Marketing Director

Responsibilities

• The Marketing Director serves as a key member of the University Marketing and Communications leadership team, working under the strategic direction of the Assistant Chancellor for University Relations and Strategic Communications. The position is accountable for translating institutional priorities into actionable marketing plans, providing timely updates and recommendations, and proactively identifying matters requiring executive consultation or approval.
• The Marketing Director provides strategic and operational leadership for the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh’s marketing function and is responsible for developing and executing integrated marketing strategies that advance institutional priorities, including enrollment, reputation, brand awareness and engagement.
• The Marketing Director leads the planning, coordination and execution of university marketing initiatives across creative, digital, social media, web, advertising and related channels. The position establishes priorities, coordinates resources, guides brand strategy and integrated campaigns, and uses data and performance measures to evaluate effectiveness and inform decision-making.
• The Marketing Director provides direct supervision and day-to-day leadership for assigned marketing staff, establishing priorities, supporting staff development, coordinating workloads and fostering accountability and collaboration across the team.
• The Marketing Director works collaboratively across University Marketing and Communications and with academic and administrative partners to translate institutional strategy into effective marketing programs. The position provides day-to-day leadership for marketing operations, exercises independent judgment in managing priorities and resources, and brings forward strategic recommendations and matters requiring executive-level direction.
• This position requires regular on-campus presence and flexibility for leadership meetings, campus events and institutional priorities. However, hybrid remote work may be available after the successful completion of an initial probationary period. Please note that the remote work policy is subject to change at the discretion of the school or university.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, advertising, public relations, business, or a related field.
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in marketing, integrated marketing communications, brand management, digital marketing, advertising, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing integrated marketing strategies and campaigns across multiple channels, translating organizational priorities into actionable plans, and using data to evaluate effectiveness and inform decisions.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams, supervising staff, or providing significant functional leadership across multidisciplinary teams, including setting priorities, fostering accountability and collaboration, and navigating differing perspectives with professionalism and sound judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage marketing operations, projects, competing priorities, and resources; resolve challenges; and provide well-developed recommendations and solutions.
• Strong executive communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills, including proactively communicating priorities, risks, and decisions; maintaining alignment with institutional direction; and working effectively across teams and stakeholder groups.

Preferred

• Relevant professional certification in marketing, digital marketing, analytics, project management, or a related field.
• Experience leading marketing within higher education, government, public-sector, nonprofit, healthcare, or another complex, mission-driven organization.
• Experience navigating institutional governance, approval processes, and shared decision-making in a complex or decentralized organization
• Experience leading multidisciplinary marketing functions, including creative, digital, social media, web, advertising, or brand management.
• Experience developing marketing strategies that support enrollment, recruitment, reputation, audience growth, or organizational positioning.
• Experience managing marketing budgets, external agencies, vendors, and paid media.

Benefits

• Health plans, currently starting at $45 per month.
• 176 hours of vacation per year (prorated for start date).
• 36 hours of personal holiday, and 9 legal holidays (prorated for start date).
• 176 Hours of sick leave for first 18 months. After this period, employees can earn up to 96 hours per fiscal year. Accumulates without limit and does not expire.
• Paid parental leave after six months of continuous employment.
• Wisconsin Retirement System (pension) with 7.2% employer contribution for 2026.