The Caedmon School seeks a full-time maternity leave replacement (six months) for our Director of Communications. The candidate will continue/build upon the work already in progress in executing our school’s communications and marketing endeavors. The communications office serves to enhance the school’s image and visibility as a leader in Montessori philosophy and early childhood and elementary education. Across online and print publications, and social media, the Director will continue facilitating and at times organize campaigns and initiatives to best reach our constituents, including current families, faculty and staff, alumni, prospective parents, and friends. The primary role of the Director is to manage the voice of the school and to accurately communicate our unique story. 

A strong candidate is innovative, energetic, a self-starter, and a strong collaborator who would be adept at negotiating relationships between various constituencies at the school, as well as outside vendors.

The Caedmon School is a Montessori preschool & Progressive Montessori elementary school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, NYC, serving children from 20 months through Fifth grade. 

As stated in our Mission, "We honor the individual and foster each child’s natural curiosity, which is the foundation of academic achievement. We nurture empathy in our students to value perspectives other than their own. Our graduates are creative, capable, and courageous, ready to make their place in the world." Community, Montessori, Diversity, and Academic Excellence are at the forefront of all aspects of the school.

The Caedmon School is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

• A distinct fondness for young children
• Bachelor’s degree 
• Minimum 3 years experience in related communications or marketing field preferred
• Excellent organizational, writing, editing, and data-collection skills 
• Astute attention to detail
• Ability to think strategically about communications objectives and how to meet those objectives
• A creative mind that can utilize out of the box thinking to ideate and execute various media campaigns
• Knowledge of web content management systems
• Familiarity and dexterity with social media platforms, including Facebook, X, and Instagram
• Familiarity with Google Suite
• Familiarity with digital marketing concepts (SEO, SEM, SMM)
• Basic photography and videography skills
• Basic design skills (Canva)
• Experience with large scale event planning preferred

Key Elements

• Strategic communications planning & management
• Partner with Giving & Community Engagement, Enrollment & Family Commitment, Alumni Relations, and IT to seek new media opportunities to enhance the visibility of the school’s academic programs, fundraising initiatives, students, faculty, and alumni
• Develop creative strategies to promote the school’s vision via relevant channels
• Partner with Director of Giving & Community Engagement to plan, promote, and execute a Spring Benefit
• Partner with Board Members and/or Transition Committee to successfully turnover the role of Head of School

Publications

• Partner with internal departments and external vendors to oversee production of all school publications, including digital advertising, admissions brochures, the school handbook, Annual Fund solicitation, among others
• Write, edit, and oversee production and distribution of two weekly newsletters to Caedmon families
• Manage and/or contribute to special projects, such as promotional videos or photography series

Digital Communications

• Manage the school website (Interactive Schools), as well as the Board of Trustees Portal (Wordpress- in collaboration with an external web developer)
• Update and maintain the website to ensure accuracy of information
• Oversee schedule and content of e-mail/web communications with families, including routine communications and special announcements 
• Manage and maintain the school’s social media feed, including Facebook and Instagram
• Manage and oversee Seesaw, our digital journal archive for all students and summer camp 

General Communications & Administration

• Assist faculty and staff with communications as necessary (ex: Admissions, Giving, and Caedmon Family Association materials)
• Maintain a style guide to ensure the unified presentation of all communication materials produced by the school
• Partner with yearbook editor/school photographer to coordinate and maintain all digital files of photos/videos that relate to the school
• Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops as appropriate

About The Caedmon School

The Caedmon School is an independent PreK and Elementary school (2 year olds to grade 5) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The professional community is a diverse, dynamic, team oriented faculty, devoted to seeing young children thrive. We seek candidates committed to equity, justice, and personal identity work. As stated in our Mission, we honor the individual and foster each child’s natural curiosity. Our Early Childhood Program is taught by Montessori certified faculty, and the Elementary program is an exciting, challenging progressive Montessori program.

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