Associate Director, Brand & Experience Strategy

Noodle

Associate Director directing brand and experience strategies for university partners at Noodle. Collaborating on marketing and engagement strategies across the full recruitment lifecycle.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $75,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape how Noodle's university partners engage prospective students across the recruitment lifecycle.
Work across brand and messaging strategy, lifecycle communications, content strategy, and student experience design.
Act as a consultative partner to university partners and internal teams.
Contribute to frameworks and execute against them with high independence.
Support discovery for their partners, contributing to partner onboarding, program launches, and portfolio expansions.
Bring strategic grounding and cross-portfolio insight to partner engagements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in marketing strategy, brand strategy, content strategy, engagement communications, or a related field; higher education experience preferred
Demonstrated ability to work across multiple practice areas with developing strategic depth in at least one
Working understanding of cross-channel lifecycle communications and the student recruitment journey
Experience contributing to partner-facing strategy sessions, workshops, or discovery engagements
Comfort working in a matrixed environment where influence matters as much as authority
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex ideas clearly to non-technical audiences
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to connect performance data to strategic decisions
English fluency

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work from our beautiful NYC office OR the comfort of your home office!
Computer and charger on us!
401(k) with company match, plus equity opportunities
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family (including mental health benefits like Headspace and Talkspace)
Employer-paid life and disability insurance
Optional voluntary coverage, including supplemental life, accident, critical illness, and hospital insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and commuter benefits
Pre-tax benefit options that help you save on eligible healthcare, dependent care, and commuting expenses
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid parental leave
Wellness initiatives and resources
Free subscription to the Calm app
Employee discount program
4 weeks of paid vacation + 10 paid holidays + paid sick leave
Monthly mobile connectivity stipend
Annual education stipend for lifelong learning
Growth opportunities - we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees can be themselves and grow within and around the company

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Hard Skills & Tools

marketing strategybrand strategycontent strategyengagement communicationscross-channel lifecycle communicationsstrategic depthanalytical skillsproblem-solving skills

Soft Skills

consultative partnerindependenceinfluencewritten communicationverbal communicationpresentation skills