Digital Marketing Manager

Montgomery, AL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive enrollment marketing projects and multi-channel campaigns to optimize the student journey from inquiry to enrollment.

  • Own planning, timelines, and cross‑channel execution (email, social, web, video, print).
  • Must-have: 3–5 years in marketing/project management with CRM/tools like Element451, Slate, or Salesforce.
  • Standout: Cross-functional leadership and data-informed optimization in enrollment marketing.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of enrollment marketing projects, campaigns, and communications across the student recruitment funnel.
  • Manage timelines, workflows, and task assignments for multi-channel campaigns (email, social, web, video, print).
  • Serve as marketing project lead for seasonal campaigns such as AUM Bound, yield communications, and accepted student outreach.
  • Work closely with the Director of Communications and Content Strategy, CRM team, and Enrollment Services to develop content calendars and engagement journeys.
  • Act as liaison between creative, digital, and enrollment teams to align messaging and campaign deliverables.
  • Facilitate status meetings, stakeholder updates, and post-campaign reviews.
  • Partner with CRM /marketing automation teams to ensure communications are personalized, data-informed, and optimized for conversion.
  • Collaborate with the Web Experience Manager and Digital Strategist to ensure web and landing pages support campaign goals and enrollment UX best practices.
  • Develop dashboards and reports that track campaign milestones, engagement metrics, and project ROI.
  • Monitor key KPIs across channels (email open rates, click-throughs, conversions, form fills) to optimize future communications.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, project management, or related field.
  • 3–5 years of experience managing marketing/communications projects or campaigns.
  • Proven ability to lead complex, deadline-driven projects with multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience working with marketing automation, CRM tools (e.g., Element451, Slate, Salesforce), or content calendars.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred

  • Higher education or enrollment marketing experience.
  • Familiarity with platforms such as Trello, Asana, Monday.com, or similar project management tools.
  • Knowledge of SEO, UX, email marketing best practices, and student journey mapping.
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Auburn University

Auburn University is a comprehensive land, space and sea grant research institution blending arts and applied sciences. The university continuously changes to accommodate today's needs, while still respecting the traditions and spirit of Auburn. As we grow and change, Auburn will always continue its tradition of excellence.The main campus had an enrollment during fall of 2017 of 29,776. Auburn University offers degrees in 15 schools and colleges at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.Auburn University is known not only for its academic excellence, but also for its impact on Alabama as well. A recent study determined Auburn had a nearly $4 billion economic impact on the state of Alabama, including a $1.5 billion impact on the economy and a $2.4 billion impact in "human capital." Auburn's Technical Assistance Center, a collaborative engineering and business outreach unit, performs hundreds of projects annually for state industry, generating millions of dollars in increased efficiencies and saving or creating hundreds of jobs statewide.

Auburn, Alabama, USA
11K employees (543 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$101.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
38.6%
Direct
49.5%
Referral
10.4%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
393 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
6.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7

Funding

Total Funding
$25.9M
Last Raise
$50K
Grant, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Grant • $50K
  • Oct 2024
    Grant
  • Jun 2024
    Grant • $893.2K

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