Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Danvers, IL - USA
Job Summary
About St. Johns Prep
St. Johns Prep is an inclusive Catholic Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School for young men in grades 6 through 12. Founded on the Xaverian values of compassion humility simplicity trust and zeal we educate students to be do and stand for good in the world. We enroll approximately 1500 students from more than 90 communities in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine.
St. Johns is a faith-based community grounded in and fortified by three main cultural priorities: recognizing all people as created in the image and likeness of God embracing a habit of excellence grounded in a growth mindset and empowering individuals to be unique expressions of Gods love in the world. Strong candidates will embody the Catholic principles and Xaverian values that guide our institution to help foster a supportive and inclusive campus environment. For further information on how faith animates St. Johns please visit our Statement on Xaverian and Catholic Identity.
Position Overview and Responsibilities
The Marketing & Communications Coordinator is a creative storyteller who helps bring the life of St. Johns Prep to our many audiences through compelling written visual and digital content. As a member of the Schools in-house marketing and communications team this position partners with colleagues across campus to produce content that supports enrollment advancement school life and institutional communications.
The ideal candidate is an exceptional writer organized project manager and collaborative team member who enjoys telling stories building relationships across campus and working in a fast-paced environment. This is a full-time position reporting to the Associate Director of Marketing & Communications.
- Write edit and proofread communications for internal and external audiences including news stories website content email communications brochures advertisements event promotions and other marketing materials for prospective families current families alumni faculty staff donors and friends of the School.
- Maintain and update content across the Schools website ensuring information is accurate timely and aligned with institutional brand standards.
- Photograph campus life academic programs athletic competitions and special events while helping maintain the departments photo library and digital asset archive.
- Collaborate with the Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications to develop content for the Schools social media channels by identifying story opportunities and creating written and visual assets.
- Assist with the production of the School magazine admissions publications campaign materials and other institutional publications.
- Coordinate content requests and marketing projects across departments while helping manage production timelines and project workflows.
- Assist with occasional evening and weekend coverage of major School events.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
- Bachelors degree in communications marketing journalism English public relations or a related field.
- One or more years of relevant professional experience including internships student media or professional communications experience.
- Outstanding writing editing and proofreading skills with the ability to adapt writing style for different audiences.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
- Photography experience and familiarity with photo editing software preferred.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted content creation tools and a willingness to thoughtfully incorporate emerging technologies into marketing and communications workflows.
- Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends to support School events.
Physical Requirements:
- Standing/sitting for long periods of time.
- Bending lifting pushing kneeling crouching crawling stooping.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to reach at and above shoulder height to access higher areas of equipment etc.
- Must be capable of adapting to frequent changes in position throughout the workday.
- Hearing and speaking to exchange information in person or on the telephone.
- Use of hands and fingers for manipulation and using computer keyboard educational tools play equipment and perform first aid and CPR.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision distance vision color vision and depth perception.
All members of the faculty are expected to give witness to the Xaverian and Catholic mission of St. Johns Preparatory School by acting as servant leaders capable of modeling and actively promoting Xaverian and Catholic addition to classroom teaching responsibilities we encourage all members of the faculty to be involved in the life of the school beyond the classroom through a wide range of co-curricular intramural and interscholastic programs. For more information about St. Johns Prep including our academic spiritual and student life programs please visit .
St. Johns Prep is committed to building a diverse and inclusive campus community. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We seek applicants who demonstrate a commitment to multiculturalism and diversity that is manifested in classroom practice student engagement interpersonal communication and curricular decisions. For more information about our academic spiritual and student life programs please visit . Interested candidates are asked to apply online on the Employment page of . Candidates will need to upload a cover letter and resumé. Please no phone calls.
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About Company
St. John's Prep, an inclusive, Catholic, Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School for young men in grades 6 through 12, is committed to educating the whole person.