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SPECIALIST, SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS
Denver Public Schools
Denver, CO (On-site)Full time$57K/yr – $68K/yr
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SPECIALIST, SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS
Denver, CO (On-site)
$57K/yr – $68K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time
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Job Summary
Own school level communications with three departments, shaping multi-channel campaigns and brand consistency while coordinating with designers, translators and school leaders.
- Three schools/departments plan, launch, and track timelines and outcomes across campaigns
- Lead content creation, design guidance, and messaging for diverse audiences including multilingual families
- Manage multiple projects end to end as the primary point of contact with attention to detail
Job Description
- Communications Strategy: Collaborate with designated school leaders to implement marketing plans for at least three schools or departments and align outcomes with district goals.
- Plan & Execution: Research, create timelines, develop content, provide design guidance, manage budgets, and handle day-to-day school-level communications needs.
- Comprehensive Support: Branding, collateral, internal/external signage, student recruitment/retention, digital communications, newsletters, advertising, direct mail, media relations, events, and calendars.
- Internal & Stakeholder Communications: Design and manage school-level internal communications and multi-stakeholder updates across students, educators, families, and community members.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with graphic designers, translators, and the school marketing team to ensure messaging consistency across platforms and languages.
- Project Management: Serve as primary point of contact for identified schools, coordinating timelines, resources, and multiple projects with attention to detail.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations or related field preferred.
- 3-5 years experience in communications, marketing, public relations, or internal communications.
- 2+ years stakeholder engagement and outreach to diverse communities.
- Colorado driver’s license, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving record for the past three years.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Gmail) and Canva or Adobe for design.
- Excellent written and verbal communications, with ability to tailor messaging to varied audiences, including families for whom English is not first language.
- Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Attention to detail and collaboration with others on a team.
- Willingness to travel to sites across the District and work flexible hours to support school leaders.
- Commitment to equity and dismantling systems of oppression to ensure all students have access to high-quality education.
- Residence in Colorado preferred.
- Ability to meet physical demands of the position with or without accommodations.
Nice to Have
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus.
Benefits
- A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
- In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement.
Denver Public Schools
The mission of Denver Public Schools is to provide all students the opportunity to achieve the knowledge and skills necessary to become contributing citizens in our diverse society.In DPS, we’re focused on building a system that’s designed to help every student thrive. We’re re-focusing our efforts where they matter most: on creating classrooms that are vibrant centers of learning, where caring teachers are engaging their students in rigorous, culturally responsive experiences in order to lift all students toward a bright horizon.In the last ten years, DPS has experienced unprecedented growth and an expansion of programs. Building on the strong progress we’ve made, we want to continue transforming DPS into a school district grounded in equity. This districtwide focus on equity will be embedded in everything we do, so that we can help break historical patterns and become a school district that is designed to inspire every student to dream big and make their own future.View all of our current career openings here: https://careers.dpsk12.org/
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
606.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.5%
Direct
50%
Referral
5.8%
Social
0.7%
Paid
0.8%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~9.7K
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
84 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
8.5 years
Median Tenure
3.8 years
People
Founders / CEO
HR / Recruitment
Marketing Leadership
Funding
Total Funding
$800K
Last Raise
$800K
Grant, 3 years ago
Funding History
- Jun 2023Grant
- Apr 2022Grant
- May 2016Series Unknown • $800K