COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Liberty Common School is seeking a Communications Associate beginning Mon 6 JUL 2026. Liberty Common School is a public, tuition-free school chartered by the Poudre School District in Fort Collins, Colorado, utilizing the Core Knowledge© curriculum and timeless principles of classically oriented education. Liberty Common School currently enrolls over 1,600 students grades k-12.

Liberty Common School follows the Core Knowledge© curriculum in grades k–8. This curriculum encompasses language arts, mathematics, science, history, geography, fine arts, and physical education. The curriculum is characterized by honors-level instruction, cumulative knowledge, content-specific lessons, and coherent sequencing.

The school’s mission is to provide excellence and fairness in education by teaching a contextual body of organized knowledge, the skills of learning, and the values of a democratic society. This is done through parental choice, partnership with teachers, and student acceptance of responsibility for her/his academic effort.

Position Summary

This role is responsible for planning and executing school-communications activities as part of the Advancement Team. The position supports the school’s public-facing communications in charter-school awareness, school-choice advocacy, including collaboration with community organizations and strategic partners.

This role works closely with the Director of Advancement, Communications Specialist, Headmaster, and other school leaders to ensure outreach communications are clear, consistent, and mission-aligned. 

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Salary Non-Exempt

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Regular, full-time

WORK HOURS: 40 hours per week

SALARY RANGE: 40,000.00-$50,000.00

REPORTS TO: Director of Advancement

REVISION DATE: March 2026

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the execution of school-outreach initiatives
• Manage and organize school-sponsored outreach events, including enrollment events, open houses, community events, and fundraising gatherings
• Support the development and execution of public-relations strategies promoting the school and its leadership role in charter-school advocacy
• Assist with the development, design, and distribution of outreach-focused communications, including:
  • Enrollment and admissions materials
  • Event promotions
  • School advancement
  • Fundraising communications
• Monitor outreach and communications channels for engagement and feedback
• Attend meetings, as needed, to successfully orchestrate job duties and tasks

 Minimum Requirements

• Philosophical alignment, clear understanding, and dedication to the mission and philosophy of Liberty Common School as expressed in its Charter, Bylaws, policies, and by its Board of Directors, and Headmaster
• Excellent communication skills, especially written
• Proven, successful experience in this or a related field
• Proficiency with Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and general web-based tools
• Ability and willingness to work effectively with peers and team members to improve student academic achievement

 Desired Skills and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA in English, journalism, communications, public relations, business education, law, or marketing) or higher, and/or equivalent work experience
• Experience copywriting, editing, and content development for multiple audiences and platforms (print, email, social media, etc.)
• Experience posting and maintaining events on local and regional event platforms (e.g., community calendars, school directories, local media sites, Facebook Events, Eventbrite, etc.)
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and project-management skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and adapt to last-minute assignments while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience supporting social-media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube)
• Experience with graphic-design and layout tools (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, or similar)
• Experience with email-marketing systems (Constant Contact, ActiveCampaign, Finalsite, or similar)
• Experience with Finalsite Composer or Finalsite web tools
• Experience conducting A/B testing for email subject lines, content layouts, or calls-to-action to improve engagement and conversion
• Ability to analyze email and campaign-performance metrics (open rates, click-through rates, conversions) and apply insights to future campaigns
• Familiarity with audience segmentation for enrollment or event-based communications
• Second-language fluency, especially writing

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to maneuver uneven surfaces.
• Must be able to carry or transfer up to 20lbs of supplies frequently.
• Must be able to work in occasionally loud environments. 
• Must be able to frequently use office technology including computers, copiers, and printers.
• Must be able to use commercial office tools including paper cutters and staplers

Benefits:

• Enrollment in Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and employer contributions to your PERA retirement account.
• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, short-term disability insurance.
• Paid time off that includes and fully satisfies the sick leave requirement of the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplace Act. 
• Employer required taxes.
• Life Insurance.
• Offer 403B, 401K, Roth, and AFLAC.

EEO STATEMENT

Liberty Common School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It provides a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and school needs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Liberty Common School complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws ensuring fair and equitable treatment for all employees and applicants.

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT

All employment with Liberty Common School is voluntary and is subject to termination by you or Liberty Common School at-will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time. There is no guarantee, in any manner, Liberty Common School will continue employment for any set period of time. This applies to all aspects of employment at Liberty Common School including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion, placement, discipline, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and access to benefits and training. 

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

This job description is not a comprehensive list of activities, duties, and responsibilities required of this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice from Liberty Common School.

For more information about Liberty Common School, visit www.libertycommon.org

A complete application includes nothing less than the following items:

1. Letter of application
2. Resume
3. Portfolio of sample work and/or link to portfolio website
4. Three references with phone numbers
5. A signed statement of attestation disclosing whether generative Artificial Intelligence has been used in composing any of the four required application documents. If so, include unambiguous and precise indication(s) as to which segments contain AI-generated words or passages, which AI tool(s) is used, and the extent to which AI-generation is represented in your five-part application.

This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Mail to:

Mr. Brett Harkey, Director of Advancement

Liberty Common School

1725 Sharp Point Drive

Fort Collins, CO 80525

Or e-mail to: bharkey@libertycommon.org

Liberty Common School is an EEO employer.

This employer utilizes E-Verify.