Communications and Digital Media Specialist

Castilleja School is a dynamic, diverse, and intentional educational community for grades 6–12 that believes in the power of women learning and women leading. Founded in 1907 by Mary Lockey, Castilleja continues to educate young women to become confident thinkers and compassionate leaders with a sense of purpose to effect change in the world. Castilleja provides outstanding benefits, generous time off, and more importantly, a work environment where we actively support one another and where professional growth opportunities abound.

Job Summary

We are looking for an adept and agile communications professional to share the stories of Castilleja School’s past and present while also supporting a vision for the future with all communities within and around the school—students, families, employees, trustees, alums and their families, Palo Altans, and members of the broader girls’ school community. This position will work closely with departments across the school, will need to be able to build positive relationships, and will be asked to work independently, proactively, and collaboratively to support Castilleja’s mission. 

Key Responsibilities

As a key contributor, the ideal candidate will work closely and collaboratively with other team members of the Communications Department, and in alignment with the school-wide communications strategy and brand while completing:

• Photography and videography for school website, internal and external communications, publications, and other school-wide and mission-driven projects
• Create content for execute social media posting, metrics reporting, and proactively stay up-to-date on the latest trends, best practices, and opportunities to tell our story digitally
• Serve as lead content editor of the community-wide newsletter 
• Copyedit for Communications Department and other departments as needed
• Support website updates for various departments and the parent association 
• Community relations, including supporting communications and events
• Support inclusivity within the community, including managing internal and external translations
• Collaborating with departments across campus, including Advancement, Admissions, Athletics, and the Center for Awareness, Compassion, and Engagement, to support a robust annual schedule of events with associated communications and content creation

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Advanced knowledge of photography, videography, and editing software (composition & DSLR camera functionality)
• At least 2 years of work experience in marketing or communications in a professional environment
• Bachelors in communication, media, photography, or graphic design is a plus. 

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