Director of Marketing & Communications

Churchome

Job Description

At Churchome, we are on a mission to be the best at telling the story of Jesus to the world.

His story is the story of amazing grace demonstrated in lavish love and great forgiveness offered to all people in every part of the world so they can find home in God. Jesus is the focal point of His story. He is the personification of grace, love, and forgiveness and He desires everyone to know Him and experience who He is. So we want everyone to know and experience Jesus too!

ABOUT THIS ROLE

The Director of Marketing and Communications position requires excellent leadership skills, hands-on project management skills, and the ability to drive results. This role is responsible for the global management of marketing and content releases, owning marketing plans, strategies and content schedules from start to release, and partnering effectively with teams inside and outside of Churchome. As a key leader of the global Churchome brand team, this role helps to guide a world class in-house creative and marketing team who are responsible for delivering engaging material to our community and global audience to help them discover our message and complete our mission of telling the story of who Jesus is.

The Director of Marketing and Communications must be a forward-focused, team player with a faith-filled attitude. The role reports to the Executive Creative Director.

TARGETS

Comprehensive marketing strategies are designed and implemented to create awareness of Churchome’s activities, products, and brand.
Marketing department is provided high-level leadership, direction, and feedback.
Ideas are innovated and developed for promotional events or activities and organized efficiently.

The Director of Marketing and Communications will direct the organization toward its primary objectives of clear communication and sticky campaigns in order to fulfill the goal to be the best at telling the story of Jesus to the world, by performing the following responsibilities personally or through direct reports.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversees global project management, coordinates communication, and administrative duties related to marketing and content on various projects. This role will oversee multiple projects at once and will work independently with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment with the ability to manage and handle conflicting but complementary priorities.

Define and drive the creative production process for Churchome marketing team projects.
Project management for various global projects simultaneously.
Works closely with team and creative vendors to implement the marketing strategy for various creative and global curriculum based projects.
Build comprehensive marketing plans that include social media strategies to share why Churchome exists.
Oversees the marketing schedule and enforces timelines of church marketing and content projects.
Screening of potential new opportunities and presenting back to leadership team for feedback and approval.
Enforce brand consistency and advocate on behalf of churchome.
Serves as liaison to contributors and others directly involved in published works, i.e. resolves issues, permissions activities, project documents, edits, drafts, projects, mailings, etc.
Coordinates and is the designated contact for church published resources and various projects.
Manages vendor relationships and facilitates local author/church tours.
Oversees strategy on church content for social media and promotional uses for projects, pre and post release.
Manages content for distribution i.e. bios, photos, podcasts, sermon series, outside speaking engagements.
Manages and maintains content for reference from any additional projects the church participates in.
Provide oversight and manage distribution to all public facing vendors.
Churchome may also assign other duties or responsibilities, in its sole discretion.

EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS

Combination of education and experience:

Degree in Communications, Marketing, Business or related field; or an equivalent of education plus experience
5-10 years of experience as a Marketing Director, Manager or similar role
Excellent project management, communication and organizational skillsMust have previous experience with design or creative services teams
Must be able to organize executive reviews, sign-offs, and coordinate feedback from various stakeholders
Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical individuals
Ability to work comfortably across teams and with a variety of projects, vendors and high level professionals
Command of editorial, grammatical, and written communication skills
Ability to research and present information with clarity
Working knowledge of social media platforms
Excellent problem solving and negotiation skills
Able to exercise discretion and confidentiality

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience speaking in front of senior executives
Demonstrated ability to gather, inspire and direct teams to desired results and goals
Manage high level relationships internal and externally

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT CHURCHOME

Generous paid sick, vacation and holiday time off
Comprehensive health benefits for FTE
403B plan with matching employer funds
Flexible work environment
A community of incredible colleagues with a heart for Jesus and passion for their work

We are committed to building an equitable and inclusive culture of belonging that not only embraces the diversity of our staff but also reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We know that the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives and ways of solving problems so we strive to attract and retain talent from all backgrounds and create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are forward-focused, team players who possess faith-filled attitudes so we can be the best at telling the story of Jesus to the world.

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

Work Location: Santa Barbara or Los Angeles, CA - preferred

Employee Work Style: Hybrid

Employee Work Hours Per Week: 40 hours

Employee Work Week Schedule: Monday - Friday

FLSA Status: Exempt

Supervisor: Executive Creative Director

Staff Supervision: Marketing Manager

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers, to talk or to hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Employees of Churchome must comply with the policies, procedures, requirements and responsibilities set forth in the staff handbook and the church’s other manuals and directives, as revised by the church from time to time. These include, for example, attendance at the weekly staff meeting, lifestyle expectations and church attendance expectations. This job description is subject to revision by Churchome at any time and for any reason. Nothing in this job description shall be construed as an implied agreement or promise of specific treatment of an employee, and it does not change the at-will employment relationship between the employee and Churchome.