University of Idaho
Digital Communications Strategist, UI Foundation
🇺🇸
Moscow, ID
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$67K
💻
Communications
🗓️
February 11th, 2026
Hootsuite
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Idaho is hiring a Digital Communications Strategist for the UI Foundation. The role manages integrated digital communication strategies to enhance the reputation of the UI Foundation and University of Idaho, delivering purposeful storytelling and marketing leadership that engages diverse constituencies and supports strategic goals.
Highlights
- Oversee integrated digital communication strategy for University of Idaho Foundation.
- Create and execute marketing strategies that drive engagement and support strategic priorities.
- Serve as liaison to University Communications & Marketing to leverage and activate broader initiatives.
- Provide marketing leadership across multiple unit priorities, including donor and alumni communications.
- Required experience: Minimum two years in communications, journalism, marketing, or public relations.
- Required education: Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or PR, or equivalent of six years relevant experience.
- Preferred skills include content creation with Hootsuite, marketing analytics, crisis communication, and project management.
- Salary starts at $67,000 or higher, commensurate with experience.
- Position reports to Senior Director of Marketing and Communications on the Constituency Experiences team.
- Must hold a valid driver's license and be able to work occasional non-standard hours and travel.
Digital Communications Strategist, UI Foundation Full Description
Digital Communications Strategist, UI Foundation
Position Information
Internal Posting? |
Posting Number | SP005168P
Position Title | Digital Communications Strategist, UI Foundation
Division/College | University Foundation
Department | University Foundation
Location | Moscow
Posting Context Statement | The Constituency Experiences team plays a vital role in advancing the University of Idaho Foundation’s mission to inspire, steward and celebrate philanthropic investment in the university. Through meaningful engagement, thoughtful donor recognition and signature experiences that connect alumni and friends to the impact of their generosity, the team strengthens lifelong relationships between the university and its supporters. The Digital Communications Strategist reports to the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications on the Constituency Experiences team within the University of Idaho Foundation.
Position Overview | The position oversees the integrated digital communication strategy for the University of Idaho Foundation. This position advances the reputation of the UI Foundation, University of Idaho and its units through purposeful and creative storytelling that advances strategic goals and strengthens engagement with a variety of constituencies, building understanding and inspiring support for the mission of the University of Idaho. Under the direction of the Senior Director of UI Foundation Marketing and Communications, they will serve as the unit’s liaison for leveraging and activating strategies in partnership with University Communications & Marketing (UCM).
Duties may include: Advancing U of I’s and UI Foundation’s reputation through execution of marketing strategies that drive purposeful messaging and engagement in support of strategic goals, priorities and initiatives Providing marketing and communications leadership in a variety of unit priorities Leveraging UCM initiatives and contributing to broader content strategies, including vision articulation, donor and alumni communication, and internal communications Other duties as assigned
Unit URL | University of Idaho Foundation | University of Idaho
Posting Number | SP005168P
Position Title | Digital Communications Strategist, UI Foundation
Division/College | University Foundation
Department | University Foundation
Location | Moscow
Posting Context Statement | The Constituency Experiences team plays a vital role in advancing the University of Idaho Foundation’s mission to inspire, steward and celebrate philanthropic investment in the university. Through meaningful engagement, thoughtful donor recognition and signature experiences that connect alumni and friends to the impact of their generosity, the team strengthens lifelong relationships between the university and its supporters. The Digital Communications Strategist reports to the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications on the Constituency Experiences team within the University of Idaho Foundation.
Position Overview | The position oversees the integrated digital communication strategy for the University of Idaho Foundation. This position advances the reputation of the UI Foundation, University of Idaho and its units through purposeful and creative storytelling that advances strategic goals and strengthens engagement with a variety of constituencies, building understanding and inspiring support for the mission of the University of Idaho. Under the direction of the Senior Director of UI Foundation Marketing and Communications, they will serve as the unit’s liaison for leveraging and activating strategies in partnership with University Communications & Marketing (UCM).
