Marketing & Communications Assistant

Job Description

Are you a marketing and communications enthusiast looking to work in a secure, catholic-driven institution of learning? Holy Cross Catholic International School is currently looking to hire a highly motivated entry-level Marketing & Communications Assistant who will work diligently to promote the school through different omni-channel marketing initiatives.

The Marketing and Communications Assistant must be a results-driven individual who will wholly embrace the traditional catholic values of the school as a way of marketing effectively to our target audiences. The candidate must be a practicing Catholic as well as display a high degree of integrity and willingness to learn.

Key Responsibilities

Marketing-Time Allocation 80%

Manage and coordinate all marketing activities for the school such as open days, bootcamps, festivals, graduations, awards etc. to position Holy Cross Catholic International School as an academic leader.
Preparation of a weekly, monthly, and quarterly marketing calendar.
Hands-on production and management of marketing material collateral for the school.
Daily posting, management and monitoring of the school’s social media pages and campaigns to ensure the messaging, reputation, and identity accurately represent the school.
Generation of weekly and monthly social media reports to track success and gaps.
Preparation of email marketing messages to be blasted to the database bi-monthly or on a need basis.
Engage catholic media outlets where the school can receive publicity at least twice-thrice a year.
Copywriting well researched articles to be published once a week on the school website.
Develop creative marketing strategies to help raise more awareness for the school and increase enrollments.
Monthly target of 70 potential new enrollment leads from all marketing activities.

Communications-Time Allocation 20%

Regularly liaise with the school administration, staff, students, and Director to create marketing initiatives for the school.
Carry out regular meetings with staff and admin to understand various goals for the school and how you can incorporate them in the marketing.
Develop a good relationship with other stakeholders such as Catholic media sites and catholic bodies that can help in boosting awareness for the school.

Skills and Qualifications

The candidate must be a practicing Catholic who embraces the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Diploma or Degree in Marketing, PR, Journalism, Communications, or any other related field.
1-2 years of experience working in the Marketing/Communications/PR/Digital Marketing capacity.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, written, reporting and presentation skills.
Highly self-motivated and hands-on individual requiring little to no supervision.
Unique creative skills especially in creating content for social media.
Excellent time-management and organizational skills as well as a willingness to learn.
Teamwork skills: ability to interact effectively with the school Director, Principal, staff, administration & students.
Proficiency in MS Office such as WORD, Excel, PowerPoint.
Basic graphic design skills such as the use of Canva and other phone editing tools is an added advantage.

Apply via :

holycross.sc.ke