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The Vice President for Global Enrollment Marketing and Strategic Communications is a senior leader within Global Enrollment Management and Student Success (GEMSS), serving as a senior strategist for the University's enrollment marketing, institutional positioning, and lifecycle communications, leading strategy development and execution in alignment with the Senior Vice President for Global Enrollment, Student Success, and Institutional Positioning. This role provides strategic leadership for undergraduate enrollment marketing across NYU's global campuses and programs, while offering advisory and analytic support for graduate and professional enrollment. The Vice President leads an integrated, data-driven marketing and communications function that advances enrollment outcomes, strengthens NYU's global reputation, supports student success, and ensures a cohesive experience for students and families from prospect through enrollment and beyond. 

 

Reporting to MJ Knoll-Finn, Senior Vice President for Global Enrollment, Student Success, and Strategic Positioning, this senior leader operates in close partnership with Admissions, Student Success, Development and Alumni Relations, and Central Communications. The Vice President leads a team of roughly 25 FTEs and has three direct reports.

 

The next Vice President for Global Enrollment Marketing and Strategic Communications will step into a moment of profound opportunity for NYU. This leader will help shape the University's global story, strengthen its market position, and guide a highly talented team in elevating NYU's enrollment and student success mission. 

 

Key opportunities include:

 

Elevate NYU's Global Story and Competitive Position

Advance an Aligned, Insight-Led Approach to Institutional Positioning

Navigate a Complex and Rapidly Changing Higher Education Landscape

Further Build and Optimize a High-Performing, Mission-Driven Team

Harness and Elevate NYU's Entrepreneurial and Creative Culture

Strategically Support NYU's Revenue Ambitions

Provide Entrepreneurial Leadership in Operational Design and Strategy

Deepen Integration Across the Student Lifecycle

Partner with Senior Leadership as a Strategic Advisor

Model Purpose, Integrity, and a Deep Commitment to Community

 

New York University seeks a visionary and strategic senior leader to serve as its Vice President for Global Enrollment Marketing and Strategic Communications. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of strategic imagination, analytical discipline, and collaborative leadership to guide a sophisticated, globally oriented enrollment marketing enterprise. They will understand the breadth and complexity of NYU's global footprint and possess the judgment and insight needed to position the University strongly for the future.

Required Education:
Master's Degree in Higher Education Administration, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.

Preferred Education:
Doctoral Degree in a related area

Required Experience:
10+ years progressive leadership experience in enrollment marketing, communications, or strategic positioning within higher education or a related field. Must include demonstrated expertise in undergraduate and graduate enrollment marketing and funnel development; experience serving as a strategist for rankings and institutional positioning; and demonstrated success in cross-functional leadership and building collaborative partnerships across complex organizations.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Proven success using data, market research, benchmarking, and competitive analysis to drive enrollment strategy and outcomes. Strong understanding of global higher education markets, enrollment trends, and student/parent decision-making. Exceptional storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to elevate institutional distinctiveness through narrative and data. Strategic Insight: Ability to translate market research and data into forward-looking enrollment strategies. Storytelling: Skilled at crafting compelling, distinctive narratives that elevate NYU's brand. Collaborative Leadership: Strong record of building partnerships and leading across organizational boundaries. Analytical Acumen: Expertise in benchmarking, rankings, ROI analysis, and data-driven decision-making. Global Perspective: Ability to adapt strategies to diverse cultural and market contexts. Innovation and Adaptability: Skilled at balancing long-term strategy with hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment.

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $415,000.00 to USD $485,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

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NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.

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About New York University

New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States, and NYU Tandon School of Engineering traces its roots back to 1854, building on an illustrious past as Brooklyn Poly and the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Our mission is to excel in research, teaching, and entrepreneurship and inspire and educate engineers for the 21st century — backed by an historic commitment of $1 billion to recruit new faculty, fuel groundbreaking basic and applied research in key areas, and expand the Downtown Brooklyn campus. NYU Tandon faculty are world renowned leaders in science and technology, with a strong commitment to research, innovation, and entrepreneurship that make a difference in the world. We lead and have ties to multidisciplinary centers in wireless technology, cybersecurity, urban informatics, data sciences, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and health, among others. Our faculty and students are part of the high-tech start-up culture in New York City and in downtown Brooklyn, and we support three “future lab” business incubators that connect our students and faculty to today’s innovation economy. We are deeply committed to teaching and le...arning, and with NYU's unrivaled global network of campuses, we promote a truly global engineering education. NYU Tandon is committed to substantially increase the proportion of our faculty from historically underrepresented groups in STEM and we encourage candidates from such groups to apply. We aspire to create a climate where diversity and inclusion are not only appreciated but considered an asset for creativity and innovation, and we seek faculty who have a real passion for a culturally diverse environment. We take pride in our high numbers of female students and students who are the first in their family to go to college. NYU belongs to the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), which assists with dual-career searches, and our faculty are supported by a range of work-life balance programs provided by the NYU Office of Work Life

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