Digital Communications Strategist, UI Foundation

Posting Number: SP005168P
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

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
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employee Category: Exempt
Pay Range: $67,000 or higher commensurate with experience
FTE: 1
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

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 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.