Director of Marketing and Communications
Akademeia High School
Poland
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- Salary:
- competetive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- immediate
- Apply by:
- 30 September 2024
Job overview
Director of Marketing and Communications
Purpose of Role
This is an exciting opportunity to actively shape the development of a growing and thriving international school, with an already well-established reputation for outstanding holistic education and pastoral care. The school boasts a vibrant academic environment with a strong leadership team, fantastic faculty, and a supportive administrative team.
We are looking to appoint the Director of Marketing and Communications who is an energetic and innovative leader with the ability to inspire others with a strong work ethic and growth mindset. The Director of Marketing and Communications will serve as a key function in the Senior Management Team of the School and contribute to the strategic direction and development of Akademeia brand.
The Director of Marketing and Communications is responsible for developing and implementing the long-term marketing and communication vision for Akademeia brand, including established activities as well as new projects. Responsibilities include planning, development and implementation of all Akademeia marketing strategies and marketing communications, both external and internal. Leads the marketing and communications team and liaises with key stakeholders across the organisation to promote the school effectively.
About Akademeia
Akademeia High School is a well-established academically selective school in Warsaw, offering IGCSEs and A Levels alongside Akademeia Assessed Courses. The majority of our students are preparing to study at Oxbridge, Russell group, and Ivy League universities as well as acclaimed architecture, art and music schools. With a rigorous admissions process and A Level classes taught in the form of undergraduate seminars, the school pursues a pre-university university model. The school offers a robust scholarship programme, with 10% of places allocated to merit-based, partial and full scholarships. Together with Akademeia High School Foundation, the school also supports several educational outreach and community engagement initiatives.
Earlier this year, Akademeia became part of International Schools Partnership (iSP), one of the world’s leading international school groups, with more than 80 schools in 23 countries.
Key Responsibilities
· Responsible for designing, planning, developing, evaluating and reporting on goals and long-term communication and marketing strategies for Akademeia High School and potential expansion projects
· Development of AHS brand and visibility through creation of high-quality content
· Representing Akademeia at events/panels/publications focused on education and development of talented students in liaison with the Director of Admissions and the Headmaster
· Liaising with media representatives and PR partners, ensuring appropriate communication of the school’s successes and development
· Ensure high quality and consistency in communications and branding across all Akademeia channels and platforms
· Developing short- and long-term plans and budgets for the marketing and communications program and its activities, monitor progress, assure adherence and evaluate performance
· Develop, or oversee the development of digital and social media strategy, campaigns, web content and design to ensure it is aligned with organizational branding and messages
· Analyse and use data to inform short-term and long-term strategies and tailor messaging to diverse audiences
· Managing the coordination of public relations and marketing campaigns, program promotion, and member engagement efforts
· Collaborate with various Akademeia teams, members, and partner organizations to translate strategy into integrated communications plans
· Developing and managing the Akademeia alumni network in liaison with Director of Co-Curricular
· Providing direction, guidance, ensuring effective management within the communications and marketing team, including Marketing Specialist and Alumni Coordinator
· Supporting the work of AHS Foundation and fundraising focused on financing scholars and AHS development projects, organizing fundraising events and initiatives, developing and growing network and database of donors
· Work with the iSP regional team as required, both on campaigns relating to the school and on group initiatives.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience
· A good honours degree
· High level of IT literacy
· An outstanding marketing professional with a proven record of delivering the highest standard of content and fostering excellent professional culture
· A successful track record of leadership in senior or significant middle management role (Director of Marketing in a relevant sector, or extensive experience in marketing in international education)
· An energetic and confident leader with the ability to build strong relationships with the school’s community and external partners
· Strives for the highest standards at all times
· Energetic and enthusiastic; willing to go the extra mile to support the team
· Exceptional organizational skill; able to work quickly with meticulous attention to detail
· Effective communicator: able to enthuse others and share vision
· Innovative thinker, committed to finding new opportunities for the development of the School
· Able to take informed decisions, with the whole-school perspective
· A strong team player
· Kind, patient, and emphatic
· Committed to the ethos and values of Akademeia High School and ISP
It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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About Akademeia High School
Akademeia High School is an international, academically-selective school in Warsaw, offering A-levels and GCSEs. We are an accredited UCAS centre and Edexcel (Pearson) and AQA examination centre for the English GCE Advanced Levels. We have also prepared a special intensive SAT/ACT exam course for students who are interested in applying to American universities.
We offer IGCSEs and A Levels alongside Akademeia Assessed Courses, which supplement and go beyond the prescribed UK Examination Boards’ curricula. In years 10 and 11 students take interdisciplinary Akademeia Assessed Courses and iGCSEs subjects.
All students at Akademeia High School work towards A Level exams, giving them the opportunity to build their own academic profile from the wide variety of subjects on offer. This unique approach, which is tailored to the students’ greatest strengths, allows them to develop several valuable skills, such as critical thinking, effective communication and problem solving.
Our school focuses on developing both students’ academic abilities and their artistic, athletic and leadership potential. The majority of our students are preparing to study at Oxbridge, Russell group, and Ivy League universities as well as acclaimed architecture, art and music schools. The school offers a substantial scholarship program with about 10% of students being scholars.
Our mission
We strive to help our students realise their intellectual and creative ambitions and stretch their abilities in our pre-university university environment. We provide a pathway to the leading universities across the globe and prepare our students for the ever-changing world.
With critical thinking at the heart of our curricula, we nurture student agency, encourage dialogue, and follow an interdisciplinary approach to develop in our pupils a lifelong passion for learning.
Multidimensional education
By understanding the requirements of the best universities in the world, we take care of the academic achievements on the one hand and we actively promote the personal development of our students (participation in volunteer activities, internships, competitions, workshops) on the other.
We place great emphasis on critical thinking and we believe it is important to develop our students’ varied competences, such as: communication and presentation, creativity and innovation, teamwork and project management, critical thinking and problem solving, ability to collect, filter and absorb information.
University acceptances: classes of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023
University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, London School of Economics, Imperial College London, University College London, King’s College London, University of Exeter, University of Bristol, University of St Andrews, Durham University, Glasgow School of Art, University of the Arts London, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Columbia University, Duke University, University of Chicago, Princeton University, Wesleyan University, New York University, University of Notre Dame, Parsons University, University of Washington, Berklee College of Music, University of Pennsylvania,University of British Columbia, Purdue, Carnegie Mellon, University of Amsterdam, University of York, University of Southern California, Design Academy of Eindhoven, Esade, Bocconi University, IE University, MIT, Boston College, Boston University, Delft University of Technology, UNC at Chapel Hill, Brown University.
School building
Architecture should stimulate, inspire and give students the feeling of being in an important and unique place. We want our school to be a place where students don’t want to leave. To achieve our educational goals we have created:
Professional spaces for academic work
- modern biology, chemistry and physics laboratories designed in collaboration with leading academic centers
- spacious classrooms with oval (”Harkness”) tables
A unique space for artistic activities and creative work
- a 100 square meter art studio adapted for classes in painting, printmaking and sculpture
- a multimedia studio
- music room with a recording studio
- an auditorium/theatre with seating for 300 people
A comfortable space for sport
- gymnasium with courts and other extensive sport facilities
Inspiring spaces for individual work and relaxation
- green roof (over 1000 m2 of vegetation)
- green patio
- cafeteria
- study lounge
Key words: A-levels, multidimensional education, teachers, 21st century skills, diagnosing student potential, Friday Enrichment Programme, scholarships, houses, academic excellence, the talented and gifted, space that creates opportunities
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