Communications Coordinator - Houston, United States - Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart Inc.

Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart Inc.

Verified Company

Houston, United States

1 day ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

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Summary:

Primary Responsibilities:

Working alongside School Leadership, create a 12month communications plan that supports the work of each division of school and proactively engage key stakeholders.
In collaboration with Enrollment Management, increase brand awareness by reviewing and adapting to SEO and SEM trends.
Manage web pages on a routine basis by adding new photos, removing out of date information, and replacing them with current information.
Work closely with internal departments, especially Enrollment Management and Advancement, to understand needs for communications and the work of each department.
Utilize a ticketing system that tracks workflow and ensures compliance with expectations and deadlines.
Obtain necessary consent and secure final approval on all marketing collateral, products, and promotions.
Manage crisis communications related to weather, health, and safety events.
Communicate clearly and creatively with the Duchesne community by standardizing the parent portal experience and ensuring updates are made weekly.
Provide communications counsel to the Head of School.
Track and manage the communications budget.
Manage media contacts.

Minimum Education/Prior Experience/Qualifications Required

Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, public relations, journalism, or related field.
Marketing or advertising background, with at least 2 years of experience in the field.
Proficient in graphic design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) and Canva.
Two years of experience writing and copy editing, with an eye for detail.
Familiarity with various CMS and digital asset management software (experience with FinalSite, Vidigami, and Veracross is a plus).
Experience working in private schools, school systems, or nonprofit environments is a plus.
Strong references to convey professional abilities.

Requirements:

Core Competencies

Understanding of best practices for photos, videos and audio for web/social media and experience capturing them.
Strong project management skills.
Strong problemsolving ability, including metricsdriven thinking.
High level of creativity.
Positive attitude and initiative.
Ability to work well on a team and collaboratively across teams.
Ability to make independent decisions and maintain the confidentiality of privileged and sensitive information.
Ability to manage multiple priorities.

Upon Hiring

Completion of Safe Environment Training.
Current CPR certification.
Successful completion of criminal offender record information and sexual offender registry information checks.

Essential Expectations
All faculty and staff members at Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart are expected and required to do the following:

Overtly support and act in accordance with the _Goals and Criteria_ _of the Society of the Sacred Heart_; this expectation includes attendance at and applicable participation in faithbased practices.
Foster a safe, predictable, and supportive environment.
Interact with colleagues in a respectful and collegial manner that contributes to a healthy school culture.
Demonstrate appropriate planning and preparation and fulfill routine responsibilities in a thoughtful and timely manner.
Uphold professional standards of personal presentation, professional courtesy, discretion, punctuality and attendance at all required meetings and events.
Appropriately carry out specific duties as determined by the Head of School and/or supervisor.
Maintain professional credentials and complete required training. Participate in and provide documentation for at least one professional development opportunity per year in addition to those required and provided by the school.
Respect the confidentiality of the school, its employees, students, and families.
Comply with the policies and procedures as articulated in the faculty and staff handbook.
Authentically engage in the school's selfreflection process that requires written goals and measured progress towards them.

Nothing in this Job Description restricts Duchesne's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

This position is at will, which means that either the employee or Duchesne may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice and for any reason or no reason.