Senior Communications / Marketing Manager (Non-Profit) Position Available In New York, New York

HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

New York, NY
Full-TimeOn-Site$90,000

• $110,000 /yr Posted June 04, 2025 Our client, a Jewish higher education organization, is looking for a Communications Specialist.

Candidates

MUST HAVE

higher education experience and personal knowledge / interest in the Jewish communal sector experience.

• Must have played a significant role with media relations, crisis communications and PR in

HIGHER EDUCATION

• When applying, please provide a high-level overview of a communications plan that you’ve created, executed against and what the results were.

This is a full-time role that requires going into the Manhattan (or LA) office 3-4 days a week. A computer will be provided.

Communications Specialist Responsibilities:

• Lead institution content strategy, including content planning and execution, leveraging public relations and storytelling skills
• Work closely with recruitment, development, alumni relations, and academic leadership teams to lead in the creation and implementation of effective content strategies that attract and engage prospective students and supporters
• Promote student, faculty, and alumni achievements to help drive recruitment and retention, community and engagement in addition to awareness and reputation
• Provide editorial supervision to ensure the excellence, originality, and diversity of stories and participants for production, and the accessibility and relevance of content to diverse audiences.
• Align strategic communications ensure a consistent, branded college identity.
• Identify and develop written communications in support of media relations activities, including fact sheets, talking points, press releases and similar materials (alongside external PR agency)
• Serve as a contact for media outlets
• Partner with colleagues across all campuses to communicate public events, recruitment and fundraising campaigns and events, special offerings from the Libraries and Museums, student and faculty activities.
• Assign writers, photographers, videographers as needed to cover/report on campus events through internal communication channels
• Review and edit all print and digital communications
• Collaborate with Digital Marketing Manager on email and e-newsletter production, including the management and scheduling of all communications requests, writing and editing copy to ensure messaging and branding guidelines; assembling appropriate photo and video content; and engaging designers as needed

Communications Specialist Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 8+ years in communications or Public Relations role
• Experience in higher education
• Exceptional writing and editing skills
• Branding knowledge
• Understanding of top and emerging social media platforms
• Awareness of newly emerging media platforms
• Advanced knowledge of American Jewish history and community
• can be on a personal level
• Broad understanding of issues and policies in higher education and within a college system
• Able to maintain high level of confidentiality
• Superior attention to detail

Technology Knowledge Required:

• Microsoft Office 365, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• WordPress, Drupal, or similar
• Mailchimp or similar
• Canva or similar
• Monday.com or similar
• Social media platforms In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.

This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment. For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for

STEM/OPT

programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.
Pamela Koenig is recruiting for this position
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Job ID:

PK3-1855412