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TITLE: Communications Associate REPORTING: Director of Communications STATUS: Full Time Exempt

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Communications Associate plays a pivotal role on the Crossroads Church communications team by facilitating project management, developing copy and graphic content, and assisting with project implementation.

CHARACTER: Has a clear call of God to lead the people of their community to Jesus Christ. Demonstrates the qualities of a follower of Jesus Christ, with a passion to love God, live in authentic community with those in the body of Christ, and extend the love of God to those seeking him. Shows a strong commitment to living out Crossroad's values and beliefs in their Christian life. Possess characteristics that include: humility, teach-ability, organization, teamwork, discernment, wisdom and strategic agility. Must work extremely well with others.

Required Qualifications ? Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, graphic design or related major; equivalency in the form of a minimum of 3-5 years of experience will be considered. ? 2-4 years of experience creating and managing large-scale, ongoing projects for a variety of internal and external clients and meeting critical deadlines. ? Demonstrated experience in writing, editing, proofreading, layout and design across a range of print and digital platforms. ? Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Master Collection: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop). ? 2+ years of experience utilizing cloud-based mail and marketing services. ? Excellent organizational skills with the ability to simultaneously manage a large work load of varied tasks and responsibilities while providing excellent attention to detail ? Demonstrated interpersonal skills - a willingness to collaborate, serve and lead within your sphere of influence with a relentlessly positive attitude. ? A high level of initiative and the ability to work independently, performing duties with minimal direction and supervision. ? Strong customer service skills

Preferred Qualifications ? Advanced knowledge of and experience using MacOS X operating system, Dropbox, Google tools. ? Intermediate level experience/proficiency with WordPress or Joomla as well as various plug-ins. ? Member of Crossroads Church

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WORK SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday office hours as agreed upon with Director of Communications. Occasional evening and weekend availability.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Communications Project Management ? Create communications project timelines, input all team projects and tasks into Slope (Crossroads' project management system), monitor progress, and ensure timely execution of all deliverables. ? Manage process of delivering final, approved products from Slope to Dropbox, Planning Central and other cloud-based services to ensure internal teams have the products they need to produce Sunday services, ministry events, and event/collateral materials. ? Provide excellent, timely and ongoing project updates to internal clients (multi-site directors, campus pastors, ministry leaders).

Copywriting ? Use a user-centered design approach to craft relevant, compelling and clear messaging consistent with Crossroads DNA and branding. ? Write copy for Crossroads communications vehicles, focusing primarily on print and digital mediums including weekly print programs, eWeekly, church-wide emails, donor/member letters, offering spotlight talking points, events, website content, social media posts, blog posts, etc.; support video and audio script development as needed. ? Work with internal clients to brainstorm, write/develop and produce impactful life-change stories for print, video and digital dissemination to support overall Crossroads ministry and Sunday service goals. ? Provide editorial direction/guidance to internal clients for content produced within ministry areas; proofread and finalize/approve as required. ? Work with vendors and printers as needed.

Graphic Design ? Assist in daily graphic design work for all Crossroads communications vehicles. ? Assist communications team graphic design staff in helping internal clients (multi-site directors, ministry leaders, campus pastors and creative arts team) to conceptualize, develop, and create original, compelling design for message series, events, logos, ongoing ministry needs, marketing, signage, etc. for a wide variety of mediums, including but not limited to print, digital (web & social media) and large format printing. ? Assist in designing and take lead in producing and disseminating eWeekly ? Assist in designing take lead in producing and disseminating eBlasts for Crossroads ministry areas as requested and in collaboration with internal clients ? Assist with weekly print program design and production. ? Work with vendors and printers as needed. ? Keep up-to-date on design trends and tools to continually improve design products while maintaining Crossroads DNA-aligned branding.

POSSIBLE CAREER PATH FROM THIS POSITION The successful advancement from this role as Communications Associate could lead to the position of Director of Communications

For consideration, please submit a link to your digital portfolio and resume to apope@

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