Digital Communications Coordinator

Syracuse, NY (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableEntry LevelFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive email distribution and compliance for university communications to 600k+ constituents, with cross-functional support for events and analytics.

  • Own scheduling and delivery of email to 600,000+ alumni, parents, and friends.
  • Must-have: Experience with email marketing tools and data reporting.
  • Standout: Compliance oversight (WCAG, CAN-SPAM, PCI) across campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create, schedule and coordinate distribution of email to over 600,000 Syracuse University alumni, parents and friends.
  • Responsible for reviewing all submitted content for errors, and University appeal and gift compliance.
  • Review content for WCAG (Web accessibility), CAN-SPAM and PCI compliance.
  • Generate daily reports and communicate with senders of email about sent data including open rate, click-through, unsubscribes, etc.
  • Serve as backup support for digital event registration processes including registration page builds, updates, troubleshooting, on-demand reporting and tracking gifts made via registration.
  • Assist with producing and distributing reports and analytics for events as needed.
  • Provide user support to campus partners for Encompass (Cuse Community) environment, email/CAN-SPAM compliance, WCAG (Web accessibility compliance), PCI compliance and gift and appeal compliance.
  • Provide training to campus partners on Digital Experience Team processes and procedures.
  • Assist the Assistant Director of Digital Communications with generating daily email statistics reports. This requires communicating to partners about email engagement data including open rate, click-through, unsubscribes and other metrics.
  • Send daily reports to division on recent email sends.

Requirements

  • Associate degree or equivalent experience required.
  • Some experience working with digital tools, including email marketing and event management systems preferred.
  • Experience working in environments that require adherence to regulations/procedures.
  • Experience working with and creating Excel spreadsheets.
  • Demonstrated organizational skills.
  • Strong customer service skills both in-person and remote using various forms of technology.
  • Event support may require after-hours, night/weekend work.

Preferred

  • Encoura Encompass or similar experience a plus
  • Editing or proofreading preferred
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Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and nearly 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://syracuse.edu.

Founded in 2011
Syracuse, New York, USA
10K employees (645 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$841.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
38%
Direct
54.2%
Referral
5.7%
Social
1%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
399 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
2.9 years

Funding

Total Funding
$77.7M
Last Raise
$3M
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2024
    Grant • $3M
  • Sep 2024
    Grant • $1.9M
  • Sep 2022
    Grant • $60M

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