San Antonio Christian School is hiring: Marketing and Communication Coordinator
San Antonio Christian School, San Antonio, TX, United States, 78208
San Antonio Christian School is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and collaborative leader to serve as its Marketing and Communications Coordinator. Located on a beautiful 71-acre campus, SACS is a non-denominational covenant Christian school with small class sizes and quality academics, coupled with a wide range of art and athletic opportunities that provide students with a Christ-centered education while fostering a life of faith and service.
The Marketing and Communications Coordinator (MCC) plays a critical role in executing SACS’s communication and marketing initiatives. This position has direct oversight in the creative process for marketing campaigns and content strategy development to create and implement comprehensive strategies that align with the school’s marketing goals and brand identity. This person is responsible for day-to-day communication tasks, including social media management, digital marketing, event promotion, and overseeing key publications such as the Fall and Spring newsletters and the Annual Report. The MCC ensures consistent messaging across all platforms and works closely with multiple departments to support the school’s marketing, enrollment, communication, and advancement goals. This hands-on, task-oriented role requires strong organizational skills, creativity, and attention to detail. The MCC also provides on-site event support, capturing photos and videos for promotional use and managing event-related communication. This position is instrumental in implementing the school’s mission and philosophy in making key decisions regarding content creation, marketing strategies, and communication branding.
This person shall be spiritually mature and shall instill a life of Faith, Character, and Academic Excellence in those around them, adhering to SACS Heart of a Lion Core Values.
HEART OF A LION CORE VALUES
- Demonstrate a desire for spiritual growth as evidenced by his or her prayer life, Bible study, and spiritual outreach.
- Lives out and promotes the school’s values, including demonstrating a humble and teachable spirit.
- Recognize the role of parents as primarily responsible before God for their children’s education and be prepared to assist them in that task.
- Have the spiritual maturity, academic ability, and personal leadership qualities to “train a child in the way he should go.” Prov. 22:6 (NIV).
- Memorize and help fulfill the school’s mission statement.
- Believe and support the school’s statement of faith.
- Live by the school’s lifestyle statement as a condition for employment and continued employment in this ministry.
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Uphold ethical, honest, and respectful conduct in personal and professional matters, appreciating the diversity of conservative Christianity and following the Matthew 18 principle for conflict resolution.
- Maintain an excellent working knowledge of all policies procedures and handbooks.
- Demonstrate the importance of discernment, discretion, and confidentiality concerning the sharing of information.
- Demonstrate emotional stability, objectivity, flexibility, and optimism in dealing with everyday stress and communicate the Gospel of Christ.
- Maintain a clean, modest, and tasteful personal appearance that models Christian values and follows school policy.
- Participate in and lead as needed in orientations, trainings, meetings, development programs, and activities that support the school's mission and vision, and model good attendance and punctuality.
- Cultivate volunteer efforts in support of communication and marketing goals.
- Attend as needed evening and weekend school activities and events.
- Respectfully submit and be loyal to constituted authority.
- Willing to participate in continuing education opportunities that will increase proficiency and job skills.
Content Strategy Development and Social Media Management
- Develop, schedule, and publish content across social media platforms, enhancing SACS’s online presence and community engagement.
- Coordinate and manage email marketing campaigns, ensuring timely communication with key audiences.
- Assist in creating promotional materials, including flyers, brochures, and digital assets, in collaboration with external design vendors.
- Maintain and update website content to ensure accuracy and alignment with marketing priorities.
- Support communication efforts for major events, school-wide initiatives, and fundraising events.
- Provide on-site support at events (including some evenings and weekends) to capture photos and videos for marketing use.
- Assist in pre-event promotion and post-event content recaps across digital platforms.
- Create and coordinate video production, podcast episodes, and photography for communication projects, ensuring high-quality content and timely delivery.
- Primary contact for vendors, including videographers and podcast producers as needed.
- Capture and edit photos and videos at school events for social media, email campaigns, and the school’s website.
- Produce, edit, and organize podcast content for distribution across multiple platforms, ensuring alignment with SACS’s communication strategy.
- Coordinate the production of the Annual Report, collaborating with multiple departments to ensure accuracy and alignment with institutional messaging.
- Coordinate the development and distribution of the Fall and Spring newsletters, alumni newsletters, and other key publications.
- Support capital campaign efforts in partnership with the Advancement team.
- Collaborate with the Director of Communications and assist with community communication.
- Work closely with the Director of Admissions and Marketing to implement marketing plans.
- Collaborate with the Advancement team on capital campaign storytelling and donor communication.
- Partner with Alumni Relations on alumni-focused content and engagement initiatives.
- Ensure consistent application of the school's brand guidelines across all marketing materials and communication channels.
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communication, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in marketing, social media management, or communications.
- Experience with social media platforms, email marketing tools, and website content management systems.
- Photography and videography skills with an eye for visual storytelling are preferred.
- Maintain a high level of confidentiality and integrity regarding sensitive employee information with discretion, empathy, and professionalism.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends for event coverage.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to handle multiple projects independently and collaboratively.
- Strong technology skills with knowledge of standard software and programs.
- Acknowledge Christ as Lord and Savior and be an active member of a local evangelical church that aligns with the school’s essential beliefs, Nicene Creed, and statement of faith.
- Must pass a criminal background check and have reliable transportation.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For this position, an employee must be able to:
- Evening and weekend work.
- Remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
- Extensive walking and exercise mobility to promptly move around campus.
- Use repetitive arm, hand, and finger movements.
- Stoop, bend, push, kneel, squat, pull, reach, stand, walk, and sit.
- Communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents.
- Lift/carry up to 30 lbs.
- Be outdoors for extended periods of time year-round.
- Travel locally, as well as nationally as needed.