Associate Director of Communications

Evangelical Free Church of America; Town of Middleton (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackhawk Church seeks an Associate Director of Communications to lead the central communications team, guiding planning to delivery and ensuring brand voice across all channels.

You will collaborate with church leadership, supervise staff and interns, manage the communications calendar, and build partnerships with ministries to expand reach and engagement while staying current with best practices.

Qualifications

• Background in communications, marketing, public relations or related field.
• Strong writing and editing skills tailored for varied audiences.
• Ability to translate strategy into clear plans and coordinated action.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the pastor on vision and strategy for central communications.
• Lead day-to-day work of central communications and supervise staff.
• Manage the communications calendar with priorities, timelines and deliverables.
• Drive projects by coordinating stakeholders and meeting deadlines.
• Ensure communications align with Blackhawk Church brand and voice.
• Provide writing, editing and email production support as needed.
• Establish workflows, volunteer opportunities and partnerships.
• Manage relationships with vendors and external partners.
• Monitor reach and engagement, stay current on best practices.

Skills

Writing & editing

Project management

Leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Asana

Job description

The Associate Director of Communications is an integral part of Blackhawk’s central communications. This role leads the day-to-day work of communications, managing the people and processes that bring communications from planning to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the pastor of Sunday experience in the high-level leadership of central communications, including:
  • Vision and strategy
  • Budget and priorities
  • Central brand guidelines and voice
• Lead day-to-day work of central communications, serving as the primary project manager and driver of weekly and seasonal church-wide communications from planning through completion.
  • Lead the communications staff team. Supervise assigned staff and interns.
  • Manage the communications calendar, establishing priorities, timelines and deliverables.
  • Drive projects forward by coordinating stakeholders, gathering information, managing deadlines, resolving obstacles and ensuring appropriate follow-through.
  • Ensure communications are accurate, timely and consistent with Blackhawk’s brand and voice.
  • Provide writing, editing, email production and other communications support as needed.
• Establish and maintain effective communication systems, workflows and tools.
• Establish and develop volunteer opportunities and volunteer teams.
• Build effective partnerships with ministries and sites, providing consultation, direction and resources to equip staff to communicate effectively.
• Manage relationships with communications vendors, contractors and external partners.
• Monitor the effectiveness of communications and identify opportunities to improve reach and engagement.
• Stay current on communications best practices, tools, resources and trends.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills

• Stable, mature, growing disciple of Jesus Christ, committed to the values of Blackhawk Church.
• Background in communications, marketing, public relations or related field.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into clear plans, effective systems and coordinated action.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to tailor content for varied audiences and channels.
• Energized by envisioning, equipping and including others (staff, volunteers, leaders and teams) in ministry.
• Ability to build trusted partnerships, navigate varied priorities and exercise sound judgment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, Asana and similar tools.
• Exercises mature and independent judgment, confidentiality and tact.
• Values multicultural and multigenerational ministry.

At Blackhawk Church, we are a multicultural, multigenerational community of people desiring to be transformed by God. Together, we want to work for the good of our city and reach the world with the love of Jesus.