Manager, Marketing Automation, Content Strategy
Manager, Marketing Automation, Content Strategy
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$ 75900 - 125300
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Job Description
If youre passionate about building a better future for individuals communities and our countryand youre committed to working hard to play your part in building that futureconsider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online competency-based degree programs WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century one that has received praise from academic industry government and media leaders. Whatever your role working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
At WGU it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Job Description
The Marketing Automation Manager Content Strategy guides the direction and purpose of marketing automated communication for WGU. As a leader within the Lifecycle Communications team this role works as a strategic partner to stakeholders within the marketing team representing the entire university.
This role seeks to understand the content and messaging needs of individual groups and define research and develop communication strategies for those needs. This team leadership position requires a master collaborator and team player with skills to bring people and projects together for optimal outcomes. The role leads the way in creating compelling communication journeys that excite and engage our students at all phases in the Student Lifecycle.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Design and Optimize outreach campaigns to shepherd students through meaningful communication journeys.
- Develop and maintain reporting and analytics for team KPIs and campaigns.
- Use analytics to further refine and optimize campaigns.
- Take ownership of campaign outcomes and their KPIs.
- Work with internal teams to A/B test and optimize customer experience and conversion rates.
- Develop and deploy dynamic (behavior- and event-triggered) communications via email and other channels that work together as a cohesive strategy.
- Collaborate with the marketing team and internal clients to determine and develop campaign assets that will generate the strongest results.
- Create and optimize marketing campaigns across multiple channels (email browser notification SMS others).
- Experiment with new technologies and leverage personalization to create a journey that resonates with each customer.
- Manage an Email Marketing team; Responsible forproviding guidancecoaching and training toother employees in thedepartment function oroffice
- Responsible for managingprojects involvingdelegation of work andreview of others workproducts.
- Demonstrate the WGUleadership principles inall aspects of service tostudents employees andpartners of WGU.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge Skill and Abilities:
- Content Strategy: Demonstrate expertise in developing effective content strategies. Provide on-going refinement of strategies based on outcomes.
- Customer Journeys: Thorough understanding of customer journeys funnels and fly-wheel methodologies lead scoring and how those can be implemented through automation.
- Audience Understanding: Learn each of our student audiences and how to effectively communicate with them to increase their conversions and decrease the times to those conversions.
- Communications: Be an excellent written and verbal communicator able to work with other teams and leaders as a representative of our whole team and department.
- Creative: Willing and able to collaborate with others to brainstorm and implement new better ways of communication.
- Analytical: Driven by understanding metrics what they mean and how to continually improve.
- Versatile: Able to take on multiple projects in varying domains while leading through regular change.
- Enthusiastic: Ambassador for improving our communications with our students and their experience.
- Flexibility: Able to adjust to changing projects and continue to drive results.
- Agility: Thrive in a fast-moving position that uses a light-weight process to create impact.
- Innovator: Willing to try new ways to solve problems with a keen sense finding long and short team solutions.
- Ability to understand and identify underlying business needs and problems in order to help deliver lasting solutions in a short timeline.
Job Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelors degree in related field.
- 3-5 years Content Strategy experience
- 3 years of leadership experience managing people and projects
- 2 years Marketing Automation experience (Marketo preferred)
- Understanding of marketing platforms (Content Management Systems Forms A/B Testing Solutions Databases Analytics etc.).
- Experience with Adobe Analytics a plus but not required.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Position & Application Details
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical dental vision telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.
Additional Information
Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. Its not all-inclusive.
Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at
Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
