Marketing Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Title : Marketing Coordinator

Location : 910 W Van Buren St., Chicago, IL 60607

Reports To : Executive Director of Strategy

Salary : Starting Salary $60,000, commensurate with experience

Employee Type : Regular Full Time

Start Date : November 2025

The mission of Distinctive Schools, an educational practice leader committed to social justice and the elevation of access and achievement in historically marginalized communities, is to support each child in becoming an engaged and curious learner, a confident self-advocate, and a creative problem-solver by setting high expectations and nurturing a positive culture that honors diversity, collaboration, and optimism.

Position Overview

As a part of the strategy team, the Marketing Coordinator will produce high-quality, creative, original written

and visual content that engages internal team members and builds external brand recognition. The main duties of the role will include creating informative content, producing and sharing engaging content for social media, and seeking opportunities to share Distinctive School’s brand, products, services, and story. This role will be responsible for generating content and community management for 20 social accounts including Instagram, Facebook, X and LinkedIn. Additionally this role is responsible for maintaining content across 11 websites. The ideal candidate is creative, detail-oriented marketing professional who brings strong social media and content creation skills, excellent communication and project management abilities, and a passion for storytelling and student voice to drive engagement.

Responsibilities

Social Media :

• ? Help to define and translate our voice in digital spaces; research and gather information for highlighting the Distinctive Schools story
• ? Build social media presence, monitor company brand, develop strategies for building brand awareness on social media
• ? Manage social media presence, including day-to-day posts and messages across channels ( 9 instagram accounts, 9 Facebook accounts, 1 X account and 1 Linkedin Account)
• ? Provide customer service by answering questions and concerns when necessary in a timely manner
• ? Foster a sense of community by initiating conversations and encouraging user-generated content
• ? Conduct and report analysis of site and social traffic
• ? Monitor social media channels for brand mentions and industry trends
• ? Co-create, maintain, and implement digital marketing and editorial calendar
• ? Manage social media advocates at each campus by providing training, sharing best practices, and providing consultation to ensure monthly metrics are hit for social posts and community email sends
• ? Support our school teams in sharing the Distinctive Schools story
• ? Help develop and deploy Student and Talent recruitment campaigns throughout the

year

Campus and Network Website :

Requirements (minimum)

Education

Qualifications

Technology demands

Benefits

Fully match up to 3%

Description Disclaimer : Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.

EEO : Distinctive Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law.

Distinctive Schools is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Distinctive Schools will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and / or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact talent@distinctiveschools.org or call 773.828.4191