Director of Marketing and Communication for Alumni and Community Engagement

San Jose, CA (On-site)

$8K/mo – $10K/moDirector/Executive3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and coordinate multi-channel alumni communications to grow engagement and giving, while enforcing consistent tone and accessibility across email, social, print, and events.

  • Own audience messaging for alumni, donors, and events, with campaigns that drive engagement, retention and participation.
  • Lead content production and creative across channels, including e-newsletters, social, print, and event collateral.
  • Oversee email marketing and analytics to optimize audience segmentation, campaign testing, and participation metrics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Completes the development, writing, editing, and distribution of the SJSU Alumni e-newsletter
  • Create and manage a wide range of communications, including email campaigns, print materials, social media content, digital graphics, and event collateral
  • In partnership with the Senior Director of Alumni Relations supports the development and execution of Alumni Association membership campaigns designed to increase engagement, retention, and participation among alumni audiences
  • Develop audience-centered messaging tailored to key segments, including alumni, donors, and event participants
  • Identify and produce compelling alumni stories that highlight impact, achievement, and connection to the university
  • Working with the Senior Director of Alumni Relations, ensure consistency in tone, voice, branding, and accessibility standards across all communications
  • Provides overall strategic direction and production for creative execution of content and messaging across multiple platforms, while working closely with all three units of the ACE department
  • Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns for alumni programs, events, and fundraising initiatives, including Day of Giving and annual appeals
  • Collaborate with the Senior Director of Annual Giving and staff to support segmented and targeted campaigns that align with donor engagement and participation goals
  • Develop and execute strategies that support audience growth, engagement, and philanthropic outcomes
  • Ensure coordination and alignment of messaging across multiple channels and stakeholders
  • Conceptualize and execute original visual assets, using digital graphics, infographics, and prints
  • Develop, produce and implement marketing strategies for alumni events, including football-related events, commencement-related programming, alumni socials, and signature programs
  • Support high-profile events such as Spartans of Significance, Alumni Social, and tailgates through coordinated communications and promotional efforts
  • Manage and optimize email marketing platforms, including audience segmentation, testing, and deployment
  • Monitor and analyze key performance metrics, including email engagement, social media analytics, and event participation
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The California State University

The California State University is the largest system of four-year higher education in the country, with 22 campuses, 56,000 faculty and staff and more than 450,000 students.Created in 1960, the mission of the CSU is to provide high-quality, affordable education to meet the ever-changing needs of California. With its commitment to quality, opportunity, and student success, the CSU is renowned for superb teaching, innovative research and for producing job-ready graduates. The CSU powers California and the nation, sending nearly 127,000 career-ready graduates into the workforce each year. In fact, one in every 20 Americans holding a college degree earned it at the CSU and our alumni are 4 million strong.

Founded in 1947
Long Beach, California, USA
92K employees (3,651 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$21.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.9%
Direct
37.7%
Referral
14.3%
Social
1.5%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~92K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2,195 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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