Publications and Media Associate - ACS - Lebanon

The American Community School at Beirut are looking for a Publications and Media Associate. S/he would coordinates all aspects of communication design and marketing of events to help build constituency relationships and strengthen the school’ s ability to fundraise. S/he reports to Director of Development and Alumni Affairs and is responsible for all publications and printing material that is generated by the D& A office, as well as school-wide requests. S/he coordinates the placement of information on the website for the department. S/he handles information in strict confidentiality.

Duties & Responsibilities
- Assists in the preparation and realization of promotional material for Alumni and school-wide events
- Handles School’ s publications, D & A website pages and local/international media relations
- Solicits information and follows up with community members for the school’ s monthly newsletter and identifies potential news stories, contacts media for coverage and/or prepares news/press releases
- Regularly checks online listings or mention of ACS on the internet and follows up when needed
- Designs and develops school-wide graphic standards for all visual material, including pre-press and press follow-up
- Ensures that all visual promotional items and material are presentable and updated
- Liaises and fosters relationships with printers, advertisers, and other related vendors
- Updates photo archives and takes pictures when required
- Works on projects and other duties as required by the position

Requirements
- BA in Graphic Design. MA in Communications preferred
- Minimum 3 years of work experience in design, communications and publications
- Proficient in English and Arabic, French is a plus

Competencies
- Accuracy/detail oriented
- Organizational skills/multitasking/time management
- Service oriented
- Flexibility/adaptability
- Reliability
- Initiative taking
- Computer literacy
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Creativity
- Negotiation skills
- Team player
- Accountability
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Culturally/diversity sensitive
- Sensitive to School Culture.
- Understanding of marketing principles and use of market research.
- Ability to integrate and present complex information.
- Understanding of the significance of the Web for education Communication issues.
- Hands-on knowledge of a range of industry standard software including; InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office on a Mac and PC platform.

fghannoum@acs.edu.lb