Current Job Openings
Director of Communications
The Director of Communications provides strategic leadership and day-to-day coordination for Bethlehem’s communications. This position tells the story of Bethlehem’s mission, ministries, and community life through clear, thoughtful, timely, and engaging communication.
Hours: Part-time, 20 hours per week
Classification: Salaried, Exempt
Supervisor: Executive Director
Supervises: Communications + Design Lead
Collaborates with Director of Development & Creative, Production Manager
Liaison to Communications Committee
- Provides strategic leadership for Bethlehem’s communications, ensuring messaging is clear, welcoming, consistent, and aligned with Bethlehem’s mission, values, and brand.
- Leads communications planning and prioritization across ministries, campuses, worshipping communities, and major congregational initiatives.
- Partners with pastors, staff, and ministry leaders to communicate stories of worship, faith formation, service, generosity, and community life.
- Strengthens organizational communication by helping staff clarify audiences, priorities, timelines, and desired outcomes.
- Evaluates communication effectiveness and recommends improvements to better engage members, visitors, and the broader community.
- Partners with the Director of Creative to maintain Bethlehem’s brand identity, voice, tone, and visual consistency.
- Oversee Bethlehem’s communication channels, calendars, and workflows, ensuring ministry information, event promotion, worship communications, and organizational announcements are timely, accurate, and well-coordinated.
- Managing projects related to all communication platforms: print, digital, web, email, social media, video and worship-related communications.
- Partner with pastors, staff, and ministry leaders to develop, write, edit, and refine communication content while maintaining Bethlehem’s voice, tone, and editorial standards.
- Oversee website content strategy and collaborate with staff and vendors to maintain an accurate, accessible, and user-friendly website.
- Lead communication efforts for major worship seasons, marketing campaigns, annual events, and other congregational initiatives.
- Evaluate communication effectiveness, recommend improvements, and complete other communications or organizational projects as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of professional experience in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, nonprofit leadership, ministry, or a related field.
- Excellent writing, editing, organizational, and project management skills, with the ability to think strategically while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, with the ability to work graciously and effectively with pastors, staff, volunteers, ministry leaders, congregants, vendors, and community partners.
- Proficiency with common communications technology, including Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, website content management systems, email marketing platforms, social media, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, and related communication tools.
- Understanding of church life, congregational communication, and nonprofit settings preferred.
- A heart for service.
Director of Communications
Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to: [email protected]
Position open currently with ongoing interviews as qualified applicants are received. Position open until filled, contingent upon passing a background check.