Vice President, Global Enrollment Marketing and Strategic Communications

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$415K/yr – $485K/yrSenior Level10+ years expOther

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive NYU’s global enrollment marketing and communications strategy at executive level to advance enrollment, reputation, and student success.

  • Own the global enrollment marketing and communications agenda with data-driven execution.
  • Must-have: 10+ years of enrollment marketing/communications leadership in higher education.
  • Standout: Manages ~25 FTEs and cross-campus partnerships across Admissions, Student Success, and Central Communications.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead an integrated, data-driven marketing and communications function that advances enrollment outcomes, strengthens NYU’s global reputation, supports student success, and ensures a cohesive experience for students and families from prospect through enrollment and beyond.
  • Provide strategic leadership for undergraduate enrollment marketing across NYU’s global campuses and programs, while offering advisory and analytic support for graduate and professional enrollment.
  • Lead strategy development and execution in alignment with the Senior Vice President for Global Enrollment, Student Success, and Institutional Positioning.
  • Oversee a team of roughly 25 FTEs with three direct reports.
  • Partner with Admissions, Student Success, Development and Alumni Relations, and Central Communications to align enrollment marketing and communications efforts.
  • Shape NYU’s global story, market position, and enrollment and student success mission.

Requirements

  • Required Education: Master’s Degree in Higher Education Administration, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.
  • Preferred Education: Doctoral Degree in a related area
  • Required Experience: 10+ years progressive leadership experience in enrollment marketing, communications, or strategic positioning within higher education or a related field.
  • Must include demonstrated expertise in undergraduate and graduate enrollment marketing and funnel development; experience serving as a strategist for rankings and institutional positioning; and demonstrated success in cross-functional leadership and building collaborative partnerships across complex organizations.
  • Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Proven success using data, market research, benchmarking, and competitive analysis to drive enrollment strategy and outcomes.
  • Strong understanding of global higher education markets, enrollment trends, and student/parent decision-making.
  • Exceptional storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to elevate institutional distinctiveness through narrative and data.
  • Strategic Insight: Ability to translate market research and data into forward-looking enrollment strategies.
  • Storytelling: Skilled at crafting compelling, distinctive narratives that elevate NYU’s brand.
  • Collaborative Leadership: Strong record of building partnerships and leading across organizational boundaries.
  • Analytical Acumen: Expertise in benchmarking, rankings, ROI analysis, and data-driven decision-making.
  • Global Perspective: Ability to adapt strategies to diverse cultural and market contexts.
  • Innovation and Adaptability: Skilled at balancing long-term strategy with hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment.
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    New York University

    Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the world’s foremost research universities and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities. The first Global Network University, NYU has degree-granting university campuses in New York and Abu Dhabi, and has announced a third in Shanghai; has a dozen other global academic sites, including London, Paris, Florence, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, and Accra; and sends more students to study abroad than any other U.S. college or university. Through its numerous schools and colleges, NYU conducts research and provides education in the arts and sciences, law, medicine, business, dentistry, education, nursing, the cinematic and performing arts, music and studio arts, public administration, social work, and continuing and professional studies, among other areas.

    26K employees (1,349 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    7.5M
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $2.6M
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    47.6%
    Direct
    45.2%
    Referral
    5.9%
    Social
    0.6%
    Paid
    0.4%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~26.2K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    884 (3% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    17 years
    Median Tenure
    7.3 years
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    7

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $5M
    Last Raise
    $5M
    Grant, 6 years ago

    Funding History

    • Sep 2019
      Grant • $5M

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