Part-Time Position: 20 Hours/Week Reports to: Worship Pastor Employee Evaluation Conducted Annually
Edgewood Baptist Church is committed to living on mission by glorifying God and making disciples of Jesus in our families, among our neighbors, and among the nations. The Communications Associate assists the Worship Pastor to provide strategic and centralized leadership of Edgewood’s communications. This is accomplished by:
Unifying and aligning church communications
Partnering with, equipping, resourcing, and coaching staff to achieve their communications plans
Ensuring that high-quality and high impact communications are created for both internal and external audiences
Helping to implement communications systems at multiple levels within Edgewood to raise the effectiveness of Edgewood's digital, social media, and print communications
Ensuring cohesiveness and consistency with the look, feel, and style of communicaionts across all channels
Personal Requirements:
Born-again believer with a clear testimony of saving faith in Christ
Growing in Christlikeness
Strong spiritual role model who is reliable, competent, lives above reproach, and has chemistry with Worship Pastor, staff, and volunteers
Well organized and has high quality standards and expectations
Agrees with church doctrinal statement
Fulfills obligations of church membership
Cleared background and reference checks
Qualifications and Ministry Skills:
Aligns with Edgewood’s beliefs, mission, and vision
Self-motivated, able to prioritize with strong time-management skills, and can work in a multi-task environment
Strong writing skills with ability to craft announcements, content for web/social media posts, scripts for communicative videos, and assist with urgent needs
Ability in project management, graphic design, branding, and creative direction
Ability in web content management, social media, marketing, and brand management
Base level proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and InDesign (and willingness to grow in these skills)
A committed learner, willing to engage in learning new tools and procedures to maximize quality and streamline workflow
Team player with a collaborative spirit
Strategic thinker and planner
Accomplishes duties and responsibilities effectively, efficiently, and meets deadlines
High School Diploma or higher
Experience contributing to organizational communications and managing digital content preferred but not required
Duties and Responsibilities:
Coordinate and contribute to print and digital communications for key communications channels (worship service announcements, eNewsletter, social media, mobile app/website, etc.)
Help manage communications campaigns for high impact events and services (Easter, Christmas, conferences, etc.)
Collaborate and contribute to graphic design deliverables that adhere to Edgewood’s visual look, feel, and style (print pieces, announcement slides, web/app/social media graphics, etc.)
Adhere to a tiered communications strategy and guide ministry leaders in their communication efforts
Tier 1: All Church-Level Messages
Tier 2: Ministry-Level Audience
Tier 3: Focused-Level Limited Audience
Generate a master communications calendar of all Tier 1 and Tier 2 communications items in order to organize and plan communications messages in a proactive and timely manner
Attend Pastoral Staff meetings when requested
Perform work at Edgewood and off site, subject to remote work being approved by the Worship Pastor
Professional Development:
Each year, read one book and attend one conference or seminar (online or in person) related to this position
