Position Summary
- Well-rounded communications expert who has worked both sides of the media; has intimate knowledge of newsroom function, and how to pitch stories with social media, TV and radio that garner effective and wide coverage
- Highly-motivated, creative team player with the ability to quickly grasp new, complex issues, and adapt to fast-changing environments especially between Church and the community
- Builds and fosters effective and respectful and collaborative relations with co-workers at the Pastoral Ministry departments and parishes and all stakeholders on online media channels
- Is a quick study to issues of importance of the Catholic Church
Reports to: Vice Chancellor and Director of Pastoral Ministries
Responsibilities:
- Administration, Communication and Media
- Responsible for the organization’s media relations and communications strategies, from high level planning to overseeing day-to-day execution
- Develop and execute corporate communications plans with sometimes demanding and quick turn-around during times of crisis-management
- Serves to regularly update the diocesan website, Facebook, YouTube and other social media platforms under the direction of the Vice Chancellor and focus on changing messages from the Bishop
- Interface and develop relationships with the pastors and parishes in the on-going promotion of the activities of the Church of Monterey both on the diocesan website and parish websites
- Participates in meetings/activities of diocesan directors of pastoral ministries and acts as a resource in teaching effective media design, consistency of message, color, etc.
- Editor of the annual Diocesan Directory
- Regularly analyzes metrics to measure the effectiveness and impact of relative media usage for our diocese.
- At selected times, may serve as official spokesperson for the Diocese
- At times serves in drafting selected diocesan communications
- Updates weekly messages from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and California Catholic Conference (CCC)
- Responds to the general diocesan email inbox and forwards to appropriate parties as necessary
- “Contact Us” website forms monitored daily
- Public Relations
- Serves as public relations resource for the Diocese of Monterey
- Liaison between the local Church and the secular and religious media
- Prepares and disseminates press releases for secular and religious media
- Responds to media inquiries
- Available as a public relations resource to diocesan departments, parishes and schools
- In close communication with the Bishop’s Office via the Vice Chancellor
- Represents the Catholic perspective effectively in the secular arena
- Technical Execution
- Canva messaging drafted and posted on diocesan website and Facebook
- Live Stream links posted and ‘shared’ when necessary
- Posts Campaign and other CCC Materials – often regularly
- Proposition and Ballot materials to be shared from CCC and USCCB regularly
- Incoming Emails monitored daily and forwarded to appropriate parties
- Video editing – utilizing programs such as iMovie
- Video Content – utilizing iPad and Teleprompter applications
- Conducts filming for Video Messaging of the Bishop
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Hours: 35 hours, full time position with some weekend work as required and approved
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Education: Preferred B.A. or higher degree in communications and media