Digital Marketing Specialist

San Marcos, CA (On-site)

$56K/yr – $72K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive paid media strategy and cross-functional marketing operations for a university health-sciences program.

  • Own planning, execution, and reporting for paid media across search, social, and display.
  • Must-have: 3–5 years in paid media and email campaign support.
  • Standout: Collaboration with agencies, Marketing Ops, and IT; experience with Marketo or Salesforce.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Paid Media Performance & Agency Support
  • With Executive Director, plan paid media strategy, translating business objectives and marketing goals into effective, measurable digital campaigns
  • Manage day-to-day planning, execution, and reporting for paid channels (including search, social, display, etc.) in collaboration with digital marketing agency that executes paid media
  • Monitor campaign performance, pacing and spending against budgets and goals
  • Review agency reporting, identify performance trends, and develop recommendations for optimizations
  • Analyze downstream performance, ensuring campaigns align with institutional objectives, audience strategies, and regulatory/state requirements
  • Marketing Operations and Enablement
  • Ensure accurate tracking from ad platform to Marketo/CRM. Partner with Marketing Operations and IT to troubleshoot data flow issues
  • Update and audit campaign forms and lead capture flows
  • Develop and implement CRO testing roadmap for paid landing pages in partnership with Marketing Web and Operations team members
  • Automation & Cross-functional Support
  • Support light automation and campaign setup in Marketo in coordination with Marketing Operations
  • Assist with email deployment tied to lifecycle campaigns as needed
  • Assist in the implementation of integrated channel strategies, coordinating with content, website, and mops to deliver cohesive campaigns
  • Relationship Building
  • Establish, nurture relationships, and collaborate with key stakeholders, including marketing managers & agencies, Web, Content, IT, and Product to ensure access to and exchange of digital insights

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of experience supporting or managing paid media and email campaigns
  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, analytics, or related field required
  • Hands-on experience working with paid media platforms (e.g., Google Ads, Meta) in an agency or in-house support capacity
  • Working knowledge of web analytics tools (e.g., GA4, SEMRush)
  • Experience working with marketing automation or CRM platforms (e.g., Marketo, Salesforce) preferred
  • Strong comfort with data, reporting, and performance analysis

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