About North Country School & Camp Treetops

Located on the outskirts of Lake Placid, NY, Camp Treetops and North Country School sit on a 220-acre campus amid majestic mountain peaks in New York State’s Adirondack Park. Since 1921 and 1938 respectively, we have been nationally renowned for pioneering educational programs rooted in progressive practices and experiential learning. Both Camp and School guide children to engage the natural world, take on intellectual and physical challenges in a nurturing community, and cultivate independence and creativity.

Position Overview

North Country School and Camp Treetops seek a full-time Content Manager to support the institution’s communications and marketing team. In this role, you will serve as an in-house journalist, content creator, and strategist who will work across both traditional and digital mediums for internal and external audiences. A sense of curiosity, experience working with young people, and a passion for inspiring others through storytelling are key traits you’ll bring to the table in this position.

What You Will Do

As an integral member of the communications team, your work will help to broaden knowledge of the inspirational progressive learning that happens every day at Camp and School—a century-old tradition that has impacted countless children and adults for its life-changing and transformational qualities.

How You Will Spend Your Time

Storytelling (60% of time)

As the organization’s in-house journalist, the bulk of your work will revolve around storytelling. Spanning strategy and execution, you will:

Produce engaging content for This Week at NCS during the academic year (September-May), embedding yourself within the campus community to capture the student experience. This piece of your role requires a journalistic approach to seek out and find the stories by embedding yourself within the campus community, interfacing with students and staff, taking photos and gathering information, asking questions, and performing research before writing and finalizing each week’s newsletter.
Assist with the Camp Journal during the summer camp season, which shares the unplugged and unhurried experience of a summer at Camp Treetops. As a part of this, you will also assist the Communications Associate to photograph each week of Camp’s seven-week experience.
Serve as a key editorial team member and contributor for the biannual Organic Roots magazine. This is one of our organization’s largest collaborative efforts throughout the year and a vital engagement, recruitment, fundraising, and stewardship tool across our audiences.

Content Strategy (20% of time)

Together with the communications team, you will help to lead content strategy across the organization for the channels you are responsible for, while also contributing to annual communications initiatives and efforts in collaboration with the advancement and admissions teams, as well as other key departments, to meet annual organizational goals.

Community Engagement (10% of time)

Our community is fast-paced, dynamic, and unique. Constant engagement with faculty and staff will require approximately 20% of your time to ensure you are effectively capturing everyday life, including the work of our faculty inside and outside of the classroom as they nurture, teach, and guide our children. You will also regularly interface with our students by tableheading a lunch table, assisting with out-times, and serving as a support for morning or afternoon chores. This aspect of your work will mean that some weekend work will be required to join student trips during outdoor excursions, outings in our local communities, weekend activities on campus, as well as special community events including theater productions, musical performances, holiday celebrations, and other traditions.

The Skills You Bring to Our Community

Bachelor’s Degree in communications, journalism, or a related field, or 5+ years of experience in the field with a demonstrated record of success
Demonstration of exceptional writing, researching, fact-checking, and storytelling abilities
Photography and photo editing skills (video also preferred)
Experience with email marketing, WordPress or other CMS platforms, internal communications, brand culture, and Adobe Creative Cloud
Previous work in nonprofits and past experience working with children a plus

The Values You Bring to Our Community

Passion for inspiring through compelling storytelling
Deep appreciation for community and working with others
Curiosity and a desire to continuously learn
Belief in the importance of brand for organizational success
Commitment to making those around you feel celebrated and valued
Enthusiasm for working with children and the outdoors (Adirondacks)
Warmth, grace, kindness, and a willingness to step outside your comfort zone
Independence and ability to be a self-starter

The Benefits of Working Here

In addition to a salary of between $40-60K annually (dependent upon experience), you will enjoy:

Health insurance
A retirement plan with TIAA
Personal time off
Paid family leave
Childcare stipend
Tuition remission for North Country School & Camp Treetops
Flexible work
Farm-fresh meals

How to Apply

To apply, please send your resume with a cover letter and a link to a portfolio of your work to applicant@ncstreetops.org.

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