Responsibilities

• Understands clients’ departmental strategic plans and participates in development of tactical communications projects and campaigns to support those plans
• Meets with project originators and representatives from other departments as necessary to document plans for strategic and tactical communications projects and campaigns
• Handles and oversees projects from planning to timely completion by initiating appropriate documentation, and meeting regularly with representatives from Creative Services, Internet, Video Media Services (VMS), and others
• Initiates projects, giving sufficient completion time and information for creative work to begin
• Acts as liaison between client and Creative Services, Internet, Video Media Services, and others
• Monitors project progress and recommends changes as appropriate
• Initiates and maintains master calendar of assigned projects and coordinates project timing with other Project Leads
• Coordinates response mechanisms to ensure that high standards of quality, timeliness, and professionalism are maintained, ensuring that all departments involved are prepared to respond when constituent action is solicited
• Utilizes procedures to ensure that entries into donor database are correctly entered, and appropriate codes are assigned and utilized to produce accurate mailings, reporting, and database maintenance, with awareness of how needed names were entered into database to permit accurate retrieval
• Secures necessary approvals for all communications projects

Requirements

• Minimum of bachelor-level degree required, preferably in marketing or communications, or a minimum of 3 years’ experience in marketing, communications, or related field
• Significant experience in project coordination preferred
• Experience in nonprofit or ministry organization desired
• Excellent communication, listening, organizational, and work prioritization skills
• Excellent initiative, with ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and to simultaneously engage multiple projects with a strong customer service ethic
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence, and to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers and others
• Excellent computer and software (MS Office) skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to quickly understand and apply internal processes
• Passion for serving Jesus Christ through BGEA

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long term and short term disability insurance
• Term Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays, including 1 floating holiday
• Minimum 12 days of vacation
• 10 sick days