Communications and Social Media Content Coordinator

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 89,544,000 - 103,320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

401K retirement plan

Job summary

Kennedy International School seeks a positive Communications and Social Media Content Coordinator to orchestrate editorial content across websites, newsletters, and social platforms. The ideal candidate is a skilled writer, editor, and visual storyteller who works closely with the Marketing and Communications Team to spotlight stories, programs, and the community while maintaining consistent messaging.

Working with multiple departments and the Multimedia Content Coordinator, you will develop

Qualifications

• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, and storytelling skills.
• Experience creating content for social media and managing brand accounts.
• Strong understanding of social media formats and best practices.
• Experience creating photography, short-form video, reels, stories, and other digital content.
• Strong visual judgement and how photography, video, design and copy work together.
• Experience with content management systems, email marketing platforms, social media publishing tools; FinalSite a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with multiple deadlines and publishing schedules.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, leadership, students and community members.
• Ability to work independently from idea through publication.
• Strong attention to detail and maintaining brand/editorial standards.
• Experience in education, nonprofit organizations, communications, journalism, marketing or related environment preferred.
• Bilingual ability (French and/or Japanese) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate outward-facing editorial content, social media, newsletters, and website communications.
• Develop and manage content calendars; publish and maintain social channels.
• Support community engagement across platforms and implement communications plans.
• Assist in development and launch of Kennedy International School’s new website (early 2027).

Skills

Writing

Editing

Proofreading

Storytelling

Social media content

Social media best practices

Photography

Video production

Reels

Stories

Visual storytelling

CMS

Email marketing

Social publishing tools

FinalSite

Project management

Collaboration

Independence

Attention to detail

Education sector

French language

Japanese language

Tools

FinalSite

Job description

Kennedy International School is seeking a positive, entrepreneurial and collaborative Communications and Social Media Content Coordinator.Reporting to the Marketing and Communications Manager, this position coordinates the school's outward-facing editorial content, social media channels, electronic newsletters, website communications, and parent-facing communication channels.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional writer, editor, content creator and visual communicator who is highly organized, proactive, collaborative, and comfortable balancing both strategic planning with the daily creation, publishing, and management of content.

The Coordinator serves as part of the Marketing and Communications Team, which is the primary steward of the school's outward-facing content and editorial workflow. In this role, the Coordinator will help ensure that Kennedy’s stories, programs, people, and community are represented consistently and engagingly across digital platforms. The role crafts and supports communication initiatives that strengthen engagement with prospective families, current families, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the broader school community while ensuring consistency of messaging across all platforms.

Working collaboratively across departments and along with the Multimedia Content Coordinator, this individual identifies and develops short-and long-form content for editorial, website, and social media use, creates and manages social media content; maintains publishing calendars; supports community engagement across social platforms; and helps implement school-wide communications plans and editorial standards. The Coordinator will also play a significant role in the development and launch of Kennedy International School’s new website, currently projected for early 2027, including content development, organization, migration, and ongoing management

• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, and storytelling skills.
• Demonstrated experience creating content for social media and managing organizational or brand social media accounts.
• Strong understanding of social media formats and best practices.
• Experience creating photography, short-form video, reels, stories, and other digital content.
• Strong visual judgment and an understanding of how photography, video, design, and copy work together to tell a compelling story.
• Experience with content management systems, email marketing platforms, social media publishing tools, and digital communications. Experience with FinalSite is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and publishing schedules.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, leadership, students, and community members.
• Ability to work independently, identify content opportunities, and move projects from idea through creation and publication.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining brand, editorial, and communications standards.
• Experience in education, nonprofit organizations, communications, journalism, marketing, or a related environment preferred.
• Bilingual ability (French and/or Japanese) a plus.

The hourly rate for this role is $ 31.25 hourly. This role is eligible for benefits including medical insurance (80% covered by employer), dental, vision, Flexible Savings Account (FSA), and 401K retirement plan.