Associate Director of Communications

National Cathedral School (NCS) seeks an Associate Director of Communications, whose role is to execute the day-to-day responsibilities of the Communications Office while ensuring brand and style alignment in all print and digital communications. The Associate Director also serves as the lead editor for the school’s publications and website. The Associate Director reports to the Head of Communications.

A successful candidate will be adept at working across digital and print channels, using a variety of communications vehicles, including digital ads, print magazines, video, newsletters, and websites. This candidate will write in a clear and compelling fashion and flex their writing style to different audiences. Detail-oriented and extremely collaborative, the Associate Director of Communications is a proactive project manager and problem solver who exercises strong judgment to support an exceptional educational experience for families and help continue to build the NCS brand and reputation.

The Associate Director of Communications will be joining a forward-looking and collaborative team at an exciting time, as the team rolls out strategic messaging and branding, digital marketing, and other efforts to tell NCS’s story in a compelling way as we begin to execute on a new set of strategic priorities for the institution.

• Oversee all Communications Office print/digital publications and website content, including weekly and monthly newsletters and family communications (e.g., Back-to-School mailings, Divisional updates).
• Oversee and maintain the school calendar.
• Serve as managing editor and lead writer of NCS Magazine, including:
  Identify stories that convey NCS’s unique character and how students, alumnae, faculty, and staff pursue the school's mission and embody its core values; develop these ideas into compelling content in coordination with the Staff Writer; edit content and work with a designer to develop magazine layout and spreads; coordinate and edit magazine inputs from other departments.
• Support digital marketing efforts, including increased use of video.
• Support and collaborate with departments, including Admissions and Development, to advise on, schedule the cadence of, and edit their communication content and/or marketing materials.
• Provide editing expertise for communications projects, exercising prudent judgment and alignment with the NCS style guide/visual identity, delivering constructive feedback.
• Respond to or delegate incoming communications requests from faculty and staff.
• Support and collaborate with the Communications Team with day-to-day operations.
• Flag hurdles for the Head of Communications and identify areas for improvement and innovation.
• Support the Communications Office, in coordination with the Head Communications, on special projects, as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or a related field from an accredited institution of higher learning.
• Minimum of six years of experience producing a variety of written communications that are clear, concise, engaging, and compelling and that present a clear understanding of the fundamentals of writing, including grammar, syntax, style, and punctuation.
• Superior editorial judgment, high attention to detail, and commitment to accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal skills that allow the establishment and development of solid working relationships within a diverse community.
• Ability to work collaboratively under tight deadlines.
• Experience and skill developing priorities to manage multiple deadlines and a complex calendar of assignments.
• Superb project management skills to proactively move projects forward, navigate obstacles, and ask for help when needed.
• Experience managing and building a brand or institution’s reputation.
• Experience managing professional social media accounts and/or websites.
• Experience in video creation and editing.
• Experience and skill using a content management system for online publishing.
• Skill with employing discretion in the handling of sensitive information.
• Competence with image- and video-editing software. (NCS uses Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop,…