Director of Marketing and Communications

🇺🇸 Norfolk, VA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Marketing

🗓️ November 22nd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Old Dominion University is hiring a Director of Marketing and Communications. This role leads the development, execution, and assessment of integrated marketing communication plans for academic units within Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences, including internal and external communications, digital content production, and event planning while managing relationships with various stakeholders and operating within budget.

Highlights

Lead development and execution of annual integrated marketing communications plans including marketing, internal communications, public relations, and special events.
Manage creation, quality, and production of digital communications such as news stories, social media, web content, and print publications.
Report to Executive Director for Marketing and Communications with a dotted line to respective school/college dean.
Target audiences include prospective and current students, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and community members.
Require Master's degree in communications, marketing, or related field, or equivalent work experience with a BA/BS degree.
Experience in branding, digital marketing, message development, strategic marketing, and project management.
Proven ability to coordinate communications across multiple marketing channels and develop integrated communication efforts.
Preferred knowledge includes higher education and healthcare marketing and communications trends.
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills including editing and proofreading.
Employment includes completion of a criminal background check; position belongs to University Marketing department supporting Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences schools.