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Personalization Specialist

Employer
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Location
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Salary
Competitive Salary
Date posted
Nov 14, 2024
Job Description

Discover Your Future with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University!

Embry-Riddle: A Global Leader in Aviation and Aerospace

With vibrant campuses in Daytona Beach, FL and Prescott, AZ, plus a Worldwide network across approximately 120 locations, Embry-Riddle stands as the world’s largest aviation and aerospace university. For over 95 years, we've been pioneering education in STEM fields, serving over 11,600 residential students and 19,200 globally in the 2023-24 academic year with cutting-edge programs in Applied Science, Aviation, Business, Technology, Engineering, Safety, Security, and Space.

Perks Await You at Embry-Riddle!
  • Generous Time Off: Enjoy 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.
  • Personal Leave: Relax with 12 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in your first year.
  • Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
  • Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University recognizes the value of diversity and is dedicated to fostering a positive climate in which all students, faculty, and staff are encouraged in their professional, social, and intellectual pursuits. Embry-Riddle is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action for qualified individuals. The University does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.



Opportunity:

Join the Aviation and Aerospace vanguard!

Step into a dynamic role with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, where innovation meets opportunity. Be part of a leading institution that’s at the forefront of aviation, aerospace, and STEM education. We offer an exciting environment, cutting-edge projects, and the chance to influence tomorrow. Ready to make a difference? Take flight with Embry-Riddle and explore this diverse career opportunity today.

Position Overview: The Personalization Specialist plays a key role within the marketing team, primarily focusing on creating dynamic content and building logic for enhanced personalization across university-wide enrollment communications. This position combines strong writing skills with data-driven decision-making, ensuring that email and SMS campaigns resonate with a diverse student audience. The specialist is responsible for designing, building, and testing content that aligns with specific audience segments, such as traditional-age students, adult learners, transfer students, and international students, among others. The role requires close collaboration with the Associate Director of Enrollment Communication to identify opportunities for enhanced personalization, utilizing tools like Salesforce Marketing Cloud and AMPscript to craft tailored experiences that maximize engagement and conversion rates.

In addition to content creation, the Personalization Specialist is also responsible for continuously monitoring the performance of dynamic content, using audience performance analytics to refine and optimize messaging strategies. This includes identifying underperforming segments, diagnosing issues, and implementing adjustments to improve campaign results. The specialist also plays a crucial role in ensuring content consistency and streamlining processes across communication efforts, working with various university stakeholders—including academic leaders and program coordinators—to align messaging with institutional goals. A strong technical foundation in HTML, AMPscript, and a deep understanding of audience segmentation and behavioral data analysis are essential for success in this role.

Please note: This position is in-person at one of our residential campus locations (Daytona Beach, Fl or Prescott, AZ). This position is not remote or hybrid

Key job functions include:
  • Write static and dynamic content and build email communications to create personalized experiences for diverse prospective student audiences, including traditional, adult, transfer, international, and military students
  • Optimize and manage dynamic content using conditional logic, AMPscript, and HTML
  • Recommend and implement email communication strategies
  • Develop policies and best practices for prospect student population segmentation
  • Work with the Marketing CRM Analysts to assess the current usage of system data to determine areas for improvement
  • Accountable for recommending the best ways for Enrollment Management (EM) to use email segmentation
  • Analyze audience performance metrics, identify under-performing segments, diagnose root causes, and implement enhancements to improve the overall ROI of marketing efforts
  • Maintain detailed records of dynamic content versions and create new version catalogs for each academic year in Sharepoint
Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications
  • 3-5 years of professional experience (preferably in email marketing or other marketing/communications roles)


Required skills, knowledge, abilities:
  • Demonstrated expertise in writing and editing static and dynamic email content with an eye for detail
  • Experience with building dynamic content logic rules to create personalized email/SMS experiences
  • Strong technical and data interpretation skills with experience analyzing key performance metrics
  • Experience Salesforce, Marketing Cloud, & Microsoft Applications; AMPscript experience is highly preferred

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