International School of Louisiana · 4 days ago
Communications and Development Manager
New Orleans, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$55K/yr - $65K/yrInternational School of Louisiana is dedicated to providing a challenging education with an emphasis on language immersion and community responsibility. They are seeking a strategic and relationship-centered Communications & Development Manager to lead marketing, public relations, and fundraising communications while managing community-facing events and ensuring consistent messaging across various platforms.
EducationHigher EducationPrimary Education
Responsibilities
Understand, communicate, and exemplify the goals and vision of the organization
Contributes to and maintains the organization’s core values
Must work with determination, a sense of urgency and pride in the work produced, exceptional work ethic
Helps create an environment and culture that enables the organization to fulfill its mission by meeting and exceeding its annual and long-term goals: by conveying the school’s mission to all staff, motivating, and providing all staff with the resources required to improve performance, and holding staff accountable to performance
Develop and implement the organization's annual communications and marketing strategy
Ensure consistent messaging across digital, print, website, email, and social platforms
Lead and execute crisis and urgent-response communications with clarity, confidence, and professionalism
Oversee digital and print advertising, media buying, and campaign placement
Manage admissions and enrollment marketing plan
Create marketing materials supporting enrollment and campaigns to support retention
Use analytics and insights to guide strategy and improve outreach
Maintain focused messaging across platforms
Serve as the primary contact for media inquiries
Draft press releases, statements, and talking points
Maintain relationships with media outlets, partners, and vendors
Seek PR opportunities for the organization, campuses, students, and teachers
Write and distribute school-side communications for families, staff, and public, assist campuses and Directors with their communications
Guide school-wide newsletters, announcements, emergency alerts, and messaging
Support leadership with speeches, presentations, and board communications
Maintain current and relevant photo archive of all ISL organizational and campus events, students, and activities
Create, lead, and execute fundraising campaigns
Lead communication plans for fundraising projects, campaigns, and appeals and write donor-facing messaging
Process donations
Support donor engagement moments
Coordinate signature events and cultural programs (at the strategic level)
Oversee event communication, promotion, and day-of messaging needs
Manage the communications and marketing budget, accounting and billing, filing systems and databases
Oversee the purchase of marketing materials and branded items
Coordinate with vendors for quotes, purchasing, invoicing, and timelines
Ensure cost-effective use of resources and adherence to purchasing policies
Monitoring Department phone and general inquiries (website, email)
Manage the ISL Spirit Store, including inventory, distribution, and promotion of items
Prompt and timely attendance
Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to work as part of a team in a collaborative and productive manner
Engage volunteers with respect and integrity to maximize efficiencies in implementation of marketing and recruiting responsibilities
Attend all Department of Communications & Development Events
Attend events in representation of the organization and the Department of Communications & Development
Attend and support Campus and Admissions events
Ability to provide constructive and meaningful input, direction and motivation to others
React and adapt to changing situations appropriately
This position may entail extended workdays, weekend duties, on-call responsibilities, and the ability to handle and balance multiple demands at one time
Ability to self-evaluate work by measuring results against set goals and objectives
Qualification
Required
Experience managing crisis communications
Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills
Strong digital strategy and marking and event planning competency
Proven project management and collaborations skills
Ability to make sound decisions independently
Strong relationship-building and community engagement abilities
Creative and strategic thinking
Experience with managing filing systems and organizational databases
Highly proficient with Google suite, Microsoft Office products
Be organized, self-motivated, and disciplined, able to self-direct, work well independently with a high standard of efficiency and ability, and yet have the ability to be a team player in a highly collaborative environment
Be able to work in a fast paced environment, able to juggle multiple projects, overlapping deadlines, and be adaptable to changes in pace
Preferred
Experience in office management
Relevant experience in education, non-profit marketing, fundraising, and/or event planning, and event production
Photography and/or video production
Benefits
Extended holiday and summer break in accordance with the school calendar
Additional PTO
Competitive insurance and flexible savings account options
Retirement benefits
Company
International School of Louisiana
Our Mission The mission of the INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF LOUISIANA is to provide a challenging education emphasizing French or Spanish language immersion, international awareness, the celebration of diversity and community responsibility.
Founded in 2000
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase