Communications Specialist Opening - Christ Church Winnetka

Christ Church is a vibrant, growing parish located on the North Shore of Chicago, just steps from Lake Michigan. A member of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, Christ Church has over 400 families in its membership. The Communications Specialist is responsible for helping Christ Church fulfill their mission, goals and objectives by supporting our digital communications efforts (website, e-newsletter and light social media). The Communications Specialist is a vital member of our team implementing our communications strategy to enhance our member experience both online and in-person. Success in this role means keeping parishioners, staff and community updated online with essential church information such as news, events and opportunities. This position helps facilitate the vitality of Christ Church and its connections and service to the broader community. This is a part-time position with a mix of onsite and remote work.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Keep our community up to date on church life by leading and coordinating our weekly online newsletter via Constant Contact.
• Gather all events information for use in newsletter, website and social media by working with parish volunteers and staff.
• Develop, update and extend our Squarespace website and potentially migrate site to the Wordpress platform. Ensure the website is updated accordingly to support our activities and messaging.
• Coordinate mailers (using Constant Contact) to provide information about services, rummage, special events, and special notices (births, deaths, memorial services) within the parish family.
• Maintain YouTube library of services, music, and other recordings. Basic skills at video maintenance (uploads, format conversion, closed captioning, some editing).
• Christ Church has only a small social media presence, help us implement improvements. We would like a publishing and approval workflow allowing multiple staff and lay members to create posts for approval and release.
• Liaise with church management board (vestry) and communications committee members.
• Attend weekly staff meetings and update key stakeholders on current initiatives and future communication plans.

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Excellent coordinator; ability to gather and filter critical news information from various stakeholders across the parish.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver an online weekly newsletter.
• Skills needed include Constant Contact, Microsoft Office, and Google Workspace
• Knowledge of Squarespace at an expert level including CSS and Javascript customization. Significant WordPress experience.
• Ability to work cross functionally with different departments, staff members and volunteers.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to track and interpret communication metrics.
• Comfortable working with last minute changes.
• Understanding of and respect for the Episcopal faith.

Expectations:

All Christ Church employees should have general knowledge of, and an appreciation for, the work of the church. Every employee is expected to:

• have a strong work ethic
• strive for excellence
• be dependable and trustworthy
• be respectful and patient
• work well with others
• show grace under pressure

Occasional evening or weekend hours required.

This list of responsibilities above is not exhaustive. As with each position at Christ Church, at times other functions will be assigned as appropriate.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: One location

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