Director of Communications

Position Type:
Admin I: Principals and Directors

Date Posted:
5/29/2024

Location:
District Office

Date Available:
07/01/2024

Closing Date:
06/08/2024POSITION TITLE: Director of Communications
REPORTS TO: Superintendent of Schools
COORDINATES WITH: District administration, principals and assistant principals, directors, and school staff
WORK YEAR: Full Year, Full-Time (260 Days)

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Director of Communications is responsible for communications strategy at the District level, both long- and short-term district wide communication outreach, to promote community awareness of the work of the District to enhance understanding and engagement. Specifically, the Director will be responsible for and oversee content on the school district's website, social media platforms, and digital newsletters, all in keeping with the mission of the Nashua School District. The Director also provides support to the Office of the Superintendent, District Administrators, and Principals, as needed, in communicating to stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related field
• Social Media experience required
• Professional experience in community relations preferred
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and photography skills
• Ability to work cooperatively and as a team player in all professional associations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Director of Communications will be responsible for the following:

• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior, including confidentiality with sensitive information and data.
• Stays informed on all policies, regulations, laws relative to the District.
• Serves as Strategic Partner for the Superintendent and the Board of Education
• Serves as adviser to the Superintendent.
• Supports the Superintendent, safety team, and schools with crisis communications.
• Serves as the brand ambassador and partners in the recruitment, retention, and selection of staff.
• Leads committees and task forces as assigned by the Superintendent.
• Coordinates informational campaigns for District programs and events.
• Identifies, in consultation with the Superintendent, projects that require ongoing oversight, presenting written updates on these projects to the superintendent for review.
• Coordinates the production and distribution of all news releases.
• Performs other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent.

Connects with the Community

• Communicates Board of Education's actions to staff, students and the community.
• Supervises the District's overall community relations program.
• Communicates District programs, instructional goals and objectives to the greater community within the context of the Board of Education's mission and strategic planning.
• Responds to requests for information about the school system.
• Actively seeks input about the District and schools from the community through surveys, focus groups, community forums, and other methods.
• Serves as liaison between the District and parent/community groups that support the schools.

Coordinates District Publications

• Guides school publications in paper and electronic formats.
• Designs layouts for school system publications, forms and other printed and electronic materials.
• Guides administration and staff members in the preparation of publications and printed material.
• Promote positive public relations between the school district and community. Prepare and provide information to the public about the activities, goals, and policies of the school district. Distribute pertinent information about the district and its activities to all stakeholders. Establish and maintain internal and external communication programs which promote an understanding and appreciation of the district's efforts to provide students positive learning outcomes.

Supports Staff Communication

• Maintains internal communications to help employees stay informed and engaged in District issues and news.
• Provides leadership on internal communications, external communications, two-way community engagement, crisis communications, and public speaking.
• Provides resources, support and training to help staff in their communication with parents and the community.
• Establishes methods to ensure staff has information about the District (e.g., website information, staff newsletter).
• Establishes partnerships with the other public entities that serve the District's communities (cities, park district, libraries, high school, chambers of commerce etc.), and coordinates communication efforts with those community partners.

Oversees Website/Social Media

• Coordinates writing, editing and design layouts of website and other electronic school system publications.
• Manages the District's overall social media presence.
• Supports individual schools in developing and enhancing their social media presence.
• Serves as Information Liaison to the News Media
• Coordinates the production and distribution of all news releases.

This notice should not be construed to imply that this is the exclusive list of job functions associated with this position.

Applicants should apply online at www.nashua.edu. Please include your letter of interest, resume, official transcripts (copy), certification and three professional letters of recommendation.

The Nashua Board of Education reaffirms its position of compliance with applicable State and Federal laws of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information and age in admission to, access to, treatment in or employment in the services, programs and activities of the Nashua School District.