Marketing and Membership Specialist

Trinity United Methodist Church is Richmond’s oldest United Methodist Church (founded in 1790) but we are also a church that is vibrant, alive and new.  We are located in Richmond’s West End (903 Forest Ave, Henrico County) and gather each Sunday in two unique worship services.  We are young and old, newcomers and life-long members, very traditional and very modern in our worship styles; but what we all have in common and what binds us together as a community of faith is the living gospel of Jesus Christ.  We are a church committed to mission both here in Metro Richmond, the US and around the world as we strive to bear the face of Christ to the world.

Trinity is a very busy church not just on Sunday but every day.  We have a reputation as a welcoming church and our staff plays a crucial role in this as they strive for warm, professional, and friendly interactions with all church members, visitors and community contacts whom they serve. Maintaining this reputation of welcome, warmth, and professionalism is a priority.

We are currently hiring for a Marketing and Membership Specialist. This is an hourly part-time (25 hours) position.

Job Description:
Fulfills key marketing, communications and administrative functions within the church office which require constant interfacing with other church staff, committee leaders and members of the congregation, in addition to specific duties and skills as described below.

Communication:

• Prepare weekly “Connection” e-newsletters
• Prepare, post and distribute monthly “Window” newsletters
• Update website
• Maintain streaming platform including scheduling of live events
• Develop and execute social media strategy
• Suggest marketing and communication strategies to further church mission
• Design “advertising” event slides for internal and external communications
• Assist with preparing ProPresenter for worship

Membership:

• Maintain accurate membership records for the church
• Administer membership transfers
• Research obituaries of members for the staff and congregation
• Maintain and manage bereavement book mailings

Administrative:

• Prepare weekly Sunday School bags
• Record attendance for church functions, Sunday School and worship
• Assist with answering phones and greeting people who come to the office
• Assist with labels and/or mailings for church committees or staff
• Attend weekly staff meetings
• Assist with production of Annual Conference reports at year-end
• Any other duties as necessary

Requirements and skills:

• Proven experience as a communications specialist
• Proficient command of English
• Experience in web design and content production
• Experience in copywriting and editing for multiple platforms
• Solid understanding of project management principles, including development of communications plans and strategies
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Publisher) and Adobe Acrobat (PDF); photo and video-editing software is a plus; willingness to learn other software as needed
• Graphic design experience, including brand management (Trinity logo, colors, fonts, etc.)
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and presentation skills
• Outstanding organizational, administrative and planning abilities
• Awareness of communications accessibility compliance for digital content

To apply, please fill out this form.