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Job · Bryn Mawr, PA · Full time

Communications Specialist

Bryn Mawr College · Education · $273.7M budget · 2,323 staff · Since 1885

Why Bryn Mawr College

FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Provides a rigorous undergraduate liberal arts education for women, coeducational graduate programs, and community-focused civic engagement and early childhood education initiatives.

  • Instruction: during the year, Bryn Mawr college's enrollment consisted of approximately 1,463 full and part-time undergraduate students and 318 graduate and professional students. In fy2025, Bryn Mawr conferred 382 bachelor's degrees; 60 post-baccalaureate certificates; 90 master's degrees and 2 doctoral…$168.8M spent in FY2024
  • Research: since its founding in 1885, the College has maintained its character as a small residential community which fosters close working relationships between faculty and students. The faculty of teacher/scholars emphasizes learning through conversation and collaboration, primary reading, original research…$2.7M spent in FY2024
  • Public service and civic engagement: Bryn Mawr college's phebe anna thorne school has been serving children, adolescents, and adults in the greater philadelphia area for more than sixty years. The thorne school continues to offer developmentally oriented, child-centered pre-school and…$1.7M spent in FY2024

Before you apply

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Pays its leaders
$240K–$1.3M
12 officers reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$225.3M
spent in FY2024
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
2,323
employees
909 volunteers
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
+18%
of revenue, FY2024
Looks good: revenue was at least expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
83 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 82.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 1932
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernTap a box for the reason.

About the role

The org's own posting, as written

Position Title: Communications Specialist Bryn Mawr College: Office of Communications and Marketing Location: Bryn Mawr College Campus Job Description:

Position Overview

The Content and Communications Specialist is responsible for helping to develop and distribute engaging, strategic communications that advance the institution's mission, reputation, and priorities. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President for Strategic Communications and Media Relations, this position creates content for external and internal audiences; supports media relations efforts through story development and pitching; manages internal communications channels; and contributes to the institution's overall communications and marketing objectives.

The specialist helps identify compelling stories across campus and translates them into meaningful content for a variety of platforms, including media outreach, the website, newsletters, marketing materials, and social media. The position also manages the institutional mass mailing calendar, provides guidance to campus communicators on email communications tools, and measures the effectiveness of communications initiatives through data analysis and reporting. This is a professional individual contributor position with no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Position Responsibilities: Strategic Communications and Content Development Contribute to development and implementation of communications plans for institutional initiatives, campaigns, and organizational priorities. Identify communications goals, target audiences, key messages, and content strategies. Collaborate with clients to support enrollment, advancement, fundraising, and reputation-building objectives. Provide communications recommendations and messaging guidance. Research, write, edit, produce, and distribute compelling written and multimedia content stories that highlight institutional priorities, student success, faculty accomplishments, academic programs, and campus initiatives.

Develop content for multiple platforms, including websites, newsletters, marketing materials, social media, and other print and digital publications. Collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and campus partners to identify and develop story opportunities. Help ensure content aligns with institutional messaging, brand standards, and strategic communication goals. Create audience-focused content that supports recruitment, engagement, reputation-building, and community awareness efforts. Develop messaging that translates complex information into clear, compelling, and engaging communications for both internal and external audiences.

Take lead responsibility for finding compelling stories within an assigned beat on campus. Media Relations Support Manage our media relations and social listening database, Agility. Assist in developing and implementing media relations strategies that promote institutional priorities and accomplishments. Identify, develop, and pitch story ideas to local…

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About Bryn Mawr College

From its Form 990

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