Digital Communications Associate

St. John’s School - Faith and Virtue; Town of Texas (WI); Sur place; USD 45 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A co-educational independent day school is seeking a Digital Communications Associate to enhance school communications through effective digital strategies. Responsibilities include managing social media, producing newsletters, and updating website content, while requiring strong writing, editing, and organizational skills. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. This position offers a collaborative environment with a focus on detail-oriented communications.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to organize and complete work within deadlines.
• Experience in producing and editing digital content.
• Ability to work effectively with various stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Produce divisional newsletters and publications.
• Support design and execution of communications and digital content.
• Update website content and manage its functionality.
• Provide photography and video coverage for marketing.

Connaissances

Exceptional writing

Editing and proofing

Organizational skills

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite

Social media experience

HTML coding

Strong interpersonal communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, or communications

Outils

Adobe Creative Suite

Content management systems

Description du poste

St. John's School, a co-educational independent day school in Houston, Texas, is seeking a Digital Communications Associate to join the Communications Department. The overall purpose of this position is to advance the mission of St. John’s School with a primary focus on school communications, both all-school and divisional. This position reports to the Associate Director of Communications and helps to support the design and execution of various all-school and divisional communications. There is a heavy emphasis on web content creation and digital messaging, including email, web, and social media, as well as some print materials from time to time.

Candidates must have at a minimum a Bachelor’s degree. Prefer English, journalism, or communications major. Strong candidates will demonstrate exceptional writing, editing, proofing, and organizational skills and will be proactive and self-motivated with a meticulous eye for detail. Candidates must possess demonstrated ability to organize, set priorities, and complete work in a timely manner, often working with multiple deadlines and competing requirements.

Expectations include a proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite as well as the ability to upload web content and build webpages on the St. John’s website. Background should include social media experience with Facebook, Instagram, X, and online content management systems. Graphic design and materials layout experience is a preferred. Salary would be based on experience.

Responsibilities

• Production of school divisional monthly newsletters (electronic) as well as occasional collection of stories, writing, editing, and proofing for various publications – both electronic and print.
• Support design and execution of various communications, including, but not limited to, social media posts, push pages, and digital invitations.
• Support the execution of printed publications to enhance the visibility and brand identity of St. John’s School. Writing and editing pieces such as feature articles, stewardship materials, web content, and other communications for multiple platforms, including print, email, web, and social media.
• Collaborate with the Associate Director of Communications to help oversee the communications production schedule and produce materials on time and on budget.
• Continuously update the content of the School website—including articles and photos—as well as help oversee the website's functionality.
• Some photography and video coverage of various school events for marketing purposes.
• Ensure all communications produced adhere to the School brand and style guidelines.
• Ability to balance multiple deadlines in an often fast-paced work environment.
• The above-noted job description is not intended to describe in detail the many tasks that may be assigned. Since the nature of business demands change, so too may the essential functions of this position. This position requires a willingness to work evenings and weekends for large school events.

Education & Experience

• Must have at minimum a Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong candidates will have a technical background, including html coding and page building, as well as strong organizational skills, be proactive and self-motivated with a meticulous eye for detail.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, as well as the ability to upload web content and build webpages on the St. John’s website, is a necessity. Background should include electronic social media experience with Facebook, Instagram, X, and online content management systems. Experience in graphic design and materials layout is preferred.
• The ability to establish and maintain strong rapport quickly is critical, as well as the ability to work effectively with the Technology team, faculty and staff, volunteers, and vendors.
• Candidates must possess demonstrated ability to organize, set priorities, and complete work in a timely manner, often working with multiple deadlines and competing requirements. In addition, the position requires excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of people.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from members of the community.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts, make statistical inferences, and review data for trend analysis.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.