Director of Communication

About the role

Founded in 1836, the Episcopal Diocese of Texas serves 175 churches across 81 counties in Texas. Headquartered in downtown Houston. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this position provides strategic communications leadership and execution in support of the diocese’s mission, ministry, and priorities. The Director of Communication serves as a senior communications advisor, strengthening the diocese's voice, visibility, and engagement across multiple audiences and channels, and directly supervises, mentors, and develops four Communication Department staff members.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement integrated communications strategies that support the diocese's mission, priorities, and ministry objectives.
• Translate organizational priorities and ministry initiatives into clear, compelling communications for internal and external audiences.
• Develop communications plans, timelines, and measures of effectiveness for major initiatives.
• Provide communications counsel for significant diocesan announcements, initiatives, milestones, and events.
• Establish and manage an integrated editorial calendar across diocesan communications channels.
• Lead the development, editing, and publication of diocesan news, features, announcements, digital content, and publications, including the Texas Episcopalian.
• Collaborate with staff, clergy, congregations, and subject‑matter experts to develop effective content and storytelling.
• Build and maintain relationships with local, regional, national, Episcopal, and Anglican media while developing media opportunities that increase awareness of the Diocese’s ministries, leadership, initiatives, and community impact.
• Collaborate with the COO in preparing media materials, talking points, statements, and briefing materials for diocesan leadership.
• Coordinate communications responses in collaboration with diocesan leadership and appropriate subject‑matter experts.
• Coordinate communications support for major diocesan gatherings, including diocesan Council, General Convention, House of Bishops meetings, and other significant events.
• Collaborate with diocesan departments, institutions, congregations, and external partners to extend the reach of communications initiatives.
• Develop and manage the Diocese's digital and social media strategy across websites, social platforms, mobile communications, and other digital channels.
• Provide editorial and strategic oversight of diocesan digital properties, including content, branding, accessibility, usability, and governance.
• Oversee social media calendars, campaigns, engagement strategies, and appropriate regional channels.
• Provide communications consultation, resources, and training to congregations, diocesan schools, institutions, and staff.
• Coach communications contributors in effective writing, storytelling, messaging, social media, and other communications practices.
• Develop communications tools, templates, and best practices that strengthen communications throughout the Diocese.
• Coordinate professional translation services, including Spanish‑language communications, as appropriate.
• Engage and manage outside communications vendors, including contractors, agencies, photographers, videographers, designers, and translators.
• Manage communications resources and expenditures within approved budgets.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience with a broad range of communications media, including print, electronic and video production, and social media.
• Excellent writing, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Experience implementing marketing and communication plans.
• Commitment to the Diocesan Mission and Staff Core Values (Joy, Compassion, Resilience, Humility, Creativity, Holy Ambition).
• Experience managing third‑party vendors such as branding, public relations, and web design firms.
• Physical demands: regularly talks, listens, stands, walks, climbs stairs, bends, sits for extended periods; uses hands to finger, handle, or feel; reaches with hands and arms; lifts up to 15 lbs.
• Work environment: frequent face‑to‑face interaction and interruptions; ability to follow oral and written instructions, sustain concentration, and make quick, accurate decisions under stress from deadlines, employee complaints, complexity, competing priorities, and occasional understaffing; performed almost entirely indoors in a moderately noisy office environment with continuous use of telephones, computers, copiers, and similar business equipment.

Skills

• Excellent skills in MS Word, Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator) and related tools.