Marketing & Communications Professional

Aurora, CO (Hybrid)

$50K/yr – $67K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

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Job Summary

You will own the center's digital presence, leading social media, website content, digital advertising, and content creation initiatives.

  • Lead social media strategy and manage cross‑platform campaigns
  • Coordinate content creation and distribution across departments
  • Analyze performance and drive improvements for online channels

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Social Media - Manage and execute social media strategy, including benchmarking and analysis of campaigns for center accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn and others.
  • Assist with paid ads for research and business lines and ensure invoices are paid and allocated appropriately.
  • Maintain social media editorial/content calendars.
  • Monitor all digital engagement, relevant social media accounts, comments, reviews and direct messages. Respond in a timely and professional manner.
  • Stay up to date on current trends, best practices and new technologies.
  • Website - Manage and update existing content on the center’s various websites in WordPress and Unbounce, including department, program and campaign landing pages; create new pages as needed.
  • Analyze site performance across key metrics and perform SEO optimization.
  • Update Hubspot with news articles and ensure all pages are linked appropriately across platforms
  • Assist HR Coordinator with updating job descriptions on the website
  • Maintain updated Intranet resources for faculty and staff

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communication, design or directly related field from an accredited university.
  • One (1) year of professional experience in digital media, website and social media management.
  • One (1) year of professional graphic design, photography and video production/editing experience.
  • A combination of education and related technical/military/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred

  • 2 years of professional experience in marketing including social media management, website management, copywriting, and paid digital advertising.
  • 2 years of professional experience with social/digital content creation and optimization, paid advertising and digital management tools, including SproutSocial (or other social media planning tool)
  • 2 years of professional experience with Facebook Business Suite, Google Analytics and Adwords.
  • 2 years of professional experience using Adobe Creative Cloud and Canva.

Benefits

  • Medical: Multiple plan options
  • Dental: Multiple plan options
  • Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
  • Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
  • Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
  • Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
  • Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
  • Holiday Days: 15/year
  • Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
  • ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service
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Denver, Colorado, USA
4K employees (97 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
787.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
20.4%
Direct
46.5%
Referral
30.9%
Social
0.6%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
66 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
18 years
Median Tenure
6.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$500K
Last Raise
$500K
Grant, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2023
    Grant
  • Jan 2023
    Grant
  • Apr 2021
    Grant • $500K

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