Social Media Coordinator

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Create daily content for Buckley's social media, web, and print platforms, including taking pictures of events or community members, working with external photographers or videographers, writing articles, captions, magazine content, and designing social media posts, printed graphics, slide presentations, invitations, posters, and flyers.
• Work with the plant operations supervisor to update internal and external website calendars and attend scheduled calendar meetings.
• Collaborate with the director of strategic marketing and communications, digital content manager, and auxiliary programs manager on social media content and timing to meet school goals.
• Engage with communication interns, admission ambassadors, club and team leaders, and community groups to gather, assess, and promote their news and content across platforms.
• Use Buckley's assets (color palette, fonts, logos, style guide) according to best practices in design, marketing, and brand development.
• Organize and manage the Photo Archive.
• Attend on and off-campus events as a reporter, photographer, and representative of the school.
• Willing and available to work during evenings and weekends if needed.

Requirements

• Models the highest standards of professionalism, creating warm, uplifting, and trusting relationships marked by humor, positivity, humility, empathy, emotional intelligence, and collaboration.
• Demonstrates great individual integrity, initiative, self-awareness, and a commitment to personal and professional growth, with the ability to receive and apply feedback.
• Relishes working with K-12 students and faculty in an independent school environment and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrates adaptability, dependability, good judgment, strong social and communication skills, and the ability to read, assess, evaluate, and make wise decisions.
• Possesses outstanding project management skills, including managing multiple projects simultaneously and following through in a timely manner.
• Willingness to engage in ongoing professional development and networking.
• Proficient in the use of a digital camera and visual storytelling including illustration, design, motion graphics, photography, and video.
• Possesses a Bachelor's degree.
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.

Nice to Have

• Independent school or higher education experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.

Benefits & Perks

• Pay range of $30.00 - $38.00 per hour ($60,000 - $75,000 annualized) depending on experience.
• Fringe benefits such as retirement contributions, daily lunch, on-site parking, contributions to medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D plans, generous time off policy, and potential stipends for eligible employees.