Senior Director Enrollment Communications & Engagement

Denton, TX (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 7 hrs ago

Job Summary

You will own enrollment communications strategy and execution, guiding messaging across the enrollment lifecycle and driving measurement-driven improvements in collaboration with campus partners.

  • Lead planning and editorial direction for enrollment communications
  • Build and evaluate messaging across platforms to support recruitment and retention
  • Partner with division leadership to align priorities and outcomes

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Provides leadership for enrollment communications, ensuring alignment with divisional priorities and accountability for measurable outcomes related to recruitment and retention.
  • Oversees communication planning, content oversight, and editorial direction across multiple technology platforms to ensure timely, accurate, and audience appropriate messaging that supports enrollment goals, institutional priorities, and established branding and messaging standards.
  • Directs strategic communication and outreach efforts designed to support movement of students through key stages of the enrollment lifecycle, with responsibility for assessing communication effectiveness and recommending improvements based on performance data and identified needs in collaboration with campus stakeholders.
  • Directs employee communication initiatives that support awareness of divisional priorities, strengthen internal communication practices, and contribute to professional development, engagement, and organizational effectiveness in accordance with University and UNT System policies and procedures.
  • Serves as a strategic partner to division leadership and external partners in the development of communication priorities and implementation plans that support recruitment, retention, student success, and other division and University objectives.
  • Develops and oversees processes for evaluating communication effectiveness using assessment methods, performance indicators, reporting tools, and continuous improvement practices, and uses findings to inform decision making, planning, and resource alignment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's and eight years of closely related professional experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Knowledge of effective managerial methods and techniques to establish and maintain an effective workforce.
  • Ability to plan, assign and supervise the work of subordinates.
  • Ability to conceptualize and make sound business decisions.
  • Strong presentation skills.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Strong critical thinking skills.
  • Strong planning and project management skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.

Benefits

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University of North Texas

Ranked a Tier One research university by the Carnegie Classification, UNT is the flagship of the UNT System and is located in Denton, Texas. With 242 degree programs and a thriving community of nearly 44,000 students, UNT serves the North Texas region and helps drive the state’s economy through groundbreaking research, educational excellence focused on career readiness, and a spirit of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Across its Denton and Frisco campuses, UNT students earned more than 13,000 degrees last year.

Denton, Texas, USA
13K employees (610 in marketing)

Salaries

Communications median pay in the United States

$93K/yr

Most pay falls between $70K and $137K. Based on 6,044 salaries.

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Funding

Total Funding
$30.4M
Last Raise
$20K
Grant, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2023
    Grant • $20K
  • Jul 2023
    Grant
  • Jul 2022
    Grant • $100K

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$45.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.8%
Direct
48.6%
Referral
4.9%
Social
1.1%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~12.8K
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Senior Director Enrollment Communications & Engagement

University of North Texas · Denton, TX · On-site