Wake Forest University
Associate Director, Advancement Account Management and Marketing
Wake Forest University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
****External Applicants:****Please ensure all required documents are ready to upload before beginning your application, including your resume, cover letter, and any additional materials specified in the job description.Cover Letter and Supporting Documents:* Navigate to the "My Experience" application page.* Locate the "Resume/CV" document upload section at the bottom of the page.* Use the "Select Files" button to upload your cover letter, resume, and any other required supporting documents. You can select multiple files.**Important Note: The "My Experience" page is the *only* opportunity to attach your cover letter, resume, and supporting documents. *You will not be able to modify your application or add attachments after submission.*******Current Employees:****Apply from your existing Workday account in the Jobs Hub. *Do not apply from this website.***A *cover letter is required for all positions;* optional for facilities, campus services, and hospitality roles unless otherwise specified.****Job Description Summary**The Associate Director, Advancement Account Management and Marketing is responsible for strategic and timely management of partners’ marketing and communications needs. This position serves as a goal-oriented thinking partner, a collaborative project leader, a results-driven marketing professional, and the connection between University Advancement (UA) and the Strategy, Marketing and Communications (SMC) team.
\*This position is not eligible for sponsorship of non-immigrant or immigrant visa status through Wake Forest University. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply.**Job Description****Essential Functions:*** Ensures work is on strategy to achieve UA communications/marketing/branding goals as established by SMC to support campaign and other fundraising communication and marketing needs.* Ensures work utilizes marketing industry best practices as applied to higher education.* Collaborates with multiple teams for successful project management. This includes but may not be limited to writing creative briefs, scheduling and participating in (and occasionally leading) meetings, maintaining timelines, providing status updates, gaining internal and external approvals, analyzing success, and optimizing marketing and communication approaches.* Develops and maintains partner relationships by providing consistent communication between all UA partners and other University partners.* Handles multiple tasks easily, consistently meeting or exceeding deadlines and expectations.* Have high standards for your work and are proud to contribute to a mission-driven organization.* Get excited about the prospect of joining a team that is making a difference in people’s lives every day.**Required** **Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:*** Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of three years of experience in communications, marketing, or related field.* Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.* A foundational understanding of branding, communications, advertising, public relations, & marketing and how they intersect to achieve an integrated marketing communications plan.* A foundational understanding of marketing and digital platforms and how to leverage them for an integrated marketing communications plan.* Strong planning and project management skills; specifically, the ability to move projects from concept to completion.* Ability to provide clarity, connection and consistency related to UA and SMC, our partners, and projects in order to provide goal-oriented solutions.* Respect for the dignity and abilities of all people.* Ability to work occasional evening and weekend hours as needed.**Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:*** Marketing and agency experience.* An understanding of higher education priorities and culture.**Accountabilities:*** Responsible for own work.**Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions:**Sedentary work primarily involving sitting/standing; communicating with others to exchange information; repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers; and assessing the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned. No adverse environmental conditions expected.**Additional Job Description****Time Type Requirement**Full time### ### **Note to Applicant:**This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.*In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.*****Equal Opportunity Statement****The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran status.
****Accommodations for Applicants****If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact AskHR@wfu.edu or (336) 758-4700.**About WFU:**Wake Forest University, formed in 1834, has experienced decades of growth and innovation.
WFU is a distinctive university that combines a liberal arts core with graduate and professional schools and innovative research programs.
The University embraces the teacher-scholar ideal, which prizes the personal interaction between students and faculty.
It is a place where exceptional teaching, fundamental research and discovery, and the engagement of faculty and students in the classroom and the laboratory are paramount.Wake Forest University is a community that seeks the enlightenment and freedom which come through diligent study and learning. Its higher goal, however, is to give life to the University motto "Pro Humanitate," as members translate a passion for knowledge into compassionate service. The community shares a tradition that embraces freedom and integrity and acknowledges the worth of the individual. The heritage, established by the school's founders and nurtured by succeeding generations, promotes a democratic spirit arising from open-mindedness and discourse. Wake Forest fosters compassion and caring for others. Its collective strength and character are derived from the values and distinctive experiences of each individual; therefore, it affirms the richness of human intellect and culture and its contribution to knowledge, faith, reason, and dialogue. Furthermore, it strives toward a society in which good will, respect, and equality prevail. To that end, Wake Forest University rejects hatred and bigotry in any form and promotes justice, honor, and mutual trust.The University is comprised of:
the undergraduate college, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Divinity, School of Law, and School of Medicine (located on the Bowman Gray campus with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) and today enrolls about 4,846 undergraduates and 2,823 students in graduate programs at its principal location, the Reynolda campus.
