Social Media Coordinator
3 days ago
Los Angeles
Job Description The Buckley School is a dynamic, nurturing learning community committed to equity and inclusion, and as such, seeks to hire talented employees with diverse backgrounds. Social Media Coordinator The Buckley School, Los Angeles' oldest gender-inclusive learning institution, is looking for a Social Media Coordinator to work in the communications office. The communications office at Buckley works in collaboration with the advancement, admission, and DEI teams to promote hospitality, clear and accurate information, a vision for equity, and community pride. The primary function of this position is to create content for Buckley's website and social media channels - as a writer, reporter, photographer, and graphic designer. Working closely with the digital content manager and reporting to the director of strategic marketing and communications, the social media coordinator is the creative soul and cheerleader of the communications office, seeking out stories about the Buckley community and telling them verbally and visually in a dynamic, equitable, and inspiring way. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS • Taking pictures on or off campus, of Buckley-related events or members of the Buckley community, • Working with an outside photographer or videographer to capture needed content, • Writing articles, captions, magazine content, or any other materials for the above media channels, • Designing social media posts, printed graphics, slide presentations, invitations, posters, flyers, etc. as needed, • Working with the plant operations supervisor who oversees the master calendar, updates both the internal and external website calendars, on MyBUCKELY and on the public-facing site. Attends all scheduled calendar meetings., • Works with the director of strategic marketing and communications, digital content manager, and auxiliary programs manager on social media content and timing in order to achieve admission, advancement, and community goals, • Works with the communications interns, admission ambassadors, club and team leaders, and community groups to gather, assess, edit, and strategically promote their news and content across platforms, • Understands how to use Buckley's assets (color palette, fonts, logos, and style guide) according to best practices in design, marketing and brand development, • Organizes and manages the Photo Archive, • Works with the director of strategic marketing and communications, digital content manager, and auxiliary programs manager to align web, print, social media, and word-of-mouth marketing, • Attends on and off-campus events as a reporter, photographer, and representative of the school, • Willing and available to work during evenings and weekends if needed, • Models the highest standards of professionalism and creates warm, uplifting and trusting working relationships marked by humor, positivity, humility, empathy, emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, and collaboration, • Demonstrates great individual integrity, initiative, self-awareness, commitment to personal and professional growth, and the ability to receive and apply feedback, • Relishes the joys and challenges of working with K-12 students and faculty in an independent school environment, • Committed to the work of diversity, equity and inclusion, • Demonstrates adaptability, dependability, good judgment, strong social skills, impressive communication skills in writing and speaking, and the abilities to read, assess, imagine, evaluate, calculate, and make wise decisions, • Models a growth mindset and continuous learning, • Demonstrates strong and timely communication skills in person, in writing, by phone and through other electronic means (such as Zoom), including the ability to write, proofread, and edit, • Thinks and acts strategically and creatively, • Outstanding project management skills including ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and follow through in a timely manner, • Persistent without being pushy; works easily with many different people and accommodates others' schedules in order to get the right stories for Buckley, • Willingness to engage in on-going professional development and networking, • Proficient in the use of a digital camera, • Detail-oriented with a clean aesthetic sensibility and deep knowledge of visual storytelling that includes illustration, design, motion graphics, photography, video, and all combinations thereof, • Independent school or higher education experience preferred, • Bachelor's degree requiredSKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, • Models the highest standards of professionalism, with an emphasis on maintaining confidentiality and supporting a team-oriented work-ethic., • Creates warm, uplifting, and trusting working relationships marked by humor, positivity, humility, empathy, excellent emotional intelligence, extraordinary interpersonal skills, and collaboration., • Positively accepts, values, processes, and acts on feedback when given., • Possesses a passion for education, particularly in an independent school environment., • Possesses knowledge of and demonstrated competency in diversity, equity, and inclusion; demonstrated success working with diverse populations., • Relishes the joys and challenges of working with a variety of constituencies, including but not limited to students, families, colleagues, vendors, etc., • Demonstrates adaptability, dependability, good judgment, strong social skills, impressive communication and presentation skills in writing and speaking, and the ability to read, assess, imagine, evaluate, calculate, & make wise decisions., • Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing demands and priorities., • Demonstrate ability to handle deadlines and pressure with calm and grace., • Dependable, completes assigned tasks, and has excellent follow-through abilities, • Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail COMPENSATION The pay range for this role is $30.00 - $38.00 per hour ($60,000 - $75,000 annualized) depending on experience. The base salary is separate from fringe benefits, such as retirement contributions, daily lunch, on-site parking, contributions to medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D plans, our generous time off policy, or potential stipends (for eligible employees). Our pay ranges are reasonable estimates of what the School anticipates paying for a role but are not guaranteed. If hired at The Buckley School, your actual base salary will be determined by your education, experience, and schedule. TO APPLY Interested candidates should visit: In a cover letter please explain how you have included diversity, equity, and inclusion in your work with students or colleagues. ABOUT THE SCHOOL The Buckley School proudly carries on the mission of its founder, Dr. Isabelle Buckley, who in 1933 set out to provide students with an education characterized not only by academic excellence, but also a sense of self-esteem, responsibility, and character. An independent, gender-inclusive day school for students in kindergarten through grade 12, providing students with a program based on critical thinking, creative self-expression through arts, physical development, and moral education lies at the heart of Buckley's ethos. At The Buckley School, faculty and staff believe in their students, see their capacity for growth, and nurture their ability to create and evaluate. Students are honored for their diverse backgrounds and admired for their ability to lead with empathy and courage. Inspired by its mission, the Portrait of a Graduate, Dr. Buckley's Four-Fold Plan - education with equal emphasis on Academics, the Arts, Athletics, and Moral Education - and the Buckley Commitment of Honesty, Loyalty, Respect, Kindness, Self-Reliance, and Self-Discipline, faculty uplift students, partner with parents, and build community every day.