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About the Role

The Communications Associate will bring the PKS story to life through compelling storytelling, visual media, and digital content creation to support admissions, advancement, and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Create and distribute the school's weekly newsletter
• Develop and manage an integrated editorial calendar
• Coordinate school-wide announcements, crisis communications, and other time-sensitive messaging
• Manage PKS's social media presence across all official platforms
• Create engaging platform-specific content and leverage emerging trends and best practices in social media and digital storytelling
• Help manage and maintain the website, ensuring information is current, engaging, and aligned with school priorities and brand standards
• Monitor and analyze website, email, and social media performance metrics and provide recommendations to strengthen engagement and reach
• Update parent portal as needed
• Organize and maintain the school's digital assets
• Support the planning, design, production, and distribution of school publications and collateral materials, including admissions and fundraising materials, event programs and invitations, brochures, flyers, posters, and other promotional pieces

Requirements

• At least two years of relevant experience
• Ability to support occasional evening and weekend events
• Offers of employment are contingent upon clear LiveScan fingerprinting and TB risk assessment
• Completing first aid/CPR training, mandated reporter training, anti-harassment training, and Workplace Violence Prevention training
• Applicants are required to provide a complete list of prior educational employers as part of the application process
• By applying for this position, you consent to the school contacting all prior educational employers listed on your application to inquire about any credible complaints, substantiated misconduct investigations, or disciplinary actions, as required by California law

Skills

• Excellent writing, editing, storytelling, and content creation skills
• Photography
• Short-form video
• Graphic design
• Strong organizational, project management, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively across a school community
• Experience managing social media platforms, website content, email communications, and digital marketing tools
• Curious, proactive, and self-directed
• Eager to embrace opportunities to participate in daily school life
• Bilingual and biliterate in Mandarin Chinese is highly desirable, but not required

Location

• San Francisco

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite (90%+)

Experience Level

• At least two years of relevant experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $38.00-$45.00 per hour

Benefits

• Monthly commuter benefits up to $325/month (PKS subsidizes $60)
• 5% Employer match contribute to your 403(b)-retirement plan
• Salaries aligned with Bay Area market rates, with annual cost-of-living adjustments
• Tuition remission offered for full-time employees who have child(ren) enrolled at PKS, to 75% discount on tuition for one enrolled child, subject to admissions process and eligibility
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance for employees
• Affordable options for spouse family coverage
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare and dependent care
• Mental health benefits via Springhealth
• Paid holidays in accordance with the school calendar
• Non-exempt admin / support employee accrued 120 hours / year vacation hours
• Accrual of 10 sick days annually
• Regular staff appreciation lunches
• Monthly Birthday celebration
• Complimentary tickets to our annual Gala event
• Celebration lunch as part of our Lunar New Year Festival
• Happy hour events

About the Company

• Founded in 2008, Presidio Knolls School (PKS) is an independent school located in the heart of San Francisco, with approximately 440 students enrolled in preschool through eighth grade.
• Joyful learning, a sense of belonging, and deep intellectual inquiry permeate our school culture, where we are innovating at the intersection of progressive education and Mandarin immersion.
• PKS offers a tight-knit, collaborative, and supportive work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Presidio Knolls School is committed to fostering a workplace where talented educators and professionals thrive.
• We prioritize competitive compensation, robust benefits, and a supportive culture that values innovation, reflection, and collaboration.

Equal Opportunity

• We encourage you to apply even if your professional experiences and qualifications don’t align perfectly with the above, but you strongly believe you’d excel in the position.
• We actively seek candidates from various backgrounds, particularly those historically underrepresented in independent schools.
• Our commitment to inclusion creates a stronger community where everyone can thrive.