Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or related field.
2-4 years of experience in marketing, account management, or higher education.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building abilities.
Comfort with ambiguity and a builder's mindset, able to help develop new processes and roles in real time.
Knowledge of digital marketing tools, CRM, and analytics platforms preferred.
Each Marketing Strategist is paired with a Project Manager. Together, they function as a strategic and executional team:
The Marketing Strategist owns the strategic relationship with stakeholders, becoming a subject-matter expert in either Enrollment or Advancement. They identify opportunities, shape campaign direction, and ensure Marketing's work supports institutional goals.
The Project Manager ensures effective execution of initiatives, managing timelines, resources, and deliverables in partnership with creative, content, and digital teams.
This partnership provides stakeholders with proactive marketing guidance and reliable delivery.
ACU does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law.
Benefits
Vision insurance
Additional Information
Role Overview
Relationship manager → build and maintain strong, collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders in Enrollment, Advancement and university leadership.
Subject-matter translator → someone who develops deep knowledge of either Enrollment or Advancement so they can speak both "languages" (Marketing + Enrollment/Advancement).
Strategic antenna → spotting opportunities, gaps, or pivots because they understand the goals and pressures of their assigned division.
Bridge-builder → creating intentional pathways for collaboration between Marketing's creative/PM teams and Enrollment/Advancement teams.
Partner to the PM → they handle the what and why (strategy, relationship, goals), while the PM handles the how and when (project execution, timelines, deliverables).
Core Responsibilities
Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned business area(s), managing day-to-day communication and requests.
Develop deep expertise in business area(s) priorities, culture, and metrics of success.
Contribute to annual and ongoing marketing planning by identifying opportunities for growth, alignment, and impact.
Evaluate live campaigns and recommend pivots or adjustments to maximize results.
Surface opportunities for new campaigns that advance business area priorities
Partner with project managers to oversee the execution of marketing initiatives, ensuring deadlines and goals are met.
Map and maintain visibility of current marketing initiatives to create a clear, shared picture of activity across the university.
Facilitate collaboration between Marketing and Enrollment/Advancement, ensuring stakeholders feel heard while championing Marketing's best practices.
Monitor campaign performance, analyze data, and share insights that inform continuous improvement.
Ensure all communications align with ACU's brand promise and institutional priorities.
Focus Area: Enrollment
The Marketing Strategist for Enrollment champions prospective student-focused initiatives, serving as the primary marketing partner to the Enrollment team. By developing deep subject-matter expertise in recruitment goals and student decision-making, the strategist ensures marketing efforts are impactful, aligned, and continuously improving. Enrollment-centric responsibilities include:
Develop expertise in Enrollment priorities, audiences, and success metrics to serve as a trusted advisor.
Partner with the Enrollment team to bring visibility and alignment to all prospective student-focused marketing activity.
Manage campaigns that support recruitment and yield, including digital ads, social media, viewbooks, print collateral, acceptance packets, email campaigns, etc.
Identify opportunities to enhance existing efforts and propose new campaigns, tools, or collateral that strengthen the prospective student experience.
Monitor enrollment trends and campaign performance to recommend strategies and adjustments that increase engagement, applications, and yield.
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