The Office of Graduate Education (OGE) strives to provide exceptional leadership and service in advocating for excellence and integrity in all graduate programs at the University of Denver. Dedicated to quality, innovation, engagement, integrity, and inclusion, the OGE maintains the highest standards in enrollment management and student Services, focused on providing an excellent experience from inquiry to alumni association.

Under the direction of the Senior Vice Provost for Research & Graduate Education, OGE partners with deans, academic units, GSG and University governance on recruitment and retention, fellowships and financial aid, academic assessment, and program review to continually improve the quality of graduate education at DU.

In consultation with the Provost and Graduate Council, OGE is responsible for the authorship and oversight of graduate policy, upholding standards with fairness and respect to all. In all that we do, the OGE supports the University’s commitment to creating a diverse, ethical, and intellectually vibrant campus community.

Position Summary

The Director of Graduate Marketing and Communications is a cross-functional role designed to lead, support and coordinate graduate enrollment and marketing efforts across the University’s academic units. This position ensures alignment with institutional branding and communications guidelines while maintaining unit-level autonomy in decision-making and strategic direction. Serving as a liaison between graduate programs, the Office of Graduate Education (OGE), and University Relations, the Director facilitates collaboration, advocates for unit-specific needs, and helps drive efficiencies through shared tools, timelines, and best practices.

In its first phase, this role will be responsible for assessing current graduate marketing and enrollment activities across units. The Director will support the collection of insights, facilitate unit participation, and lead the development of actionable recommendations that serve the unique goals and needs of each graduate program. These insights will help inform cross-campus planning and improve coordination, while ensuring that individual unit strategies remain in the driver’s seat.

Essential Functions

• Serve as a project manager and liaison to coordinate graduate enrollment and marketing initiatives across schools and colleges, ensuring timely communication and collaboration across stakeholders.
• Lead collaboration to collect data, gather insights, and support the development of unit-informed marketing and enrollment strategies.
• Support academic units in defining and executing recruitment and marketing strategies based on performance and best practices, while ensuring alignment with institutional brand and compliance standards.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between graduate academic leads, OGE, and University Relations to streamline workflows and enhance transparency.
• Identify and implement shared tools, templates, and processes that improve efficiency, reduce duplication, and support enrollment success across graduate programs.
• Advocate for graduate units needs in university-wide marketing, lead generation, yield campaigns and communications planning.
• Monitor graduate marketing and communications budgets and ensure responsible stewardship of shared resources.
• Provide timely updates to leadership on trends, challenges, and opportunities gathered from units.
• Supervise a web content developer within OGE
• Work collaboratively with other senior level supervisors in OGE
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to coordinate complex workflows involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience managing the implementation of third-party software.
• Proven experience in higher education, particularly in graduate communications and marketing.
• Demonstrated success in supporting decentralized teams and navigating shared governance environments.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and listening skills, including the ability to facilitate collaboration across schools and administrative offices.
• Knowledge of HTML and CMS
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
• Understanding of CRM platforms and digital communication tools used in recruitment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of work experience
• Minimum of 7 years of experience marketing and communication with at least 5 years in higher education, particularly in graduate enrollment and marketing

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Experience working with a variety of academic programs and diverse populations.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional roles.
• 5+ years of project or program management experience in a university setting.
• Familiarity with GA4, CRM platforms such as Slate and Salesforce and student information systems like Ellucian Banner.
• Understanding of international and domestic graduate recruitment strategies.
• Experience working within a decentralized academic environment.
• Supervisory experience

Working Environment

• Standard office environment.
• Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
• Noise level is quiet to moderate.

Physical Activities

• Ability to work in front of a computer for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Application Deadline

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) September 17, 2025.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number

The salary grade for the position is 14.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $115,000.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.