Assistant Director of Marketing

Position Title:

Assistant Director of Marketing

Department:

College Marketing & Communications

Job Summary:

Marist is seeking an innovative and strategic Assistant Director of Marketing who is responsible for planning, development, execution, and implementation of the College's digital assets, including admissions email, social media, and the website. We are looking for a strategic thinker who can bring technical savvy and excellent communication skills to help produce compelling and interesting content through our digital platforms. Successful execution of these tasks will attract future generations of top-notch students to Marist through targeted digital strategies. The ideal candidate will have experience with digital media and content creation across multiple platforms and a "whatever it takes" attitude.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of related work experience in lead generation and marketing; familiarity with SalesForce a plus
• Excellent written and oral communications skills; flawless editing to support clear ideas
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, English, business or a related field
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented, collaborative environment
• Self-starter who thrives in ambiguous environments and adapts easily to change
• Able to work under pressure quickly, effectively and efficiently

Essential Functions:

• Utilize digital channels to execute marketing and lead generation campaigns
• Brings a positive and can-do approach to creating rich content to be used across all marketing channels including but not limited to email, social, display, website and print
• Assist the Director of Marketing in planning and implementing strategies for lead generation
• Leverage data to continuously refine and enhance the College’s marketing content and storytelling
• Updates websites and creates new website pages and campaign landing pages
• Works closely with IT on developing new website functionality
• Works with an agency to execute paid social media and digital programmatic campaigns including the creation of content, placement of pixels on our website, and working with the creative team to develop ads
• Manages interns to assist with the execution of organic social media
• All other duties as assigned

Required Application Documents:

Resume, Cover Letter, & 3 Professional References

About the Department:

The Office of College Marketing and Communication has a primary focus to build national awareness of Marist and contribute to the growth of new student enrollment. The office achieves this by supporting and strengthening the Marist brand through thoughtful storytelling, editorials, videos, photography and creative visuals, and by collaborating with partners and our College community.

About Marist College:

Located on the banks of the historic Hudson River and at its Florence, Italy campus, Marist College is a comprehensive, independent institution grounded in the liberal arts. Its mission is to “help students develop the intellect, character, and skills required for enlightened, ethical, and productive lives in the global community of the 21st century.” Marist educates approximately 5,000 traditional-age undergraduate students and 1,200 adult and graduate students in 53 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate programs, including fully online MBA, MPA, MS, and MA degrees, and also Doctor of Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant programs. Marist is consistently ranked among the best colleges and universities in America by The Princeton Review (Colleges That Create Futures and The Best 386 Colleges), U.S. News & World Report (3rd Most Innovative School/North), Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (“Best College Values”), and others. Marist’s study abroad program is ranked #2 in the nation by the U.S. State Department’s “Open Doors Report” and has also received the Senator Paul Simon Award for First Year Abroad programs in Italy and Ireland. Marist’s Joint Study partnership with IBM, which began in 1988, has brought the College the kind of world-class technology platform typically found at leading research institutions. To learn more, please visit https://www.marist.edu/about

Type of Position:

Full-time

Classification:

Administrative

Months per Year:

12-month

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

Hours per Week:

37.5

Location:

Marist College Main Campus

Number of Position Openings:

1

Equal Employment Statement:

Marist College is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the College will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities, women, people with disabilities, and any other protected groups found to be under represented.

Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The College will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The College will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marist's policy of non-discrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the College. It shall be considered a violation of College policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist College on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other condition established by law.

Advertised: September 13, 2022 Eastern Daylight Time
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