Responsibilities

• Develop strategic documents that define Acton’s desired content mix, target audiences, and the communications channels used to reach them.
• Collaborate with the Vice President of Communications and Marketing to evolve Acton’s brand and modernize its messaging to resonate with diverse audiences.
• Research, recommend and implement emerging best practices in email, social, and digital communications.
• Partner across the organization to ensure alignment between strategic initiatives and organizational goals.
• Guide Acton’s social media presence across platforms, including content strategy and development, scheduling, and performance tracking and optimization.
• Develop and execute paid social advertising campaigns to reach target audiences and achieve defined KPIs.
• Monitor trends, engagement, and audience growth to continuously refine Acton’s social strategy.
• Help maintain and update content across Acton.org and related platforms using the organization’s CMS.
• Lead Acton’s email communications program including newsletters, announcements, and campaign messaging.
• Oversee list segmentation, subscriber hygiene, and third-party list auditing tools to maintain a clean and effective contact database.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, media or film production, or a related field.
• Seven or more years of experience in marketing, communications, or a related discipline, with demonstrated progression into senior responsibilities.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Experience managing social media platforms, email marketing systems, and list management tools.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and overseeing third-party partners.
• Proficiency with Canva; experience with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Demonstrated media relations experience including press outreach, pitching, and placement.
• A faith-informed perspective and familiarity with faith-based communities and their role in civic life.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and the initiative to identify, propose, and launch new programs.

Nice To Have

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.
• Prior experience or education in podcast production, filming, and audio recording is a plus.