About this position
Job Description
Job Description
Mountain View Presbyterian Church
Director of Communication
Full Time – including weekend hours
Reports to: Pastor/Head of Staff or designated supervisor
Position Summary
The Director of Communication helps Mountain View Presbyterian Church communicate its mission, tell its story, and invite people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and participation in the life of the church. This person oversees the church’s communications and coordinates technology that supports worship, ministry, and congregational connection. Working closely with pastors, staff, and volunteers, the director ensures that communications are accurate, timely, welcoming, and consistent across print and digital platforms.
Primary Responsibilities
1. Communication Planning and Coordination
- Develop and maintain a churchwide communication calendar aligned with worship, ministry priorities, seasonal events, and congregational life.
- Establish clear procedures and deadlines for submitting, reviewing, and publishing announcements.
- Help ministry leaders identify the best audience, message, timing, and communication method for their programs.
- Maintain consistent visual identity, tone, and editorial standards.
- Coordinate communications about the pastoral transition and search process with authorized leaders, respecting confidentiality.
- Evaluate communication effectiveness and recommend improvements.
2. Website Management
- Manage and regularly update the church website, including worship information, ministry pages, events, staff information, and announcements.
- Ensure that newcomers can easily find service times, directions, children’s ministry information, and next steps for connecting.
- Maintain accurate calendars, registration links, forms, sermon resources, and other digital content.
- Monitor usability, accessibility, and mobile presentation.
- Coordinate with website vendors and technical providers to resolve problems and maintain reliable service.
3. Worship Bulletin and Printed Materials
- Produce the weekly worship bulletin in collaboration with pastors, worship leaders, and ministry staff.
- Edit and proofread content for accuracy, clarity, consistency, and appropriate length.
- Coordinate printing and distribution within established deadlines.
- Prepare printed materials for special services, seasonal ministries, congregational meetings, and church events.
- Maintain organized templates and files so materials can be produced efficiently and consistently.
4. Worship Slides and Visual Communications
- Prepare and organize worship slides, including liturgy, Scripture, sermon materials, announcements, and song lyrics.
- Coordinate content and production schedules with pastors, music leaders, and audiovisual volunteers.
- Ensure slides are readable, accurate, visually consistent, and appropriate to the character of each worship service.
- Confirm that presentation materials are ready for rehearsal and worship.
- Observe applicable copyright and licensing requirements for music, images, video, and other content.
5. Church Email and Digital Communications
- Prepare, edit, schedule, and distribute churchwide emails and ministry communications.
- Work with the pastoral staff to produce regular congregational updates and time-sensitive notices.
- Maintain email templates and coordinate distribution lists with staff responsible for church records.
- Manage assigned social media channels and church app content, keeping information coordinated with the website.
- Use photographs, brief stories, and ministry highlights to communicate how God is at work at MVPC.
- Follow church policies for privacy, photography permissions, and communications involving children.
6. Technology Coordination
- Coordinate the people, equipment, and outside providers supporting worship sound, projection, livestreaming, and recording.
- Recruit, schedule, train, and encourage audiovisual volunteers; develop clear operating instructions and backup coverage.
- Work with worship leaders to support dependable technology for Sunday services and special events.
- Troubleshoot routine problems and arrange qualified technical assistance when needed.
- Serve as the staff contact for outside IT support and coordinate technology requests, maintenance, and equipment replacement.
- Maintain basic equipment inventories, documentation, and secure access procedures in collaboration with authorized staff and providers.
Qualifications
- Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and organizational skills.
- Experience in communications, digital media, website management, or a related field; church or nonprofit experience preferred.
- Proficiency with website content management, email platforms, graphic design tools, and presentation software.
- Working knowledge of audiovisual systems, livestreaming, and volunteer technology teams.
- Ability to manage recurring deadlines while responding calmly to changing ministry needs.
- A collaborative spirit, sound judgment, discretion, and a welcoming approach to people of different ages and technical abilities.
- Relevant education or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Other related duties may be assigned in keeping with the purpose and scope of the position.
Location and commute
8790 E Via De Ventura, Scottsdale, AZ 85258.
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How to apply
Review the vacancy and complete the application on the employer or recruitment partner’s website. Requisition ID: WJ-3267353757.