The Communications and Content Manager will manage the internal and external communication for the School. Their primary responsibility will be the creation and implementation of mission-aligned marketing content that is consistent with the vision of the School. This individual should be a proactive self-starter, a creative problem-solver, a strategic thinker, and an extremely organized, detail-oriented collaborator. Working as a part of a team, the Communications and Content Manager will bring their voice, experience, and best practices to the role, engaging community members in the ongoing branding of the School. This is a full-time twelve month position.

Position Overview

This person leads the School’s efforts to communicate its mission, values, programs, and impact to internal and external audiences. This position is responsible for conveying a clear and consistent institutional voice and for developing compelling content that strengthens engagement, enrollment, philanthropy, and community connection.

They serve as the School’s primary storyteller, identifying and sharing the people, experiences, and outcomes that distinguish the School. Working collaboratively across departments, they develop and manage communications, marketing initiatives, digital content, social media, publications, and other materials that advance the School’s strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

Storytelling and Content Development

• Identify and develop stories that reflect the School’s mission, culture, programs, and community

• Create written, visual, and digital content for a range of audiences and platforms.

• Maintain a consistent and authentic institutional voice

• Develop an editorial calendar that supports school priorities and key moments throughout the year

Marketing and Brand Management

• Help shape and implement the School’s overall marketing and communications strategy.

• Ensure consistency in messaging, visual identity, and brand standards

• Develop marketing materials that support admissions, advancement, programs, events, and institutional initiatives

• Coordinate with external designers, photographers, videographers, printers, and other partners as needed

Communications

• Manage regular communications with families, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, prospective families, and the broader community

• Draft and edit newsletters, announcements, leadership messages, web content, publications, and other institutional materials

• Support communications related to school initiatives, events, accomplishments, and emerging issues

• Advise school leadership on messaging, timing, audience, and communication strategy

Digital and Social Media

• Oversee the School’s website content and social media presence

• Create and manage engaging, timely, and mission-aligned social media content

• Monitor engagement and use available data to improve content and communication strategies

• Stay informed about emerging platforms, tools, and practices relevant to school communications

Collaboration and Strategic Support

• Partner closely with Admissions, Advancement, academic leadership, faculty, and other departments

• Support major school initiatives, including campaigns, strategic-plan priorities, community events, and institutional milestones

• Help organize photography, video, interviews, and other content-gathering opportunities

• Take on additional communications and marketing responsibilities as institutional needs and priorities evolve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, education, or a related field

• Demonstrated experience in communications, marketing, storytelling, content development, or a related area

• Strong writing, editing, interviewing, and project-management skills

• Experience managing websites, email communications, social media platforms, and digital content

• Ability to translate complex ideas into clear, engaging, and audience-appropriate messages

• Strong judgment, discretion, creativity, and attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively in a fast-moving environment

• Experience in an independent school, educational institution, nonprofit organization, or mission-driven setting is preferred

Professional Characteristics

The successful candidate will be:

• A thoughtful and compelling storyteller

• A skilled writer and careful editor

• Strategic, creative, organized, and adaptable

• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively

• Curious about people and able to build relationships across a community

• Attentive to institutional voice, confidentiality, and reputation

• Energized by the opportunity to help a school communicate who it is, what it values, and where it is going

Expressing a positive attitude, interest in personal development, ability to work collaboratively on a team, and ability to receive and implement feedback as well as maintaining flexibility and demonstrating a willingness to adapt throughout the year, is important. This is a full time twelve month position.

St. Peter’s School Mission and Diversity Mission Statements:

To honor the richness of childhood, foster mastery of academic principles,  and educate students to be generous and committed citizens of their communities and the world.

St. Peter’s School is committed to engaging and preparing students for meaningful participation in a diverse society. 

We commit ourselves to the active pursuit of recognizing and honoring each person’s voice and to fostering a school environment that embodies the values of equity, inclusion, and justice for others, with respect to race, ethnicity, culture, religion, socioeconomic status, ability, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

While a Master’s degree is not required, advanced coursework or training is preferred, as well as previous independent school experience. Salary will be determined based on experience and education. For more information, please visit our website at www.st-peters-school.org. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and a list of three references via email with the subject line, “Communications & Content Manager” to sps@st-peters-school.org

 St. Peter’s School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic background, age, disability, or military service in its hiring, employment or other programs and activities.