Marketing Associate

Oakcrest School, an independent school for girls in grades 6-12 inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church, located in Vienna, Virginia, seeks an enthusiastic and dedicated Marketing Associate to join our team. Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three references with subject line "Marketing Associate" to employment@oakcrest.org. 

Responsibilities include:

• Managing communications content calendar, highlighting content from all internal departments (Academics, Admissions, Student Life, Parent Support, Advancement, College Counseling, and Alumnae Relations)
• Social media account management, including gathering/creating content, managing social media schedule
• Curate and cover school events, including photos and write-ups for website, social media, newsletters, etc; coordinate with internal departments
• Manage school website, including page updates and regular fresh content; utilize best practices for website management, including SEO/SEM
• Design and manage the weekly Oakie Bulletin e-newsletter
• Edit videos and podcasts to post across all marketing channels
• Manage podcast channel and all recordings
• Serve as in-house photographer to capture and highlight the life of the school
• Write articles and profiles for website and annual news magazine, Oakleaf

Qualifications:

• Bachelors required with a minimum of 2 years in school communications or other business experience
• Well-versed in social media strategy and management; strong experience and creativity in storytelling, content creation, and production for web, social channels, newsletters, digital marketing, and print communication
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills along with photography ability to capture campus stories
• Experience managing websites, including SEO/SEM and management; experience with Blackbaud a plus
• Strong video editing expertise (Adobe Spark, Premiere Pro, We Video, or other video editing) a plus
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multiple constituencies with exceptional initiative, judgement and problem-solving skills. Accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to follow through with multi-task projects
• Willingness and ability to work flexible work schedule, including occasional evenings and select weekends
• Appreciation of and commitment to single-sex education and the Oakcrest mission and philosophy