What You'll Do
- Under the leadership of the Communication Manager, collaborate with the Communications Team to develop strategic communication plans and campaign messaging that proactively and effectively leverages communication tools and channels (i.e. email, app, SMS, website) to reach organizational goals and team objectives.
- Leverage data, past learnings, and current trends to contribute to strategy of messaging, personalization, and audience segmentation.
- Steward the Life.Church voice, tone, and messaging consistently across all channels, ensuring clarity, cohesion, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Write and review copy to be used in marketing and communication campaigns.
- Adjust copy under the direction of Marketing & Communication Team Leaders.
- Support the creation of visual assets for digital communication channels to create an excellent user experience.
- Lead, support, and resource campus and ministry teams to create clear communication and messaging based on channel strategy, including weekend promotional assets.
- Develop and maintain how the Communications Team empowers other teams and ministries to take ownership of communication while preserving excellence.
Skills Needed to Succeed
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to clearly explain complicated processes and foster partnerships.
- Effective at multi-tasking and time management to meet strict deadlines while remaining flexible and open to change.
- Ability to collaborate in a team environment and work independently.
- Ability to self-motivate, make independent decisions, and problem solve.
- Ability to think through the details while maintaining perspective on overall strategy.
- Ability to manage conflict and differing opinions while maintaining composure.
- Strong understanding of communication strategy, campaign development, and audience segmentation.
- Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills with the ability to adapt messaging for multiple audiences and channels while maintaining brand voice.
- Knowledge of digital and print communication channels (email, app, SMS, website, print materials) and how to best leverage them to reach diverse audiences.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to partner effectively with internal teams, campuses, and ministry leaders.
- Familiarity with basic design principles and ability to work with designers to create cohesive campaign visuals.
- Awareness of current communication, marketing, and storytelling trends to continually refine messaging approaches.
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related field.
- 2+ years of experience in communications, marketing, content strategy, or copywriting.
- Basic graphic design experience preferred.
- Portfolio or work samples demonstrating excellence in writing and campaign development preferred.
