Growth Marketing Director

Stanford, CA (On-site)

$146K/yr – $177K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead Executive Education’s digital marketing strategy to drive enrollment growth and brand visibility across GSB Executive Education’s specific flagship and open enrollment programs
  • Plan and manage integrated digital campaigns across channels (search, social, display, video, retargeting, etc.)
  • Identify and prioritize audience segments (with program leads and marketing team counterparts) and optimize campaigns for lead generation and conversion
  • Continue to optimize media channels with agency partners to increase conversion and movement towards the bottom of the funnel

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and eight years of relevant experience; or a combination of education and relevant experience
  • Proven success in generating leads and improving conversion through digital campaigns
  • Expertise in SEO/SEM, paid digital media, website UX, and marketing automation
  • Strong analytical skills and experience using data to optimize campaign performance
  • Experience managing staff and vendor/agency relationships
  • Demonstrated marketing management skills and the ability to work effectively with decision-makers across many levels of an organization
  • Extensive knowledge of strategic analysis, customer segmentation strategies and business and marketing planning
  • Highly detail oriented with strong ability to understand constituent needs and lead teams toward a common goal

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, or related field (Master’s preferred)
  • 7+ years of experience in digital marketing, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
  • Familiarity with Salesforce CRM or similar higher education platforms
  • Google Ads, Meta Business Manager, LinkedIn Ads, and programmatic media experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, goal-driven environment
  • Higher education experience is preferred but not required

Benefits

  • competitive salaries
  • excellent health care and retirement plans
  • a generous vacation policy, including additional time off during our winter closure
  • freedom to grow. Take advantage of career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course
  • a caring culture with wellness programs, child-care resources, parent education and consultation, elder care and caregiving support
  • a healthier you by providing access to world-class exercise facilities and wellness programs
  • Discovery and fun: Visit campus gardens, trails, and museums
  • Enviable resources: free commuter programs and ridesharing incentives; discounts for computers, cell phones, recreation, travel, entertainment, and more
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Stanford is a place of discovery, creativity and innovation located in the San Francisco Bay Area on the ancestral land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. Dedicated to our founding mission—benefitting society through research and education—we are working toward a sustainable future, accelerating the impact of research with external partners, catalyzing discoveries about ourselves and our world, and educating students as global citizens. Our main campus, which welcomed its first class in 1891, is now home to 650+ student organizations, 36 varsity athletic teams, 20 libraries, 21 living Nobel laureates, 18 interdisciplinary research institutes, seven schools, and a vibrant arts scene. More than 9,000 graduate students and 7,000 undergraduates pursue studies at Stanford each year. Our financial aid program, one of the most generous in the nation, makes it possible for any admitted undergraduate to attend without taking on student debt.

Founded in 1994
Stanford, California, USA
28K employees (1,078 in marketing)
82% recommend to a friend
77% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
18.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$692.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.4%
Direct
41.9%
Referral
7.9%
Social
1%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~27.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
707 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
7.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6

Funding

Total Funding
$10M
Last Raise
$10M
Grant, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2023
    Grant
  • Jul 2017
    Grant • $10M

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