Manager, Content Strategy

Manager, Content Strategy

Kaufman Hall provides world‑class management consulting in Strategy & Business Transformation, Financial Planning & Data Analytics, Treasury & Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Revenue & Operations Improvement, and Clinical Solutions. The organization helps society’s foundational healthcare institutions to achieve their full potential in service to others.

• Own the end‑to‑end delivery of creative projects, balancing priorities, managing timelines, and ensuring consistent quality and execution.
• Support multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high standards for accuracy, professionalism, creativity, and client service.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to consulting teams, helping shape storylines, strengthen recommendations, and improve the overall effectiveness of client‑facing deliverables.
• Apply advanced design and storytelling expertise to create polished, visually compelling deliverables, including executive presentations, visual frameworks, data visualizations, and strategic communication materials.
• Navigate ambiguity by asking questions, organizing information, simplifying complexity, and guiding teams toward actionable solutions.
• Collaborate with internal partners, including Knowledge Management, Account Management, Sales Operations, and Consulting Operations, to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment across Sales and Delivery Enablement materials.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to team members through coaching, feedback, and best‑practice sharing, contributing to continued growth of the Content Strategy function.
• Explore and apply AI‑enabled and emerging technologies to improve content development workflows, efficiency, and overall deliverable quality.

• 7+ years of professional graphic design experience, preferably in consulting, professional services, agency, or complex corporate environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead design for complex, high‑visibility projects and provide strategic creative guidance.
• Strong experience translating abstract ideas, data, and insights into visually compelling and easy‑to‑understand materials.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and Microsoft PowerPoint; experience designing executive‑level presentations is required.
• Experience with digital, video, or motion design tools (e.g., After Effects, Premiere) is a plus.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong conceptual thinking, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in fast‑paced environments.
• A portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, storytelling, and execution across print, digital, and presentation‑based design.
• Applicants for employment must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Kaufman Hall.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field required.

• Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily with reasonable accommodations.
• Work is generally done sitting, talking, hearing and typing. Visual acuity to use a keyboard, prepare and analyze data and figures; transcribing, viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

• Travel Required:
  
  Occasional 0‑10%.
• The role is based in Chicago or Denver, and requires 3 days per week in office.
• Work is regularly performed in a hybrid work environment consisting of company office and home office settings and requires routine use of standard office equipment.
• It may require the maintenance of a home office and proximity to an airport for work related travel.

• Competitive salary range: $80,000 to $130,000.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
Kaufman Hall is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination on the basis of any legally protected status.