Associate Director of Strategic and Digital Marketing

Waco, TX (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive marketing, community engagement, and game-day promotion for Baylor’s Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, and Softball programs.

  • Own marketing plans and oversight of emails, digital/traditional ads, and community outreach for assigned sports.
  • Must-have: Bachelor’s degree plus two years in athletics marketing with strong email and advertising experience.
  • Standout: Local community relationship-building to boost attendance and revenue.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute marketing plans for their assigned sports of Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, and Softball
  • Oversee all emails, digital advertising, traditional advertising, and community engagement for assigned sports
  • Assist and be involved in conversations with the greater Waco area to promote a stronger relationship between community partners to increase attendance and support from local families, youth teams, churches, schools, etc.
  • Collaborate with the athletics ticket office to effectively drive attendance and revenue for assigned sports
  • Write and send the weekly revenue-generating email series titled SicEMail
  • Assist and collaborate with the Bear Foundation on all marketing efforts relating to concerts and events hosted by Baylor University
  • Oversee the execution of game day experiences during Football game days
  • Conduct surveys for assigned sports to ensure fan and student feedback is being listened to and applied on a game-to-game basis
  • Track performance on attendance and revenue for assigned sports, and always being looking to evolve and grow their audience
  • Collaborate with staff members who will be executing game day experiences to ensure they are effectively marketed to drive maximum revenue

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Sports Management, Marketing, Communications, or a related field and two years of working in athletics marketing with strong email and advertising experience.
  • Highly proficient in Eloqua emails, digital and traditional advertising, and Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Preferred

  • A Masters degree is preferred.

Benefits

  • As part of the Baylor family, eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous time off, tuition remission, and outstanding automatic retirement contributions.
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Baylor University

Baylor University, a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution, provides a vibrant campus community for more than 20,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship.

Founded in 2012
Waco, Texas, USA
8.4K employees (529 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.8M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$154K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.1%
Direct
52.8%
Referral
4%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~8.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
414 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
11.5 years
Median Tenure
6.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7

Funding

Total Funding
$1.5M
Last Raise
$1.5M
Grant, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2020
    Grant • $1.5M

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