Communications Manager

GENERAL INTRODUCTION: 

This role helps to reach the parishioners of the St. Cecilia, St. Olaf, and St. Peter’s parishes with updates, and communications to help them join in community and fellowship with events within the parish family. We seek to reflect God’s Faith, Hope, and Love to the community through our media engagement.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE: 

The ideal candidate coordinates and provides social media management support to our parish family. The Communications Manager will develop social media posting, website updates, printed bulletins, inserts, bulk emails, and outgoing correspondence to parishioners of the parish family.

This role is a part-time hybrid with two regularly scheduled days in the office per week, one day in each parish. Total work hours expected per week are 10-15, while in the beginning it may be up to 20 hours per week.

ESSENTIAL POSITION DUTIES: 

1. Coordinates and compiles parish wide updates into weekly bulletin.
2. Develop weekly email updates to go out to email subscribers.
3. Social Media Management:
4. Posting to Facebook and Instagram
5. Engage and interact with parishioners in a professional and pastoral manner.
6. Regularly updates the parish websites: Mass, Announcements, and Latest News.
7. Creates items in Canva i.e. bulletin inserts, special mailings.
8. Updates information on our ParishStaq app.
9. Occasionally attend parish events to take photos.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: 

 1. Primary: 

• Experience with website management: We are currently using WordPress and Squarespace, but are moving to the LPI web building system.
• Experience with managing multiple social media accounts and increasing engagement.
• Developing flyers and correspondence.
• Ability to use Canva, create PDFs, and use Microsoft products
• Familiar with photography
• Familiarity with ParishStaq database preferred.

 2. Education: 

• High School Diploma

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3. Experience: 

• At least 1 year of experience with Social Media curation. 
• Proficiency in the updated Microsoft products.
• Experience working within Parish context, preferred.  

 4. Other Elements: 

• Bilingual English/Spanish competency is a plus. 
• Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities. 
• Excellent people skills and the ability to provide excellent customer service on the telephone and in person. 
• Excellent attention to detail and proactive nature.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information. 
• Knowledge of and familiarity with the Catholic Church in Western Washington. 
• Ability to learn quickly.

Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data, applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications.

Benefits: Eligible positions receive a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and disability, long term disability, pension, 403(b), HSA, FSA, and generous sick leave, vacation and holidays.