Qualifications for a New Director of Communications Position at the Diocese
We are seeking an individual who can communicate effectively in writing, speaking, and through our website www.diocesemo.org to all people in the Diocese of Missouri and beyond it. Primary responsibilities include the development twice a year of a diocesan magazine, SEEK. The editor has a teleconference with the Editorial Board prior to each issue, and sets an agenda according to the categories set in the table of contents (see SEEK magazine); coordinating and assigning articles with reporters, our ministry partners, campus ministers, Bishop Smith, and photographers necessary to create the magazine. Next, the editor works with a graphic arts company to make the copy camera ready for printer. After intense copyediting, editor coordinates distribution chain of the piece to the Diocese and beyond. Another responsibility is circulation of the weekly news bulletin, iSeek, which goes out each Wednesday, to keep News and Special Calendar Events up-to-date for congregations and parishioners - and anyone requesting to be on the emailing list. A third major responsibility of the Communications Director is the website updates for all areas of the website; those performed directly by the director in addition to those coordinated with Youth Ministry, Deacons, Campus Ministry, ESM, and all others who update stories, documents, facts, and figures --and must be edited and rendered by the director who is considered managing editor. In addition this person must maintain relationships with the webmaster, technical assistant for the site, Content Executive, the agency working with several congregations' websites; and SLC Innovations which provides form-building, and donations links assistance to the Diocese. A fourth important role of the Communications Director involves Media Relations for Bishop Wayne Smith and the Diocese. This person must develop relationships with reporters and producers from print and radio/tv media; and consistently distribute news releases about events involving the Diocese of Missouri. At times, press events must be developed and/or covered. The Director also must attend and cover and photograph events happening around the diocese. Going forward the Director must have the ability to podcast and stream video for various events around the diocese. Finally, this person must manage the budget and staff in the Communications Area. This includes publications and services provided for Communications, Advertising, and consultation for marketing/communications for various congregations and/or committees for ministry. Further, the receptionist/assistant Tracy Grigsby, and the Archivist, Susan Rehkopf report to this director. Please send inquiries and resumes to the Rev. Canon Dan Smith at edsmith@diocesemo.org, or call 314-231-1220. Thank you for your interest.
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