Temple Open House Communications Manager (Time Bound 2.5 Years)

Job Description

This position helps develop, coordinate, execute and evaluate all aspects of communications related to the global celebration for the Salt Lake Temple open house occurring April to October 2027. The communications manager is committed to working with the Salt Lake Temple Open House committee in creating and delivering the highest quality work, building relationships, and contributing to a team. They will work closely with other groups across the global organization and external vendors to develop an omni-channel messaging plan to represent a multitude of experiences for the global open house celebration.

Responsibilities

• Help develop and execute the open house messaging plan to invite members and friends throughout the world to the open house, for both in-person and virtual experiences.
• Help develop and manage content and media to be delivered on multiple channels, including but not limited to email, social, traditional, public relations, long-form, SEO, website, mobile app, etc.
• Create messages for multiple global audiences including the Church workforce, members, leaders, communities, children, youth, full-time Church missionaries (ages 18 ), and young adults (ages 18 to 20).
• Create messaging for different events and experiences occurring throughout the open house including but not limited to the Salt Lake Temple, Relief Society Building, Tabernacle, Church History Museum, Family Search Library, Joseph Smith Building, music performances, and more.
• Manage advertising budget including paid ads, traditional placements, public relations efforts with local and national media, and more.
• Oversee budget allocated to communications and outreach aspects for open house communications.
• Understand and promote principles in the Church Communication Guide, ensuring all communication efforts align with established design, voice and tone guidelines.
  
  

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• A commitment to contributing to the highest quality work that accurately reflects the Savior’s Church.
• Ability to leverage your proficiency in writing, integrated marketing communications, and content creation to develop compelling messaging and content across various channels.
• Ensure brand consistency and adherence to messaging guidelines.
• Ability to lead the development of experience strategies and oversee the execution of experiences to support marketing and communications objectives.
• Coordinate logistics, manage budgets, and ensure seamless execution.
• Ability to manage marketing and communications budgets effectively, allocating resources to fulfill objectives.
• Lead cross-functional teams, including creative, content, and communications professionals, to execute strategies with excellence.
• Ability to use analytics tools and platforms to track and measure the effectiveness of marketing and communications efforts.
  
  

Requirements

• Minimum nine years communication experience, including large-scale projects in the communication, branding, or marketing fields.
• At least nine years of strategic planning for or within a complex organization.
• Bachelor's degree in public relations, communications, business, branding, advertising, marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  
  

Demonstrated Skills And Abilities

• Strong partnering skills to ensure high collaboration and integration.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented while focusing on the holistic, strategic view.
• Exceptional communication skills—written, verbal, and presentation.
• Strategic thinker.
• Adept at articulating awareness vision and including all stakeholders in achieving.
• Resilient and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.
• Analytical and solution-finding mindset.
• This is a time-bound position through approximately December 2027.
  
  

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.