With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and opportunities in more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in the United States and one of the largest employers in Southeastern Pennsylvania. As an employer, the City of Philadelphia operates through the guiding principles of service, integrity, respect, accountability, collaboration, diversity and inclusion. Through these principles, we strive to effectively deliver services, to resolve the challenges facing our city, and to make Philadelphia a place where all our residents have the opportunity to reach their potential. 

Agency Description:

The Mayor’s Office of Education provides leadership to improve education in the City of Philadelphia.  To achieve this mission, MOE creates policies and programs to:

• Expand access to quality pre-K for Philadelphia families;
• Create Community Schools designed to strengthen local schools by removing barriers to student success;
• Facilitate collaboration and partnership among many stakeholders to strengthen the local education landscape; and
• Advance key educational policy

This position supports the public relations, digital communications, and community engagement efforts of the Mayor’s Office of Education. The Communications Manager reports to the Communications Director and works closely with program staff, partner organizations, and other City departments to promote and support the activities of the Mayor’s Office of Education including the Office’s signature programs, PHLpreK and Community Schools.

Salary Range: $45-50k/yr 

Essential Functions:

• Supports development and implementation of digital strategy and public engagement plans to support Office goals
• Oversees social media strategy, implementation, and analytics
• Prepares content for phila.gov/education, phlprek.org, and all electronic messaging and communications
• Oversees email marketing including content creation and list management
• Oversees press clipping and photo archives
• Supervises interns/volunteers
• Assists with drafting public statements, talking points, speeches, press releases, and written testimony for MOE staff, as needed
• Offers training and ongoing professional development for MOE staff on digital best practices
• Represents agency at community outreach events and meetings, as needed
• Assists in procurement of promotional collateral
• Assists in coordination of press conferences and events
• Prepares electronic and print materials, as needed

• B/A or B/S from an accredited four-year college or university
• 2-4 years of experience in media relations, digital strategy, and/or program communications
• Spanish language skills, conversational and/or written, strongly preferred

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills; experience writing content and messaging for a public audience
• Self-motivated and able to handle simultaneous priority projects and meet established deadlines
• Must demonstrate track record of strategically planning and creating digital content for blogs, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
• Highly organized and capable of tracking files, content, and projects in a systematic manner
• Experience with email marketing preferred
• Experience with Wordpress or other CMS preferred
• Knowledge and expertise of Philadelphia’s education and nonprofit landscape preferred

All applicants must comply with Section 3-306 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, which requires all appointed non-civil service employees to become a resident of the City within six months of appointment. The Mayor, or his/her designee, has the right to amend, change, add or delete items of the job description or job responsibilities at any time. The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. We are committed to hiring candidates that represent the diversity of the City of Philadelphia.

 For more information, go to: Human Relations Website: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx