Digital Marketing Associate

Catholic Community Schools; Saint Cloud (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Long-term Disability

Retirement Plan

13 paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Catholic Community Schools is seeking a Digital Marketing Associate to manage the CCS website and curate engaging content across social platforms, enhancing our school presence and community engagement.

The role requires a Bachelor's in marketing or communications, 2–5 years of creative experience, a portfolio, and proficiency with Squarespace, Illustrator/Adobe Creative Suite, and Canva; collaboration with school staff is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing/Communications.
• 2-5 years of experience in a creative capacity.
• Portfolio showcasing graphic, web maintenance, and social media work is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the master website and school webpages using Squarespace or another platform; ensure functionality and user-friendliness.
• Develop and implement creative strategies; optimize website performance (SEO, UX, visuals).
• Collaborate with school staff to gather content and updates; ensure accuracy and relevance online.
• Create and manage a content calendar for social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn); drive engagement for events and initiatives.
• Monitor channels and respond to feedback professionally; stay updated on trends and best practices.

Skills

Content creation

Social media management

Graphic design

Website maintenance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing/Communications

Tools

Squarespace

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Job description

Catholic Community Schools is seeking a Digital Marketing Associate.

Posting Date: September 24, 2026

Start Date: Immediately

Location: Onsite, St. Cloud, MN

Position: Full-Time (1.0), Exempt, Calendar Year

Pay: $45,000 to $52,000, depending on experience

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, Retirement, and 13 paid holidays and PTO.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a talented and creative individual to join our marketing team as a Digital Marketing Associate. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the CCS website, as well as curating engaging content across our various social media platforms supporting our school presence. Ultimately, to enhance and manage timely updates to our online presence and community engagement.

Responsibilities:

Website

• Maintain the master website of Catholic Community Schools as well as content that supports the webpages for each school using Squarespace or another web design platform, ensuring functionality, responsiveness, and user-friendliness are maintained.
• Develop and implement creative strategies and work with our digital marketing agency to optimize website performance, including SEO, user experience enhancements, and visual aesthetics.
• Collaborate with school administrators, faculty, and staff to gather content and updates for the website, ensuring content accuracy and relevance shared online.

Social Media

• Create and manage a content calendar to support our social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn), driving engagement to promote school events and initiatives.
• Monitor social media channels for feedback, inquiries, and trends, and respond promptly (if appropriate) to comments and messages in a professional and courteous manner.
• Stay updated on industry trends, social media best practices, and emerging technologies to continuously improve our online presence and digital marketing strategies.

Graphic Design

• Design compelling graphics and multimedia content using tools such as Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite, and Canva to accompany social media posts, website updates, and other marketing materials.
• Collaborate with our schools to develop and execute integrated marketing materials to be used across various channels to promote school events, enrollment, and fundraising initiatives.

Photography & Application

• Designing compelling graphics coupled with storytelling requires the use of engaging photos.
• Collaborate with our schools as well as our highly active athletics and activities departments to develop a plan to ensure that the most impactful moments are captured and stored to enable marketing to use up-to-date photography across the different marketing platforms, whether print, web, or social.
• Ability to take photos using an SLR camera (Sony or Canon camera is provided).

Requirements: Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in an associated marketing field such as Website, Graphic Design, Marketing and Communications.
• Experience in using various platforms that support websites and graphic design.
• 2-5 years of experience working within a creative capacity.
• A portfolio showcasing graphic, web maintenance, and social media work is preferred.

Catholic Community Schools is a network of five elementary schools and one middle and high school in and around the St. Cloud, MN metro area where, beyond academics, we teach respect, integrity, responsibility, leadership, service, and kindness. While we're a Catholic school system, we welcome faculty, staff, students, and families of all faith backgrounds who share our values of educating and nurturing each student to become the best version of themselves.