Social Media Manager

Parkview Christian Church; Orland Park (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park, IL, is seeking a Social Media Manager to lead and execute our online presence across campuses. You will plan monthly content calendars, collaborate with ministry leaders, and craft compelling posts, photos, videos, and captions that reflect our mission.

This role requires 2–4+ years of professional social media experience, strong writing and visual skills, and the ability to work evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• 2–4+ years of professional social media experience with strong platform knowledge.
• Excellent writing, video editing, and photography skills.
• Highly organized self-starter thriving in a fast-paced environment.
• Evenings and weekends availability required.
• Preferred: church or nonprofit experience; familiarity with Meta/Sprout Social; Adobe CC proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute Parkview’s social media strategy across all campuses and ministries, including monthly content calendars and campaign recommendations.
• Create and produce compelling content, photos, video, reels, stories, carousels, graphics, and captions, in partnership with ministry leaders.
• Manage Parkview’s online community by monitoring and responding to comments and messages, and escalating pastoral care needs.
• Track performance data and use analytics to guide content strategy and platform optimization.
• Collaborate with the Communications Director, video team, and ministry staff on social media needs and event coverage.
• Maintain weekend responsibilities to capture, support, and publish timely event-related content.
• Recruit, manage, and shepherd a team of volunteers and freelancers.
• Maintain content libraries and scheduling platforms

Skills

Social media experience

Platform knowledge

Writing skills

Video editing

Photography

Organization

Evenings/weekends

Tools

Meta Business Suite

Sprout Social

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

WIN STATEMENT

Create engaging social media experiences that help more people discover Parkview, strengthen our online community, and inspire people to take their next step toward Jesus.

REPORTS TO

Devin Mooneyham, Communications Director

REPONSIBILITIES

• Own and execute Parkview’s social media strategy across all campuses and ministries, including monthly content calendars and campaign recommendations
• Create and produce compelling content, photos, video, reels, stories, carousels, graphics, and captions, in partnership with ministry leaders
• Manage Parkview’s online community by monitoring and responding to comments and messages, and escalating pastoral care needs
• Track performance data and use analytics to guide content strategy and platform optimization
• Collaborate with the Communications Director, video team, and ministry staff on social media needs and event coverage
• Maintain weekend responsibilities to capture, support, and publish timely event-related content
• Recruit, manage, and shepherd a team of volunteers and freelancers
• Maintain content libraries and scheduling platforms

QUALIFICATIONS

• Growing relationship with Jesus and alignment with Parkview’s mission
• 2–4+ years of professional social media experience with strong platform knowledge
• Excellent writing, video editing, and photography skills
• Highly organized self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Availability for evenings and weekends is required
• Preferred: church or nonprofit experience, Meta Business Suite or Sprout Social, and Adobe Creative Cloud proficiency

FLSA CLASSIFICATION

Full-time // Exempt

WORK SCHEDULE

40 hours per week // a mixture of weekday, evening and weekend hours; weekend presence is required