Position Summary and Overview

The Churchill School & Center, a K-12 school for students with language-based learning disabilities, is seeking a Marketing and Communications Manager to tell our story creatively and compellingly. This role will execute school-wide marketing and communication strategies that will attract families and school professionals, support philanthropy and enrollment management efforts, and strengthen relationships with our community members, enhancing their sense of connection to our mission and each other. This position reports to the Chief Philanthropy and Communications Officer. The Philanthropy and Communications Office is inherently collaborative, so while each member has delineated responsibilities, the team works closely together in day-to-day operations. The Philanthropy and Communications Office also works closely with the Office of Enrollment Management, collaborating on the timing and content of messages. Together, these offices lead the efforts to support the school's strategic institutional priorities, including enrollment, fundraising, and community engagement. The Philanthropy and Communications Office keeps our community's wide range of constituencies informed, connected, and involved.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external constituencies to create personal and consistent messages and positive experiences and interactions.
• Ensure all communications uphold the school's mission, values, philosophies, brand proposition, and standards.
• Act as an ambassador for the school and the Department of Philanthropy and Communications, emphasizing to every member of our community, whether they are giving of time, talent, or dollars, that their involvement is critical to making all we do possible.
• Weave a thread of gratitude and partnership throughout all communications.
• Streamline school-wide information flow, processes, and strategies.
• Write compelling messages with clarity, style, persuasiveness, and sensitivity that captures the heart of what we do.
• Act as writer, editor, and producer for numerous school-wide communications, including e-newsletters, school emails, and annual publications.
• Craft aesthetically appealing collateral in line with Churchill's brand.
• Connect with school professionals, visit classrooms, and attend school events to gather written and photo/video content, ensuring photography coverage to capture key moments and activities for use in communications and promotional materials.
• Implement social media strategy to align with business goals.
• Manage social media platforms, including crafting engaging content, monitoring posts, developing campaigns, communicating with followers, responding to inquiries, and identifying goals and performance metrics.
• Work with Enrollment Management, the Center, and Auxiliary programming to identify potential advertising outlets to increase participation and engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3–5 years of marketing, communications, media, or journalism experience
• Positive people-centered way of interacting with others
• Good listening skills
• Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills
• Ability to write quickly and in a range of styles that appeal to different audiences
• Excellent editing and proofreading skills
• Exceptional ability to think creatively and unconventionally/see things from different perspectives
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Photography and graphic design skills
• Proficiency with social media platforms
• Familiarity with web content management systems and web/design technologies, e.g., Mailchimp, Adobe Creative Cloud
• Detail-oriented, organized, ability to innovate, work efficiently and independently, and with a broad range of constituencies

Compensation 

• $65-$75K commensurate with experience
• Benefits package: annual personal/sick time days, annual merit based bonus pay, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, disability income benefits, flexible spending account, health savings account, commuter benefits, paid family leave, daily complimentary lunch, professional development opportunities, 403(b) retirement plan with significant employer contribution* (*waiting period applies).

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send:

• Current resume
• Cover letter 
• Writing sample
• References 

in PDF format to: kcampbell@churchillschoolnyc.org. Candidates who do not follow these instructions will not be considered. Candidates should make sure to outline all experiences relative to the position. Furthermore, Churchill works to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. Please include your thoughts and experiences on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a school setting and offer an example of your work with students through an equity lens.

The Churchill School and Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical challenge, national or ethnic origin, ancestry or any other characteristic. Churchill is committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourages applications from candidates of color, as well as candidates from under-represented groups.

Churchill’s Vision

A world where students with language-based learning disabilities embrace their learning differences and see limitless possibilities.

Churchill Mission

To provide an innovative and transformational K-12 learning community that empowers students with language-based learning disabilities.

About Churchill School and Center

Churchill’s Vision: A world where students with language-based learning disabilities embrace their learning differences and see limitless possibilities. Churchill’s Mission: To provide an innovative and transformational K-12 learning community that empowers students with language-based learning disabilities.

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