Job Details

Digital Communications Strategist, UI Foundation

Position Number: 6914494
Location: Moscow, ID
Position Type: Public Relations, Marketing and Communications

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 Foundations 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 units liaison for leveraging and activating strategies in partnership with University Communications & Marketing (UCM).

Duties may include:

Advancing U of Is and UI Foundations 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:

Bachelors Degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing or Public Relations; four additional years of experience (for a total of six years) may substitute for a Bachelors 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 drivers 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
Type of Appointment: _of_Appointment
FTE:

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Funding:
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy: No
Posting Date: 02/09/2026
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
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 ( human-resources-letter-of-qualification-template.docx ) 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.

Applicant Resources: https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement:

Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.

To apply, visit https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/50810

The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.