Director of Marketing and Community Engagement
Job Description
The Quaker School at Horsham (TQS) is a K–12 community serving about 100 students with complex challenges such as ADHD, learning disabilities, autism, expressive and receptive language disorders, and anxiety disorders. The school is expanding with a new wing opening this fall and a new visual rebrand and website. This role supports the school's growth and evolution.
Specific Duties
Lead Communications and Content: Evaluate current communications practices and establish clear systems, cadence, and norms that support effective internal and external communication. Develop and execute a communications plan aligned with enrollment, advancement, and broader school priorities. Create timely, high quality content in-house, including storytelling, event coverage, and copywriting across platforms as needed. Use data, feedback, and practical indicators to assess effectiveness and refine messaging, channels, and delivery over time.
Cultivate Community Engagement and Family Experience: Lead and cultivate community engagement initiatives that strengthen the family experience and reinforce connection to the school’s mission. Design, launch, and steward a parent ambassador program. Design and implement a comprehensive new family orientation experience. Plan, promote, and oversee key family-facing community events throughout the year.
Steward the Brand and Support Adoption: Serve as the steward of the school’s brand, ensuring consistent voice, tone, and visual identity across all touchpoints. Develop and maintain core templates, shared assets, and tools that support faculty and staff in communicating efficiently and cohesively. Partner with faculty and staff to support adoption of communication tools and practices that align with brand and strategy.
Manage Partners, Platforms, and Digital Presence: Manage relationships with external partners supporting paid digital advertising and specialized marketing services. Support and steward the transition from Finalsite to WordPress and oversee ongoing website content updates and governance in partnership with external developers. Oversee social media and digital storytelling.
Qualifications and Qualities
Professional Qualifications: Possession of a bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. Experience leading marketing and communications strategy in a mission-driven organization, school, or closely related community setting. Demonstrated ability to develop a communications plan and execute it hands-on with strong attention to quality and follow-through. Experience stewarding a brand rollout or maintaining brand consistency across materials, platforms, and departments. Experience using data and practical indicators to refine messaging, improve engagement, and support enrollment or community goals. Familiarity with common communications tools including email platforms, website CMS systems, social media tools, and design or template platforms, along with a willingness to learn new systems. Experience coordinating and managing relationships with external marketing or digital partners.
Leadership & Personal Qualities: A relationship-centered presence and an eagerness to step away from the desk to build trust with colleagues and families across campus. Clear and thoughtful communication in writing, conversation, and presentations, with the ability to translate nuance into accessible language. Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities with steady follow-through in a department of one role. Initiative and creativity paired with the discipline to build repeatable systems and templates that keep the work sustainable. Discretion and professionalism in a school setting, with respect for student and family privacy. Comfort working collaboratively across departments, aligning messages and strengthening the overall family experience. Alignment with the mission and core beliefs of The Quaker School at Horsham and respect for Quaker values in practice (Quaker affiliation not required).