Assistant Vice President of Marketing

St. Louis, MO (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Maryville’s marketing, brand, and enrollment strategy to grow programs and strengthen reputation across undergraduate and graduate offerings.

  • Own development and execution of a comprehensive marketing and brand plan aligned to enrollment and institutional goals.
  • Must-have: 10+ years in marketing leadership, preferably in higher education with enrollment growth.
  • Standout: Cross-functional leadership, budget stewardship, and multi-channel performance expertise.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Marketing Leadership - Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing and brand strategy to support near-term enrollment outcomes and long-term institutional reputation, trust, and differentiation goals aligned with Maryville’s strategic plan.
  • Serve as a strategic partner to enrollment leadership, driving demand generation, inquiry growth, conversion optimization, yield, and net tuition revenue across undergraduate, graduate, online, and workforce programs.
  • Digital and Performance Marketing - Lead digital and performance marketing efforts, including website strategy, paid media, SEO/SEM, CRM-integrated campaigns, and conversion rate optimization.
  • Establish, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) tied to enrollment and revenue outcomes, such as enrollment growth, net tuition revenue contribution, cost-per-lead, cost-per-enrollment, yield, and marketing ROI.
  • Institutional Collaboration - Partner with the Division of Institutional Development and Community Prosperity and University Leadership to support fundraising, alumni engagement, and awareness campaigns through strategic marketing and communications.
  • Collaborate with Athletics to strategically leverage athletic programs and events, enhancing the university's overall brand visibility.
  • Work with academic and administrative leaders on program launches, market expansion, and reputation-building initiatives that advance access and opportunity.
  • Brand Strategy and Governance - Oversee brand strategy, messaging, and governance to ensure a consistent and student-centered narrative that reinforces Maryville’s leadership in access, innovation, and outcomes.
  • Manage the marketing budget and external partners, ensuring responsible stewardship of resources and alignment with institutional priorities.
  • Team Leadership and Development - Build, lead, and develop a high-performing marketing organization grounded in collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis

At Maryville, we power dreams, not just degrees. Our vision is to be the innovative leader in higher education, promoting a revolution in student learning that expands access and opportunity for all. Maryville University is a comprehensive and nationally-ranked private institution located just 22 miles from downtown St. Louis, Missouri. With an overall enrollment of more than 10,000 students, Maryville was most recently named the second-fastest growing private university in the nation by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Maryville offers more than 90 degree programs at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels to students from 50 states and 52 countries. Maryville's athletics teams compete in 18 sports at the NCAA Division II level in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Founded in 1872, the University is ideally situated on 130 picturesque acres in West St. Louis County.

St Louis, Missouri, USA
1.7K employees (83 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
270.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$799.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.9%
Direct
39.5%
Referral
6.1%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
46 (3% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$149K
Last Raise
$149K
Grant, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2023
    Grant • $149K

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