Job Description Communications Director
This person must be a big-picture conceptualizer, motivator, leader, coach, and motivator. The Communications Director will assist in amplifying The Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York City's mission of winning more souls for Christ. He / she will report to the pastor and oversee all internal and external communications. All creative, digital, production, and communication staff will also report to this person.
Specific responsibilities include :
- Supports creative leadership, website social media management, and overall branding of the Abyssinian Baptist Church.
- Serves as the primary lead for conceptualizing, creating, implementing, maintaining, and coordinating all digital content
- Oversees the communications budget
- Overseas email and text communication systems
- Work with church and Ministry leaders to define, develop and effectively communicate messages to church-wide and specific audiences
- Coordinates website content and updates in collaboration with pastor staff and external vendors
- Develop and execute social media strategy, including developing content scheduling content releases
- Analyzes social media trends and matrixes, such as new users' growth, likes, shares, and trends, every week.
- Maintains an editorial calendar with posts drafts and scheduled for future publication
- Oversees production worship service media design and provides upgrade guidance
Qualifications :
Strong copywriting and editing skills. Communicate clearly and effectively using written wordsMust have proven leadership abilitiesEcclesiastical work experience or training is helpful but not requiredProfessional public relations experience is preferredPossess proven interpersonal motivational skillsMust be very comfortable working with computers and learning new software technology as needed