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Are you passionate about social media and dedicated to making a difference? Join Hillbrook School in Los Gatos and San Jose, CA, as a Communications Associate, where you'll focus on newsletters, social media, and more. Reporting to the Director of Communications & Community Engagement, you'll craft engaging content, nurture digital platforms, and collaborate across departments to advance the school's mission.

If you're driven by storytelling and eager to contribute to an impactful educational institution, apply now to join this dynamic team!

Another Source's client, Hillbrook School, is recruiting a Communications Assocaite to join their team in Los Gatos, CA and San Jose, CA.

About Hillbrook School:

For almost 90 years, Hillbrook School has been a junior kindergarten-8th grade independent school located on 14 acres of oak woodland in Los Gatos, CA - and in the fall of 2023, we opened the doors to the founding class of our high school. Founded in 1935, the school remains deeply connected to its historical roots as a place where children are known, learning is authentic and active, and success is measured one child at a time. Over the years, we have grown and evolved from a small boarding school serving wards of the state to one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area, and yet our vision remains the same-to inspire children to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

We are now embarking on one of the school's most ambitious strategic initiatives ever: the expansion to a JK-12 with the addition of a new high school in downtown San Jose. We are driven by a foundational belief - that our 8th graders and other students deserve an extraordinary educational experience in high school that builds upon the exceptional foundation we provide our JK-8 students. The core differentiators for our current program - the placement of choice and engagement at the center of the learning experience, integrated, real world education that challenges students to reach beyond and make a difference, and a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion - will translate seamlessly into a 9-12 environment, allowing us to extend our innovative approach into a market in need of a new model of secondary school education.

To learn more about the school:

Anticipated Salary: $37 - $40 per hour, depending on years of experience.

Benefits:

full medical, dental, and vision coverage; ample retirement planning with TIAA-CREF; a generous holiday schedule, including over five scheduled weeks off during the year (this is over and above the three weeks of additional personal vacation); shortened work days throughout the summer months; religious holidays following each employee's faith; and a strong commitment to engaging and personalized professional development.

About the role:

Hillbrook School is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic communications professional with a strong background in writing, social and digital media, website management, and relationship-building. This position reports directly to the Director of Communications & Community Engagement. The position can start as soon as possible, depending on the ideal candidate's availability, and must be available to begin by July 1, 2024.

The Communications Associate has 3 main areas of responsibility:

Managing Hillbrook's web presence and social media

1. Drafting and steering major school communications with current and prospective families

1. Content Marketing

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Managing Hillbrook's web presence and social media. The Communications Associate creates, manages, and maintains great content for our social and web presence. The Communications Associate leads our social media efforts by creating engaging, thoughtful posts about Hillbrook's day-to-day activities and larger initiatives and events. Our ideal candidate is knowledgeable about social media, and has a deep understanding of social platforms as multifaceted marketing tools that appeal to multiple users and communities.

• School communications with families: the Communications Associate partners with the Director of Communications to build and manage weekly school communications, including our weekly Hillbrook Happenings all-school newsletter, grade-level updates, our Remind text messaging channel, and various other communication pieces (announcements, event notices, quarterly newsletters, and more). The Communications Associate is responsible for ensuring information on the internal and external facing platforms of the school's website are kept up-to-date and accurate.

• Content Marketing: the Communications Associate will work with the Communications Director to tell the Hillbrook story by discovering and implementing new content opportunities. These might include features on faculty members, curriculum highlights, campus news, alumni outreach, and any other opportunities to feature major Hillbrook highlights past and present.

• Collaboration and Support: The communications team supports multiple departments, events, and goals throughout the year; our ideal candidate is flexible and excited to use their skills and knowledge to support a variety of initiatives, events, and tasks. A typical week could involve comms support for everything from the weekly newsletter to the 8th grade musical to major fundraisers - as our Communications Associate, you're ready and eager to rise to the occasion, whatever it might be! The Communications Associate also reports to and works collaboratively with the Communications Director to both design and implement strategic initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Strong passion for the role and the school, and an understanding of how the position supports the school's ability to meet its mission and vision every day.

• Desire and drive to build and scale the role over time.

• Demonstrated passion for and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and action work in education, particularly their role in attracting and retaining a diverse student body.

• Excellent communication skills, including writing, listening, and connecting with people of all ages.

• Demonstrated ability to write in a clear, engaging voice, particularly for outbound/public-facing communications (i.e. website copy).

• Natural networking instincts that make one adept at building and nurturing relationships with all types of constituent groups, including current and prospective families, feeder schools, school partners, and others.

• An entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to think strategically and creatively.

• A growth mindset, sense of humor, and warm personality

• Ability to work in a collegial, collaborative environment and to develop the necessary trust and credibility to work with a broad range of constituents.

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively under tight deadlines.

• At least three years of experience in a communications, social media, or marketing role

• Experience with any (or all) of the following: Mailchimp, Canva, Google Drive, Power Point, Adobe Illustrator (or any Adobe design programs), basic back-end website editing.

• Photography, design, and video-editing skills are a definite plus!

• Experience in education or working with children/preteens is also a plus.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, & Action

As noted in our Commitment to Community & Belonging, we strive to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Silicon Valley, believing that educational excellence and equity depend on the creation of a diverse and inclusive community where all students, families and employees feel a full sense of membership. To live up to our DEI Teaching Philosophy Statement, all employees contribute to developing culturally competent students and building an educational institution committed to social justice and reaching beyond. We offer a wide range of opportunities for all employees to engage in work that furthers these goals, from personal dialogues that help us understand different perspectives, to pedagogical training designed to support equitable instructional practices and build habits to disrupt bias whenever we see it. Ultimately, we hope that this work helps all of our constituents-employees, students, and families-be more aware, empathetic, globally-minded, and justice-oriented.

Hillbrook School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds. Hillbrook School is committed to fostering and sustaining a learning community and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to, but is not limited to, educational policies, admission, financial aid, hiring and employment practices, use of school facilities, athletics, and other

school-administered programs and activities.

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