Responsibilities

• Coordinates the school's outward-facing editorial content, social media channels, electronic newsletters, website communications, and parent-facing communication channels.
• Is an exceptional writer, editor, content creator and visual communicator who is highly organized, proactive, collaborative, and comfortable balancing both strategic planning with the daily creation, publishing, and management of content.
• Serves as part of the Marketing and Communications Team, the primary steward of the school's outward-facing content and editorial workflow.
• Helps ensure that Kennedy's stories, programs, people, and community are represented consistently and engagingly across digital platforms.
• Crafts and supports communication initiatives that strengthen engagement with prospective families, current families, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the broader school community while ensuring consistency of messaging across all platforms.
• Identifies and develops short-and long-form content for editorial, website, and social media use, creates and manages social media content; maintains publishing calendars; supports community engagement across social platforms; and helps implement school-wide communications plans and editorial standards.
• plays a significant role in the development and launch of Kennedy International School's new website, currently projected for early 2027, including content development, organization, migration, and ongoing management

Requirements

• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, and storytelling skills
• Demonstrated experience creating content for social media and managing organizational or brand social media accounts
• Strong understanding of social media formats and best practices
• Experience creating photography, short-form video, reels, stories, and other digital content
• Strong visual judgment and an understanding of how photography, video, design, and copy work together to tell a compelling story
• Experience with content management systems, email marketing platforms, social media publishing tools, and digital communications. Experience with FinalSite is a plus
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and publishing schedules
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, leadership, students, and community members
• Ability to work independently, identify content opportunities, and move projects from idea through creation and publication
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining brand, editorial, and communications standards

Benefits

• The hourly rate for this role is $ 31.25 hourly. This role is eligible for benefits including medical insurance (80% covered by employer), dental, vision, Flexible Savings Account (FSA), and 401K retirement plan.