What are the responsibilities and job description for the Marketing Communications Intern position at Hope Church?
Communications Intern
Purpose Statement:
Hope Church seeks a Communications Intern to coordinate various aspects of our marketing, digital engagement and media production. This role is crucial for ensuring consistent communication, effective media strategies, and high-quality content that aligns with our mission and values.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Marketing Coordination:
- Process marketing requests from ministry leaders and coordinate communication between all project stakeholders
- Keep marketing projects up to date with details for team members through project management software.
- Assign tasks and set deadlines to ensure timely completion. Follow-up with volunteers and staff, as needed.
- Notify the Director of Communications regarding any emergencies or significant issues.
2. Digital Engagement Coordination:
- Review the church websites by removing outdated content and refreshing text, media, and links.
- Develop and support social media marketing strategies for digital platforms (currently Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok)
- Support organic search and paid advertising strategies.
- Address urgent technical issues by contacting the Director of Communications for prompt assistance.
3. Media Production & Coordination:
- Collaborate with ministry leaders to edit and/or create media content. This includes static designs (posters, social squares, etc.) to more dynamic ones such as video reels or audio.
- Coordinate with AV Arts by sending all designed preservice media for the upcoming services.
- Assist AV Arts with captioning videos for services as needed.
- Design, resize, and distribute media materials for ministries
For Example, a message series would include
- Instagram graphics
- Facebook cover photos
- YouTube cover photos
- Message series titles and bumper videos
- Individual slides for each weekly message title
- Organize & share all designed materials for easy collaboration amongst the team.
4. Quality Control and Proofreading:
- Review personal submissions and designs from team members for typos and ensure all materials are correctly branded with appropriate logos, colors, and campus identifiers.
- Seek assistance from relevant team members in proofreading materials for public distribution.
Qualifications:
- Experience in graphic design and communications.
- Proficiency in design software and web management tools; experience with Canva and WordPress is a plus.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with various teams and leaders.
- A good listener who can graciously receive feedback.
Join us in spreading the hope of Jesus Christ and enhancing our communications as we serve our community as Hope Church, with campuses in Greece and Brockport, NY, and a presence online.
Reporting Structure: Reports to Director of Communications
