Central Office_Director of Communications (Community Empowerment Innovation and Partnerships (2025-2026)

The DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional Director, Communications.

Salary Grade/Schedule: 132

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Title: Director, Communications

The Director of Communications provides a clear and strategic vision for building a culture of transparency, accessibility, and excellence in communication across the DeKalb County School District. This leader will guide the Communications Department in advancing its vision to become nationally recognized as a standard of excellence in school communications. Through consistent, effective messaging, strong partnerships, multilingual access, and innovative campaigns, the Director will ensure every stakeholder is informed, connected, and inspired to proudly champion the district’s story—ultimately strengthening trust and supporting student success.

Essential Functions:

• Provide strategic leadership in developing and delivering inclusive messaging that aligns with district priorities and advances trust, transparency, and engagement.
• Oversee brand strategy and visual identity to ensure consistency, professionalism, and alignment across all platforms and communications.
• Direct the planning and execution of integrated marketing and public awareness campaigns across digital, print, and broadcast communication tools.
• Strategically support community engagement initiatives through coordinated outreach and communications.
• Lead districtwide storytelling that amplifies and celebrates student, staff, and school successes, elevating the district’s public image.
• Guide the creation and dissemination of internal and external communication tools, including newsletters.
• Set the vision for content strategy and user experience across the district website, ensuring accessibility, relevance, and functionality.
• Provide executive oversight for creative services, including the design and production of digital and print communications.
• Lead a high-performing multimedia team responsible for DSTV, the district podcast, and digital storytelling platforms.
• Oversee multimedia production, including photography, videography, and live-streaming of high-profile district events.
• Direct the district’s digital engagement strategies, including social media, SchoolMessenger platforms, and digital signage networks.
• Ensure high-quality multimedia and communications support for major district events, ceremonies, and initiatives.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on the effectiveness and impact of communications initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, video, sound, English or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience in communications, public relations, or community engagement, preferably within a K-12 public education or public-sector environment.

08/05/2025