Our client, a college-preparatory school, is looking for a Communications Director to join their team in a temp-to-hire role (although just a contract, if that's your preference, would also be an option). Reporting to the school's Chief of Strategic Marketing & Communications and working collaboratively with departments across the School, the Communications Director is responsible for effectively promoting the school and reputation to prospective families, current parents/guardians and students, alumni and their relatives, donors, the media, and the local community.
The director oversees a dedicated and down-to-earth department that produces a wide range of internal/external print and digital communications, coordinates public and media relations, defines and maintains common editorial and graphic standards across school communications, and manages the school's relationships with freelancers and vendors specializing in photography, videography, graphic design, printing, marketing, and web design/maintenance.
Daily tasks include overseeing the School's website (including analytics reporting and search-engine optimization efforts); editing emails, newsletters, and socials; serving as editor and writer for its news feeds and magazines (published twice yearly); and managing the creation and production of many other publications and communications pieces, including videos, brochures, press releases, signage, invitations, and programs.
Role responsibilities
- Oversee department of four full-time staff (copywriter & editor; graphic designer; video & photo specialist; and a social media & website manager) and one part-time staff (graphic design support), managing all project loads & schedules
- Serve as a writer and editor for the school's magazine, a twice-annual print & digital publication sent to prospective families, current parents and guardians, alumni, friends, and other supporters
- Edit internal & external communications for administrators & faculty across campus (everything ranging from admission emails to advancement office print & digital pieces)
- Oversee the management of the school's website and communications-led micro-websites
- Oversee management of all of the Academy's photo & video assets, including the schedules & projects assigned to our in-house visual media director and freelance photography & videography team.
- Manage search-engine optimization efforts & regularly monitor our Google My Business account/Google Knowledge Panel & Google results, scrubbing them as needed
- Oversee tracking of the school's Google Analytics & regularly analyze data trends over months/years to determine which pages need adjustment or tweaking & where traffic is coming from
- Serve as the school's social media strategist, overseeing the social media manager's efforts on social media (primarily on Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn) and the visual media director's efforts on video channels (primarily YouTube), providing analyses on the effectiveness of posts and video collections
- Support the photography & video specialist's efforts in sourcing new content ideas, securing student participants, creating storylines, and writing scripts for videos, as well as helping to direct video production as needed
- Work with technology and advancement offices as needed on account management and other web-related projects, such as data integrations related to the student, parent/guardian, faculty/staff, and alumni directories - Oversee & maintain the school's relationships with a host of freelance photography, videography, graphic design, printing, marketing, and web vendors
- Oversee production of print/digital projects for advancement & admission offices, creating production schedules for each & managing each from conception to delivery of hard copies/final files
- Serve as media coordinator, building the school's press list & overseeing distribution of press releases on major school initiatives & regular reports such as student honor rolls
- Assist with the communications team's coverage of school events during the day, as well as some weekends and evenings.
Required skills/experience
- A bachelor's degree in Communications or a related subject (master's degree preferred)
- Prolific writer/content generator with excellent oral communication skills who is comfortable interviewing everyone from a new the school student to senior administrators
- Experience in community & media relations
- Experience developing & directing an integrated social media strategy
- Ability to work collaboratively with many different offices and constituencies throughout the school community
- A flexibility to work outside of normal business hours to oversee the department's work related to documenting school events & coordinating media coverage
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:
Email your resume in Word to:
brian.pope@jobalert.creativecircle.com
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Brian Pope - Lead Recruiter
For this position, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 11/13/2024 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
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