Convent of the Sacred Heart is New York City’s oldest independent school for girls. As an independent, Catholic school, educating students in Pre-K through 12, we are part of an international network of 160 schools. We are committed to a set of principles shared by all Sacred Heart Schools. Known as the “Goals and Criteria,” these principles articulate the core components of a Sacred Heart education and charge our community with a unified educational mission.
At the heart of our philosophy is the belief that each child possesses unique gifts. Our job is to unearth those gifts, nurture them, and empower each child of the Sacred Heart to share those gifts with the global community. Convent of the Sacred Heart is committed to building a community that is anti-racist, anti-bias, fair, inclusive, and welcoming to everyone and seeks candidates who connect to our Mission and Goals.
Communications Coordinator
Full time
Immediate Hire
Position: Communications Coordinator
Reports to: Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing
FLSA: Non-Exempt, full-time
Salary Range: $65,000 - $90,000 annually, commensurate with education and experience
Are you a creative storyteller who enjoys collaborating with others? Do you have an eye for a good story and the skills to bring it to life through engaging photography, video, and writing? If you’re excited by the idea of being at the heart of a dynamic community and helping to tell its story, we want to hear from you!
We are looking for a Communications Coordinator to join our Communications team. This is a full-time, 12-month, in-person staff position that plays a key role in producing high-quality, engaging and mission-driven content that showcases the life of the school, celebrates its community, and supports strategic initiatives. We are seeking a professional with at least two years of experience in a similar role.
Reporting directly to the Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing, you will be interacting with students, parents, alumnae, faculty and staff to create and edit content for our internal and external communications across a broad spectrum, including social media, the school website, print publications, and more.

What You’ll Do

• Create Dynamic Content: Develop, edit, and publish original, mission-aligned content for our school’s social media platforms, manage the content calendar, and use analytics to guide your strategy.
• Be a Visual Storyteller: As our in-house photographer, seek out and capture impactful moments that highlight our lively academics, traditions, and community, using both photography and videography to tell our stories.
• Manage Our Digital Presence: Maintain the school’s website, ensuring all content is accurate, timely, and on-brand.
• Support the Community: Work with the Parents’ Association to support their communications needs, including managing a weekly newsletter.
• Design & Manage Digital Assets: Design digital and print graphics to share important information and engage our community, and maintain our digital asset library.
• Coordinate Projects: Assist with projects including publications such as our school magazines, from content planning and writing to photography coordination and collaboration with vendors.
• Analyze and Adapt: Produce regular reports on our content’s performance and use that data to improve our effectiveness and inform future goals.

Who You Are

• An Excellent Communicator: You are a strong writer and editor with an eye for photography, videography, and graphic design.
• Highly Organized & Proactive: You can manage multiple projects seamlessly, meet deadlines, and take initiative.
• A Collaborative Team Player: You excel at working with a variety of people, from students and faculty to outside vendors.
• Experienced Professional: You have at minimum a BA and at least two years of experience creating content and managing communications, preferably in a school or non-profit setting.
• Tech-Savvy: You are comfortable learning new systems and platforms and are proficient in digital design tools.
• Excited to learn and grow.

Essential Information

• This is a full-time, non-exempt position.
• The role may require occasional evening and weekend hours and local travel to photograph school events.
• A candidate will ideally have experience with content management systems and design software such as Canva, Finalsite, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Send a cover letter, resume, and if possible, 2-3 samples of your work (this could be a writing sample published clip/photo/social media post

We believe that our school is more than just a place to learn—it’s a community. Our mission is to tell our story with authenticity and creativity. If you are passionate about communications and ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.
About Convent of the Sacred Heart
Thank you for your interest in Sacred Heart and becoming part of a worldwide network of Sacred Heart educators at over 150 schools in 41 countries, with 25 schools in North America.
Sacred Heart seeks faculty and staff who want to engage and motivate our diverse students to be active, informed and responsible citizens by creating a learning environment that integrates faith, intellect, community, social action, and personal growth.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to stretch their minds and expand their horizons – and those of their students – on an ongoing basis. Every new employee participates in a year-long onboarding program that deepens their understanding of the school’s guiding principles, known as the Goals and Criteria. A wide range of professional development offers faculty and staff opportunities to advance their knowledge and skills and broaden their global perspective.
Recent professional development experiences include international travel to Australia, France, Japan, Israel, Spain, Ghana, and Germany, and locations throughout the United States. Employees are also encouraged to engage in community service to increase awareness of social justice in the larger communities of our school, city and world.
It is the policy of Sacred Heart to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants. This means that all employees and applicants will be treated on an equal basis without regard to race, religion, color, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender status, national and ethnic origin, ancestry, disability, age, military or veteran status, marital and partnership status, citizenship status, caregiver status, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, height or weight, predisposing genetic characteristics, criminal history, actual or perceived domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state, federal or local law (collectively referred to herein as “Protected Classifications”).
In addition to the Protected Classifications set forth in this EEO Policy, the School also prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on being a certified medical marijuana patient, pre-employment marijuana testing, unemployment status, sexual and reproductive health decisions, salary history, arrest or conviction, or domestic violence victim status in accordance with state law.
This policy applies to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to: hiring, training, faculty development, transfers, promotion, compensation, benefits, educational assistance, employee facilities, termination, and retirement

• Create Dynamic Content: Develop, edit, and publish original, mission-aligned content for our school’s social media platforms, manage the content calendar, and use analytics to guide your strategy.
• Be a Visual Storyteller: As our in-house photographer, seek out and capture impactful moments that highlight our lively academics, traditions, and community, using both photography and videography to tell our stories.
• Manage Our Digital Presence: Maintain the school’s website, ensuring all content is accurate, timely, and on-brand.
• Support the Community: Work with the Parents’ Association to support their communications needs, including managing a weekly newsletter.
• Design & Manage Digital Assets: Design digital and print graphics to share important information and engage our community, and maintain our digital asset library.
• Coordinate Projects: Assist with projects including publications such as our school magazines, from content planning and writing to photography coordination and collaboration with vendors.
• Analyze and Adapt: Produce regular reports on our content’s performance and use that data to improve our effectiveness and inform future goals