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American University

Marketing Automation Specialist

American University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States,


Marketing Automation Specialist

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Spring Valley Campus (Washington, DC)Time Type:

Full timePosted on:

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R842American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meaningful change in the world. Learn more about American University.Department:

Kogod School of BusinessWork Modality:

Hybrid 03 (On Campus 1 day/Week)Union:

SEIU Local 500 - Provost & Enrollment Division. This position is part of a collective bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local 500 - Provost & Enrollment Division.Job Description:About the Department/Unit:Join an award-winning creative team that uses engaging storytelling to promote American University's business school. Our values are simple: use business as a force for meaningful change. You'll work in an internal agency, where our customers are fellow departments, faculty members, and school leadership.Summary:This role is responsible for driving lead generation and building brand awareness across multiple channels through the use of inbound marketing campaigns and marketing automation. The role is key to the delivery of prospective students and student journey communications designed to maximize engagement, applications, and student enrollment.The person in this position will strategize, develop, execute, and measure campaigns in collaboration with the rest of the marketing and admissions teams. The role will be responsible for workflow configuration, audience segmentation, email marketing, website updates and maintenance, and data management and reporting using Hubspot.This position works collaboratively across teams to understand the goals and requirements of marketing initiatives and campaigns. Utilizing Hubspot’s marketing automation, CRM, and website tools to execute and deliver communication journeys. This is a union-eligible position.This position reports to the Director of Digital Marketing in the Kogod School of Business Marketing team and will work closely with the Admissions team and other divisions within the school.Essential Functions:Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Marketing Automation & Email Campaign: Develop personalized experience in Hubspot to automate and optimize constituent journeys. Lead and own the execution of school-wide email campaigns and communication journeys. Create audience segmentations. Build, configure, and test campaigns and then monitor and optimize delivery, efficiency, and performance based upon goals. Collaborate with content & design team to execute marketing automation campaigns. Conduct A/B and multivariant testing where necessary. Implement new platform features and integrations to successfully deliver and improve marketing automation and reporting capabilities.Data Analysis & Research: Establish and monitor KPIs and provide performance analysis. Regularly conduct tests to improve KPIs. Identify tactics for improving the communication journey of prospects, students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Perform competitive analysis and offer suggestions of new marketing strategies. Learn, research, and recommend marketing automation and email best practices. Contribute to developing Hubspot dashboards for reporting purposes.Web Content Updates: Create landing pages. Update and maintain consistent look and feel for kogod.american.edu. Manage web updates and maintenance requests. Produce new web pages to meet Kogod’s marketing goals. Create and maintain SEO optimized blog and landing pages. Educate and advise staff and faculty on accessibility compliances. Improve user experience across devices and browsers by analyzing web traffic data. Lead efforts to enhance web user experience. Collaborate and attend university-wide web meetings.Other Duties as Assigned.Competencies:Serving CustomersDeveloping PlansPrioritizing and OrganizingAcquiring and Analyzing InformationEvaluating and Implementing IdeasBuilding a Customer Focused OrganizationPosition Type/Expected Hours of Work:35 hours a week with hybrid schedule.This position is Union Eligible.Salary Range:$60,000 to $70,000/year; to commensurate with experience.Required Education and Experience:High school diploma or equivalent.2-4 years of relevant experience.Experience in digital marketing, demand generation, marketing automation, digital marketing.Critical thinking skills.Knowledgeable of email best practices and compliance rules.In-depth knowledge of Hubspot (or similar product), marketing automation, Google Analytics, and digital reporting tools.Ability to meet deadlines, organize time, and manage multiple projects successfully.Experience running analytics reports in Google Analytics a plus.Comfort with tight deadlines; organized, efficient, detail-oriented.Preferred Education and Experience:Bachelor's degree or equivalent.Inbound Marketing Certification from Hubspot.Previous experience with CRM.Understanding of SEO/SEM best practices and how to apply those to blog and landing pages.Basic understanding of HTML & CSS and experience using a CMS.Benefits:AU offers a competitive benefits package including a 200% matching retirement plan, tuition benefits for full-time staff and their families, several leadership development certificates, and has been recognized by the American Heart Association as a fit-friendly worksite.Other Details:Hiring offers for this position are contingent on successful completion of a background check.Employees in staff positions at American University must deliver their services to the university from either the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia, or perform work on-site at the university.Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.American University is an E-Verify employer.Current American University Employees:American University current employees must apply through their employee Workday account.Contact Us:For more information or assistance with the American University careers site, email theworkline@american.edu.American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

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