Director of Marketing and Communications

Fayetteville, AR (On-site)

$86K/yr – $92K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead marketing and communications strategy for Global Campus at a director level, guiding branding, digital initiatives, and staff leadership.

  • Own development and execution of university-wide marketing campaigns for online programs.
  • Must-have: Seven+ years of marketing and communications experience with supervision.
  • Standout: Senior advisory role to Global Campus leadership on branding and strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Director of Marketing and Communications provides advanced-level management and strategic direction for marketing, communications, and digital initiatives within Global Campus.
  • This position plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the operations of the Marketing and Communications unit and supervises professional staff responsible for marketing-related web design, graphic design, organic social media, and web content management, and other related functions.
  • The position is responsible for developing, implementing, and assessing comprehensive marketing and communications strategies that support online academic degree programs, professional and workforce development programs, and related initiatives.
  • The Manager ensures alignment with university branding standards, policies, and strategic priorities and serves as a senior advisor to Global Campus leadership on marketing and communications matters.
  • Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field or Bachelor’s Degree with at least seven (7) years of professional experience in marketing
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in marketing and communications
  • Minimum of five (5) years of experience supervising marketing-related professional staff
  • Demonstrated experience developing and implementing strategic marketing initiatives
  • Experience managing budgets and coordinating vendor services

Preferred

  • Professional experience in marketing or enrollment management in higher education, public-sector, or similarly complex organizations
  • Experience supervising creative and digital marketing professionals
  • Experience with website content management systems, digital analytics tools, and performance reporting
  • Experience in marketing adult, online, or professional academic or workforce development programs

Benefits

  • The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.
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The University of Arkansas is Arkansas' only R1 research institution and is the flagship land-grant campus of the U of A System. We provide an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs and contribute more than $2.2 billion in economic impact to the state of Arkansas. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the U of A among the top 3 percent of colleges and universities in America with the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring to provide all students with life-changing opportunities. The U of A is dedicated to Arkansas and works to build a better world.

Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
10K employees (618 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
199.1M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
21.6%
Direct
52.8%
Referral
4.7%
Social
20.8%
Paid
0.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~10.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
479 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
7 years
Median Tenure
3.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$64.9M
Last Raise
$3.5M
Grant, 1 months ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Grant • $3.5M
  • Nov 2025
    Grant • $13.2M
  • May 2025
    Grant • $10M

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