Marketing Director - FT

Join the Friendship Village Tempe Community!

At Friendship Village Tempe, we’re more than a workplace – we’re a community. We’re proud of our vibrant culture, where staff and residents come together to create a welcoming, supportive environment full of compassion, innovation, and fun.

Here’s why you’ll love being part of our team:

A Culture of Hospitality: Every day, we strive to make work feel like home – warm, engaging, and full of life.

Our Mission & Vision: We live our life-care promise in a community that values individuality, fosters meaningful relationships, and embraces creativity.

Values That Matter: Integrity, respect, passion, and collaboration guide everything we do, ensuring that both our staff and residents thrive.

But don’t just take our word for it – hear from our team firsthand! and see why so many love working at Friendship Village Tempe.

Now Hiring: Marketing Director (Full-Time)

Are you a driven sales leader who loves strategy, performance goals, and building occupancy success? This is your opportunity to lead, grow, and make a real impact!

Starting Salary: $103,000–$113,300

• Competitive base PLUS commission & performance-based bonuses tied to marketing and occupancy goals.

Schedule: Monday-Friday (evenings, weekends and holidays as needed)

What You’ll Lead & Own:

• Responsible for meeting personal and team performance goals by managing sales activity to ensure sales and closing goals are met.
• Uses Direct Sales Performance Indicators (DSPI) to set goals and diagnose areas of strength or needed improvement.
• Plans, develops and executes all aspects of community independent living occupancy development, including annual marketing planning, in collaboration with Senior Housing Marketing and Sales team members.
• Fully executes the sales, marketing, referral and advertising objectives and strategies as outlined in the annual marketing plan.
• Develops and manages the Sales/Marketing operating budgets.
• Ensures timely and accurate input as appropriate into C3 Leads and C3 LinC or other community specific systems.
• Maintains effective communication with the Executive Director and other leadership team members.
• Ensures that all prospect inquiries are managed and that timely follow through is maintained in accordance with designated time frames.
• Supervises the performance of Marketing Representative, Marketing Coordinator, Move-In Coordinator and Community Outreach Coordinator and actively engages in coaching activities to enhance team performance.
• Staffs the office to meet business needs which may include evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Prepares and maintains accurate and timely reports as required.
• Stays updated about relevant operational, competitive and company information in order to respond effectively to prospect inquiries and community contacts.
• Adheres to Life Care Services standards as identified in the Senior Housing Marketing and Sales Quality Assurance Manual.
• Maintains consistency with community and Life Care Services brand by following logo usage guidelines.
• Works with team members to plan and execute seminars and events as identified in the marketing plan.
• Selects, trains, evaluates and coaches department personnel, understanding value of engaged employees.
• Manages advertising agency and advertising plan.
• Attends and leads in-services and community training sessions as needed.
• Participates as an active member of the community leadership team.
• Assumes responsibilities for personal work areas and maintaining areas in a presentable manner.
• Implements Life Care Services Extraordinary Impressions best practices in the marketing office and influences hospitality focused environment throughout the community.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minumum 2 years sales or public relations experience
• Supervisory experience & coaching ability
• Strong communication & presentation skills (small & large groups)
• Budget management experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of industry regulations

If you’re ready to lead strategy, inspire a team, drive occupancy, and represent a vibrant senior living community with professionalism and hospitality — we want to meet you! Upload your currrent resume and apply today and help shape the future at Friendship Village Tempe.