Communications Manager

Christian Jobs List; Hendersonville (TN); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Take as You Need It PTO

Internet stipend

Job summary

The Signatry is seeking a Managing Editor to uphold our brand voice across all written content and to lead editorial strategy. This role oversees staff and contractors, ensuring high-quality publications from drafts to publication, including newsletters, reports, and website articles.

Ideal candidates have a journalism-related degree and 4+ years of professional writing/editing experience, including managing contributors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, or related field with 4+ years in writing/editing
• Experience as managing editor or similar role
• Experience communicating complex topics clearly, including in regulated industries
• Experience managing multiple contributors and social media content

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain our established brand voice and style in all written content for The Signatry
• Create and maintain editorial calendar for newsletters, website articles, and reports
• Oversee content creation by staff and contractors from draft to publication
• Maintain and update content pieces (guides, fact sheets) regularly
• Write content directly as a writer among staff when appropriate
• Manage relationships with contract writers and onboarding new writers
• Collaborate with Social Media Specialist on content strategy across channels
• Coordinate with legal, investing, and donor care teams to meet brand and compliance standards
• Other duties as assigned within role capabilities

Skills

Editorial leadership

Brand voice

Content strategy

Remote collaboration

Social media content

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, or related field

Job description

Managing Editor

About The Signatry

The Signatry is a donor advised fund (DAF) sponsor, but we are more importantly a Christian ministry seeking to build the kingdom of God by inspiring world-changing generosity. The Signatry believes generosity is the heart of the gospel, and this drives us to equip people to lead generous lives that reflect the image of God. By God's grace, we can work together through prayer and generosity to solve the world's greatest problems and spread the hope of the gospel to all. Donor advised funds are the primary tools we use for this kingdom work.

Position Purpose

From annual reports to ad copy and newsletters to knowledge base articles, The Signatry communicates information to a variety of audiences in multiple contexts. In all of these experiences, we seek to meet people where they are and treat them with the respect due to all who are created in the image of God. An essential component of this is communicating with a consistency of quality and brand voice in every instance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own and maintain our established brand voice and style in all written content created for The Signatry
• Create and maintain the editorial calendar for The Signatry, including but not limited to our donor and external newsletters, website articles, and quarterly and annual reports
• Oversee the creation of written content by our staff and contractors, from first draft to publication
• Maintain our established content pieces (such as guides and fact sheets) with regular updates
• Write content directly when appropriate as one of the writers among our staff
• Manage the relationships with our contract writers, including onboarding additional writers as needed
• Manage the Social Media Specialist, who owns and executes our social media content strategy
• Collaborate with other team members who are creating content for ads, landing pages, lead journeys, donor communication, knowledgebase, etc., as a partner who strengthens their work and brings consistency to our brand experience across channels
• Collaborate with our legal, investing, and donor care teams in creating and editing content that both meets our brand standards and our compliance requirements
• Other duties as assigned, in keeping with the role and the abilities of the individual

Key Qualifications And Skills

• A bachelor's degree in journalism, English, communication, or a related field, and a minimum of 4 years in full-time, professional writing and/or editing work, including 1-2 years in a managing editor or similar role. Candidates without a bachelor's degree in a relevant field will be considered with a minimum of 6 years in a full-time writing and/or editing role, including 1-2 years in a managing editor or similar role.
• Demonstrated experience as a writer communicating complex topics in an accessible way, with previous experience creating content for a highly regulated industry
• Previous experience managing multiple contributors as an editor
• Previous experience creating or managing content for social media
• Alignment with The Signatry's core values and statement of faith and a commitment to our mission and vision
• Excellent interpersonal, project management, and overall communication skills, including the ability to correspond professionally and be approachable
• Proactivity, adaptability, grace under pressure, a posture of continuous learning, and a solutions-focused approach to problem solving
• Demonstrated ability to manage a variety of tasks at once, seeing them through to completion
• Experience working as a remote employee is a plus

Work Location

This position can be remote or a hybrid combining work from home and in our Overland Park, KS office.

Pay Range

This is a full-time, salaried position paying $65,000- $80,000 paid annually based upon experience.

Benefits

Base medical plan, dental, basic life and disability insurance coverage is 100% covered for the employee

• Voluntary enrollment for employee vision and medical, dental and vision for dependents
• Voluntary enrollment for supplemental life, accident and critical illness
• HSA and FSA options
• 401(k) with employer match
• Flexible "Take as You Need It" paid time off policy
• Stipends/reimbursements towards fitness club memberships, cell phone service, and home internet

The Signatry is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization and a religious organization that has not waived any exceptions to any federal, state or local legislation, including, but not limited to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Marketing

Overland Park, KS