Address:

Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI)
4441 E. McDowell Rd.
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
https://corrections.az.gov/

Salary:  $70,000.00

Grade: 22

Closing Date: 10/16/2025

Are you an expert in Marketing, Advertising, and/or Communications with at least 3 years of experience? Does you’re experience include being in a supervisory or project management position for more than a year continuously? Joining our elite Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI) Executive Team is the next step in your Professional Career!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking an expert, forward-thinking Marketing Manager to lead the development and execution of internal and external communications strategies for Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI). This position oversees brand identity, advertising campaigns, content creation, and digital marketing to promote ACI’s products, services, and rehabilitative mission. Collaborates across departments to support sales, recruitment, training initiatives, and stakeholder engagement. Also supports employer branding, internal campaigns, and storytelling that highlights inmate success, workforce programming, and social impact.

For further information about the Arizona Correctional Industries, visit: https://aci.az.gov/

Marketing Strategy & Brand Oversight:
- Develops and implements a comprehensive marketing strategy that promotes ACI’s brand, mission, and offerings
- Manages ACI’s visual identity and ensures consistency across platforms
- Supports campaigns that showcase products, inmate training, and workforce development goals

Advertising & Campaign Development:
- Plans, designs, and executes print, digital, and social media advertising campaigns to promote ACI’s divisions and initiatives
- Coordinates messaging with sales, business development, and reenetry goals
- Ensures campaigns align with brand guidelines and state compliance

Internal & External Communications:
- Creates newsletters, internal updates, and storytelling content to support staff engagement and inmate training awareness
- Develops public-facing materials such as brochures, reports, and digital content for stakeholder and community education

Digital Content & Social Media Management
- Oversees website content and social media accounts
- Tracks performance metrics, manages publishing calendars, and optimizes digital strategies for audience growth and engagement

Cross-Agency Coordination & Support:
- Collaborates with workforce development, sales, education, and reentry teams to support aligned messaging
- Provides marketing support for training programs, special projects, and employer outreach
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Marketing Strategy, branding, and campaign development
- Graphic design principles and content production workflows
- Government communication protocols and public sector messaging
- Digital platforms, including social media, email marketing, and website Contact Management Systems
- Supervision or training principles and practices

Skill in:
- Creative direction and copywriting
- Advertising and promotional campaign development
- Visual storytelling and brand positioning
- Collaboration across cross-functional teams
- Analytics and reporting using tools

Ability to:
- Communicate complex ideas simply and clearly to diverse audiences
- Balance brand storytelling with compliance and mission sensitivity
- Support multiple campaigns and stakeholders simultaneously
- Represent ACI’s mission and offerings to the public, partners, and media
- Manage creative contractors or endeors as needed

- At least three (3) years of professional experience in marketing, advertising, or communications
- One or more years of experience in a supervisory or project management role
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing marketing campaigns across multiple channels
- Strong writing, editing, and design coordination skills
- Proficiency with marketing tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, multiple social media platforms, and content management systems

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.