Senior Director, Brand & Content Strategies

Westerville, OH (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the brand and communications engine to advance enrollment, philanthropy, and inclusive storytelling across university channels, while building a scalable, audience-aware strategy and a high-performing team.

  • Growth & Brand Strategy: Align messaging across marketing, PR, recruitment, and fundraising into a cohesive institutional narrative.
  • Team & Process Leadership: Hire, coach, and evaluate staff; implement performance management and optimize workflow to meet deadlines.
  • Brand Governance: Create and propagate institutional voice, standards, and resources; drive cross-unit adoption of brand guidelines.

Job Description

Lead institutional brand and integrated communications to drive enrollment, philanthropy, and inclusion, shaping audience-specific positioning and strategic storytelling across campus and external partners.

  • Growth Strategy: Align marketing, advertising, public relations, recruitment, and philanthropy messaging into a coordinated plan across all platforms.
  • Team Leadership: Direct and manage the Marketing and Communications team, hire and develop staff, and implement performance management.
  • Brand Stewardship: Develop and maintain brand standards, templates, and resources, ensuring adoption across Otterbein and collaborations with internal partners.
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Otterbein University

Otterbein is an inclusive community dedicated to educating the whole person in the context of humane values. Our mission is to prepare graduates to think deeply and broadly, to engage locally and globally, and to advance their professions and communities. An Otterbein education is distinguished by the intentional blending of the liberal arts and professional studies, combined with a unique approach to integrating direct experience into all learning.

Westerville, Ohio, USA
1.2K employees (84 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
82.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.9%
Direct
33.6%
Referral
12.3%
Social
1.5%
Paid
3.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
44 (4% of company)

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