Position/Title: Communications Director
Reports To: Lead Pastor (primary), Worship Pastor (secondary)
Has Reporting To: Graphic Team & Ministry Partner teams
Collaborates Closely With: Worship Arts Technical Team; IT Manager & Ministry Directors,
Employment Status: Full-Time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Hourly Requirements: 40+
Position Summary: The Communications Director works closely with the Lead Pastor and Executive Team to provide the relational leadership, strategic management, and technical communication competence for the sustained execution of a comprehensive communications strategy that advances the mission of Living Word.
Relational leadership competency: as this position works with the staff of Living Word, the direct reports to the Communications Director, core staff colleagues responsible for forms of communication, ministry partners, the congregation, vendors, and the general public.
Strategic management competency: including project management, systems development (continuous improvement), change management and problem solving.
Competency in the field of communication: including written, oral and graphic communication, marketing, public relations, skills in the various media platforms and software programs of the industry (including WordPress, Mail Chimp, Adobe Creative Suite, Basecamp, etc.), and facility with website and social media management. There are additional platforms that are more specialized and used by Living Word.
The ideal candidate will be (or quickly become) familiar with the brand, culture, and theological-spiritual ethos of Living Word, and able to substantially advance that brand-culture-ethos.
Mission Critical Responsibilities:
- Project Management of Church-Wide Communications Systems.
- Supervision of the Graphic Design Team and collaboration with Worship Arts Tech Team, and IT department for all Media Services.
- Resourcing Living Word Staff with Media Resources for their ministry departments.
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