Director, Communications, Marketing & Public Relations
About The Position
The Director of Communications, Marketing & Public Relations leads the development and execution of strategies that promote St. Philip’s mission and brand. The Director oversees marketing, communications, and public relations activities, ensuring consistent messaging across digital, print, and media channels. Serving as the organization’s media representative, the Director manages crisis communications and collaborates with leadership to enhance public perception and engagement. The role involves developing and implementing an annual communications plan for school and community audiences; leading marketing, communications, and PR initiatives; overseeing branding and design standards; advising internal departments on consistent messaging; analyzing communication impact and reporting outcomes to leadership; and supervising and developing a communications team. The successful candidate can transform knowledge into useful, engaging messages and distribute them through appropriate channels. They are collaborative, articulate, able to manage multiple initiatives, and skilled at building relationships and influencing others. They bring energy, maturity, leadership, a commitment to working with diverse constituent groups, and the initiative to work independently and develop new programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in marketing, communications, or public relations.
- Demonstrated expertise in writing, editing, and verbal communication.
- Proven leadership and strategic planning abilities.
- Experience with media relations, branding, and digital campaigns.
- Ability to develop communications strategies and transform knowledge into engaging, useful messages for appropriate audiences and distribution channels.
- Highly collaborative approach and ability to manage multiple initiatives concurrently.
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, with flexibility and finesse to manage by influence.
- High energy, maturity, and leadership, with the ability to connect strategic and tactical communications discussions.
- Commitment to working collaboratively with staff, board members, volunteers, donors, program participants, and other supporters.
- Self-starter able to work independently and create and implement new initiatives.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a nonprofit organization.
- Master’s degree.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement an annual communications plan for school and community audiences.
- Lead marketing, communications, and public relations initiatives, including publications, media relations, social media, and website content.
- Serve as the organization’s media representative and manage relationships with journalists and media outlets.
- Oversee branding and design standards for print and digital materials.
- Provide strategic counsel to internal departments to ensure consistent messaging.
- Manage crisis communications and respond professionally to challenging situations.
- Analyze communication impact and report outcomes to leadership.
- Supervise and develop a communications team, ensuring quality and consistency across platforms.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
