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Be the one who makes a difference!

At Vertex Education we are a team of high achievers, courageous leaders, and passionate believers in changing lives through education. As a purpose-led education services provider, our mission is destined to benefit many and yet it starts with just one person inspired to work together with us to make a memorable and meaningful difference for our clients, schools, students, and communities. Be the one who makes a difference—with us.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Public Relations/Social Media Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing a proactive PR plan for Vertex Education clients in Arizona. The Public Relations Manager will work with the communications, administrative, and marketing teams to develop and pitch positive stories on Vertex Education clients in order to gain exposure among parents of K-8 students. for setting and implementing the Social Media Strategy for the social media pages of all Vertex Education clients (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Build and execute social media strategies for Vertex education clients.
• Optimize and maintain school pages within each platform to increase the visibility of school’s social content.
• Generate, edit, publish and share daily content (original text, images, video or HTML) that builds meaningful connections and encourages school community members to support Legacy Traditional Schools.
• Create content calendars and syndication schedules.
• Continuously improve by capturing and analyzing the appropriate social media data/metrics, insights and best practices, and then acting on the information.
• Develop PR strategies that effectively steer public opinion on Legacy Traditional Schools.
• Proactively pitching publications, including top-tier, industry and regional outlets.
• Writing press releases and other media communications.
• Bachelor’s Degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field of study.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in PR and Social Media.
• Proven track record designing and executing successful PR campaigns.
• Strong relationships with media outlets, bloggers and influencers.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills.
• Execute deep understanding of social media platforms, their respective participants and how each platform can be deployed in different scenarios.
• Strong storytelling and creative thinking skills with an eye for engaging content that will resonate with existing and target customers.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education, Certifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field of study.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in PR and Social Media
• Proven track record designing and executing successful public relations campaigns.
• Strong relationships with both local and Arizona-centric media outlets as well as bloggers and influencers
• Exceptional writing and editing skills
• Display in-depth knowledge and understanding of social media platforms, their respective participants and how each platform can be deployed in different scenarios
• Strong storytelling and creative thinking skills with an eye for engaging content that will resonate with existing and target customers.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Flexible in thought between creative innovative and complain.
• Proven analytical and quantitative skills.
• Metrics and Data driven.

BACKGROUND CHECKS:

• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a valid IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at all times.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Travel between campuses is required from time to time.
• This position requires the need to lift objects (up to 25 pounds) on occasion.
• This position may require sitting for long periods at times, talking on the phone, standing, kneeling, stooping and long periods of concentration.
• Local and instate travel required.

Be excited to be a part of our team and grow your career with us!​

Be the one who enables us to positively impact over 258,000 students across multiple states while driving our growth forward so we can enrich even more lives. Be the one who helps us achieve excellence for over 226 schools that we support with academics, finance, technology, human resources, communications, marketing, facilities, construction, and food services. Be the one who is a diverse thinker, a team player, a smart risk taker, an innovator, and a difference maker by encouraging others to climb higher and reach farther to further education.

• Be yourself surrounded by wonderful people who care about you, value your unique skills, and lift you up.
• Be supported in your work by caring leaders and team members who want you to succeed.
• Be empowered to make a difference and climb higher and reach farther to change lives through education.
• Be well in all aspects of your life from your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing to your finances.
• Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, with unlimited flexible paid time-off for performance.
• Be able to care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits and invest in your future with 401(k) plans with a 6% employer match on your contributions.
• Enhance your growth and development with mentoring and money to take training classes.
• Thrive in a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where we treat others with fairness and respect, celebrate diversity, and elevate equality and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer.

Be the one who makes a difference!

With an innovative mind, a hungry heart, and engaging spirit you can change lives through education. Be a part of Vertex Education and let’s make a difference together. Apply Today!

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