Students at Wake Forest University enjoy a great deal of access to and interaction with world-class faculty both in and out of the classroom setting with a student-faculty ratio of 11:1.
Wake Forest employs approximately 2,772 full and part-time faculty and staff.Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the fifteen-team Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
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\*This position is not eligible for sponsorship of non-immigrant or immigrant visa status through Wake Forest University. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply.**Job Description****Essential Functions:*** Ensures work is on strategy to achieve UA communications/marketing/branding goals as established by SMC to support campaign and other fundraising communication and marketing needs.* Ensures work utilizes marketing industry best practices as applied to higher education.* Collaborates with multiple teams for successful project management. This includes but may not be limited to writing creative briefs, scheduling and participating in (and occasionally leading) meetings, maintaining timelines, providing status updates, gaining internal and external approvals, analyzing success, and optimizing marketing and communication approaches.* Develops and maintains partner relationships by providing consistent communication between all UA partners and other University partners.* Handles multiple tasks easily, consistently meeting or exceeding deadlines and expectations.* Have high standards for your work and are proud to contribute to a mission-driven organization.* Get excited about the prospect of joining a team that is making a difference in people’s lives every day.**Required** **Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:*** Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of three years of experience in communications, marketing, or related field.* Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.* A foundational understanding of branding, communications, advertising, public relations, & marketing and how they intersect to achieve an integrated marketing communications plan.* A foundational understanding of marketing and digital platforms and how to leverage them for an integrated marketing communications plan.* Strong planning and project management skills; specifically, the ability to move projects from concept to completion.* Ability to provide clarity, connection and consistency related to UA and SMC, our partners, and projects in order to provide goal-oriented solutions.* Respect for the dignity and abilities of all people.* Ability to work occasional evening and weekend hours as needed.**Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:*** Marketing and agency experience.* An understanding of higher education priorities and culture.**Accountabilities:*** Responsible for own work.**Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions:**Sedentary work primarily involving sitting/standing; communicating with others to exchange information; repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers; and assessing the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned. No adverse environmental conditions expected.**Additional Job Description****Time Type Requirement**Full time### ### **Note to Applicant:**This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.*In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.*****Equal Opportunity Statement****The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran status.
****Accommodations for Applicants****If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact AskHR@wfu.edu or (336) 758-4700.**About WFU:**Wake Forest University, formed in 1834, has experienced decades of growth and innovation.
WFU is a distinctive university that combines a liberal arts core with graduate and professional schools and innovative research programs.
The University embraces the teacher-scholar ideal, which prizes the personal interaction between students and faculty.
It is a place where exceptional teaching, fundamental research and discovery, and the engagement of faculty and students in the classroom and the laboratory are paramount.Wake Forest University is a community that seeks the enlightenment and freedom which come through diligent study and learning. Its higher goal, however, is to give life to the University motto "Pro Humanitate," as members translate a passion for knowledge into compassionate service. The community shares a tradition that embraces freedom and integrity and acknowledges the worth of the individual. The heritage, established by the school's founders and nurtured by succeeding generations, promotes a democratic spirit arising from open-mindedness and discourse. Wake Forest fosters compassion and caring for others. Its collective strength and character are derived from the values and distinctive experiences of each individual; therefore, it affirms the richness of human intellect and culture and its contribution to knowledge, faith, reason, and dialogue. Furthermore, it strives toward a society in which good will, respect, and equality prevail. To that end, Wake Forest University rejects hatred and bigotry in any form and promotes justice, honor, and mutual trust.The University is comprised of:
the undergraduate college, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Divinity, School of Law, and School of Medicine (located on the Bowman Gray campus with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) and today enrolls about 4,846 undergraduates and 2,823 students in graduate programs at its principal location, the Reynolda campus.
Students at Wake Forest University enjoy a great deal of access to and interaction with world-class faculty both in and out of the classroom setting with a student-faculty ratio of 11:1.
Wake Forest employs approximately 2,772 full and part-time faculty and staff.Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the fifteen-team Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Since its #J-18808-Ljbffr