Associate Director for Publications (SY 2026-27)

Alexandria, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Position Summary:

Episcopal High School seeks an experienced communications professional to complete its four-person communications team which is part of the Schools Advancement Office starting on July 1 2026. Guided by its founding principles of honor academic distinction spiritual growth and community Episcopal High School is a 100% boarding school located in Alexandria Va. serving 440 students in grades 9-12. The Communications Team focuses on highlighting and celebrating the distinctive aspects of Episcopal and the achievements of its students faculty staff and alumni. By fostering strong relationships and school pride the communications team plays an integral role in engaging all members of the community to actively support the Schools mission and strategic priorities.

The associate director for publications is a full-time year-round in-office position reporting to the director of communications. This individual is responsible for planning writing and managing strong and engaging content that supports the Schools mission and goals across all forms of print and digital media with primary responsibility for publication of Episcopals award-winning magazines and Annual Report. The successful candidate will be a strong writer and strategic thinker with publications experience and proven success working with various partners to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic about joining a highly collaborative team motivated to do excellent work and eager to support Episcopals mission and community. As a staff position this role does not qualify for on-campus housing.

Essential duties:

Conceives writes edits and manages work with an outside designer for the production of EHS: The Magazine of Episcopal High School the Schools bi-annual magazine Four Columns a publication covering spring at The High School and the Schools Annual Report.
Manages writes edits and produces the monthly in-house alumni and parent digital newsletters as well as bi-annual community editions covering stories about life on campus.
Supports the creation of various print materials including fundraising brochures.
Writes and edits copy for print and digital collateral including the Schools website.
Reports the news of the School through feature writing news stories and general writing to inform both internal and external audiences.
Supports content development (print and digital) and editing for all-School communications.

Requirements:

A bachelors degree or higher in journalism English communications or related field.
At least five years of relevant full-time experience in independent schools higher education nonprofits or a public relations or marketing office.
Excellent oral and written communications skills.
Proven skills as a writer editor and proofreader.
Astute judgement and discretion in handling confidential institutional information.
Expertise managing print and digital projects from conception to completion.
Experience working with commercial printers.

Preferred but not required:

Proficiency with Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop and Canva.
Experience with web-content management systems.

How to Apply

Interested individuals who meet the requirements should submit a cover letter and resume via the PayCom application process.
Three writing samples of any length and samples of a digital or print product that they either designed or oversaw with a brief explanation of their role shouldbe emailed to Director of Communications Irfan Latimer

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The Episcopal High School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex ancestry national origin citizenship marital status familial status age sexual orientation gender identity genetic information pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions disability or any other protected category in accordance with applicable Federal State and local laws.

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DescriptionPosition Summary:Episcopal High School seeks an experienced communications professional to complete its four-person communications team which is part of the Schools Advancement Office starting on July 1 2026. Guided by its founding principles of honor academic distinction spiritual growth...