Job Description
Job ID: 309917
Department
VP COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING (UA-VPCM-IUBLA)
Department
Information
University Communications and Marketing provides strategic leadership to protect,
advance, and elevate the university’s brand and reputation in Indiana and around the world.
We create guiding resources for and
collaborate with communications and marketing partners across all IU campuses, schools, departments, and centers.
Job
Summary
Indiana University is seeking a Director of Marketing for Indiana University Bloomington. This is an opportunity for an
exceptional leader in marketing and communications to establish and successfully execute multi-faceted marketing and communications
strategies to advance the campus’s success. Serving as the senior marketing and communications leader for the IU Bloomington campus, they
will influence and partner with campus leaders and marketing and communications leads, serving as a member of the Vice President of
University of Communications and Marketing (UCM) leadership team.
Department Specific Responsibilities
- Oversees
day-to-day marketing and brand strategy for the IU Bloomington campus. - Develops strategic marketing and communications strategies
to drive success of IU Bloomington’s 2030 Strategic Plan. - Serves as senior advisor and strategic partner to the IU Bloomington’s
marketing and communications professionals. - Works collaboratively in cross-functional teams to develop and execute scalable
marketing and communications campaigns, while ensuring consistent delivery of the brand across channels. - Develops an integrated
marketing and communications plan, advising campus leadership, and marketing/communications leaders through IU Bloomington on overall
marketing and communications, brand strategy, positioning, and messaging. - Leads and coordinates marketing strategies for IU
Bloomington including brand, marketing, and advertising, in partnership with leaders and team members with UCM.
General
Responsibilities
- Directs overall operations and strategy for the marketing and communications function by providing
oversight and direction within a large multi-faceted department or multiple departments. - Hires, trains, evaluates, coaches, assigns
work, sets goals and objectives, determines staffing needs, sets strategic priorities, and directs the work of people leaders within
marketing. - Manages relationships with various internal and external stakeholders; determines marketing needs, projects, and programs
to align with objectives and goals and coaches people leaders on processes such as the development of marketing timelines related to such
initiatives. - Advises on best practices for strategic marketing plans to advance goals and objectives, including data collection and
market research, target market definition, development of project timelines, sourcing of promotional materials, and marketing content
creation. - Directs and manages the budget for marketing initiatives, including expenditures, revenue projections, program costs, and
cost containment. - Responds to escalated and highly complex inquiries and requests from direct reports and stakeholders; acts as a
resource and explains policies, procedures, and programs. - Monitors industry trends and best practices and implements strategic
process and policy changes to optimize operations and progress toward objectives. - Presents marketing outcomes to university
leadership.
Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education
beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for
education.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing,
English, public relations, or related field
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
- 5 years in
relevant field - 3 years of management experience in relevant field
Preferred
- 5 years of
progressive leadership in a marketing organization for higher education, health care, or related organization - Background across
full-funnel marketing with strong communications and brand strategy experience
SKILLS
Required
- Proficient communication skills
- Maintains a high degree of
professionalism - Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
- Demonstrates a high commitment to
quality - Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent collaboration and team building skills
- Effectively coaches and
delivers constructive feedback - Instills commitment to organizational goals
- Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision
making skills - Effective conflict management skills
- Builds and manages effective teams
- Effective leadership
skills - Ability to represent the company with external constituents
- Ability to drive multiple projects to successful
completion
Preferred
- Ability to think strategically and execute tactically; a mix of high-level
strategy and planning and on-the-ground tactical execution is required to be successful in this role - Understanding the full
marketing mix across paid, owned and earned channels - Ability to work adeptly in a constantly evolving digital
environment - Exceptional prioritization, problem-solving, and project management skills
- Adept at working in a fast-paced
environment and successfully juggle multiple assignments at once with tight deadlines - Proven experience in leading through
influence, partnership, and motivating teams to achieve high performance and results - Self-starter and ability to build initiatives
from scratch - Comfortable working within a matrix organization with shared resources
- Excellent communications skills
- Track record of success
- Extensive knowledge and experience in marketing and communications principles and
strategy - Experience in creating and successfully implementing marketing and communications plans
- Experience in
brand-building initiatives, including (but not limited to) creating highly engaging digital experiences
Working Conditions
/ Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office
productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus.
The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Additional
Information
Cover letter strongly recommended.
Work Location
Bloomington, Indiana
Benefits
Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Multiple plan
options for medical insurance - Dental insurance
- Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
- Life
insurance, LTD, and AD&D options - Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
- Additional supplemental
retirement plan options - Tuition benefit for IU classes
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.
Job Classification
Career Level:
Strategic
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Marketing & Communications
Job Family: Marketing
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employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected
veteran status. Indiana University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including
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