Senior Creative Strategist

Become a part of our caring community Humana is transforming its marketing organization to acquire and engage members with more data-driven, tech-enabled, and personalized communications—and creative & content plays a key role in empowering that journey. We are seeking a Senior Creative Strategist to join the team in The Hive. The Hive is the in-house agency for Humana Inc. We are a creative collective built exclusively to support the business and the brand. Our core purpose is to create meaning, influence choice, and motivate change through brand expression. The Hive is located in Louisville, KY, but qualified applicants will be considered for remote work anywhere in the US. The Senior Creative Strategist (internally known as Senior Professional, Creative Development) role will drive enterprise creative, marketing excellence, and enhance business value for Humana Inc. This position requires the experience and vision to inspire and develop marketing and creative strategies based on business objectives while building trusted relationships with our marketing partners. Key Role Functions Drive creative strategy for newly-formed agile POD, focused on driving acquisition across 1:1 and broadscale channels for Humana's carrier-agnostic brokerage brand Build strong, cross-functional partnerships with the internal agency team, marketing partners, and external agencies Oversee customer-centric campaign strategies and conceptual milestones. Leverage performance marketing expertise to deliver breakthrough creative that drives results. Lead by example. Demonstrate and enable collaboration, constructive critique, and agile workflows Understand the business, industry and competition, leveraging knowledge to help generate new ideas to strategically grow business and marketing strategy Ensure work is on-strategy and appropriate for the brand and the business Consistently collaborate with team members throughout the work process to foster, facilitate and consistently deliver great work that is on strategy, on time, and on budget Use your skills to make an impact Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or higher in creative, marketing, communications, business or related field 5+ years of Marketing with a mastery of advertising fundamentals including: branding, planning, positioning, strategy 2+ years of advertising or internal agency experience Experience with Agile methodologies and Agile ways of working, including collaboration within cross-functional teams, iterative development processes, and adaptive planning Ability to identify solutions that will generate measurable results Independent self-starter and extremely detail-oriented Able to present to Senior Leadership and influence decision makers Work well in a fast-paced team environment Preferred Qualifications Master's Degree Performance marketing experience Preferred Locations: Arlington, VA; Louisville, KY; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Tampa, FL, Nashville, TN, Dallas, TX, Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, and Fort Lauderdale, FL. The associate selected for this role should anticipate periodic in‑office work to support collaboration, key team meetings, and leadership engagement. Remote options will be considered based on role needs and candidate experience Additional Requirements To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense. Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial security—both today and in the future, including: Health benefits effective day 1 Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty pay Recognition pay 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match Tuition assistance Scholarships for eligible dependents Parental and caregiver leave Employee charity matching program Network Resource Groups (NRGs) Career development opportunities Our Hiring Process As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we may contact you via text message and email to gather more information using a software platform called HireVue. HireVue Text, Scheduling and Video technologies allow you to interact with us at the time and location most convenient for you. If you are selected to move forward from your application prescreen, you may receive correspondence inviting you to participate in a pre-recorded Voice, Text Messaging and/or Video interview. Your recorded interview will be reviewed and you will subsequently be informed if you will be moving forward to next round of interviews. Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants may be asked to provide their Social Security Number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from View email address on click.appcast.io with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana’s secure website. Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required. Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Pay Range The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc. $86,300 - $118,700 per year This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance. Description of Benefits Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities. Application Deadline: 05-28-2026 About us About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com. Equal Opportunity Employer It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.