Position: Digital Media and Social Media Manager
Reports To: Senior Director of Communications and Strategy
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Founded in 1986, Mount Pisgah Christian School is a leading private school that provides an outstanding college-preparatory education grounded in Christian faith and values. Our vision is to teach foundational truth in an ever-changing world, empowering students to think critically and creatively and to act with courage and compassion. We are committed to partnering with families to offer excellence in faith, academics, fine arts, and athletics.
Position Overview:
The Digital Media & Social Media Manager drives MPCS’s online presence by creating, curating, and distributing engaging digital content across social media, the school website, and third-party online platforms. This role ensures consistent storytelling, brand visibility, and community interaction that supports enrollment, retention, and engagement goals.
Responsibilities:
- Plan, develop, and execute all MPCS Patriots social media posts, campaigns, and platform strategies.
- Provide direction and training for subgroup accounts (HOS, Athletics, Fine Arts, Alumni, Student Life, Staff) as the leader ultimately accountable for the comprehensive brand’s online presence.
- Develop and execute strategy for social listening and reputation management.
- Develop and execute strategy for social retargeting campaigns in alignment with overall advertising strategy.
- Capture and edit photography and video content for use in digital channels.
- Collaborate on digital advertising campaigns (Google, Facebook, Instagram, etc.), tracking ROI and analytics.
- Oversee the school’s online coverage of events with real-time engagement strategies.
- Maintain active and updated presence on all priority listing sites (Private School Review, Niche, Admission.org, etc.)
- Curate testimonials, reviews, and digital stories from parents, students, and alumni.
- Maintain and update website content in partnership with IT and departments.
- Analyze metrics across social and digital platforms, providing reports and recommendations.
- Ensure that digital communications reflect MPCS’s commitment to its mission and values.
- Attend major events to capture content and ensure online coverage within owned media.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience preferably in social media management, digital content or related roles.
- A mission-driven individual who demonstrates an eagerness to serve in a faith-based academic environment & genuine ability to connect with and serve young people in a Christian community.
- Communications: Effective written, verbal, and editing communication skills. Should be able to adapt communication style to suit different audiences.
- Collaboration: Has student-centered focus and ability to work with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including students, families, faculty, staff, and community partners.
Work Environment:
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to do the following.
- Frequently sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear.
- Frequently stand, walk distances, and climb stairs.
- Drives personal vehicle across campuses.
- Have specific vision abilities required by this job that include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- The noise level in the work environment is usually low.
- Manage equipment, including a phone, computer, camera, video equipment, and other electronic devices.
- Use muscles or limbs to Lift boxes or items under 30 lbs.
- Occasionally work nights and weekends in support of departmental school activities.
The faculty and staff of Mount Pisgah Christian School affirm a Statement of Faith. The school believes that the fair and equitable treatment of the employee is critical to fulfilling its mission, vision, and core values.
Consistent with its Christian beliefs, MPCS does not discriminate in its employment practices or the administration and dissemination of its programs and services.
