Marketing & Media
Role Overview
Manages Zera's brand presence, content production, social media, website, and selective event coverage. Acts as brand gatekeeper for all external-facing materials. Balances external visibility (brand awareness, enrollment support) with internal documentation (event coverage, school highlights). Reports to the Administrative Director.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and execute the termly content calendar across all channels
- Manage social media accounts (daily posting, engagement, growth)
- Process content requests from departments via a light-touch workflow
- Enforce brand compliance as gatekeeper on all external-facing materials
- Cover selected events aligned to marketing objectives
- Manage school website content, updates, and basic SEO
- Track and report engagement metrics monthly and termly
Processes
MM01 — Content Calendar & Planning
Frequency: termly (pre-term planning, weekly review) Approval: Administrative Director (campaign content); autonomous (routine) Tools: content calendar spreadsheet / Canva / scheduler Coordinates with: Head of Pastoral (events calendar), Admission Office, department heads
- Review previous term's content performance and engagement data
- Obtain school events calendar from Head of Pastoral
- Identify marketing-priority events, campaigns, and content themes for the term
- Draft termly content calendar mapping posts to channels and dates
- Align enrollment support content with Admission Office campaign schedule
- Submit calendar to Administrative Director for review
- Publish weekly content schedule each Monday
- Review and adjust calendar weekly based on emerging needs
MM02 — Social Media Management
Frequency: daily Approval: autonomous (routine posts); Administrative Director (campaigns, sensitive content) Tools: Canva / Adobe / social media scheduler / platform analytics Coordinates with: all departments (content sources)
- Create and schedule content per the weekly content plan
- Post across platforms: Instagram, Facebook, XHS (Xiaohongshu), and others as active
- Monitor comments, messages, and mentions — respond within 24 hours
- Escalate negative or sensitive interactions to Administrative Director immediately
- Capture and repurpose user-generated content (with permission)
- Track weekly engagement: reach, likes, comments, follower growth
- Test content formats and posting times; adjust strategy based on data
MM03 — Content Request & Production
Frequency: as needed Approval: Marketing & Media (scheduling); Administrative Director (if campaign-level) Tools: request form / Canva / Adobe Creative Suite Coordinates with: requesting department
- Department submits content request: what is needed, purpose, target audience, channel, deadline
- Review request against current workload and content calendar
- Confirm, defer, or decline with reason — communicate timeline to requester
- Gather content inputs from department (text, photos, details)
- Produce material (flyer, social post, video clip, banner, etc.)
- Send draft to requester for content accuracy check
- Apply brand compliance review before finalising
- Deliver final material and publish or hand over to requester
MM04 — Brand Compliance & Gatekeeping
Frequency: as needed Approval: Marketing & Media (brand authority) Tools: brand kit (S3) / templates / style guide Coordinates with: all departments
- Maintain and distribute Zera brand guidelines (logos, colours, fonts, tone)
- Provide branded templates for common materials (flyers, letters, certificates, presentations)
- Review external-facing materials submitted by departments for brand compliance
- Approve, request revisions, or reject materials that do not meet guidelines
- Advise departments on correct usage of brand assets
- Update templates and guidelines when brand assets change
- Conduct termly audit of published materials for brand consistency
MM05 — Event Coverage
Frequency: as per content calendar + on request from Alex Approval: Marketing & Media (selection); Administrative Director (if budget involved) Tools: camera / video equipment / editing software Coordinates with: Head of Pastoral (events calendar), event organisers, Alex (external events)
- Review events calendar and select events aligned to marketing objectives
- Confirm coverage plan with event organiser: what to capture, access, timing
- Prepare coverage brief: key moments, shot list, channels for distribution
- Attend and capture photos and/or video
- Edit and produce content within 48 hours for social/web
- Archive raw footage and edited assets in shared drive
- Publish across relevant channels per content calendar
- When Alex has external event presentations or partnership activations, assist with video and photo capture on request
MM06 — Website Management
Frequency: weekly / as needed Approval: Marketing & Media (content updates); Administrative Director (structural changes) Tools: CMS / analytics (Google Analytics or similar) Coordinates with: Admission Office, departments
- Update website content: news, events, galleries, programme information
- Publish blog posts or news articles as per content calendar
- Ensure all pages are current, accurate, and reflect latest school information
- Review website analytics monthly: traffic, top pages, bounce rate, referral sources
- Optimise content for SEO: keywords, meta descriptions, image alt text
- Coordinate with Admission Office to keep enrollment pages and forms current
- Flag technical issues to IT or external vendor for resolution
MM07 — Reporting & Analytics
Frequency: monthly (summary); termly (full report) Approval: Administrative Director Tools: platform analytics / spreadsheet Coordinates with: Administrative Director, Admission Office
- Compile monthly social media metrics: follower count, reach, engagement rate per platform
- Record content output: number of posts, materials produced, requests completed
- Review website analytics: traffic trends, top content, referral sources
- Identify top-performing content and underperforming areas
- Prepare termly Marketing & Media report with highlights, metrics, and recommendations
- Present report to Administrative Director
- Set goals and adjust strategy for the following term based on data