Responsibilities

• Understand, uphold, and promote the ethical standards and core values of the Academy, and the Association & Foundation.
• Learn and understand how the Association & Foundation interacts with the Academy and other Academy-related nonprofit organizations that support various areas of the Academy.
• Keep abreast of Air Force, USAFA and departmental priorities, programs, personalities, and events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Strategic Digital Marketing & Campaign Management
• Build and execute integrated campaigns that drive engagement, participation and philanthropic outcomes.
• Serve as the marketing partner for assigned departments, providing strategic guidance and recommending approaches that best achieve organizational goals.
• Collaborate with the Director to prioritize initiatives and align digital marketing efforts with organizational objectives.
• Support key Association & Foundation priorities, such as the 1Day1USAFA day of giving, year-end campaigns, the biennial AOG election and NextGen engagement.
• Bring innovative ideas, emerging trends, and best practices to continually improve digital marketing performance and audience engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, digital marketing, communications, journalism, public relations or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in digital marketing, content marketing, communications, fundraising marketing, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing integrated digital marketing campaigns across multiple channels, including social media, email marketing, websites and digital content.
• Strong understanding of marketing strategy, audience engagement and digital storytelling.
• Experience analyzing campaign performance and using data to optimize digital marketing efforts.
• Experience using social media management platforms and email marketing platforms.
• Working knowledge of content management systems (CMS), Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Suite or comparable creative tools.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• A valid driver’s license and any related insurances.
• An ability to pass a DBIDS Background check for which are required in order to maintain access to the Association & Foundation’s principal offices on the Academy.

Preferred

• Experience working in a nonprofit, higher education, membership or other mission-driven organization.
• Experience supporting fundraising, donor engagement, alumni relations or advancement marketing initiatives.
• Experience promoting podcasts or other digital media channels.
• Experience with Google Analytics (GA4), SEO, website optimization, digital performance reporting and other digital marketing best practices.
• Experience collaborating with designers, photographers, multimedia professionals and cross-functional teams to deliver integrated marketing campaigns; video creation and editing experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled productivity tools and project management platforms, with the ability to leverage technology to enhance marketing workflows while maintaining quality, accuracy, and brand standards.
• Demonstrated ability to identify emerging digital marketing trends and translate them into innovative, results-oriented strategies.
• Individuals with service in the military, especially the U.S. Air Force, will be given strong consideration.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401(k) – up to a 6% match
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
• 12 Holidays
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Free tickets to Air Force Basketball, Hockey etc.
• Gym access
• The flexibility to work remotely from time to time; employees are expected to work from the office location Monday through Thursday and have the option to work remotely on Fridays.