Brooklyn Heights Montessori School: Communications Associate

The Communications Associate reports to the Director of Institutional Advancement and is responsible for all school-wide communications, marketing, social media, and branding for Brooklyn Heights Montessori School. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Communications: 

• Review and approve all written communications in the school community, especially letters, newsletters, print publications, and summer mailings
• Compile, draft, edit, and oversee design and printing for school news magazine
• Attend various school events and track of school happenings for social media, website content, and news publications
• Drive website content, visuals, and updates to attract more traffic to the site
• Collaborate with Director of Institutional Advancement on giving reports and promotional materials for any annual or capital campaigns
• Provide proofing, editing assistance for all letters (Head of School, BHMF, etc.)

Marketing: 

• Collaborate with Director of Admissions and the Director of Athletics and Ancillary Programs to produce related marketing materials, both printed and electronic
• Coordinate design and copy for annual curriculum guide
• Advertising - printed and web-based - monitor and track quality and effectiveness of the resource mix/portfolio
• Create videos to use for communications and marketing across all programs

Social Media: 

• Maintain an active social media presence for the school on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
• Use Hootesuite to drive social media strategy across all channels and discover trends
• Engage with Alumni to keep school connection
• Engage with current Middle School students to participate in social media strategy

Branding:

• Coordinate with Senior Administrators to ensure consistency of message and brand in all related materials (Camp, After-school, Athletics, etc.)
• Coordinate design for various printed materials (invitations, stationery, etc.)
• Create attractive and appropriate promotional merchandise for various programs within the school (Advancement, Admissions, Athletics, etc.)

Requirements: 

• BA/BS and two years experience in development, communications, and/or marketing
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills
• Up to date social media skills
• Organizational competency and desire to work in a collaborative environment
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite
• Flexible schedule
• Strong work ethic and sense of humor

The employer is looking for a person who can: 

• collect content for our print, web, and social channels
• drive our social media and website to engage more families
• manage our printed materials which include a school magazine, admissions materials, and after school/camp marketing
• oversee parent communications through newsletters and mass emails

To apply please send your resume and cover letter directly to