Digital Marketing Specialist

Orono, ME (On-site)

$56K/yr – $64K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end digital marketing engine for undergraduate recruitment and institutional branding, driving multi-channel campaigns, conversion optimization, and cross-team alignment to boost enrollments and lead generation.

  • Growth Ownership: Plan and optimize paid search, social, display, and programmatic campaigns across undergrad and brand initiatives.
  • Optimization & Attribution: Lead landing page and audience tests, track performance, and translate data into actionable recommendations.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with Admissions Marketing, Content Strategy, Brand Studio, and campus teams to ensure consistent messaging and efficient asset workflows.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Plan, execute, and optimize digital marketing campaigns across paid search, social, display, and programmatic advertising channels.
  • Lead digital campaign strategy and execution for undergraduate recruitment and institutional brand initiatives, while supporting graduate and online program marketing efforts.
  • Manage campaign performance, conversion optimization, and A/B testing across ads, landing pages, and audience targeting strategies.
  • Oversee campaign tracking, attribution, analytics, and reporting to measure engagement, lead generation, and conversion outcomes.
  • Coordinate digital marketing efforts across Enrollment Management, academic units, and decentralized campus marketing teams to improve consistency and reduce duplication.
  • Collaborate with Admissions Marketing, Content Strategy, Brand Studio, and Digital teams to align messaging, creative assets, web experiences, and conversion strategies.
  • Support optimization of user journeys, landing pages, and academic program webpages to improve engagement and enrollment conversion.
  • Manage digital marketing tools, analytics platforms, and tracking infrastructure while staying current on emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in digital marketing.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or a related field.
  • 3–5 years of experience in digital marketing, paid media, or performance marketing.
  • Experience managing paid advertising campaigns across platforms such as Google Ads and Meta.
  • Strong understanding of conversion optimization, A/B testing, and campaign performance analysis.
  • Familiarity with digital analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) and attribution models.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights.
  • Ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, particularly in decentralized organizations.

Preferred

  • Experience working with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce, TargetX, or similar)
  • Experience with data visualization tools such as PowerBI or Looker Studio
  • Experience with tracking tools such as Google Tag Manager
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University of Maine

The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state's land grant, sea grant and space grant university. It is located on Marsh Island in the homeland of the Penobscot Nation. As Maine's flagship public university, UMaine has a statewide mission of teaching, research and economic development, and community service. UMaine is the state's only public research university and among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast. It attracts students from all 50 states and more than 75 countries. UMaine currently enrolls 11,741 undergraduate and graduate students who have opportunities to participate in groundbreaking research with world-class scholars. UMaine offers more than 100 degree programs through which students can earn master's, doctoral or professional science master's degrees, as well as graduate certificates. The university promotes environmental stewardship, with substantial efforts campuswide to conserve energy, recycle and adhere to green building standards in new construction. For more information about UMaine, visit umaine.edu.

Founded in 2012
Orono, Maine, USA
4.8K employees (215 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
551K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$115.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
60.5%
Direct
32.8%
Referral
5.1%
Social
1.1%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
160 (3% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$22.5M
Last Raise
$650K
Grant, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2023
    Grant • $650K
  • Jan 2020
    Grant • $400K
  • Jun 2018
    Grant • $2.5M

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