Description
SUMMARY
Located about 40 minutes north of Philadelphia, The Quaker School at Horsham (TQS) is a K–12 community built for learners with complex challenges, including ADHD, learning disabilities, autism, expressive and receptive language disorders, and anxiety disorders. Serving about 100 students today, TQS is a place where students who have felt misunderstood in more traditional settings can be known well, taught with care, and supported to build a future with real options. Quaker values are lived in daily practice through simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship, shaping a school culture that is warm, candid, and deeply relational.
This is a moment of visible growth. A new wing, set to open this fall, will expand learning and student-support spaces and allow TQS to grow enrollment into the mid 100s. With a visual rebrand and a new website underway, the school is also focused on strengthening community engagement and family connection, ensuring that communications and shared experiences keep pace with the school’s growth.
To support its next chapter of growth and evolution, TQS seeks a director of marketing and community engagement, a newly created position reporting to the director of development. This is a unique opportunity for a strategic, hands-on leader who enjoys both building and doing. The director will assess what is working across marketing and communications, and then lean in to strengthen systems, clarify cadence, and elevate execution. The director will play a central role in shaping and stewarding the school’s emerging brand, bringing greater cohesion and professionalism to communications while preserving the warmth and mission centered culture that defines TQS. By refining how families experience information and community touchpoints and sharpening the school’s public facing narrative, especially around its differentiated program and student impact, this leader will help ensure that the story of TQS is told with clarity, authenticity, and purpose.
12M & Ed Tech Recruiting is running the search on behalf of The Quaker School at Horsham. Applications received by April 3 will receive priority review. For application instructions and the full job opportunity statement, please visit:
www.12MRecruiting.com/jobs/TQS/marcom
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Priority Deadline: April 3, 2026
Virtual Semifinal Round: End of April
On-site Final Round: Mid May
Decision Announced: By End of May 2026
Start Date: July 1, 2026
Reports To: Director of Development
Annual Salary: $108,000
SPECIFIC DUTIES
Lead Communications and Content
- Evaluate current communications practices and establish clear systems, cadence, and norms that support effective internal and external communication.
- Develop and execute a communications plan aligned with enrollment, advancement, and broader school priorities.
- Create timely, high quality content in house, including storytelling, event coverage, and copywriting across platforms as needed.
- Use data, feedback, and practical indicators to assess effectiveness and refine messaging, channels, and delivery over time.
- Report directly to the Director of Development and perform other duties as assigned.
Cultivate Community Engagement and Family Experience
- Lead and cultivate community engagement initiatives that strengthen the family experience and reinforce connection to the school’s mission.
- Design, launch, and steward a parent ambassador program.
- Design and implement a comprehensive new family orientation experience.
- Plan, promote, and oversee key family facing community events throughout the year.
Steward the Brand and Support Adoption
- Serve as the steward of the school’s brand, ensuring consistent voice, tone, and visual identity across all touchpoints.
- Develop and maintain core templates, shared assets, and tools that support faculty and staff in communicating efficiently and cohesively.
- Partner with faculty and staff to support adoption of communication tools and practices that align with brand and strategy.
Manage Partners, Platforms, and Digital Presence
- Manage relationships with external partners supporting paid digital advertising and specialized marketing services.
- Support and steward the transition from Finalsite to WordPress and oversee ongoing website content updates and governance in partnership with external developers.
- Oversee social media and digital storytelling.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS AND QUALITIES
Professional Qualifications
- Possession of a bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Experience leading marketing and communications strategy in a mission driven organization, school, or closely related community setting
- Demonstrated ability to develop a communications plan and execute it hands on with strong attention to quality and follow through
- Experience stewarding a brand rollout or maintaining brand consistency across materials, platforms, and departments
- Experience using data and practical indicators to refine messaging, improve engagement, and support enrollment or community goals
- Experience supporting community facing events through communications and coordination
- Familiarity with common communications tools including email platforms, website
- CMS systems, social media tools, and design or template platforms, along with a willingness to learn new systems
- Experience coordinating and managing relationships with external marketing or digital partners
Leadership & Personal Qualities
- A relationship centered presence and an eagerness to step away from the desk to build trust with colleagues and families across campus
- A clear and thoughtful communicator in writing, conversation, and presentations, with the ability to translate nuance into accessible language
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities with steady follow through in a department of one role
- Initiative and creativity paired with the discipline to build repeatable systems and templates that keep the work sustainable
- Discretion and professionalism in a school setting, with respect for student and family privacy
- Comfort working collaboratively across departments, aligning messages and strengthening the overall family experience
- Alignment with the mission and core beliefs of The Quaker School at Horsham and respect for Quaker values in practice (Quaker affiliation not required)
TO APPLY
For more information please visit the following link, which contains the job opportunity statement and complete application instructions.
