Director of Communications 

 

School of the Osage, in partnership with our students, families, and community will equip all learners to meet their maximum potential for a lifetime of success.

 

POSITION SUMMARY: The Director of Communications develops and guides a communications program that employs effective tactics to support and extend the School of the Osage mission and to promote a collaborative environment.  The Director serves as a liaison between the school district, parents, students, patrons, employees and public or private agencies. The Director is responsible to manage the district’s brand identity with internal and external audiences by managing a multifaceted communications strategy.

 

DEGREES REQUIRED OR 

PREFERRED: Master’s degree in job-related area, preferred.

 

SALARY: Commensurate based on experience 

 

CONTRACT TYPE:           12 months

 

REPORTS TO:                 Superintendent 

 

 

 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

The following statements of essential functions and responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. These statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of all personnel within this position.

 

  1. Direct the district's communications program by working with the board of education and superintendent to establish and execute annual objectives aligned to the district’s cultural and strategic plans and initiatives.
  2. Manage communications within the district and the community to promote district accomplishments and opportunities.
  3. Contribute accurate, timely, and interesting content for school and district website, newsletters, social media and other communication channels.
  4. Enhance district accountability to the public by being a trustworthy source of information, maintaining open lines of communication, and building relationships that support students.
  5. Proactively monitor and manage district social media presence.
  6. Manage all media relations, including the production and distribution of news releases, press conferences and proactive engagement of all media.
  7. Oversight of all requests for public information, including assisting in requests made under the Missouri Sunshine Law.
  8. Support principals and directors with effective school- to- home and school- to- community communication.
  9. Supervise and coordinate the production of all district publications and communications platforms to include participatory media, marketing, media relations, crisis communications, internal communication and community partnerships.
  10. Supervise and coordinate the content and publication of handbooks (student, staff, athletics, safety, transportation etc). 
  11. Update and integrate safety and crisis communications plans in collaboration with district safety officials.
  12. Act as an official spokesperson for the district; serve as the first point of contact for school communication queries.
  13. To stay informed and provide information, attend a variety of meetings from around the district, for example administrative meetings, Osage Family Partnership meetings, building-staff level meetings, safety meetings, etc. 
  14. Correlate communications and talking points with secretarial staff.
  15. Advance student voice via support and strategy for student publications. 
  16. Stay current with professional practices in the field through participation in state and national organizations such as Missouri School Public Relations Association.
  17. Performs other related duties as assigned.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

For any questions regarding position start date, please contact Dr. David Dawson at dawsond@osageschools.org or 573-365-4091.

 

 

Applicant must apply online at:  https://osage.cloud.talentedk12.com/hire/Index.aspx

 



 

 

As a political subdivision, employer, recipient of federal funds, and educational institution, the Board of Education is prohibited from, and hereby declares a policy against engaging in unlawful discrimination, including harassment creating a hostile environment, on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or use of leave protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act, in its programs, activities, and with regard to employment. The Board is an equal opportunity employer.