Strategic Communications & Editorial Leader

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is seeking a Senior Manager of Communication Strategy and Editorial in Salt Lake City. This role crafts messaging frameworks, writes briefs and talking points, and oversees enterprise plans with cross-department and vendor collaboration.

The position also stewards the Church Communication Guide, ensuring voice, tone, and design standards are applied globally through trainings and governance, aligning with organizational priorities.

Qualifications

• Seven+ years of communication experience in large organizations.
• Seven+ years of strategic planning for or within a complex organization.
• Experience developing messaging strategy for multi-audience, multi-platform organizations.
• Exceptional writing for executive communications, briefs, talking points, and public materials.
• Experience managing complex projects and external agencies from brief to delivery.
• Experience owning or governing a brand, voice, or standards resource and delivering training.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise messaging frameworks and message hierarchies that unify communication across the organization.
• Write and refine high-quality communication briefs, message frameworks, talking points, and narratives for departments, areas, and vendors.
• Lead planning and project management of enterprise communication plans—scope, timelines, milestones, approvals, and delivery.
• Serve as primary collaborator and point of contact for departments, area offices, and external agencies; manage vendor engagements from briefing through quality review.
• Define success measures with research and analytics partners; translate findings into recommendations to strengthen future messaging.
• Counsel leaders on messaging implications, risks, and opportunities, and promote enterprise communication objectives.

Skills

Strategic communication

Writing & editing

Project management

Brand governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (PR/communications/business)

Master's degree preferred

Job description

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is seeking a Senior Manager of Communication Strategy and Editorial in Salt Lake City. This role crafts messaging frameworks, writes briefs and talking points, and oversees enterprise plans with cross-department and vendor collaboration.

The position also stewards the Church Communication Guide, ensuring voice, tone, and design standards are applied globally through trainings and governance, aligning with organizational priorities.