Catholic Schools Marketing Manager

Are you a product of Catholic education? Want others to know how wonderful that education was? Are you a strategic thinker? The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has the opportunity for you. Our Catholic Schools Marketing Manager is charged with effectively building relationships within grade schools, high schools and religious-sponsored schools with the archdiocese. And to serve as the archdiocesan communication staff contact to school administrators and volunteers regarding marketing, advertising, public relations and promotional efforts.

• Create and implement successful school marketing models, as well as coordinate the production of all materials related to marketing campaigns with approval from supervisor.
• Collectively plan and implement training of parish and school personnel/volunteers in marketing and recruitment strategies.
• Work with Hispanic communication coordinator to facilitate Spanish language translation.
• Attend meetings, establish agendas and prepare meeting materials for Schools Office and Communications Office.
• Conduct surveys, compile data and assess next steps to improve marketing strategies.
• Interface with outside consultative bodies, agencies and vendors. Finding ways to align parishes and schools in marketing and resources, working together, building this relationship and combining resources.
• Analyze past marketing efforts and collaborations to determine the model and/or approach to assist.
• Create models to effectively help groups of schools in similar situations instead of individual assistance.
• Strategize to assert levels of assistance, analyze levels of need and determine levels of marketing knowledge to make sure the approach properly suits the parish/school to grow and thrive.

• Undergraduate degree in communications, marketing, public relations, journalism, or related field required.
• Minimum of three to five years professional experience in communication field required, including proven writing, editing, project management.
• Experience within a non-profit organization.
• Experience in public relations applications in a web-based environment preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Catholic Church; active participation in a Catholic parish preferred.
• General knowledge and understanding of Catholic Schools.
• Knowledge and understanding of contemporary electronic forms of communication preferred.
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite including, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign as well as Microsoft Office Suite.
• Familiar with basic html and web applications.
• It is expected that the individual who is hired to fill this position will not speak on behalf of any other organization while a member of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee communications staff.
• Must possess a valid drivers license.

Benefit eligible first of the month following 30 days of employment.