Network - Marketing & Communications Coordinator

familylifeacademycharterschools; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Life Academy Charter School in New York, NY is seeking a Marketing & Communications Coordinator to support recruitment, family engagement, and storytelling across channels. You will capture moments across campuses, edit photos/videos, draft bilingual content, and manage a multilingual communications calendar to engage families and the broader South Bronx community.

The role emphasizes brand-aligned marketing materials, cross‑department collaboration, and supporting events from open houses

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in communications, marketing, social media, or content creation.
• Strong writing and editing skills tailored to families, staff, and prospective candidates.
• Hands-on content creation for Facebook, Instagram, YouTube (stories/reels).
• Ability to capture photos/videos and perform basic editing for authentic moments.
• Highly organized with a proven content calendar management track record.

Responsibilities

• Capture and organize photos/videos from school events and programs across campuses.
• Edit photos and video to produce social posts, reels, and highlight pieces.
• Draft, design, and layout marketing pieces aligned with FLACS branding.
• Write clear, warm copy in English (and Spanish where applicable).
• Manage daily content calendar and postings across social channels.
• Support enrollment communications and translate messages for bilingual audiences.
• Maintain website content with events, news, and enrollment information.
• Track basic metrics and share summaries to inform future content.

Skills

Strong writing & editing

Social media content creation

Project management

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Communications/Business

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Mailchimp

Google Workspace

Eventbrite

Job description

ABOUT US

Family Life Academy Charter School (commonly called FLACS) is a nonprofit network of high-performing charter schools in the South Bronx. FLACS, together with the Latino Pastoral Action Center and parents, create the conditions for self-empowerment for all its K-12 students to excel academically, take responsibility for their own learning, and affirm human values, today, in college, and beyond. We are guided by this mission and through it, we have revolutionized education for students from K-12.

FLACS is currently seeking dynamic individuals who:

• Value collaboration with like-minded individuals who believe that education is activism.
• Want to work in an environment where all students are scholars and academic excellence is the norm.
• Believe that young people can be leaders who can create positive change in their communities and that schools should be safe, warm and caring environments.
• Desire to work in a place where their skills will be nurtured through an embedded professional development program.

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Director of Marketing & Communications, the Marketing & Communications (M&C) Coordinator supports the Marketing & Communications department's overall work and assists the student recruitment & enrollment and family & community engagement departments. The Director sets the strategy; the Coordinator executes it. Together they share the day-to-day work of telling FLACS's story, growing our community, and supporting student recruitment across every channel. S/he is an organized storyteller who loves capturing real moments in schools and the surrounding communities and turning them into compelling content that reaches the greater South Bronx community. S/he also serves as a liaison between the school and network staff.

Key Responsibilities

Content Creation, Photography & Storytelling

• Capture, source, and organize photos and video from school events, classrooms, and programs across all five campuses; coordinate with school leaders to surface high-interest, brand-aligned stories.
• Perform photo and video editing to produce social posts, reels, and short highlight pieces.
• Draft, design, and lay out marketing pieces that are consistent with the FLACS brand, including flyers, one-pagers, newsletters, social graphics, and recruitment collateral.
• Write clear, warm, strengths-based copy for a range of audiences, using brand-aligned vocabulary and plain language, primarily in English, Spanish, and other languages.

Social Media, Email & Family Communications

• Manage the day-to-day content calendar and posting across Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube; draft captions, build stories and reels, and monitor engagement.
• Execute email marketing campaigns and support initiatives to grow and segment the FLACS email list.
• Keep website content current in partnership with the Director, including events, news, and enrollment and community information.

Student Recruitment & Enrollment (SRE) Marketing

• Produce and deploy student recruitment marketing across print and digital channels, leading with the brand signature and the standard apply call-to-action.
• Support the enrollment funnel from awareness to application to registration, in partnership with the network and school SRE teams.
• Build, schedule, and translate post-lottery and student enrollment messaging using FLACS's bilingual email and text templates.
• Help coordinate and promote recruitment events, open houses, and community moments.

Brand Stewardship, Data & Operations

• Apply and maintain the FLACS Branding Guidelines consistently, including logo usage, color palette, and typography, across every piece produced.
• Track basic performance metrics (reach, engagement, follower and list growth) and share simple summaries to inform future content.
• Maintain organized files in the centralized asset library, including photography, templates, and approved snippets, and manage print and promotional inventory.
• Provide cross-departmental support to Development, Family & Community Engagement, and Student Recruitment & Enrollment, and assist with other projects as directed.

Other responsibilities assigned by the M&C Director or COO

Professional Responsibilities

• Uphold the FLACS’ mission, core beliefs, and educational philosophy.
• Reflect on their practice and is a lifelong learner who strives to improve effectiveness and guide professional growth.
• Engage and collaborate with colleagues and the community to develop and sustain a common culture that supports high expectations for student learning.
• Display evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 1–3 years of experience in communications, marketing, social media, or content creation.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with proven ability to adapt tone for families, staff, and prospective candidates.
• Hands-on experience creating content for social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, including stories and reels.
• Comfort capturing photos and short videos, with basic editing skills and an eye for authentic, candid, dignified moments.
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple deadlines and a recurring content calendar.
• Clearance for fingerprint and criminal background check.

Preferred

• Working knowledge of the FLACS tool stack: Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, Mailchimp, ParentSquare, Schoolmint, Meta, Google Workspace, Eventbrite, and Claude.
• Basic experience with website content management and reading simple analytics.
• Experience in K-12 education, charter schools, or community-serving nonprofits.
• Connection to or familiarity with the South Bronx community.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus

This is a 12-month position that is partially remote.

Salary commensurate with experience.

It is the policy of FLACS to provide educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage and citizenship status, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender (sex) or prior record of arrest or convictions (except as provided bylaw), and to maintain an environment free of discriminatory harassment, including sexual harassment, or retaliation, as required by civil rights law.

Salary Range - 55,000 to 65,000