Communications Associate

General Job Responsibilities

• Support the life and growth of the lieutenancy by communicating its impact and mission while connecting the 2,300 members and friends with the order, its events and the greater church.
• Ensure the seamless exchange of information across multiple platforms necessary for members and friends to fully participate in the life of the order and support its mission.
• Aid the executive director in the general administration of the office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the lieutenancy communication plan on an ongoing basis.
• Draft letters and other communications.
• Develop materials and maintain brand.
• Edit and proofread reports, letters and articles as needed.
• Gather and maintain photo content for materials.
• Manage mass email communications.
• Event updates & invitations.
• Member death notices.
• Fundraising solicitations.
• General membership information.
• Ongoing spiritual formation.
• Manage Social Media platforms.
• Post updates.
• Engage followers.
• Create and source content.
• Grow following.
• Manage web page.
• Update content.
• Improve usefulness & member interfaces.
• Produce membership newsletter (print and electronic).
• Create layout.
• Manage articles.
• Engage membership to contribute to content.

Affordances and Constraints

• Assist the executive director in the general administration of the office.
• Provide directions to staff in absence of executive director.
• Serve as point of contact for officers and board in absence of executive director.

Performance Standards

• Represents the Lieutenancy in a professional and positive manner.
• Prepares precise, well-written and articulate correspondence.
• Real-time content updating and timely communication of information across all platforms.
• Innovates processes and systems.
• Engages newest communication tools and follows trends.

About The Employer

The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Eastern Lieutenancy is a Catholic membership organization, under the protection of the Vatican, whose mission it is to support the people of the Holy Land through prayer, financial generosity and pilgrimage. The Eastern Lieutenancy is made up of members, lay, religious and clergy, from the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvanian and the Bahamas.