Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and oversee integrated marketing and communications strategies that advance School priorities, increase visibility, strengthen brand awareness, and promote the School's educational programs, research, faculty expertise, and impact on healthcare and pharmacy practice.
• Partner with academic programs, Student Services, and School leadership to develop and execute recruitment marketing initiatives that support enrollment goals for Doctor of Pharmacy, Master's, PhD, certificate, and other academic programs.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Marketing and Communications Office, including management of digital marketing, website, social media, content development, CRM and email marketing, and other communications platforms and technologies.
• Directly supervise, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of marketing and communications professionals, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing work environment aligned with School priorities and objectives.
• Lead the planning, prioritization, and execution of multiple marketing and communications projects by establishing clear scopes, timelines, deliverables, workflows, and performance measures, while ensuring efficient use of staff and resources.
• Serve as the primary operational liaison for marketing and communications activities across the School, building effective partnerships with faculty, staff, students, academic leaders, research leaders, Student Services, campus partners, and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with the Chief of Staff/Communications Director and School leadership to assess emerging opportunities and changing priorities, recommend strategic marketing and communications approaches, and adapt plans and resources to support the School's evolving goals and objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience in marketing, communications, public relations, recruitment marketing, or a related field.
• An advanced degree (Masters or Doctorate) may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis if the degree is in a field of study directly related to the work assignment.
• Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Preferred

• Master's degree in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, or a related field.
• Marketing, student recruitment, communications, or public relations experience in a higher education setting.
• Experience supervising professional staff and managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing integrated marketing and communications campaigns across digital, web, social media, email, and traditional channels.
• Experience with CRM and marketing automation platforms, preferably Salesforce or similar systems.
• Experience using analytics and performance data to guide marketing and communications decisions.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, consultants, and external agencies.

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