Church Communications & Storytelling Director

Hope-Church; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HOPE Church seeks a Communications Director to provide strategic leadership for communications, branding, content, storytelling, and promotional efforts.

The role advances HOPE’s priorities—Reach Families, Grow Leaders, Plant Churches, Go Far and Wide—through compelling storytelling, strategic messaging, and digital content. This leader builds proactive systems to inform, inspire, disciple, and invite engagement across audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible communications, marketing, brand, or media leadership.
• Minimum 3 years leading creative or communications teams.
• Church, nonprofit, or mission-driven experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a comprehensive communications strategy aligned with HOPE’s mission.
• Translate pastoral vision into proactive communications initiatives.
• Lead content strategy and storytelling across channels.
• Oversee promotions for sermons, ministries, campaigns, and events.
• Direct the Communications team including PM, Creative Specialist, and Videographer.
• Collaborate with ministry leaders to ensure coherent messaging across platforms.
• Maintain brand voice and visual identity across web, social, print, and email.
• Lead budget planning and resource management for communications.

Skills

Strategic communications

Storytelling

Brand management

Cross-functional leadership

Editorial judgment

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

CMS platforms

SEO

Analytics tools

Job description

HOPE Church seeks a Communications Director to provide strategic leadership for communications, branding, content, storytelling, and promotional efforts.

The role advances HOPE’s priorities—Reach Families, Grow Leaders, Plant Churches, Go Far and Wide—through compelling storytelling, strategic messaging, and digital content. This leader builds proactive systems to inform, inspire, disciple, and invite engagement across audiences.