Assistant Director Marketing and Advertising

Warwick, RI (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead college enrollment marketing and branding initiatives as the Enrollment Services marketing lead, coordinating campaigns, media buying, and brand consistency.

  • Own and coordinate recruitment and retention campaigns aligned with the college’s enrollment goals.
  • Must-have: Five to seven years in marketing or communications with paid media buying and social media experience.
  • Standout: Assigned as the college-wide branding advisor for Enrollment Services and Admissions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategize, create, develop, implement, and manage extensive, targeted recruitment and retention campaigns that align with the college’s strategic enrollment goals.
  • Act as the point person for Enrollment Services in managing and coordinating weekly recruitment, retention and completion campaigns, including scheduling, marketing and messaging strategy, implementation and outcomes tracking that aligns with the college’s strategic enrollment goals.
  • Partner with Admissions and Enrollment Services on recruitment efforts and campaigns.
  • Develop internal and external recruitment and retention advertising strategies and coordinate media buying with a focus on ROI analysis and increased student engagement.
  • Lead creative development of advertising concepts and creative assets for multi-media projects, including traditional media channels (TV, radio, print, billboards) and new media platforms.
  • Work with graphic designer in the development of visuals for advertising campaigns.
  • Write marketing copy for both print and digital advertising.
  • Lead on-time delivery of all creative assets to media buying partner.
  • Lead creative direction on all video and photography shoots to ensure alignment with the college’s brand and visual standards as well as project concept and goals.
  • Manage integrated marketing campaigns that positively increase the college’s brand and align with the college’s strategic plan. This includes creating targeted messages for internal and external stakeholders and utilizes communications tools such as segmented email marketing, social media, advertising, text messaging, the college’s website and use of on-campus digital channels.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Five to seven years of full-time employment in marketing or communications.
  • Demonstrated experience in effective electronic communications; including the design and development of print and electronic marketing campaigns that include the use of leading edge technologies.
  • Demonstrated experience in the creative development of advertising concepts; corporate identify/brand design and marketing management
  • Demonstrated paid media-buying and social media experience
  • Demonstrated outstanding research, writing, editorial, and listening skills
  • Demonstrated effective communications skills including the ability to convey complex subject matter clearly and accurately
  • Demonstrated successful project management and superior organizational skills
  • Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities in a deadline-oriented environment
  • All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
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Community College of Rhode Island

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The largest community college in New England, CCRI is a community of thinkers, doers, and achievers. Our academic and career pathways offer affordable access to teaching excellence and comprehensive support. We prepare all students to succeed and contribute to our state’s economic development and the region’s workforce.As a leader in higher education, we welcome the diverse needs of learners and employers by advancing innovative educational opportunities to build vibrant communities.

Founded in 1964
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
1.4K employees (34 in marketing)
69% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
420.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.2%
Direct
60.2%
Referral
5.3%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
34 (2% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$11.1M
Last Raise
$1M
Grant, 8 months ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2025
    Grant • $1M
  • Nov 2022
    Grant • $400K
  • Nov 2021
    Grant • $7.4M

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