Associate Manager, University Relations & Community Partnerships
On-siteColumbia, South Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Develop and nurture collaborative relationships with key campus contacts across North America while facilitating meaningful interactions between brands and students. Execute on-campus marketing activations by overseeing event planning logistics, including locations, contracts, invoicing, and permits. Manage client program execution from strategic development to wrap reports, handling budget reconciliations and identifying enhancements for future opportunities. Track all campus learnings and activities in Salesforce, maintaining accurate documentation of communications and events. Research higher education institutions to identify campus trends, policies, and event opportunities, serving as a resource for the broader team and assisting in new business development. Lead daily workflows to ensure timely, economic program execution and produce client-facing reports gathering qualitative and quantitative data.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, communications or a related field
- 0-3 years of related work experience
- Ability to travel to events
- Strong entrepreneurial spirit with eagerness to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment
- Values and respects the importance of organization and time management for effective multitasking
- Customer-service focus with outstanding interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills
- Creative thinker that is willing to think 'outside of the box' for the right solution(s)
- Self-motivated with proven ability to think quickly and problem solve
- Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of Salesforce and Asana
Desired Qualifications
- exposure to events and experiential marketing
- Experience in higher education
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