Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The University of Virginia is seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the role of Direct Marketing Data Assistant. This role involves coordinating and executing data sets for the University Annual Giving & Stewardship Direct Marketing team, focusing on pulling donor data and generating audience lists for multi-channel appeals.
Responsibilities
- Create accurate and complex data lists (approximately 350 per year) for multi-channel marketing efforts
- Build and maintain audience segmentation queries in Snowflake for direct mail, email, social media, and text campaigns
- Execute data requests on time to ensure that Direct Marketing appeals drop on schedule
- Assist in data validation for campaigns, including verifying donor records within Salesforce Ascend and the legacy system Ellucian Advance
- Investigate and troubleshoot data issues by analyzing query logic and applying problem-solving skills
- Document query logic and maintain clear workflows for repeatable processes
- Ensure that information security and privacy standards are met, and that data governance standards are upheld
- Participate in the Office of Engagement, University Annual Giving & Stewardship, Operations, and External Relations meetings as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree with one year of experience
- Ability to work independently and meet overlapping deadlines
- Solid understanding of relational database concepts and ability to write SQL queries involving joins, CTEs, and conditional filtering
- Comfortable troubleshooting query results and explaining logic clearly
- Ability to format and organize large datasets in Excel while maintaining data integrity
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks independently
- Proficient in computer applications, strong working knowledge of constituent databases (CRM) and software programs, especially SQL
- Experience with SQL, Oracle Database, Snowflake, Excel, Salesforce CRM, Ellucian Advance
Benefits
- This is an exempt-level, benefited position.
- UVA External Relations offers a flexible and hybrid workplace.
- All team members must have access to and maintain a secure home office environment with high-speed internet service and work collaboratively with others using various technologies and tools.
- Depending on the type of position and work performed, or as deemed by manager, some positions may be required to work intermittently in a shared office space located in Charlottesville, Virginia (VA).
- This position may work from anywhere in the United States, with the expectation of being in Charlottesville, VA a minimum of four times a year at UVA’s expense.
- Background checks will be conducted on all new hires prior to employment.
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