Director of Strategic Marketing

Williamsport, PA (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and shape Penn College’s strategic marketing program, leading integrated planning, brand direction, and data-driven performance across campaigns, with accountability for budgets, ROI, and KPI governance.

  • Develop and implement integrated marketing plans and brand guidelines.
  • Translate data and market insights into actionable leadership briefings and campus collaboration.
  • Drive analytics, dashboards and ROI tracking to optimize enrollment-focused campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Leadership
  • • Lead the development of annual and long-term integrated marketing plans.
  • • Lead brand vision, oversight and management of brand guidelines and long-term brand direction.
  • • Serve as a key ambassador for the college’s marketing strategy, translating data, performance results and market insights into actionable information for leadership, stakeholders and campus partners.
  • • Create annual budgets in collaboration with Strategic Marketing & Communications directors.
  • • Analyze annual marketing spend to identify opportunities to improve return on investment (ROI).
  • • Support and oversee trademark, copyright protection and compliance efforts to safeguard the college’s brand and intellectual property.
  • Marketing Planning & Performance
  • • Develop and implement data-informed strategies in collaboration with the Web-Based Services and Strategic Communications teams to support marketing campaign execution, digital experiences and institutional priorities.
  • • Recommend adjustments to marketing strategies, tactics and resource allocation to enhance campaign performance and outcomes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communication, or related discipline. Required
  • Master's Degree in Strategic Communications, Marketing, or related discipline. Preferred
  • Seven (7) years in marketing, communications, or related experience. Required
  • Five (5) years of experience creating, writing, and editing marketing and informational messages/materials in accordance with brand standards. Required
  • Five (5) years of experience working with marketers, communicators, designers, printers, and online publishers. Required
  • Five (5) years of experience supervising staff. Required
  • Experience with budget building, management, and ROI tracking. Required
  • Experience in dealing with the public in marketing, sales, or education roles. Required
  • Evidence of management abilities and leadership skills. Required
  • Good organizational skills that allow for the creation of efficient, accurate, and coherent information. Required

Preferred

  • Master's Degree in Strategic Communications, Marketing, or related discipline. Preferred

Benefits

  • Benefits include: medical and dental insurances, retirement plans, paid time off, educational benefits for employees and dependents at Penn College and Penn State University, and more.
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Pennsylvania College of Technology

Pennsylvania College of Technology, a special mission affiliate of Penn State, is the home of hands-on learning for in-demand careers. Across a diverse lineup of majors from master’s and bachelor’s to associate degrees and certificates, our tomorrow makers are training to transform their futures—and the industries they go on to lead. Whether it’s in nursing or welding, culinary or IT, students are building the skills and confidence to make a difference on day one. They’re also enjoying the full college experience thanks to on-campus leadership opportunities, a calendar of engaging events, 60+ student clubs and organizations, and NCAA Division III athletics. With so many pathways to explore, career-driven support, and a 97.7% graduate placement rate, the future is here.

Founded in 1914
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA
1.8K employees (28 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
148.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$11.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.5%
Direct
44.7%
Referral
9.7%
Social
5.1%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$4M
Last Raise
$2M
Grant, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2023
    Grant • $2M
  • Jun 2019
    Grant
  • Aug 2017
    Grant • $2M

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