Communications and Marketing Manager

Boulder, CO (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Lead the planning and execution of comprehensive communication campaigns across articles, email, print, web, and multimedia, while coordinating content distribution and guiding a team of students and professionals to deliver on division goals.

  • Own campaigns and content across multiple channels with alignment to division priorities.
  • Manage distribution workflows, calendars, and cross-team collaboration to meet timelines and budgets.
  • Provide leadership, oversight, and mentorship to staff to ensure brand-consistent, effective communications.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Project Management
  • - Responsible for the development and execution of communication campaigns to meet division and department goals, including articles, email, print, web, digital engagement, photography and videography.
  • - Ensures that all media platforms are fully applied and coordinated with larger Division campaigns by working collaboratively with other members of the Student Life Communication team.
  • - Understands the relationship between design, content and user experience and therefore adapts content as needed for each medium.
  • - Maintains strong brand identity across all communication and marketing materials.
  • - Responsible for managing and coordinating the distribution of content.
  • - Responsible for the prioritization of multiple print and digital media projects and requests, including establishing timelines and objectives to ensure client needs are met.
  • - Reviews and assesses data to improve communications and increase engagement.
  • - Reports and raises issues to the Assistant/Associate Directors of Communication as needed.
  • - Responsible for participating in cross-team training and providing coverage when colleagues are out of the office.

Requirements

  • - A bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, advertising, journalism, English or closely related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the degree on a year for year basis.
  • - 3 years experience managing communication projects, including marketing campaigns, websites or in a copywriting, communications, public relations or related position.
  • - Project management skills.
  • - Ability to plan strategically.
  • - Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • - Writing, editing, proofreading experience.
  • - Knowledge of AP Style.
  • - Extremely organized with an excellent attention to detail.
  • - Strong critical thinking skills.

Preferred

  • Experience collaborating in a marketing/communications environment.
  • Experience managing communication and marketing campaigns.
  • Experience in higher education or creating marketing and communications materials for college students or families.
  • Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.

Benefits

  • Paid days off: 22 vacation days, 15 sick leave days and 11 holidays per year.
  • Access to medical, vision, dental and life insurance.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • A 10% employer contribution retirement plan.
  • EcoPass for free RTD rides.
  • Opportunity for career growth within the Division of Student Life and the CU Boulder campus!
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University of Colorado Boulder

The University of Colorado Boulder is Colorado’s leading public research university, transforming lives since 1876.As the state's flagship university and one of only 38 U.S. public research institutions in the Association of American Universities (AAU), CU Boulder has proudly served Coloradans since the state's founding.Home to five Nobel Laureates since 1989 and the only university to send space instruments to every planet in the solar system, CU Boulder provides a strong return on investment by aligning efforts to achieve research and creative excellence, global sustainability impact and the success of all students, faculty and staff.

Founded in 2019
Boulder, Colorado, USA
16K employees (694 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$576.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
49.8%
Referral
6%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~15.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
491 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
6.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$29.2M
Last Raise
$1.4M
Grant, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2023
    Grant • $1.4M
  • Jun 2022
    Grant • $25K
  • Sep 2021
    Grant • $22M

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