Assistant Director of Digital Marketing - Marketing and Communications

Ashland, OH (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expInternship

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive a campus-level digital marketing program with multi-year website and advertising strategy across SEO/AEO/GEO and institutional sites.

  • Own the digital advertising program and day-to-day management of institutional website properties
  • Must-have: Three to five years of digital marketing experience, including website and digital advertising management
  • Standout: Cross-functional leadership with a multi-year website enhancement roadmap

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of marketers within the larger department that specializes in digital marketing capabilities
  • Develop a consistent and regular rhythm for employee development, engagement, and performance planning
  • Prioritize building relationships across the entire institution to gain trust, collaboration, and valuable feedback for department initiatives
  • In partnership with department leadership, create a comprehensive digital advertising, SEO/AEO/GEO, and website strategy that compliments and reinforces all other marketing tactics
  • Act as the primary administrator for digital advertising, while also leveraging the expertise of the department resources for creative and tactical support
  • Act as the primary day-to-day leader for institutional website properties and drive cross-functional execution on a multi-year enhancement roadmap
  • Actively participate in strategic planning for institutional objectives and translate large ideas into tactical plans for the team
  • Increase the reach, engagement, and conversions that take place on all website properties
  • Identify the data driven impact digital advertising has on the recruitment funnel
  • Beat industry and competitive benchmarks for social media engagement, email engagement, and additional digital communication channels

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, digital marketing, or related area of study.
  • Three (3) to five (5) years of digital marketing experience, including website and digital advertising management

Preferred

  • MBA or advanced degree with a specialization in marketing preferred.
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Ashland University Correctional Education

In 1964, Ashland University began offering instruction to incarcerated individuals at the Ohio State Reformatory. Faculty volunteered to teach college-level courses in line with AU’s mission of outreach and redemption. Between 1964 and today, AU has provided post-secondary education in the form of associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and Advanced Job Training certificates. Now in our 56th year of operation, Ashland University is pleased to be the home for the longest continually operating, post-secondary, correctional education program in the United States.

Ashland, Ohio, USA
8 employees (1 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
123.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$99.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.7%
Direct
58.8%
Referral
4.6%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~8

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (13% of company)