Communications and Development Manager

Job Description

Full-time

Mission: Our mission at International School of Louisiana is to provide a challenging education emphasizing language immersion international awareness the celebration of diversity and community responsibility. The employee must understand and support the school mission.

Summary

We are seeking a strategic relationship-centered Communications & Development Manager to lead the organizations marketing public relations internal and external communications fundraising communications and community-facing events. This role shapes the schools voice supports enrollment strengthens community relationships manages materials and budgets and ensures clear consistent messaging across all channels.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

A. Culture Ethics and Integrity

Understands communicates and exemplifies the goals and vision of the organization.
Contributes to and maintains the organizations core values.
Must work with determination a sense of urgency and pride in the work produced exceptional work ethic.
Helps create an environment and culture that enables the organization to fulfill its mission by meeting and exceeding its annual and long-term goals: by conveying the schools mission to all staff motivating and providing all staff with the resources required to improve performance and holding staff accountable to performance.

B. Operational Expectations

The C&D Manager is responsible for the following key areas:

Strategic Communications and Brand Management
Develop and implement the organizations annual communications and marketing strategy
Ensure consistent messaging across digital print website email and social platforms
Lead and execute crisis and urgent-response communications with clarity confidence and professionalism

Marketing Communications
Oversee digital and print advertising media buying and campaign placement
Manage admissions and enrollment marketing plan
Create marketing materials supporting enrollment and campaigns to support retention
Use analytics and insights to guide strategy and improve outreach
Maintain focused messaging across platforms

Public Relations and Media Management
Serve as the primary contact for media inquiries
Draft press releases statements and talking points
Maintain relationships with media outlets partners and vendors
Seek PR opportunities for the organization campuses students and teachers

Internal and External Communications
Write and distribute school-side communications for families staff and public assist campuses and Directors with their communications
Guide school-wide newsletters announcements emergency alerts and messaging
Support leadership with speeches presentations and board communications

Fundraising Communications and Campaign Management
Maintain current and relevant photo archive of all ISL organizational and campus events students and activities.
Create lead and execute fundraising campaigns
Lead communication plans for fundraising projects campaigns and appeals and write donor-facing messaging
Process donations
Support donor engagement moments

Community Engagement and Events
Coordinate signature events and cultural programs (at the strategic level)
Oversee event communication promotion and day-of messaging needs

Administrative and Budget Management
Manage the communications and marketing budget accounting and billing filing systems and databases
Oversee the purchase of marketing materials and branded items
Coordinate with vendors for quotes purchasing invoicing and timelines
Ensure cost-effective use of resources and adherence to purchasing policies
Monitoring Department phone and general inquiries (website email)
Manage the ISL Spirit Store including inventory distribution and promotion of items.

C. Other

Prompt and timely attendance
Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to work as part of a team in a collaborative and productive manner.
Engage volunteers with respect and integrity to maximize efficiencies in implementation of marketing and recruiting responsibilities.
Attend all Department of Communications & Development Events
Attend events in representation of the organization and the Department of Communications & Development.
Attend and support Campus and Admissions events
Ability to provide constructive and meaningful input direction and motivation to others.
React and adapt to changing situations appropriately.
This position may entail extended workdays weekend duties on-call responsibilities and the ability to handle and balance multiple demands at one time.
Ability to self-evaluate work by measuring results against set goals and objectives
The International School of Louisiana retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position

Qualifications Education and Work Experience:

Required:
Experience managing crisis communications
Exceptional writing editing and storytelling skills
Strong digital strategy and marking and event planning competency
Proven project management and collaborations skills
Ability to make sound decisions independently
Strong relationship-building and community engagement abilities
Creative and strategic thinking.
Experience with managing filing systems and organizational databases.
Highly proficient with Google suite Microsoft Office products.
Be organized self-motivated and disciplined able to self-direct work well independently with a high standard of efficiency and ability and yet have the ability to be a team player in a highly collaborative environment.
Be able to work in a fast paced environment able to juggle multiple projects overlapping deadlines and be adaptable to changes in pace.

Desired:
Experience in office management.
Relevant experience in education non-profit marketing fundraising and/or event planning and event production.
Photography and/or video production.

Desired or willing to learn:
Knowledge and experience with social media platforms.
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign.

Compensation and Benefits:

The expected salary range for this position is $55000-$65000. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as extended holiday and summer break in accordance with the school calendar additional PTO competitive insurance and flexible savings account options and retirement benefits. For more specific information please visit: Environment:

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. ISL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires ISL to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

Work is generally performed in an office environment.
Positions self to maintain files reach under desks and chairs move about the office to access cabinets at multiple levels
Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods
Ascend and descend three flights of stairs
Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery such as copy machines and computer printers
Occasionally moving equipment up to 50lbs.
Communicate effectively and positively verbally and in writing with impeccable customer service skills.

Other Requirements: Must have a valid drivers license and use of a reliable vehicle.

Professional Conduct: Employee acknowledges that he/she is required to maintain a high standard of professional conduct. Breach of said professional conduct includes but is not limited to: neglect of duty dishonesty and engagement in acts that are contrary to ISL policy unlawful activities or any other conduct which is seriously prejudicial to the school system.

Chain of Supervision: Head of School

Supervises: Community Engagement Facilitator Communications and Development Coordinator

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