Communications Manager at pugetsoundeduservicedist

Location: Renton, Washington
Type: Full-time
Level: mid
Posted: Jul 30, 2026

Description

Puget Sound Educational Service District is hiring a Communications Manager to lead a communications team focused on strategic planning, accessibility, multilingual communications, social media, and fee-for-service projects supporting school districts and agency programs. The role includes managing concurrent projects from intake to completion, producing graphic design, video, photo, and written content, overseeing event and budget coordination, supervising staff, and ensuring communications are clear, accessible, equitable, and aligned with the agency’s antiracist, multicultural mission.

Required Skills

Project management
Digital accessibility
Graphic design
Video production
Multilingual communications
Social media management
Supervision
Communications planning

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, graphic design, digital media, or closely related field; or an Associate degree plus equivalent directly related professional experience.
Required Previous Experiences: Progressively responsible professional experience in strategic communications, marketing, public information, or related communications initiatives.
Experience planning, organizing, and managing multiple communications projects with competing priorities.
Experience creating and editing communications across websites, publications, social media, presentations, newsletters, video, graphic design, and other digital and print media.
Experience supervising communications professionals and supporting coaching and performance development.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience in public education, government, nonprofit, or other mission-driven organizations.
Experience developing strategic communications plans with audience, messaging, channels, timelines, and evaluation measures.
Experience conducting accessibility reviews or remediation for web, PDF, presentation, social media, or multimedia content.
Experience managing multilingual communications and translation or interpretation services.
Experience managing social media strategy, editorial calendars, analytics, and digital engagement.
Experience managing communications budgets, contracts, or fee-for-service projects.
CPACC certification or equivalent accessibility credential, or ability to obtain within 12 months.