Assistant Vice President of Marketing

About Discovery Senior Living

Discovery Senior Living is a family of companies that includes Discovery Management Group, Integral Senior Living, Provincial Senior Living, Morada Senior Living, TerraBella Senior Living, LakeHouse Senior Living, Arvum Senior Living, Discovery Development Group, Discovery Design Concepts, STAT Marketing, and Discovery At Home. With three decades of experience, the award-winning management team has been developing, building, marketing, and managing diverse senior-living communities across the United States. By leveraging its innovative “Experiential Living” philosophy across a growing portfolio in excess of 395 communities and over 35,000 homes in nearly 40 states, and 25,000 dedicated employees, Discovery Senior Living is a recognized industry leader for performance, innovation and lifestyle customization and, today, ranks as the largest U.S. senior living operator.

• Remote Position: Salary + an annual bonus of up to 20% based on performance
• Travel: approximately 10%-20% travel, and follows a typical schedule of 8:00 AM-5:00 PM EST with availability needed outside of regular business hours, including evenings and weekends. Candidates located in the Eastern, Central, or Mountain time zones are preferred.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Marketing is a senior leader responsible for supporting occupancy and NOI growth across various management company portfolios (national, regional, or provincial) through strategic oversight of lead generation and marketing performance. Serving as a trusted advisor to Management Company (ManCo) Marketing teams, this role evaluates campaign effectiveness, identifies opportunities for optimization, provides strategic guidance to maximize marketing ROI, and supports NOI growth.

The AVP of Marketing monitors key performance metrics, diagnoses performance gaps, and collaborates with cross-functional partners to enhance lead quality, improve conversion rates, and strengthen overall market competitiveness. This leader ensures marketing initiatives are effectively executed within ManCo organizations and aligned to enterprise and departmental objectives, delivering measurable growth and continuous performance improvement.

Reporting directly to the SVP of Strategic Marketing, this leader brings a strong blend of strategic insight, expertise across digital and traditional marketing channels, local-market sensibility, financial acumen, and collaborative leadership. They oversee strategic marketing performance across the assigned management company(s) to drive lead generation efforts through indirect partnership and influence, in partnership with ManCo marketing leaders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties are normal for this position. This list is not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Leadership

• Partner with Marketing leadership on current-year oversight of key initiatives supporting community-level lead generation performance, ensuring alignment, consistency, and operational efficiency across ManCo processes
• Oversee the effective implementation of high-impact strategies within ManCo teams to improve lead generation outcomes, enhance lead quality, and accelerate conversion across communities
• Function as the trusted advisor on marketing efforts across various management company portfolios, ensuring strategies align with occupancy growth goals and NOI goals
• Mentor and support ManCo marketing team members in developing and executing effective marketing strategies that drive community-level impact, providing guidance, coaching, and strategic oversight to strengthen local marketing efforts within their management companies
• Assist in onboarding and training marketing team members, sharing best practices and ensuring a consistent approach to program execution

Strategy & Tactics

• Collaborate with Discovery Senior Living (DSL) Marketing leadership on high-level strategic initiatives to strengthen community lead generation and conversion efforts across the national management company (ManCo) portfolio
• Develop deep expertise in the markets DSL serves, understanding the competitive landscape, sales objections, differentiators, new opportunities, and challenges, translating these insights into innovative, integrated marketing campaign strategies
• Offer strategic oversight and expertise for annual marketing plans, inter…