Director of Communications

Ada Bible Church is hiring a full-time Director of Communications. If you're a high-capacity leader with the training, experience, and passion to help the church of todaycommunicate in compelling and relevant ways through world-class content, then this role could be a perfect fit.

About Ada Bible Church

Ada Bible Church is vibrant and growing non-denominational church serving greater Grand Rapids, Michigan. Each weekend, thousands of people gather across our five locations and online to connect with others in the community and discover what it means to follow Jesus. To learn more, visit www.adabible.org.

The Opportunity

The Director of Communications provides hands-on leadership, strategic direction, and oversight to the team that designs, builds, and executes our multi-channel communications and marketing strategy. At a high level, this role will:

• Unify and align all channels of communication.
• Partner with ministries to help them better reach and engage specific audiences.
• Develop world-class content by leveraging the voice and influence of our Senior Pastor and staff.
• Provide analysis of our analytics in an effort to regularly improve communication effectiveness.

You might be a good candidate for the position if:

• You are highly collaborative and enjoy working with others to make ideas become a reality.
• You are self-aware & empathetic, using these traits to build trust in hard conversations and break down silos.
• You are a leader of leaders, with experience developing people and encouraging their professional growth.
• You are a problem solver, who is able to work in systems and processes and can also overcome their limitations.
• You are a strategy-first marketing or communications professional, who can both develop and execute organizational communications priorities. While creating art may be part of this role, this is a strategy-first role, not a design-first role.
• You consistently meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• You are proficient with key communications tools, such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Asana (or other project management systems), Office 365, Google Analytics, etc...
• You communicate clear and compelling messages using appropriate formats
• You are able to identify the essence of a brand and maintain brand consistency.
• You understand project management techniques and know how to use them to get stuff done, without micromanaging.
• You are skilled at leading creative brainstorming sessions
• You earned a Bachelor's degree in a related field or 10 years experience required.
• You are eagerly committed to following Christ and exhibit a thriving relationship with him

What you will do:

• Build and sustain a healthy culture that reflects our values through your leadership and management of Communications.
• Steward the brand of Ada Bible Church by monitoring the look and feel of all promotional materials, ensuring compliance and consistency across all mediums and platforms of communication (digital, print, and physical environment).
• Work alongside senior leaders to develop creative ways of reinforcing and amplifying the mission, vision, and values of Ada Bible Church.
• Architect effective communication strategies that inspire and engage our congregations and city with the gospel.
• Regularly train staff on all communication procedures and programs so they are equipped and empowered to manage their communication channels.
• Partner with the Creative Team to execute a multi-channel content strategy that furthers the mission of the church.
• Serve ministry staff and departments by developing effective communication strategies and creative materials that support their strategic ministry priorities and goals.
• Design and build a comprehensive digital strategy including the development, design, and function of all websites (including back-end development and maintenance).
• Measure the effectiveness and efficiency of all communication strategies through reviewing analytics.
• Oversee the systems and processes that organize, prioritize, and manage creative support and promotional requests.
• Plan, schedule, monitor, and adjust workflow for creative services (design, video, etc.).
• Propose, oversee and monitor the annual communications department budget.
• Design and facilitate new projects and/or systems that improve the efficiency of communications.
• Oversee and manage printing.

Ready to apply?

If this all sounds good and you want to be considered for the position, we want to learn more about you!

To apply, click the "Apply" button and submit your cover letter and resume.

Membership at Ada Bible Church is not a prerequisite for hire, but applicants must be willing to become members within 90 days of hire and have beliefs consistent with our statement of faith.