Communications Coordinator

Position Description: Communications Coordinator

• Time: Part-Time, Hourly, 25hrs/week
• Work Location: Hybrid role (off/on-site); some Sunday mornings

Reports to: Associate Pastor

• Overview: The Communications Coordinator plays a key role in crafting, organizing, and distributing clear,
• consistent communication across TLC. This position provides primary oversight over all out-facing
• communication, including weekly and seasonal churchwide communications, website and all social media
• channels, ensuring that our online presence is engaging, accurate, and aligned with our mission.
• They should be passionate about using their communication skills to support behind-the-scenes ministry
• operations. They bring creativity, technical ability, and a heart for excellence, helping to communicate the
• gospel effectively through artistic, thoughtful, and professional work. As TLC continues to grow, this role will
• actively explore new and innovative ways to communicate—both in person and online—so that our church
• family stays connected, informed, and encouraged.

• Responsibilities
• Communications
• ● Oversee all communications areas for the church and staff by providing clear direction, aligning vision,
• and supporting systems
• ● Support existing communications systems and seek to improve and build upon them where needed
• ● Create and maintain a style guide, working across departments to ensure consistent use of brand assets.
• ● Manage all print and electronic media, including the website, social media, email, newsletter, etc.,
• providing an ongoing strategy to improve and maximize effectiveness
• ● Ensure consistent voice and articulation of our mission and activities to all audiences, both internal and
• external, including but not limited to: attendees, donors, partners, volunteers, board, staff, social media
• audience, and the public at large
• ● Proactively assist department staff in communicating their organizational activities and initiatives
• ● Provide editorial direction and content for publications, including, but not limited to, monthly
• e-newsletters (large and departmental), social media platforms, and Sunday announcements
• ● Create and maintain a regular schedule of prioritized announcements for stage, email, and online
• platforms
• ● Gather and provide avenues to share stories from within the church
• ● Edit weekly message and publish as video and podcast; Maintain online Teaching archive and library
• ● Oversee, build, direct, train, schedule and support a Photography/Video Team

• Administrative
• ● Provide Donor development direction and support
• ● Direct and maintain all Live Design agency projects and needs
• ● Maintain connection with Central/Water’s Edge communications staff for support
• ● Champion effective operational systems that serve TLC employees and congregants throughout TLC
• ● Provide assistance and input for End of Year giving (creating plans, communication, and follow-up)
• ● Provide more support to other departments’ administrative and communication needs. Helping them
• ideate a plan, discerning what it needs to work, and offering support when needed.

• Qualifications
• Character
• ● Has a relationship with Jesus Christ, mature faith, love for God’s word, and desire to grow in the Lord
• ● Is supportive and dedicated to the team, the mission, and the church body
• ● Displays genuine servant-leader attitude, faith-centeredness, and spiritual maturity
• ● Able to express ideas and feedback in an open, direct, and tactful way
• Chemistry
• ● Expresses flexibility, team-oriented cooperation, and adaptability
• ● Demonstrates a desire to keep learning, improving, and developing skills and abilities
• ● Sense of humor, trustworthiness, and exhibits professionalism and discretion
• ● Embraces the mission/vision/values/beliefs of The Local Church GR with a heart for the Kingdom
• Competency
• ● Self-starter, willing to run with projects and assignments with minimal direction and oversight, thinking
• ahead, anticipating issues/needs, and planning accordingly
• ● Demonstrated ability to organize processes, projects, and people
• ● Able to juggle multiple competing tasks and priorities
• ● Ability to create streamlined communication and tasks from meetings
• ● Demonstrated ability to recruit, coordinate, and manage groups (primarily volunteers)
• ● Demonstrated ability to learn and implement new skills and programs
• ● Able to thrive in a fast-paced, detail-oriented work environment with tight deadlines
• ● Passion for operations, logistics, process, and seeing things through
• ● High competency level with social media platforms and tools, written communication skills, and tech
• ● Ability to create new and update existing designs with an eye for quality and beauty.

• Experience
• ● Preferred education in communications, marketing, administration, or a related field
• ● Preferred experience with design software (such as Adobe Creative Cloud or Canva) and web software (such
• as creating forms, working with Wordpress or Squarespace, email marketing apps, etc.)
• ● Preferred experience of 1-3+ years in a fast-paced office setting with specific communication duties