Manager, Marketing Content

Boston, MA (On-site)

$75K/yr – $91K/yrManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Own the enrollment marketing content lifecycle from concept to publication across email, social, print, and digital while coordinating calendars, brand-aligned storytelling, and collaboration with admissions and campus partners.

  • Manage content calendars and production schedules.
  • Develop campaign messaging and student stories for recruitment and yield.
  • Collaborate with Admissions, Digital Content Creators, and the Enrollment Marketing Director.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Write and develop enrollment marketing content across email, advertising, print, social media, and digital campaigns.
  • Develop campaign messaging, headlines, concepts, calls to action, and other marketing copy for recruitment and yield initiatives.
  • Write and edit student stories, profiles, social content, and other audience-focused marketing communications.
  • Manage enrollment-focused content calendars and content production schedules.
  • Develop social media concepts, copy, hooks, and scripts for prospective student audiences.
  • Coordinate and oversee student content creators, other content contributors.
  • Collaborate with Digital Content Creators on social strategy and admissions focused social content.
  • Collaborate with the Director of Enrollment Marketing on campaign concepts, messaging, content strategy, and brand storytelling.
  • Partner with Admissions and campus stakeholders to identify compelling student stories and experiential learning opportunities.
  • Repurpose and optimize content across platforms, audience segments, and stages of the enrollment funnel.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, writing, journalism, or related field required.
  • 5–7 years of experience in marketing writing, copywriting, content marketing, or storytelling-focused marketing roles required.
  • Experience writing for integrated marketing campaigns across email, advertising, print, digital, and social media required.
  • Experience developing content for social platforms including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging platforms required.
  • Higher education or Gen Z audience experience preferred.
  • Proficiency with Canva, Capcut, and Adobe Creative Suite preferred.

Preferred

  • Strong portfolio demonstrating marketing writing, campaign work, brand storytelling, and social content.
  • Exceptional copywriting, editing, storytelling, and content planning skills.
  • Strong understanding of marketing campaigns, audience segmentation, channel strategy, and the enrollment or customer journey.
  • Strong understanding of the social media landscape, platform trends, and audience behaviors.
  • Ability to develop compelling messaging and adapt content across channels and audiences.
  • Strong organizational, project coordination, and time management skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams and departments.
  • Commitment to accuracy, organization, and high-quality work.

Benefits

  • In addition to a competitive salary, Emerson College is committed to the health and well-being of our employees and family members. We offer a generous benefits package to regular staff scheduled to work 20+ hours per week.
  • Emerson Employment Categories influence work schedules, benefits eligibility, and time off policies. Benefits include outstanding health plans with limited out-of-pocket expenses, dental plans, generous time-off programs, and a 403(b) retirement benefit with a 9% employer contribution once eligible. Additional benefits, such as life and disability coverage and commuter offerings, are available.
  • Please refer to our benefits website for a full list of benefits and eligibility requirements.
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Emerson College is internationally recognized as the nation’s premier institution of higher learning devoted to communication and the arts. Energized by engagement with the creative life of Boston, Los Angeles, and the Netherlands, our students are independent minds from diverse backgrounds who develop their own personal voice and expertise in professions that profoundly shape society and culture in the 21st century.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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$75K/yr – $91K/yr

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Manager, Marketing Content

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