Associate Director for Marketing & Communications, Division of Pre-College & Summer Undergraduate Programs

Job Description:

The Associate Director for Marketing and Communications is part of a small team focused on the continued success and improvements of the Divisionâ™s pre-college and undergraduate programs. Reporting to the Director of Enrollment Management, the Associate Director is responsible for developing and implementing marketing and communications strategy to young scholars and athletes, and their families throughout the lifecycle, which includes prospective, applicant, matriculant, registrant, while in attendance, and alumni. While the majority of these programs occur during the summer months, there are additional offerings in the fall, winter, and spring for which the Associate Director will be responsible for building and deploying appropriate strategies. Aligned with the implementation of strategy, the Associate Director will be responsible for developing all written copy related to the same lifecycle, and ensuring that the marketing and communications efforts remain within a determined budget. The position will supervise the Manager for Marketing and Communications, who is responsible for the web- and print-based design and implementation of strategy. Real-time course correction will occur in each cycle, so this position will need to be highly responsive, navigating both long-term strategic thinking and short-term adjustments throughout the year in order to successfully contribute to the sustainability of these programs in an expanding market.

Primary responsibilties include:

• Develop and implement strategy for all programming (40%)
• Write and copyedit all copy related to marketing and communications (30% )
• Determine venues for advertising, search words, and digital and social media campaigns aligned to strategy and budget. (10%)
• Align communications, tracking, and assessment efforts for marketing with those systems already in place within the Division (10%)
• Supervise and support Marketing team members 10%

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree and 7+ years related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Specific demonstrated experience launching and marketing new products to pre-college & undergraduate markets preferred.
• Agency management or agency experience a plus
• Experience with CRM tools, project management and workflow software, and ability to learn new systems.

Job Competencies

• Ability to manage details of simultaneous complex projects
• Ability to understand strategic objectives and align and adjust initiatives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational, project management, and production skills involving multiple, simultaneous projects
• Ability to perform and manage project details under tight deadlines
• Expert knowledge of print, design, media and advertising as well as technology and new media best practices
• Thorough understanding of marketing permissions, copyright and all aspects of intellectual property management for marketing
• Expert knowledge of: Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel), HTML and graphics production experience a plus
• Fluency with current technology developments, digital tools and social media. Ability to learn new systems.

ADA Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of time.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer, printer.
• May be required to lift supplies/collateral up to 30lbs.

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