Parish Communications Specialist

Job Description

Catholic Parish Communications Specialist

Job Summary:

We're seeking a talented and dedicated Communications Specialist to join our team at St Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic Church. As a practicing Catholic in good standing, you'll leverage your creativity and technical skills to enhance our parish's communication efforts. You'll work closely with our staff to develop engaging content, manage social media, and produce high-quality visual materials that reflect our parish's mission and values. The chosen individual will execute a communications plan and ensure consistent, creative, and faith-based messaging across all platforms.

Responsibilities:

- Create and implement communication strategies that align with our parish's goals and Liturgical seasons
- Design and produce engaging social media content, bulletins, flyers, and other publications using Canva and AI.
- Create monthly reports detailing social media engagement analysis. The metrics should include website traffic, social media engagement, email open rates, and other relevant data demonstrating the effectiveness of communication strategies.
- Produce weekly announcements, petitions, and worship aids for the weekend Masses
- Capture and edit photos and videos of parish events, Masses, and activities and posting on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram
- Develop and maintain our parish's brand identity and visual presence
- Collaborate with staff and volunteers to gather content and ideas
- Stay up-to-date on best practices in Catholic communications and social media trends.
- Maintain website ensuring timely, accurate, and visually appealing content.
- Collaborated with staff to ensure messaging is consistent across all parish communication platforms.
- Create consistency in messaging around weekly liturgical celebrations. Ensure consistent and faith-filled messaging for weekly liturgies and parish events.

Requirements:

- Practicing Catholic in good standing, familiar with Liturgical seasons and traditions
- Proficiency in AI, Canva, and experience with design principles
- Strong writing, photography, and video production skills
- Experience with social media management and analytics including Meta Business Suite
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve)
- Knowledge of Catholic teachings and traditions
- Experience in a parish or ministry setting

What We Offer:

- Opportunity to serve the Lord and support our parish community
- Collaborative and supportive work environment
- Professional development and growth opportunities
- Part-time hours per week with the possibility of a full-time position as the parish continues to grow. Schedule to be determined and may vary. Must be available for select nights and weekends.

If you're passionate about sharing the Good News and communicating with our parish family, we'd love to hear from you!

About the Employer

Our Mission at Frassati Catholic Church is "Preparing Disciples for the Good Adventure." What does this mean?

We recognize that everyone is at different stages of their climb-verso l'alto-towards the heights - towards heaven. Some are discerning the costs of beginning it. Others have stopped, fallen, or become sidetracked, due to noise, apathy, or wounds. Still others are actively engaged in the climb of their life. Finally, some have made it "to the top" and now are interceding and helping us.