University of Puget Sound Hiring for Marketing Manager Job at Tacoma, WA Full Time

Job ID: 6645
Location: Enrollment
Full/Part Time:

Regular/Temporary:

Staff Posting Details

Appointment: Regular, full-time (1.0 FTE)

Position Summary:

The Marketing Manager (MM) role is to support overall marketing activities that drive brand awareness, inquiries, visits, applications, enrollment, and support student persistence. The MM will work closely with the Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Marketing in the development of marketing strategies. The MM will work with the marketing team in the development of copy for marketing materials including print, email, social, and web content. The MM will contribute to the development of the social editorial calendar and assist with social media content development. The Marketing Manager will be responsible for specific programs/initiatives as assigned.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Create marketing copy for different audiences and media channels including email, social, web, print, ad copy
• Review copy performance and make changes based on data
• Responsible for managing specific programs and initiatives, which includes creating Project Briefs, setting up projects and tasks in our project management tool and managing timelines and creative feedback from project stakeholders
• Contribute to the development of the social media editorial and email content calendars
• Collaborate with various constituents around campus, particularly with faculty and other administrative offices to gather content/stories
• Serves as backup for social posting/scheduling
• Other duties as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities

The MM will manage the Social Content Creator, a newly created position and assist with management of student worker as needed.

Budget Responsibilities

The MM may be responsible for some social media budget spend if needed.

Qualifications:

Candidates must demonstrate that they possess general marketing knowledge, strong copywriting and project management skills, and abilities to safely perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, or related field required
• 5+ years of copywriting marketing related content for a variety of channels required
• Strong project management skills required
• Staff management experience preferred
• Social media strategy and management skills desired
• Experience of working with social scheduling and listening tools such Sprout or HootSuite preferred
• Familiarity with project management tool such as Asana or Wrike desired
• Working knowledge of CRM and CMS platform preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and G Suite
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects with various timelines at once
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional collaboration skills
• A keen eye for details
• Ability to respectfully work, communicate and provide leadership within a diverse campus community.

Compensation and Benefits: The starting salary range for this position begins at $65,000 annually and final salary decisions are made based on the extent and relatedness of the candidate’s education and experience and on internal equity and market considerations.

Puget Sound offers a generous benefits package. For more information, visit: https://pugetsound.edu/human-resources/benefits

Application Deadline: Review of application materials will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient number of qualified candidates have been identified.

Required Documents:

• Resume
• Letter of Interest

**Please note writing samples will be requested if offered an interview.

Applications submitted without the required attachments will not be considered.

All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of all required background checks. All new hires will be required to submit proof of current COVID-19 vaccination (including booster) or receive an approved medical or religious exemption from the university.

Diversity Statement:

• We acknowledge the richness of commonalities and differences we share as a university community; the intrinsic worth of all who work and study here; that education is enhanced by investigation of and reflection upon multiple perspectives.
• We aspire to create respect for and appreciation of all persons as a key characteristic of our campus community; to increase the diversity of all parts of our University community through commitment to diversity in our recruitment and retention efforts; to foster a spirit of openness to active engagement among all members of our campus community.
• We act to achieve an environment that welcomes and supports diversity; to ensure full educational opportunity for all who teach and learn here; to prepare effectively citizen-leaders for a pluralistic world.

Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. To learn more please visit: https://pugetsound.edu/about-puget-sound-0/mission-core-values/institutional-equity-diversity

The University of Puget Sound is an equal opportunity employer.

How to Apply
For complete job description and application instructions, visit: www.pugetsound.edu/employment

About Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a selective national liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, drawing 2,600 students from 48 states and 20 countries. Puget Sound graduates include Rhodes and Fulbright scholars, notables in the arts and culture, entrepreneurs and elected officials, and leaders in business and finance locally and throughout the world. A low student-faculty ratio provides Puget Sound students with personal attention from faculty who have a strong commitment to teaching and offer 1,200 courses each year in more than 40 traditional and interdisciplinary fields, including graduate programs in occupational and physical therapy and in education. Puget Sound is the only nationally ranked independent undergraduate liberal arts college in Western Washington, and one of just five independent colleges in the Pacific Northwest granted a charter by Phi Beta Kappa, the nations most prestigious academic honorary society. Visit “About Puget Sound” (http://www.pugetsound.edu/about) to learn more about the college.

As a strategic goal and through our core values, University of Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. EOE/AA

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