CL22653: Communications Coordinator - Administration

Position #22653: Communications Coordinator

Posting Dates: 1 0/24/2025 – 10/30/2025 (Or Until Filled)
Location: Communications Department / Administration Center
Hours: 8 Hours per Day, 260 Days per Year

JOB DESCRIPTION

Do you enjoy creating digital content and supporting communication projects? Kennewick School District is seeking a Communications Coordinator to assist our Communications Team. In this role, you’ll help produce digital content that highlights our schools, programs, students, and staff while ensuring our online platforms stay current and engaging. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong technical and creative skills who enjoys a fast-paced, deadline driven role.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Samples Required
Applicants are encouraged to include website links to samples of their digital and/or written work (e.g., social media posts, newsletters, graphics, photography, or video projects). Finalists may be asked to complete a skills exercise as part of the interview process.

All applications must be submitted to the Kennewick School District Online at www.ksd.org .

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

QUALIFICAITONS REQUIRED

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Mobility: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk for prolonged periods of time, push, or pull up to 50 lbs., kneel and crouch, twist and bend, use hands to type, finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arm.
• Sense: The employee frequently is required to talk/hear conversations and other sounds. The employee must communicate effectively in person and over telephone. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, far vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Lifting: The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The communications coordinator spends a significant amount of time in an office setting performing communications functions. They also travel locally to district buildings, event sites, and other locations in our community.

• Physical Hazards: While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in indoor conditions and regularly works near video display. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Occasionally works beyond normal workday. Occasionally attends night meetings or activities. Occasional travel to various locations and school site required.
  

Kennewick School District's Non-Discrimination Policy

The Kennewick School District provides equal access to all programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or use of trained dog, guide or service animal by a person with a disability, and provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights & Equity: Dr. Thomas Brillhart - (509) 222-5010 (Thomas.Brillhart@ksd.org)

Section 504, Title IX: BJ Wilson - (509) 222-5003 (BJ.Wilson@ksd.org)

This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in all education programs and/or extra-curricular school activities in the Kennewick School District.

Applicants : Inquiries regarding compliance procedures or requests for reasonable accommodation may be directed to the School District’s Director of Human Resources.

For information on salary and benefits, visit www.ksd.org/jobs .

Kennewick School District Contact Names and Telephone Numbers:

Toni Neidhold, Director of Human Resources

(509)222-5010

HR@ksd.org

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Kennewick School District

1000 West 4 th Avenue

Kennewick, WA 99336