Communications Director

SBC Executive Committee; Hudsonville (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance plan

Paid Time Off

Retirement Contribution Plan

Job summary

Grace Community Church in Hudsonville, MI is seeking a Communications Director to lead church-wide messaging, strategy, and brand coherence across digital and print channels. You will guide content creation, oversee branding and visuals, and coordinate with pastoral leadership to tell the life of Grace with clarity.

The role requires managing multi-channel campaigns, a strong eye for design, and collaboration with staff and volunteers to ensure timely, engaging communications that invite

Qualifications

• Growing relationship with Jesus Christ
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong graphic design and visual communication skills
• Excellent organization and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Experience with social media and digital communication

Responsibilities

• Communicate Grace’s mission, vision, and values consistently through messaging and communications.
• Help ensure the church provides a clear and welcoming voice and digital experience
• Develop and maintain a multi-channel communications strategy and calendar.
• Coordinate communication for church-wide initiatives, campaigns, sermon series, and major events.
• Manage communication requests and help determine appropriate timing, messaging, and communication channels.
• Develop templates, strategies, and systems that help ministries communicate consistently.
• Maintain communication-related software, systems, platforms, and files.
• Track basic communication effectiveness and make improvements as needed.
• Develop, train, and coordinate with staff and volunteers on communication strategy and calendar, as needed

Skills

Communication

Graphic design

Organization

Project management

Social media

Tools

Mailchimp

Planning Center Online

Communicate.app

Adobe Creative Suite

META Business Suite

Google Business Suite

Wix Studio

Job description

Position Summary

The Communications Director helps Grace Community Church communicate clearly, consistently, and creatively across its primary channels. This role oversees church-wide communication strategy, content creation, digital platforms, social media, and brand consistency – helping people understand what God is doing and take their next step toward Jesus.

Working with pastoral leadership and ministry staff, the Director helps establish communication priorities and provides creative strategy and execution for church-wide communication.

Role & Responsibilities

Communications

• Communicate Grace’s mission, vision, and values consistently through messaging and communications.
• Help ensure the church provides a clear and welcoming voice and digital experience
• Develop and maintain a multi-channel communications strategy and calendar.
• Coordinate communication for church-wide initiatives, campaigns, sermon series, and major events.
• Manage communication requests and help determine appropriate timing, messaging, and communication channels.
• Develop templates, strategies, and systems that help ministries communicate consistently.
• Maintain communication-related software, systems, platforms, and files.
• Track basic communication effectiveness and make improvements as needed.
• Develop, train, and coordinate with staff and volunteers on communication strategy and calendar, as needed

Media & Design

• Develop and maintain templates and brand standards for all ministry graphics and collaborate with ministry leaders to ensure brand consistency across ministries
• Create graphics and visual content for sermon series, major events, announcements, digital and print communications, church-wide initiatives, and all ministry footprints
• Maintain accurate and current website and app content.
• Oversee a sustainable social media strategy and content calendar.
• Maintain communication and design software, systems, and platforms (includes but not limited to
• Mailchimp, Planning Center Online , Communicate.app, Clearstream, Adobe Creative Suite, META business suite, Google Business Suite, Wix Studio, etc.)
• Gather and share stories, photos, and videos that communicate the life and mission of the church.
• Coordinate with staff and volunteers for projects including photography, video, and social media.

Benefits

• Health Insurance plan
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Contribution Plan

Qualifications

• Growing relationship with Jesus Christ
• Alignment with Grace’s mission, vision, values, and doctrine.
• All applicants must be a member of Grace Community Church or willing to attend and begin membership process within the three months of starting employment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong graphic design and visual communication skills.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Experience with social media and digital communication.Collaborative team work ethic