About the role

  • Director of Marketing responsible for driving measurable student acquisition growth through data-informed marketing strategies for OU Education Services. Collaborating cross-functionally to optimize marketing performance and enrollment outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and execution of multi-channel marketing strategies that deliver measurable enrollment growth across programs and support the student acquisition funnel from initial inquiry through enrollment.
  • Build and maintain robust analytics frameworks that illuminate the student journey from awareness to enrollment.
  • Use data modeling, segmentation, and attribution analysis to guide campaign strategy and resource allocation.
  • Oversee marketing managers designing/buying targeted media investment beyond core digital channels.
  • Manage and optimize automated marketing workflows that nurture leads throughout the decision cycle.
  • Act as the senior marketing liaison across campus or partner institutions.
  • Deliver clear, actionable reporting to internal and external stakeholders on campaign performance.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing marketing team, providing clear goals, coaching, feedback, and growth opportunities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Analytics, Communications, or related field
  • 7–10+ years of progressive marketing leadership, ideally within higher education, OPMs, or other enrollment-driven organizations
  • Proven success designing data-driven acquisition strategies and improving marketing ROI
  • Expertise in CRM, marketing automation, and analytics tools (e.g., HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce, Power BI, Tableau, Marketing Cloud)
  • Strong analytical acumen, strategic judgment, and ability to translate insights into marketing actions
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; comfortable presenting to senior academic and business leaders
  • Demonstrated success leading and developing teams, including setting direction, providing coaching, and building new capabilities in a growing organization
  • Experience contributing to organizational or business-unit strategy as part of a leadership team, ideally in a high-growth, data-driven environment

Job title

Marketing Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$115,000 - $130,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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