Description:
Saint Benedict's Abbey in Atchison, KS is seeking a full-time, salaried, Graphic Design and Social Media Coordinator. This position will oversee communications initiatives that effectively describe and promote the Abbey and its advocacy agenda. In this position you will have the opportunity to creatively communicate the message of St. Benedict's Abbey through our website, social media, print materials, newsletters, press releases, and other communication media. You will have the opportunity to help the public to learn about, connect with, and support the mission and ministries of St. Benedict's Abbey.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Create engaging, compelling, and shareable content that tells the story of St. Benedict's Abbey and our monks to raise awareness and inspire on-going support and connections.
- Develop and execute marketing and communications strategies to support increased awareness and commitment among supporters, stakeholders, and participants in our mission of prayer and work.
- Maintain and update multiple social media accounts.
- Create and implement social media marketing plan and calendar.
- Create, edit, and publish content for website and social media, brochures, presentations, annual reports, print and digital ads, and other marketing and communication materials.
- Assist with maintaining connections with our online audience, appropriately respond to and direct questions, concerns and comments generated from online sources.
- Ensure that information published in any form is accurate, effective, timely and grammatically correct.
- Track and monitor content effectiveness on social media platforms, including YouTube.
- Collaborate with monastic community, advancement department, and leaders on content creation and marketing campaigns.
- Work with Monastery leadership so that all communications and public relations programs are consistent with the overall mission and vision of St. Benedict's Abbey and that each individual ministry's programs needs are met.
- Create graphics and apparel items for St. Benedict's Abbey Gift shop and other events.
- Produce and organize photography for liturgies, and events.
- Develop, edit, and lay out articles for the Kansas Monks Newsletter and other publications.
- Assist the Executive Director with any project that may require those skills embodied by a communications professional and when appropriate, advise the executive director and staff on effective communication techniques and messaging for website, social media, print materials, and newsletters.