The Buckley School, an independent K-IX school for boys in New York City, seeks a talented and experienced professional to become its next Director of Communications.

Position and Daily Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of School, the Director of Communications serves on the school-wide administrative team and is responsible for generating and overseeing a comprehensive communications program designed to ensure that the School’s internal and external constituencies remain engaged and informed. Key responsibilities include:

• Manage all digital and print communications and publications, including a weekly e-newsletter, a bi-annual magazine, and day-to-day e-blasts and messages to the community from various administrators
• Manage the School’s public-facing website, including design implementation and regular photo, video, and text updates
• Manage the resources available to current community members on the School’s internal website
• Manage the School’s social media presence
• Coordinate the daily photography and videography needs of the School, as well as the documentation of all special events
• Coordinate emergency notifications and crisis communication plans as needed
• Partner with the Admissions Office to effectively market the School to prospective families through a variety of channels, including print and digital brochures, public-facing school profiles, and targeted messaging
• Partner with the Development Office to support the School’s advancement initiatives through the production of solicitation brochures and annual reports
• Partner with the Human Resources department to support the School’s recruitment efforts and enhance internal communication on HR-related issues
• Partner with the Head of School’s Office in the creation and implementation of all communications from the Head of School

Leadership Presence

A skillful, brave, and eager collaborator, the Director of Communications will serve as a voice of balance and perspective on the administrative team, offering wisdom on potential program and philosophy changes and expertise on best methods of communicating information. Other leadership responsibilities include:

• Oversee new marketing initiatives and projects, including upcoming website re-design and creation of a new curriculum guide
• Manage the Buckley Style Guide and update communications protocols as needed
• Consistently reevaluate and enhance communication practices with current community
• Lead communications strategy with new initiatives (building projects, strategic plans, etc.)

Key Competencies

• Expert level writing and nuanced understanding of English grammar, usage, and style
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects and players in a variety of media
• Comfort with digital media production, graphic and video editing, and new technology platforms
• A deep and deft understanding of best practices in communicating publicly
• Demonstrated strength as an oral communicator and effective presentation skills
• A highly professional comportment and a winning sense of humor, often—but not always—in that order

About The Buckley School in the City of New York

Welcome to Buckley! As a K-9 independent boys school in New York City, we recognize and appreciate the great responsibility we have in shaping the lives of tomorrow's leaders. With a tradition of excellence dating back over 100 years, we are fortunate to offer our students and families an environment where doing your best becomes the only way of doing things at all. As proud as we are of this tradition, however, we are educators with a growth mindset, always striving to do the very best for our boys. Our teachers are innovators in the classroom and mentors in the hallway, our coaches are bastions of sportsmanship and proponents of healthy living, and our leaders are constantly looking forward, not resting on any past success. At Buckley, we aren't focused on the achievement of excellence; we are focused on the pursuit of it. We are proud of our mission, particularly our focus on every boy. Yes, every boy will learn the fundamental skills and the academic habits needed for success in secondary school, but more important to us, every boy will also learn how to be a young man of sterling character, a young man who respects others and who puts his community before himself.

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