Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing

La Cañada Flintridge, CA (Unknown)

$110K/yr – $125K/yrDirector/Executive5+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead FSHA's multi-channel marketing and brand strategy, aligning communications, enrollment initiatives, and institutional storytelling with the school's mission, while partnering with leadership, Admissions, and stakeholders to measure impact and maintain brand integrity.

  • Own and lead multi-channel communications and marketing strategy.
  • Align messaging with mission and priorities.
  • Partner with Admissions and leadership to drive enrollment and reputation.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead a comprehensive, multi-channel communications and marketing strategy that advances the school’s mission and strategic priorities.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the President and senior leadership team on communications, branding, and reputation management.
  • Establish annual goals, KPIs, and reporting systems to evaluate marketing effectiveness and enrollment impact.
  • Lead institutional messaging strategy to ensure consistency, clarity, and mission alignment across all platforms.
  • Identify opportunities to elevate FSHA’s visibility and reputation in the regional and national independent school landscape.
  • Serve as the primary steward of the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy brand, ensuring a consistent voice, visual identity, and messaging across all print, digital, and physical communications.
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive brand strategy that reflects the school's mission, Dominican values, and strategic priorities.
  • Lead institutional storytelling that highlights academics, student life, faith formation, athletics, arts, leadership, philanthropy, and community engagement.
  • Protect and enhance the school's reputation through proactive communications, strategic messaging, and thoughtful brand management.
  • Develop, maintain, and enforce brand standards, guidelines, templates, and visual identity systems across all school departments, programs, athletic teams, clubs, and initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field.
  • Minimum of 5–7 years of progressively responsible experience in marketing, communications, or brand management.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
  • Strong experience managing multiple priorities and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of digital marketing, social media, content strategy, and brand development.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and confidentiality.

Preferred

  • Experience in Catholic independent schools, higher education, or mission-driven organizations.
  • Experience with enrollment marketing and admissions partnership.
  • Familiarity with photography, videography, and creative direction.
  • Experience with analytics tools, CRM platforms, and digital marketing systems.

Benefits

  • Generous paid days off for holidays, vacation, personal days, and sick time
  • 100% employer-paid long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance
  • Professional development reimbursement
  • 403(b) retirement plan with 5% employer contribution after one year
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with shared premium costs
  • Free lunch provided daily
  • A welcoming, collaborative work environment on a beautiful hilltop campus in La Cañada
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Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy

Flintridge Sacred Heart, a Catholic, Dominican, college-preparatory all girls' day and boarding high school, serves students from Los Angeles, Southern California and all over the world. FSHA educates young women for a life of faith, integrity and truth.An integrated life of study, prayer, service, and community, predicated on the motto of Veritas -- truth -- constitutes the pillars of Dominican life, and the foundation of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy. FSHA offers a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum, outstanding visual and performing arts, an excellent athletic program, a dynamic campus ministry and service program, unique leadership opportunities in clubs, athletics and co-curriculars.

Founded in 1931
La Canada Flintridge, California, USA
99 employees (7 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
14.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
53.8%
Direct
33%
Referral
7.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~99

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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