Marketing & Events Assistant

Cristo Rey Fort Worth College Prep is a Catholic learning community for grades 9-12 that educates young people of limited economic means to become men and women of faith, purpose, and service. Through a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, integrated with relevant work-study experience, students graduate ready to succeed in college and in life.

Cristo Rey Fort Worth College Prep is part of the largest network of high schools in the country that exclusively serve low-income youth. By providing students with an extraordinary college preparatory education and a unique four-year, integrated corporate work-study experience, we seek to transform urban America and support students to and through college. Graduates of Cristo Rey schools are enrolling in and completing college at twice the rate of low-income high school graduates.

Job Title:

Marketing & Events Assistant

Department:
Operations

Reports To:

Manager, Communications & Events

Job Status:
Part-time, non-exempt; approximately 10-20 hours per week

Compensation: $18–$22 per hour, commensurate with relevant experience, skills, and demonstrated work samples

As a member of the Cristo Rey Fort Worth team, the Marketing & Events Assistant will report to the Marketing & Events Manager and provide day-to-day support for the school’s marketing, communications, social media, events, and creative initiatives.

This position plays an important role in helping the Marketing & Events Manager execute projects efficiently, maintain consistent communications, and tell the story of Cristo Rey Fort Worth across multiple audiences and channels. The Marketing & Events Assistant will help coordinate projects, create and schedule content, organize marketing materials, support school and advancement events, and provide administrative assistance that keeps the department organized and responsive.

The successful candidate will be mission-driven, creative, highly organized, detail-oriented, and eager to grow professionally. This paid, part-time position is open to current college students, recent graduates, and early-career professionals. The typical schedule will be approximately 15 hours per week, generally worked across two consistent on-site days. Cristo Rey Fort Worth will work with an enrolled student seeking academic internship credit when feasible.

Marketing Support & Project Coordination – 25%

• Support the Marketing & Events Manager in implementing school-wide marketing and communications plans, campaigns, and initiatives.
• Maintain marketing project calendars, timelines, task lists, and other project-tracking tools to help ensure deadlines and deliverables are met.
• Coordinate campaign logistics, including collecting content, requesting approvals, preparing materials, and communicating deadlines with internal departments.
• Assist with the development and distribution of marketing materials for advancement, admissions, Corporate Work Study, academics, student life, and other school departments.
• Proofread and review materials for accuracy, consistency, grammar, and adherence to Cristo Rey Fort Worth brand standards.
• Help gather stories, photographs, testimonials, data, and other content demonstrating student achievement and organizational impact.
• Support email marketing campaigns, newsletters, website updates, direct-mail projects, and other communications as assigned.

Social Media & Digital Content – 25%

• Assist with maintaining the school’s social media content calendar and coordinating upcoming posts, campaigns, events, and deadlines.
• Create, write, schedule, and publish engaging social media content under the direction of the Marketing & Events Manager.
• Develop basic graphics, short-form videos, reels, stories, and…