Communications Director

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of the church-wide Communications Plan.
• Ensure the Foothills Church brand, voice, and messaging remain consistent across all communication channels.
• Partner with ministry leaders to develop communication strategies and promotional plans for events and initiatives.
• Maintain communication calendars, timelines, and workflows.
• Monitor engagement and use analytics to improve communication effectiveness.
• Lead all church-wide social media strategy, planning, scheduling, and publishing.
• Develop engaging content including graphics, photos, reels, videos, and sermon highlights.
• Optimize content for each platform and current trends.
• Cook up ministry social media efforts and maintain a unified church voice.
• Retail photography and social media volunteers.
• Be willing to appear on camera when needed.
• Write compelling copy for websites, social media, email, print materials, video scripts, and promotional campaigns.
• Edit and proofread communication pieces for clarity, consistency, and accuracy.
• Develop messaging and calls-to-action that help people take meaningful next steps.
• Manage the weekly newsletter and church-wide email communications.
• Cook up internal communication to help staff and ministries stay informed.
• Maintain the weekly staff calendar and assist with communication planning for Sunday services.
• Work alongside the graphic designer, videographer, and online content manager to execute creative projects.
• Contribute ideas during brainstorming and campaign planning.
• Support merchandise, advertising, media relations, and other communication initiatives as needed.
• Lead and oversee communication-related projects.

Qualifications

• Loves God and is passionate about making disciples.
• A Partner of FC who is faithfully fulfilling their partnership covenant.
• Actively engaged in an FC small group.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong copywriting and proofreading abilities.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Able to manage multiple projects while strategically planning ahead.
• Experience with communications, marketing, and social media preferred.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and an understanding of photography, videography, graphic design, and digital marketing preferred.
• Comfortable using platforms such as Planning Center, Asana, Slack, Mailchimp, Google Workspace, and Meta Business Suite.
• A positive attitude, servant-hearted, adaptable, and a team player.