DEPARTMENT: Communications
LOCATION: Glen Ellyn, IL
TYPE: Full Time – 40 Hours per week
Overview
First Pres seeks a talented, enthusiastic Communications Director to develop strategy and execute communications that will grow engagement with the church and encourage a life of Christian discipleship.
This role works closely with church pastors, staff, and elders to develop campaigns to communicate to our various audiences with compelling stories and invitations designed to move all towards greater faith.
There is tremendous potential for growth and success in leading communications of a thriving church. The quality Biblical teaching, excellent staff and pastoral team, robust adult, family and missions’ opportunities and talented worship programming make up a vibrant, growing, God-centered community.
Job Responsibilities:
- Update and enhance the First Pres Communications Strategy
- Drive greater participation in the mission and ministries of the church.
- Working with staff to ensure the church is delivering timely information with clear, compelling and consistent messaging across all channels.
- Develop and execute strategies for all our marketing channels including social media website, email, mail, online bulletin, signage, and personal invitations to foster an informed and engaged faith community.
- Coordinate with staff to collect content and update the weekly e-newsletter, website, and worship slides.
- Oversee designers, contractors, and creatives, while building a volunteer and staff team to expand communications capacity.
- Managed creative projects which will include copywriting, video, graphic design and more.
- Develop and implement communication campaigns tailored to different ministry areas.
- Track engagement with analytics and provide performance reports.
- Ensure communication projects are created on time and with excellence.
Required Qualifications:
- A commitment to the local church and the First Pres Glen Ellyn community, with a passion for using communications to foster fellowship and deepen faith in Christ.
- Ability to lead others and unite teams around new shared goals and ideas in church communications.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Organized, creative thinker, diligent, entrepreneurial.
- Experience developing and executing multi-channel marketing strategies
- Ability to produce high-quality materials across a variety of mediums, from start to finish.
- Ability to work independently and in collaboration across church teams.
- Creative and patient strategist who can get things done with limited resources.
- Knowledge of social media practices, algorithms, and Google Analytics.
- Authentic and growing Christian faith.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- Experience with Constant Contact (or similar), Adobe InDesign and Canva.
- Bonus if you have experience with Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premier Pro.
Who We Are
First Presbyterian Church of Glen Ellyn has a rich history of engaging in both local and international mission and justice ministries. There is a long history of equipping people for a life-long journey of discipleship through participation in Bible study, small groups, and mission. We are a growing PC(USA) congregation with an emphasis on both discipleship and outreach, and are looking for someone to minister to youth through the same lens. Having wrestled through issues at both the denominational and congregational level, First Pres is a church that has remained a family-centered on Jesus Christ. We are a church that desires to see individuals of all ages serve alongside one another in what God is already doing in our church, community, and beyond.
