Communications and IT Assistant

Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain and update an active parish calendar of events.
• Manage and regularly update the parish website and all social media platforms with engaging, timely, and faith-filled content.
• Create and oversee online registration and event management systems for parishioners.
• Utilize and maintain the MyParish App, including sending notifications, updating content, and encouraging parishioner engagement.
• Create creative materials such as flyers, posters, banners, digital graphics, and email campaigns to promote parish events and ministries.
• Create weekly Mass slideshows (PowerPoint or similar) including announcements, hymns, and prayer intentions.
• Aid with photography and videography at major parish events for use in promotional materials.
• Make recommendations for standardizing internal and external parish communications, ensuring consistency in branding and messaging.
• Collaborate with ministry leaders, staff, and the pastor to effectively communicate parish news, initiatives, and opportunities.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in communication, information technology, or computer science preferred or 4 years of professional experience in a related field.
• Proficiency with design tools (Canva, Adobe Suite, etc.), experience managing social media, websites, and proficient in media editing software.
• Computer expertise in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Familiarity with the church and knowledge of and commitment to Gospel values, Catholic moral and social teachings, and possession of a sound working knowledge of Church hierarchy and structure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to include making presentations, conducting research, proofreading, and editing.
• Organized, detail-oriented, with strong attention to detail, and able to manage multiple projects.
• Patient, courteous, tactful, responsible, and able to deliver information clearly.
• Able to project oneself in a positive, professional, sincere, and friendly manner with respect for the rights of others.
• Flexible, innovative, and able to exercise independence in a fast-paced, time-critical environment.
• Able to maintain confidentiality, exercise good judgment, and work in a team environment.
• Able to respect and value the cultural richness that makes up the Church and society and strive to celebrate commonalities and differences among various groups.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to successfully complete a criminal background check and take a Protecting God's Children workshop before beginning employment.

Reasoning Abilities

• The ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• The ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands

• Reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, when necessary, and ability to travel and drive one's own vehicle to various diocesan locations.