Duties may include: Advancing U of I’s and UI Foundation’s reputation through execution of marketing strategies that drive purposeful messaging and engagement in support of strategic goals, priorities and initiatives Providing marketing and communications leadership in a variety of unit priorities Leveraging UCM initiatives and contributing to broader content strategies, including vision articulation, donor and alumni communication, and internal communications Other duties as assigned
Unit URL | University of Idaho Foundation | University of Idaho
Position Qualifications
Required Experience | Two years of communications, journalism, marketing or public relations experience Editing and writing business correspondence using proper grammar and punctuation as demonstrated in application materials Handling a variety of projects simultaneously that require a high degree of attention to details
Required Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing or Public Relations; four additional years of experience (for a total of six years) may substitute for a Bachelor’s degree
Required Other | Ability to work non-standard business hours which may include evenings, weekends and holidays on occasion to meet business needs Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to meet policy requirements for driving university-owned vehicles Ability to travel
Additional Preferred | Experience in/with: Producing and editing informational and persuasive collateral Developing, executing and measuring impact of marketing and communications plans and initiatives to achieve organizational goals Developing and disseminating crisis communications Hootsuite Platform content planning and posting Marketing analytics and reporting tools Setting and tracking KPIs Working with foundation/non-profit, development and/or other fundraising professionals Working in higher education Overseeing communications/marketing projects including budgets, task delegation, deadlines and measuring outcomes
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions | Ability to work in inclement weather for outside events
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire
Required Education | Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing or Public Relations; four additional years of experience (for a total of six years) may substitute for a Bachelor’s degree
Required Other | Ability to work non-standard business hours which may include evenings, weekends and holidays on occasion to meet business needs Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to meet policy requirements for driving university-owned vehicles Ability to travel
Additional Preferred | Experience in/with: Producing and editing informational and persuasive collateral Developing, executing and measuring impact of marketing and communications plans and initiatives to achieve organizational goals Developing and disseminating crisis communications Hootsuite Platform content planning and posting Marketing analytics and reporting tools Setting and tracking KPIs Working with foundation/non-profit, development and/or other fundraising professionals Working in higher education Overseeing communications/marketing projects including budgets, task delegation, deadlines and measuring outcomes
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions | Ability to work in inclement weather for outside events
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire
Posting Information
FLSA Status | Exempt
Employee Category | Exempt
Pay Range | $67,000 or higher commensurate with experience
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 02/09/2026
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | This in-person position is based in Moscow, Idaho and not offering Visa sponsorship.
To receive first consideration, please submit a letter of qualification and current resume no later than March 2, 2026.
In your letter of qualifications ( human-resources-letter-of-qualification-template.docx ) using details and examples, please address all of the required and preferred qualifications for this position and how your experience and skills align.
If you would like to see the full job description, please contact Christy Day at cday@uidaho.edu.
Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Employee Category | Exempt
Pay Range | $67,000 or higher commensurate with experience
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 02/09/2026
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | This in-person position is based in Moscow, Idaho and not offering Visa sponsorship.
To receive first consideration, please submit a letter of qualification and current resume no later than March 2, 2026.
In your letter of qualifications ( human-resources-letter-of-qualification-template.docx ) using details and examples, please address all of the required and preferred qualifications for this position and how your experience and skills align.
If you would like to see the full job description, please contact Christy Day at cday@uidaho.edu.
Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume/CV
- Letter of Qualification
Optional Documents
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Academic Careers
- Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
- Chronicle
- HigherEd/Academic Impressions
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
- Indeed.com
- Inside Higher Ed
- Newspaper
- Other Venue
- Professional Listservs (Ex: NACUBO, AAAE, ISMC, etc.)
- University of Idaho Website
- University of Idaho Daily Register
- University of Idaho Employee
- Word of Mouth
- Militaryjob.com
- DSPSjobs.com
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
- * Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department.
(Open Ended Question)
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