Oakcrest School is hiring: Marketing Associate in Virginia

Oakcrest School, an independent school for girls in grades 6-12 inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church, located in Vienna, Virginia, seeks an enthusiastic and dedicated Marketing Associate to join our team. Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three references with subject line "Marketing Associate" to employment@oakcrest.org.

Responsibilities include:

1. Managing communications content calendar, highlighting content from all internal departments (Academics, Admissions, Student Life, Parent Support, Advancement, College Counseling, and Alumnae Relations).
2. Social media account management, including gathering/creating content, managing social media schedule.
3. Curate and cover school events, including photos and write-ups for website, social media, newsletters, etc.; coordinate with internal departments.
4. Manage school website, including page updates and regular fresh content; utilize best practices for website management, including SEO/SEM.
5. Design and manage the weekly Oakie Bulletin e-newsletter.
6. Edit videos and podcasts to post across all marketing channels.
7. Manage podcast channel and all recordings.
8. Serve as in-house photographer to capture and highlight the life of the school.
9. Write articles and profiles for website and annual news magazine, Oakleaf.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelors required with a minimum of 2 years in school communications or other business experience.
2. Well-versed in social media strategy and management; strong experience and creativity in storytelling, content creation, and production for web, social channels, newsletters, digital marketing, and print communication.
3. Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills along with photography ability to capture campus stories.
4. Experience managing websites, including SEO/SEM and management; experience with Blackbaud a plus.
5. Strong video editing expertise (Adobe Spark, Premiere Pro, We Video, or other video editing) a plus.
6. Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multiple constituencies with exceptional initiative, judgement and problem-solving skills. Accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to follow through with multi-task projects.
7. Willingness and ability to work flexible work schedule, including occasional evenings and select weekends.
8. Appreciation of and commitment to single-sex education and the Oakcrest mission and philosophy.

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