Posted: 26-May-26
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Type: Part Time
Salary: $30/hour
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Location: Richmond, VA
Job Category: Part-time (25 hours/week), Administrative Staff
Classification: Non-Exempt
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Sabot School, a progressive preschool–Grade 8 school in Richmond and a leader in the Reggio Emilia Approach®, seeks a Lower School Co-Teacher-Researcher.
The Marketing and Communications Coordinator supports the school’s marketing, communications, branding, and storytelling efforts. Working closely with the Director of Marketing and Communications and school leadership, this role helps ensure consistent, engaging, and timely communication across platforms while supporting enrollment, advancement, and community engagement goals.
This position is ideal for someone who is creative, organized, collaborative, and excited to help tell the story of the school.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Communications Support
- Assist with the creation, editing, and distribution of school communications, including newsletters, emails, website updates, social media posts, flyers, and promotional materials.
- Maintain and update mailing lists and contact databases to ensure accurate and current distribution.
- Draft and proofread content for a variety of audiences, including current families, prospective families, faculty, staff, alumni, and donors.
- Help maintain the school’s communications calendar and ensure deadlines are met.
- Support the coordination of messaging for major school events and initiatives.
Social Media & Storytelling Support
- Help manage the school’s social media platforms by creating, scheduling, and posting content.
- Capture, edit, and curate photos and videos of school life, events, classrooms, performances, and student experiences.
- Gather stories, quotes, photos, and highlights from around the school community.
- Write feature stories about students, faculty, alumni, and school events.
- Help maintain a library of photos, videos, and branded materials.
- Assist with tracking advertising metrics, social media data, and website analytics to help inform future content and outreach
Project and Administrative Support
- Assist with the creation of print and digital materials, including brochures, flyers, presentations, signage, and video.
- Coordinate with faculty, staff, and outside vendors to gather information and complete projects.
- Help manage timelines, deadlines, and project details across marketing and communications initiatives.
- Ensure brand consistency across all materials and platforms.
- Provide additional support to the Director of Marketing and Communications as needed.
Enrollment and Advancement Support
- Assist with marketing efforts related to admissions, enrollment, retention, fundraising, and community events.
- Help prepare materials for admissions events, open houses, galas, symposiums, performances, and other school programs.
- Support donor communications, event promotions, and stewardship efforts as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field preferred.
- 2–4 years of experience in marketing, communications, social media, public relations, or a related field.
- Experience in a school, nonprofit, or mission-driven organization preferred.
- Strong writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, social media platforms, website editing tools, email marketing platforms, and Canva or similar design tools preferred.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Comfortable working collaboratively in a fast-paced school environment.
- Photography, videography, and graphic design skills are a plus.
Personal Attributes
- Creative, flexible, and collaborative.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Positive, warm, and relationship-oriented.
- Organized and able to take initiative.
- Passionate about education and storytelling.
Physical Requirements
- Capability to walk up and down two flights of stairs.
Special Requirements
- Must be able to successfully pass a background check
TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should click the link on the right to submit the following materials. Be sure to list the position in the "position applying for" field.
- Letter of interest
- Resume
- Contact information for three professional references
- At least one work sample that best represents your skills - this may be a writing sample, a design piece, or both
