Communications Manager

Hempstead, NY (On-site)

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Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive admissions outcomes by owning the communications calendar, creating persuasive materials, and coordinating targeted outreach for students and families within a Catholic school setting.

  • Must-have: Bachelor’s degree plus 1–3 years in edu comms or marketing with strong writing.
  • Standout: Experience aligning messaging with enrollment targets and faith-based mission.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Admissions & Enrollment Communications: Develop and execute a comprehensive communications calendar aligned with the annual admissions cycle, including open house events, application deadlines, and enrollment milestones.
  • Admissions & Enrollment Communications: Write, design, and produce persuasive print and digital materials for prospective students and families, including view books, brochures, letters, email campaigns, and program fact sheets.
  • Admissions & Enrollment Communications: Craft personalized, relationship-centered outreach communications at each stage of the enrollment funnel, from initial inquiry through deposit and matriculation.
  • Admissions & Enrollment Communications: Partner closely with the admissions and marketing team to align messaging strategies with enrollment targets and institutional priorities.
  • Admissions & Enrollment Communications: Manage yield communications to admitted students, including event invitations, scholarship notifications, and “why choose us” campaigns tailored to the interests of prospective families.
  • Digital Marketing & Social Media: Develop and manage paid digital advertising campaigns targeting prospective families in the school’s geographic and demographic markets.
  • Digital Marketing & Social Media: Maintain and update admissions-related website content, ensuring accurate, engaging, and SEO-optimized pages that reflect current programs, tuition, and deadlines.
  • Digital Marketing & Social Media: Monitor and report engagement analytics and adjust communications strategies to maximize reach, inquiry conversion, and event attendance.
  • Content Development & Brand Stewardship: Produce original written and multimedia content that highlights student achievement, faculty distinction, co-curricular programs, and the school’s Catholic mission and values.
  • Content Development & Brand Stewardship: Ensure all external-facing communications reflect consistent brand voice, visual identity, and Catholic identity standards.
  • Content Development & Brand Stewardship: Interview students, alumnae, faculty, and families to source compelling stories that support recruitment and enrollment messaging.
  • Content Development & Brand Stewardship: Collaborate with the Communications and Marketing team on institutional publications and broader school communications as needed.
  • Event Support: Develop pre- and post-event marketing communications for Open Houses, Shadow Days, Placement Test events, and Accepted Student Days.
  • Event Support: Support on-site communications logistics at admissions events, including signage, presentations, registration forms and promotional materials.
  • Event Support: Coordinate with alumnae and parent ambassador programs to amplify word-of-mouth recruitment efforts.
  • Relationship Management: Assist in maintaining the accuracy and integrity of prospective student data in the Admissions CRM throughout the enrollment process.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 1–3 years of professional experience in communications, marketing, or public relations; experience in an educational setting preferred.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to write for diverse audiences, including teenagers and parents.
  • Proficiency in email marketing platforms (e.g., Constant Contact, Salesforce, Emma, or equivalent), CMS platforms, and social media management tools.
  • Experience with digital advertising (Meta Ads, Google Ads) and analytics tools (Google Analytics, etc.).
  • Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines simultaneously.
  • Commitment to and understanding of Catholic education and the school’s mission of forming young women in faith and scholarship.

Preferred

  • Experience working in Catholic secondary or higher education admissions or marketing.
  • Familiarity with enrollment management CRM systems (e.g., Blackbaud, Finalsite, or similar).
  • Graphic design skills and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite or Canva.
  • Experience with photo and video production and editing for social media or marketing purposes.
  • Understanding of the unique motivations and concerns of families exploring all-girls education.
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Sacred Heart Academy

For over 75 years, Sacred Heart Academy has inspired young women to realize their academic and leadership potential. Firmly grounded in the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph, our graduates attend prestigious colleges and universities and take their place among the top echelons of business, government, academia, healthcare and non-profit organizations. Our dedicated faculty and administrators have made Sacred Heart Academy a leading Catholic preparatory school, and the only all-girls Catholic high school, on Long Island. Since 1949, SHA has prepared confident, purposeful and successful young women guided by their deep faith and strength of character, ready to positively impact the world. We invite you to learn more about how Sacred Heart Academy inspires our students and alumnae to "Lead with Heart".

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