Overview

Objectives: The Director of Communications provides key strategic and administrative support for the worship, program, justice, and communications functions of Middle Church. This director coordinates key strategic and tactical support on Middle’s communications related to worship, stewardship, social justice, public theology, and outreach locally, nationally, and globally.

 

Position Details:

Immediate Supervisor: Senior Minister/Chief Operating Officer 

Schedule: 40 hours per week as scheduled.

Salary: $85,000.00-$90,000 Full-time, exempt employee with benefits.

 

Job Description:

 Collaborates closely with:

  • Senior Minister
  • Minister for Digital Strategy and Engagement
  • Director of Media and Worship Production
  • Website and Media Design Specialist
  • Director of Development
  • Program team

 Serves on the following teams:

  • Church Growth & Public Theology
  • Program team (including development)

 Key Responsibilities:

  • Manages overall communications strategy and execution in every dimension, external and internal.
  • With Senior Minister, creates, designs, and manages communication regarding public theology.
  • Manages social media for the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis & Middle Church, including Facebook, Twitter (X), You Tube and Instagram accounts.
  • Is responsible for website design and content generation (Middle Church, Jacqui Lewis, Freedom Rising Conference, Middle Church Store) and weekly newsletter design.
  • Co-writes the weekly e-newsletter, in collaboration with Senior Minister.
  • Oversees website updates with the website and media design specialist.
  • Liaises with Minister for Digital Strategy & Engagement, the Minister for Care, the Director of Development and the Director of Media and Worship Production on communication that engages members and leads to retention and growth.  
  • Directs graphic production and image editing with the design specialist as well as video editing in Adobe Creative Suite; sliders and images for 3 websites, Facebook/Twitter graphics, Eventbrite graphics, Justice Conference digital promotions, videos for worship and social media.
  • Liaises with local, national and, when appropriate, international press, including creating all press strategy and releases for engagement.
  • Provides pre-appearance media briefings for the Senior Minister, staff and, when appropriate, congregants in their representation of the work and mission of Middle Church
  • Advises on text created by departments to ensure Middle’s messaging is consistent.
  • Books photographers, videographers, interpreter services and other vendors for live events
  • Works with Senior Minister on the design and content for the annual conference and other special events and programs
  • Other projects related to strategies that extend the Senior Minister and Middle Church’s vision and mission into the world, as requested by supervisor.

 

Essential Skills:

  • InDesign
  • Photoshop
  • Canva
  • WordPress CMS
  • Substack
  • Media relations
  • Microsoft Word/Excel
  • Graphic Design
  • Writing
  • Copyediting
  • SEO Optimization

 

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Thinks compassionately and creatively about how to communicate within the cultures of Middle—Its staff, congregation, and wider community, so that people know what they need to know, when they need to know it, in ways that are as loving and empowering as possible.
  • Thinks strategically with colleagues about all aspects of the ministry of Middle Church, always asking
  • Are we building community?
  • Are we developing partners?
  • Are we retaining members?
  • Are we growing leaders?
  • Are we nurturing spirits?
  • Are we deploying activists?
  • Are we raising love?