Marketing Strategist - Communications and Marketing-18001672
- Employer
- Tufts University
- Location
- Medford, MA
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Communications & Marketing
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Job Description
Marketing Strategist - Communications and Marketing-18001672
Description
Department Overview
University Communications and Marketing (UCM) oversees marketing and brand management, public relations, and editorial services for the university. In partnership with schools and programs, UCM develops marketing strategies and communications across channels.
The Marketing and Branding group develops strategies and marketing plans to support fundraising, enrollment, and reputation management.
Position Summary
The strategist manages a portfolio of schools and programs, with a focus on fundraising. Working with business partners, the strategist serves as the lead marketing consultant to support their business goals. In addition to advising on best practices, providing thought leadership and developing annual marketing plans, the strategist works with other departments in UCM to deliver projects in the annual marketing plans.
Essential Functions:
- Develops a deep understanding of the schools/programs in the portfolio
- Builds and sustains strong relationships with business partners, including Sr. Dir. of Development, annual fund team, stewardship team, and major gift fundraisers
- Partners with school communications teams, dean’s offices, and UCM teams, including creative services, digital content services, public relations, and editorial
- Develops annual marketing plans to support fundraising/business goals with clear metrics to track success
- Leads the strategic brief process and works collaboratively with colleagues across multiple departments to develop and deliver projects that are part of the marketing plan
- Recommends shifts in strategy based on data and analytics; presents analytics to business partners on quarterly basis to help inform decision-making
- Remains current on trends and best practices in marketing, with a focus on higher education and fundraising
- Tracks project deadlines and budgets.
Qualifications
Skills and Experience Required:
- B.A./B.S. in marketing, communications, or related field.
- Minimum of 3-7 years of experience in a communications or agency setting.
Preferred:
- 8 to 10 years of experience.
- Proven track record as a relationship builder and thought leader.
- Demonstrated success in managing major strategic projects across all print and digital channels, including email, social media, and video.
- Confident and engaging presenter who is comfortable in front of senior stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects concurrently, in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to collaborate with colleagues across a complex, matrixed institution.
- Flexible thinking and nimble problem-solving.
- Strong writer/editor.
An employee in this position must complete all appropriate background checks at the time of hire, promotion, or transfer.
Equal Opportunity Employer – minority/females/veterans/disability/sexual orientation/gender identity.
Primary Location: United States-Massachusetts-Medford/Somerville
Job: Communications and Marketing
Organization: Univ Rel - Comms & Marketing
Employee Status: Regular
Schedule: Full-time
Job Posting: Oct 5, 2018, 8:02:59 AM
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Organization
Tufts University is a leader in American higher education – distinctive for its success as a moderately-sized teaching and research university. Our ‘university on a hill‘ is a collection of colleges and academic departments independently recognized for their public service in our local communities, across the country, and around the world.
Working at Tufts University
Across the university you’ll discover talented and committed members of our staff and faculty who share an enthusiasm and a deep commitment to Tufts. We are collectively bound by our pursuit of knowledge and truth, and driven by our common values and aspirations. The strength of these values is reflected in our willingness to look at problems from new perspectives and challenge the status quo.
T10 strategic initiatives
An organization’s priorities can tell you a great deal about the culture. The T10 Strategic Plan provides a window into how our values impact our work as a university and how we work with each other as people. The plan’s initiatives are deliberately ambitious and far reaching – including our Foundational Initiatives that address each employee’s stewardship of limited resources and our plan to engage with and celebrate both our commonalities and differences. These strategic commitments represent who we are and guide what we will become.
Our culture
At the heart of Tufts’ distinctive culture is a commitment to diversity of thought, openness, and the inclusion of people who represent differing experiences and points of view. Our staff, students and faculty represent over 100 countries of origin but with shared values that make us more alike than we are different.
What we value:
Making an impact – We seek out new innovative ways to improve the quality of life of individuals and societies around the world, and at home.
Personal worth – The individual human being must be at the heart of every interaction in which individual differences are understood, valued, and cultivated.
Mindful leadership – Leadership brings with it tremendous possibilities and equally important responsibilities. Our leadership is visible in our words and actions, and the impact we have on the lives of those we serve.
Community – Our connection to each other through learning, arts, culture, sports, and through making an impact, brings us together and enhances our collective well-being.
Progressive learning – Our preparation for complex challenges and changes requires a commitment to lifelong learning, a willingness to challenge accepted thinking, and a sense of urgency in implementing new practices.
What matters?
A university setting provides employees the opportunity to contribute to the well-being of their colleagues, our global community, and their individual professional development. Staff, faculty and researchers embrace the responsibility, and privilege, that working at Tufts provides. While not every employee will have the opportunity to connect personally with the individuals who benefit from Tufts’ research and outreach initiatives, at the end of the day, we all understand just how much our day-to-day work matters.
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