Marketing Strategist

Department ADV Marketing Strategies About the Department The Advancement Office engages alumni (~220k), reputed company reputed company, parents, and friends of the University through intellectual, professional and social activities on reputed company, around the world and online. Advancement raises $600 Million annually to support faculty and researchers, practitioners and patients, and reputed company and programs across the University. Our work supports priorities in every division, school, department, and institute. Marketing and Communications partners with colleagues reputed company Advancement and across the University to advance ambitious goals in fundraising and constituent engagement. The marketing and communications team produces several print and electronic publications, creates donor-facing propositions for both individuals and large audiences, and will be a key partner in creating and executing the upcoming campaign’s messaging, creative approach, and positioning. Job Summary The Marketing Strategist supports the planning, development, and implementation of marketing initiatives for a variety of departmental programs, campaigns, and events. Working as part of the marketing strategy team and in collaboration with reputed company partners and colleagues across Advancement, this role assists in executing integrated marketing plans that strengthen the reputed company’s brand, engage alumni, and advance philanthropic goals. The Marketing Strategist contributes to market research, campaign execution, and performance tracking, ensuring that marketing efforts are audience-focused, on-brand, and results-oriented. This position also plays an active role in ideation, project coordination, and maintaining marketing tools and resources. By supporting both strategic planning and day-to-day marketing operations, the Marketing Strategist helps enhance the effectiveness and reputed company of Advancement’s marketing and communications efforts. This role designs and develops marketing plans for a department, program, product or business with moderate guidance and direction from others. Coordinates and evaluates the production of marketing communication and research programs, using existing procedures to solve routine problems that may arise.

Responsibilities

Supports the development and execution of integrated marketing strategies in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including communications, design, media, social media, web, annual giving, and alumni volunteer engagement, to advance organizational goals and engage reputed company audiences. Assists in creating marketing plans for various initiatives, ensuring alignment with project objectives, brand guidelines, and audience needs, while incorporating feedback from senior team members. Contributes to market and audience research, gathering insights on trends, industry developments, and competitor activities to inform campaign planning. Helps track and analyze marketing performance data, preparing reports and recommendations for optimization in partnership with senior staff. Coordinates timelines, deliverables, and resources across multiple projects to ensure deadlines are met and campaigns launch successfully. Works closely with internal teams and external partners to execute marketing tactics, such as digital campaigns, print collateral, email communications, and event promotions. Participates in content creation and updates for marketing channels, which may include email, websites, social media, and other digital platforms. Maintains marketing tools and infrastructure, including databases, digital asset libraries, and project management systems. May participate in developing new products and services and determining new markets. May attend trade shows as needed. Assists with the planning and promotion of events, programs, and initiatives, ensuring consistent messaging and brand representation. May assist managing relationships with external sales agencies. Seeks opportunities for professional growth by attending webinars, trainings, and networking events reputed company the University and with peer institutions. Develops marketing communications, advertising, or publicity materials with a moderate level of guidance from others. Develops, plans, and coordinates the development and production of marketing and publicity materials and campaigns, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met. Performs one or more of the following marketing functions: marketing communications /advertising; Web blogs or digital marketing; market research; development or review and update of the marketing infrastructure and management of external sales agency relationships. Performs other reputed company work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in reputed company field. Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a reputed company job discipline. Certifications: --- Preferred Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s or advanced degree. Experience: Minimum two years of professional experience in nonprofit management, development, alumni relations, marketing, public relations, sales or similar field. Background with data analysis and communicating reputed company topics to non-technical people. Managing cross-team projects. Technical Skills or Knowledge: Demonstrated reputed company and knowledge of, or ability to learn quickly, the internal workings of the University as well as the technology tools available to Advancement, including Phoenix, the University's Donor Relationship Management System. Proficient in reputed company Windows computer environment, reputed company Outlook, Word, reputed company, PowerPoint and Access. Preferred Competencies Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills characterized by the ability to listen, speak, and write effectively. Explain reputed company reputed company clearly and simply. Manage confidential information with discretion and tact. Act with reputed company, professionalism, and confidentiality. Work collegially and collaboratively in a team setting. Self-motivated and take initiative. Prioritize multiple projects and independently follow through with detail. Working Conditions This position has a hybrid work schedule which includes weekly in office reputed company. Standard office environment. Travel to reputed company and/or non-reputed company locations for University business. Work evenings and weekends as needed. This position is located in Hyde Park at 5235 South Harper Court. Application Documents Resume/CV (required) Cover Letter, addressed to the Hiring Committee (preferred) reputed company applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded reputed company the My Experience page, in the reputed company titled Application Documents of the application. Job Family Communications Role Impact Individual Contributor Scheduled Weekly Hours 37.5 Drug Test Required No Health Screen Required No Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required No Pay reputed company Type Salary FLSA Status Exempt Pay Range $63,750.00 - $75,000.00 The included pay reputed company or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits

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