Vice President, Marketing

Colorado State University Global; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Wellness benefits

401(a) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Colorado State University Global is seeking a senior marketing leader to steer strategy that aligns investments with enrollment outcomes. The role focuses on optimizing the student acquisition funnel, data fidelity, performance analytics, and brand positioning.

Responsibilities include cross-functional leadership, budget oversight, and vendor management to drive growth in a competitive online education landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Marketing is required.
• 6-8 years of experience in performance marketing and data analytics in a data-driven culture.
• 5 years of direct supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Budget: Allocate and pace spend across marketing channels to maximize ROI and enrollment targets.
• Performance management: Track KPIs and diagnose underperformance to meet budget targets.
• Brand, creative & messaging leadership: Direct creative development to improve conversion across paid channels.
• Website governance & optimization: Own site structure, content quality, UX, and performance to convert.
• Audience & segmentation strategy: Build audience frameworks to reduce waste and increase reach, lead research and analytics.

Skills

Marketing leadership

Analytics

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Marketing automation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Marketing

Tools

CRM (Salesforce)

Google Analytics

SEO/SEM platforms

A/B testing tools

Job description

Colorado State University Global operates in a highly competitive online education landscape, where success relies on efficient marketing, precision analytics, and seamless collaboration between marketing, enrollment, and admissions. This leadership role is responsible for driving marketing strategy, ensuring that the University’s investments are directly aligned with enrollment outcomes. By fostering a data-driven culture, the position bridges the gap between tactical marketing execution and strategic institutional goals. Key focus areas include optimizing the student acquisition funnel, ensuring data fidelity, managing performance analytics, and providing the strategic oversight necessary for effective brand positioning and market responsiveness.

OUR MISSION & VALUES

Colorado State University Global is committed to advancing student academic and professional success in a global society, by providing access to dynamic education characterized by excellence, innovative delivery technologies, industry relevance, and strong stakeholder engagement. We continue to thrive and drive our mission forward because we are:

Growth-Minded: We continually learn, seek opportunities for growth, and believe we can do better with effort and persistence.

Dedicated: We provide exceptional service and support to our stakeholders to drive the mission of the university.

Tenacious: We are accountable for getting the job done right, acting thoughtfully and taking responsibility for our commitments and actions, and we thrive on achieving results.

Agile: We are flexible in our thinking, focus on solutions, innovative problem-solving, and overcoming obstacles.

Engaged: We collaborate, communicate, and motivate one another to achieve excellence.

Champions of Integrity: We act ethically, honestly, and respectfully to be trustworthy and reliable towards all stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Budget: Allocate and pace the spend across marketing channels to maximize ROI and prevent overspend or channel inefficiency to achieve enrollment targets.
• Performance Management: Track daily/weekly KPIs, diagnose underperformance, and intervene to ensure performance meets budget targets.
• Brand, Creative & Messaging Leadership: Direct creative development that improves conversion efficiency across all paid channels.
• Website Governance & Optimization: Own the website’s structure, content quality, UX, and technical performance to ensure it converts efficiently, aligns with the broader marketing strategy and supports institutional objectives.
• Audience & Segmentation Strategy: Build and refine audience frameworks to reduce waste and increase reach. Lead research and analytics to understand audiences and support message development.
• Vendor & Agency Oversight: Manage agencies, negotiate contracts, and enforce accountability for performance.
• Data, Attribution and Analytics: Ensure clean data, reliable attribution, and accurate reporting across platforms and CRM.
• Cross‑Functional Alignment: Coordinate with enrollment, academics, and finance to ensure marketing spend supports institutional goals.
• Forecasting & Reporting: Produce accurate forecasts and performance summaries for senior leadership.
• Organic Channels: Manage SEO/AEO, Organic Social and review websites to drive traffic to the website and maintain positive social presence for the university.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Directly supervise a team of 3-5 staff involved in website strategy and development, strategy and product marketing, social media, and marketing automation.
• Directly manage all external marketing relationships, including marketing vendors, creative agencies, and consultants.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on problem solving, organization and decision making.
• A high level of professionalism, collegiality and a commitment to deliver excellent service both internally and externally.
• Marketing Experience – Proven track record leading complex marketing operations, ideally with experience or deep familiarity in higher education recruitment matrices or highly consultative, multi-stage sales funnels.
• Analytical Mastery – Demonstrated experience managing advanced marketing automation, CRM integrations, and data analytics tools (experience with data attribution and reporting engines like those used by marketing vendors is highly prioritized).
• Objective Change Management – Possess the capacity to provide an unbiased, fresh perspective on internal structures, challenge legacy assumptions, and successfully navigate institutional cross-functional alignment.

QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Marketing
• 6-8 years of experience in performance marketing and data analytics with a background in a data-driven marketing culture.
• A highly-motivated and collaborative team player who thrives in fast-paced environments.
• 5 years of direct supervisory experience.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Minimal, 10% or less, to include in-person events scheduled throughout the year in the State of Colorado.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to spend long durations of the workday in front of a computer monitor.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

TOTAL COMPENSATION

CSU Global offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes employer-paid group life, AD&DD, long-term disability, and employee assistance programs, along with employer contributions toward medical, dental, and vision coverage. Employees also receive a 401(a) retirement plan with a minimum 11.1% employer contribution, 100% tuition assistance for eligible CSU Global bachelor’s and master’s programs up to the IRS limit, paid sick and vacation time, and 10 paid holidays each year. CSU Global provides wellness benefits and professional development opportunities, including employer-sponsored LinkedIn Learning and Google Gemini AI for work. Additional employee-paid options include FSA/HSA, voluntary life and AD&DD, critical illness, accident, pet insurance, and more.

Salary: $160,000 - $185,000 annually

Deadline to apply: Sunday, September 27, 5:00 pm MDT