Communications Manager

Immanuel Christian School•Springfield, VA

About The Position

Immanuel Christian School (ICS) seeks a creative, highly organized, and detail-oriented Communications Manager to support the school's communications, marketing, and graphic design initiatives. Working closely with the Director of Strategic Communications and Community Relations, this position develops written and visual communications that support the school's mission, strengthen community engagement, and promote the ICS experience. The role is high-volume and fast-paced, requiring strong writing and design skills, proactive planning, time management, and collaboration with school leadership, departments, and Immanuel Bible Church. The Communications Manager develops and coordinates written communications, content, communications plans, and project calendars; produces print and digital marketing materials and publications; and supports website and social media communications. The role works with the Director, Admissions team, Digital Media Specialist, school leadership, and other departments to maintain timely, accurate, and consistent communications and branding.

Requirements

Committed Christian with a personal faith in Jesus Christ and a passion for Christian education and the mission of ICS.
Relevant professional experience; a bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Graphic Design, or a related field is preferred.
Excellent writing, editing, graphic design, organizational, and project management skills, including the ability to manage high-volume communications and competing deadlines.
Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, WordPress, Microsoft Office Suite, and Google Workspace.
Proactive, detail-oriented, and collaborative, with the ability to build strong working relationships across departments.
A portfolio of professional graphic design and communications work is required.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with ParentSquare and Mailchimp.
Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Graphic Design, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Draft, edit, and execute internal and external communications, including ParentSquare messages, newsletters, leadership communications, emails, and publications.
Develop stories and content highlighting the school's mission, programs, students, faculty, and community.
Coordinate messaging with school leadership, academic divisions, departments, and Immanuel Bible Church to support clear, timely, and consistent communications.
Develop and maintain communications, editorial, and project calendars for schoolwide announcements, campaigns, publications, and events.
Anticipate communications needs, establish timelines, coordinate approvals, and manage competing deadlines.
Organize and execute a high volume of communications and creative projects while maintaining accuracy, quality, and timely delivery.
Design and produce print and digital materials, including brochures, flyers, banners, posters, advertisements, presentations, signage, and promotional collateral.
Develop admissions application materials, branded ParentSquare and Mailchimp templates, and publications such as the Annual Impact Report.
Collaborate with the Director and Admissions team on marketing campaigns, recruitment events, and initiatives that strengthen enrollment and brand awareness.
Maintain consistent ICS branding and coordinate with vendors and printers as needed.
Maintain and develop key website content in WordPress, collaborating with the Digital Media Specialist on routine updates and multimedia content.
Support social media strategy, messaging, and promotional campaigns with the Digital Media Specialist, who leads day-to-day social media management.
Ensure consistent messaging and branding across the school's digital communication platforms.