Marketing and Communications Manager

Marketing and Communications Manager

Job Location:

College Of Veterinary Medicine, NC State University, Raleigh, NC

Anticipated Hiring Range: $70,000 - $80,000 (commensurate with experience)

The mission of the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is to enhance animal and human health and well-being through the education and advanced training of veterinarians and comparative biomedical scientists, and provide leadership in veterinary care, biomedical research and outreach through innovation and interdisciplinary partnerships. The mission contributes to developing and sustaining North Carolina and global economies and advancing the profession.

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The Marketing and Communications Manager plays a strategic and hands‑on role in advancing the visibility, reputation, and engagement of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Reporting to the Head of Communications, Marketing and Outreach, this position leads integrated marketing and communications efforts across the CVM campus, including academic programs, research, clinical services, outreach, and the NC State Veterinary Hospital.

This role serves as a strategist, project manager, and creative lead, translating college and university priorities into cohesive, audience-centered storytelling and campaigns. The Marketing and Communications Manager provides direct supervision to the Graphic Designer and works in close partnership with the Assistant Director of Communications and the Digital Communications Specialist to ensure alignment across content strategy, email marketing, web, social media, and multimedia channels.

By ensuring clarity, consistency, and quality across communications, this position strengthens relationships with faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, referring veterinarians, and the broader public, supporting CVM’s mission in teaching, research, clinical care, and outreach.

• Lead the creative direction and execution of marketing and communications initiatives across the CVM campus, including digital, print, web, paid social, email marketing and other multimedia platforms.
• Develop and implement communication and marketing plans with key messages that support college-wide priorities, initiatives, and campaigns.
• Ensure consistency in messaging, tone, and visual identity in alignment with CVM and university brand standards.
• Write, edit, and produce high-quality content including articles, newsletters, brochures, service pages, campaign materials, and presentations.
• Partner with faculty, administrators, and program leaders to translate complex academic, research, and clinical information into clear, compelling communications.
• Support storytelling, media relations, and event communications in collaboration with the communications team.

• Lead creative direction for CVM marketing and communications initiatives, setting the look, feel, and narrative approach for campaigns and projects within established brand standards.
• Implement and reinforce CVM and NC State brand guidelines across digital, print and multimedia communications.
• Translate strategic priorities into brand‑aligned creative concepts that resonate with priority audiences.
• Provide creative leadership and direction to the Graphic Designer, ensuring work is strategic, consistent, accessible and high quality.
• Review and approve creative deliverables for quality, accessibility, and alignment with…