Communications Manager

The Communications Manager for Life.Church Online is primarily responsible for stewarding and extending the voice of Life.Church across every digital touchpoint of Life.Church Online, ensuring every interaction reflects our mission. This role develops, impends, and optimizes communication and content strategies that inspire engagement and deepen relationships. This role supports the team's direction, initiatives, and ministry efforts to achieve outcomes that further Life.Church’s mission and reach people for Christ. 

At Life.Church, we exist to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. It’s been our mission since 1996 and has guided us every day. Leading people isn’t just an expectation; it’s a necessity.  It’s a cornerstone of our culture. That's why we’re always seeking leaders—leaders like you—to bring your skills to life. We are one church meeting in multiple locations, and we want to help you become the person God made you to be.

What You'll Do

• Manage Life.Church Online as a communication channel for Life.Church, ensuring all messaging aligns with organizational voice, values, and strategic goals.
• Plan, write, and edit engaging copy for emails, digital experiences, campaigns, landing pages, and ministry initiatives, supporting production-related writing needs (e.g., scripts, video support) as assigned.
• Evaluate and report on communication performance, providing insights and recommendations to optimize strategies and inform leadership decisions.
• Maintain and execute a proactive communication calendar, ensuring timely delivery of ministry priorities.
• Support product-related communication on occasion to serve the LCO attender.
• Create written, visual, and video content that fosters connection, drives engagement, and supports ministry initiatives.
• Lead volunteer team and manage contractors to produce communication that achieves campaign goals with excellence.
• Develop resources that equip online pastors, hosts, and leaders to serve their audiences effectively.
• Partner with Life.Church Online ministry leaders to create communication resources that strengthen outreach and discipleship efforts.
• Collaborate with other ministries and central teams to ensure alignment with organization-wide goals, strategies, and technical standards.
• Support cross-team projects and events as assigned.

Skills Needed to Succeed

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofing skills with attention to detail and tone.
• Effective at multi-tasking and time management to meet strict deadlines while remaining flexible to change.
• Ability to think strategically while managing detailed execution.
• Capable of working independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to steward organizational voice and adapt communication style to diverse audiences.
• Strong understanding of digital communication trends, SEO, and audience engagement strategies.
• High School Diploma or GED
• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
• 3-5 years of experience in content development, communication strategy, or digital ministry
• Experience using analytics platforms (Google Analytics, email metrics, social media insights) to optimize communication impact

_ Please include a portfolio or a link to your past work when submitting your application.  _

Benefits We Offer

・ Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

・ Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons. 

・ Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health. 

・ Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase. 

・ Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.

・ Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.

・ Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment! 

・ $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth. 

・ Casual dress and work environment.

Our Beliefs, Culture, and Commitment to Diversity

At Life.Church, every staff member, and intern is a minister and is expected to engage in the church's ministry fully. We consider ministry readiness and an individual’s capacity to represent Life.Church’s beliefs as a minister during the selection process for all staff and intern positions. An essential function within every position held by a staff member or intern at Life.Church is to uphold and represent the beliefs of Life.Church.  Learn more about what we believe at Life.Church . 

While we unite around our mission, we know unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Our calling is too great, and our mission is too important not to be intentional about strengthening our team through diversity. We know that diverse perspectives in race, ethnicity, background, age, and gender are essential to reaching the world for Christ. To learn more about how we strengthen our team through diversity,  visit our careers page . 

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