Description

Note: This employer is open to candidates who want to work remote.

Camp Kingswood seeks a Director of Marketing and Communications to serve as a senior leader responsible for owning strategy, stewarding the brand, and leading all camp communications across the year. This role leads all camp communications and storytelling, ensuring that every Kingswood touchpoint reflects the camp's mission, values, voice, and spirit.

The Director of Marketing and Communications strengthens relationships with campers, families, staff, alumni, and community partners while supporting year-round operations and summer leadership. You report to the Camp Director and Owner.

The Ideal Candidate

This role is for a marketing leader who:

• Has deep respect for camp culture and understands how trust, emotion, and storytelling drive enrollment
• Is equally comfortable setting strategy and executing high-quality work
• Brings strong editorial judgment and knows when less is more
• Manages complexity well and follows projects through from idea to delivery
• Communicates with warmth, clarity, and confidence across diverse audiences
• Is energized by leadership, responsibility, and accountability in a mission-driven organization

This position is especially well-suited for a marketing professional looking to step into a year-round leadership role while staying deeply connected to the camp experience.This job can be year-round part time or full time.
Responsibilities

1) Marketing, Communications & Brand Strategy

• Develop, lead, and continuously refine a year-round marketing and communications strategy aligned with enrollment, retention, and community goals
• Serve as steward of the Kingswood brand, ensuring consistency, quality, and clarity across all digital and print platforms
• Serve as the final owner of all camp communications, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with Kingswood's values and voice across all platforms
• Own and manage all communications calendars, balancing strategic priorities, seasonal rhythms, and operational realities
• Design, execute, and evaluate paid marketing campaigns with a clear understanding of audience, message, and conversion goals
• Track performance metrics and adjust strategies to improve reach, engagement, and enrollment
• Supervise and support seasonal content creators during the off-season

2) Design, Creative Direction & Content

• Lead the creative direction of marketing and communications materials, maintaining high standards for clarity, consistency, and visual storytelling
• Maintain and uphold visual standards and brand guidelines
• Create presentations, graphics, and visual materials for meetings, planning, and community engagement
• Provide thoughtful creative support that elevates internal communications without over-designing or over-producing

3) Apparel, Merchandise & Marketing Collateral

• Provide strategic and creative oversight of branded apparel, promotional items, and marketing collateral
• Manage apparel and merchandise projects with strong attention to timelines, budgets, and brand integrity
• Design, source, and manage milestone gifts, staff appreciation items, and promotional materials
• Oversee the online camp store, including product selection, pricing, inventory, and fulfillment
• Manage branded canteen items, including ordering and inventory

About the Role

This is a leadership role for someone who takes pride in their judgment, values collaboration, and understands that camp communications carry both joy and responsibility. This role is for someone who enjoys responsibility, takes ownership seriously, and understands that camp communications carry both joy and trust. It requires sound judgment, follow-through, and a genuine appreciation for the culture and rhythms of overnight camp.

This role is not:

• A junior or entry-level marketing position
• A social media-only or content-posting role
• A freelance, "do a little when you have time" arrangement
• A purely creative role without accountability for results
• A hands-off leadership role that only delegates work
• A corporate marketing job disconnected from community, relationships, and values
• A position for someone who prefers rigid schedules or narrowly defined responsibilities

Qualifications & Skills

• Background in marketing, communications, or brand management
• Proficiency in Canva; strong skills in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
  Working knowledge of video creation and editing
• Proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Zoom, MailChimp, and WordPress
• Strong understanding of social media strategy and platforms (including Meta, TikTok, and emerging platforms)
• Experience with paid digital marketing, SEO, and online advertising
• Excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills
• Creative, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• CampMinder experience a plus
• Comfort and fluency in Jewish culture, values, and communal life, and the ability to reflect those authentically in communications.
• Meaningful prior camp experience required; overnight camp experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and summers on-site

Interested in working from home? This employer is open to candidates who want to work remote.

Salary/Compensation: $50,000 - $60,000 per year