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
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 your resume to:
Thy-Ann Nguyen, Chief of Staff
Thyann.nguyen@curastrategies.com
A 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 at least two days a week.
