Marketing Manager

• →Executes integrated campaigns across paid, owned, earned, email, digital, and partner channels to drive enrollment, engagement, and brand visibility across UCPro’s portfolio of professional and executive education programs.
• →Builds and maintains campaign calendars and timelines for program launches and ongoing recruitment efforts.
• →Supports audience segmentation and targeted outreach to prospective learners, alumni, executives, and employers.
• →Develops marketing content across email, web, digital ads, newsletters, blogs, video, webinars, and social media.
• →Collaborates with academic and program teams to translate complex ideas into compelling, audience-centered messaging.
• →Ensures messaging consistency and brand alignment across communications materials.
• →Supports digital marketing across email, CRM, paid media, web, and social platforms.
• →Helps build alumni engagement, learner referral, and lifelong-learning communications strategies.
• →Coordinates webinars and virtual events that keep learners engaged and coming back.
• →Creates or coordinates short-form video and multimedia storytelling to boost awareness.
• →Pilots AI-enabled marketing tools and workflows to improve content creation, personalization, and campaign performance.
• →Tracks emerging trends in marketing technology and audience engagement.
• →Monitors and reports on campaign performance, engagement, lead generation, and enrollment metrics.
• →Assists with A/B testing, marketing experimentation, and optimization efforts.
• →Works with internal analytics and systems teams to maintain accurate campaign tracking and reporting.
• →Coordinates marketing projects across internal teams, academic partners, agencies, and vendors.
• →Manages timelines, deliverables, and approvals for marketing initiatives.
• →Supports vendor relationships for creative, advertising, and digital services.
• →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 related work as needed.

• Master’s degree.

• Background in higher education, executive education, lifelong learning, or mission-driven organizations.
• Supporting integrated digital marketing campaigns and audience engagement strategies.
• Familiarity with email marketing, CRM systems, marketing automation platforms, and analytics tools.
• Creating digital content across formats, including email, video, web, and social media.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled content tools and emerging marketing technologies.
• Managing multiple priorities and cross-functional projects.

• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Strong digital marketing and content development capabilities.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Analytical mindset to interpret performance data and recommend improvements.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Creative, adaptable, and comfortable experimenting with new tools and approaches.
• Interest in adult learning, executive education, and lifelong learning markets.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)

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Pay Range

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