This position is part-time remote (September to May) & full-time onsite in Westport, NY (June to mid-August)
Company Description Meadowmount School of Music is a seven-week summer program dedicated to advanced violin, viola, and cello students who aspire to distinguished careers in music. The school offers intensive solo and chamber music studies that support artistic growth and professional readiness. Participants benefit from frequent concert opportunities that provide valuable performance experience. The program also features master classes and guest artist appearances, creating a vibrant learning environment with exposure to renowned performers and educators. Located in a pristine environment in the Adirondacks, Meadowmount fosters focused study, collaboration, and musical excellence.
Role Description The Communications Coordinator is responsible for supporting and coordinating Meadowmount’s communications, digital presence, and storytelling across the organization’s website, social media, email communications, media relations, and print materials. This role ensures timely, engaging, accurate, and consistent information about its programs, events, students, alumni, fundraising initiatives, and organizational activities.
The Communications Coordinator manages day-to-day content for Meadowmount’s website and social media channels, develops and distributes digital communications, and works with external communications and web-design consultants as needed. The position monitors digital analytics and audience engagement to identify opportunities for improved reach and communications effectiveness.
The role also supports Meadowmount’s public relations and storytelling efforts by drafting communications and press materials, responding to media inquiries, gathering photo and video content, and identifying opportunities to highlight Meadowmount programming, faculty, students, and leadership. During the summer season, the Coordinator represents Meadowmount at concerts on and off campus and seeks to promote Meadowmount broadly across the region. While Meadowmount is in session, this position oversees communications related to concerts, events, and livestreams, including the timely production of concert programs. The Communications Coordinator also manages merchandise planning, procurement, inventory, and sales.
Beyond the summer season, the Communications Coordinator continues to support Meadowmount’s Recruitment Campaign and Summer Event Campaign, while maintaining the organization’s ongoing digital and communications activities.
Position Requirements: The position requires strong writing and organizational skills, creativity, attention to detail, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a collaborative environment. Understanding of digital marketing, social media platforms, communications software (Mailchimp, WordPress), design (Adobe Creative Suite), photography, and/or video editing experience are a plus. Knowledge of classical repertoire and string music certainly preferred, as is an enthusiasm for learning on the job and building new skills. This position supervises students during the summer session and must be comfortable working with students ages 10 to 30.
