Communications Lead

3 months ago

Calgary, Canada Hillhurst United Church Full time

**About Hillhurst United Church**

Based on Treaty 7 land in Calgary, Alberta, Hillhurst United Church is an Affirming Christian community that values diversity. We are a seven-day-a-week church, offering many ways to connect beyond Sundays. In all we do, we strive to live out our core values: radical hospitality, spirituality, and social justice — all grounded in risk. Our community follows in the path of Jesus, seeking to live a thoughtful and engaged spirituality, under the banner _"Whoever you are, wherever you're at, join us on the journey." _ We take the Bible seriously, not literally, and strive to be a church for all.

Hillhurst United Church seeks a highly motivated and creative individual to join our team as a Communications Lead. This role will oversee and implement various communication strategies to engage our congregation and the wider community effectively through story telling. The Communications Lead will work closely with the Sr. Ministry Leadershi team to ensure consistent messaging and effective communication across multiple platforms. This is a part-time position (15 hours/week)

**Responsibilities**:

- Curate and produce the "Weekly Happenings" newsletter, including deciding on featured content and providing ghostwriting assistance if needed.
- Prepare presentation materials for Sunday services.
- Serve as the tech point person on Sundays, overseeing all technical aspects of the service.
- Monitor and respond to social media interactions and inquiries.
- Schedule announcements in worship planning, create slides, and provide general speaking notes for announcement presenters. Coordinate announcement guidelines with congregants involved in making announcements.
- Develop communication plans and execute tactics such as Facebook events, website updates, and videos.
- Manage the church's YouTube channel, including scheduling live streams, adding order of service and descriptions, updating the homepage, editing videos, and creating sermon reels.
- Create and update thumbnails for various media platforms.
- Perform web updates to ensure the church's website remains current and engaging.
- Provide support for small ministry planning center events, including creating forms, managing registrations, and maintaining group descriptions.
- Handle media relations, including writing press releases and managing media bookings and interviews.
- Review external writing materials for John/Andria, ensuring consistent messaging and brand voice.
- Produce high-quality videos to spotlight special events and celebrations.
- Assist in the creation of the annual report.
- Develop stewardship campaign assets to support fundraising efforts.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to adapt the tone and style to different communication channels.
- Proficiency in social media management and monitoring tools.
- Experience with video editing software and YouTube channel management.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
- Familiarity with website content management systems.
- Knowledge of media relations practices is a plus.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team and communicate effectively with different stakeholders.
- A passion for the mission and values of Hillhurst United Church.

**Skills that are important for the Communications Lead job at Hillhurst United Church include**:
1. **Excellent Communication Skills**: The ability to effectively communicate and convey messages across various platforms and to different audiences is crucial. Strong writing, editing, and verbal communication skills are essential.

2. **Social Media Management**:Proficiency in managing social media platforms, including monitoring, responding, and engaging with the community. Knowledge of social media best practices and trends is important.

3. **Multimedia Production**: Experience with video editing software and knowledge of multimedia production techniques. The ability to create compelling visual content for various communication channels is highly desirable.

4. **Project Management**: Strong organizational and project management skills are necessary to handle multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and coordinate various communication initiatives. Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize effectively are key.

5. **Website Management**:Familiarity with website content management systems and the ability to update and maintain website content. Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS may be advantageous.

6. **Media Relations**:Understanding of media relations practices, including writing press releases and managing media bookings and interviews. The ability to build relationships with media outlets and effectively communicate the church's message is beneficial.

7. **Collaboration and Teamwork**: The Communications Lead will work closely

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