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Director of Communications and Marketing
The Director of Communications and Marketing will lead Reach Beyond’s Creative Services Team giving strategic direction to the communications and marketing of the mission.
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Hours per week: 40 (full-time)
Supervisor: Vice-President of Mobilization and Development
Reporting Staff Members: Creative Services Team
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
This job description does not constitute a contract for employment.
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Hours per week: 40 (full-time)
Supervisor: Vice-President of Mobilization and Development
Reporting Staff Members: Creative Services Team
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Manages and protects the brand of Reach Beyond, ensuring all messaging presents a clear and consistent story that aligns with the Brand Guidebook. Maintains design standards and quality control of all outgoing communications content. Educates and supports staff and Country Offices in how to best present the brand.
- Leads and manages the Creative Services Team in the strategy and production of all internal and external communications. Sets the editorial calendar for the year, including all website content, social media, email, print, video and publicity. Ensures strategy aligns with the overall organizational strategic plan and supports the goals of each department. Provides leadership and guidance to the team.
- Communicates the ministry heart of Reach Beyond to both internal and external audiences.
- Develops and implements a comprehensive and aligned strategic marketing and communications plan focused on raising brand awareness and developing and cultivating donor relationships. Works closely with the President, Development and Mobilization directors, and Regional Directors to serve stakeholder’s needs in communication. Works closely with the data team to measure and track results.
- Serves as creative director, editor, and writer (as needed), of the quarterly V+H Magazine.
- Oversees social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Ensures that content aligns with strategy, followers are being engaged and responded to, and metrics being tracked.
- Oversees the writing, on behalf of leadership, for both internal and external audiences. Ensures all communications are on brand, proofread and edited for security, accuracy and professionalism.
- Tells the story of what God is doing through Reach Beyond by building trust and relationships with the field. Understands cultural differences and appreciates security sensitivities in global missions. Uses sound judgment in presenting stories to external audiences while protecting our strategies, our people and the communities we serve. Builds rapport with our missionaries and international leadership and works to improve flow of information.
- Oversees the system for securely storing, organizing and sharing creative assets throughout the organization.
- Maintains knowledge of marketing trends, developments, and best practices integrating traditional and digital media tools to develop and execute communications and marketing strategies.
- Serves on the Ministry Service Center (MSC) Lead Team.
- Develops and manages the team budget.
- Participates in prayer times and chapel/staff meetings.
- A born again believer of Jesus Christ with a heart for service
- In agreement with and willing to uphold the Reach Beyond Statement of Faith
- Passionate about global missions and reaching the unreached.
- Strong servant-heart and highly values collaboration/working with a team.
- Strong writing skills a must. Experience with social media preferred.
- Prefer 2-5 years of global service or missions experience.
- Prefer a minimum of 10 years’ successful management experience with a team of three or more.
- Degree in Communications, Marketing or a related field.
- Prefer a minimum of 10 years’ experience in Communications.
- Prefer a minimum of 10 years’ successful project management experience.
- Prefer a minimum of five years’ experience in non-profit donor communications.
- Ability to effectively communicate concepts and ideas to executive leadership in a clear, concise manner.
- Strong supervisory skills with the ability to motivate and lead team members towards department and mission objectives.
- Ability to track and measure department goals and objectives.
- Desire and ability to stay current with effective marketing and communication strategies within the U.S. and globally.
- Willing and committed to hold to the policies described in all manuals.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States and provide required documents.
This job description does not constitute a contract for employment.
Interested in short-term or long-term missions, or a missionary career?
Do you want to be a part of reaching unreached people groups with the Gospel? Let’s work together to chart your path. Maybe you are ready for a long-term commitment of a year or more. Or, maybe you’d like to test the waters with something short-term, to gain more experience and training first. Either way, by leveraging our network of receiving partners, and our strengths in media, medicine and community development, we can walk you through the steps and opportunities.
How Do You Want To Go?
P.O. Box 39800
Colorado Springs, CO 80949-9800
800.873.4859
Colorado Springs, CO 80949-9800
800.873.4859