St. George’s Independent School seeks a passionate, entrepreneurial, and hard-working individual who is energized by work with the community to serve as our Assistant Director of Communications, beginning or after July 1, 2020.

As an Episcopal School, St. George’s welcomes and respects all religious, racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. We affirm differences as sources of strength that create a culture of transformative diversity, building upon shared experiences that deepen our humanity and enhance the intellectual, social, spiritual and moral development of all students. We believe that valuing diversity and inclusion is sacred and living this value transforms our institution, our people, and the greater community.

Type: Hourly

Duration: Annual Letter of Agreement

The successful candidate will possess exceptional written and oral communication skills and experience that would include the ability to:

• develop and execute annual internal and external marketing and advancement plans;
• help develop strategies to attract prospective families and engage current families and alumni while increasing the school’s visibility and competitive positioning;
• analyze a variety of metrics and pertinent research for effective targeting strategies and reporting;
• conceptualize and produce engaging, informative, timely content to meet the school’s strategic communications goals, consistent with St. George’s positioning and graphic identity;
• capture events, classes, and the St. George’s community in photos and video, edit and produce finished products, maintain growing database of photo and video assets;
• shape and maintain the strategic and creative direction of the school’s online presence including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Vimeo;
• write and edit magazine and website stories about school events, classes, curriculum, and community members, write and edit letters, announcements and invitations, promotional copy, and other content for Advancement, Admission, and other departments;
• create and curate content the St. George’s website using our provider’s content management system (Sitewrench), manage and upload website’s editorial and operational content; and
• expertise in Adobe Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects) preferred

To apply:       Send a cover letter and resume to Angie Simpson, Human Resources, at asimpson@sgis.org or 1880 Wolf River Blvd. Collierville, TN 38017.