Overview
Director of Marketing and Communications Jobs in Fort Collins, CO at Timberline Church
Purpose
The MarCom Director (MD) sets the vision and direction for Communications department at Timberline, inspiring and coaching the MarCom team to be an exceptional communications resource internally, and an engaging content provider externally.
The MarCom team is viewed as a service and a ministry, where the majority of the focus will be engaging the Northern Colorado community with relevance and creativity. This role will lead the MarCom Team with vision and inspiration, so all functions work together in great efficiency, providing exceptional service, and developing and delivering creative campaigns that help grow the Timberline brand. This includes leading the strategy, budget, direct marketing initiatives, creative process, and mission for the team. The MD ultimately helps elevate the weekend, ministries, campuses, and churchwide initiatives as prioritized by leadership.
The MD also ensures that the communication needs of Timberline are developed according to relevance, brand guidelines and voice, that they are on time and on budget, and that they are efficiently managed to optimize and respect internal and external resources.
Responsibilities
Lead & Manage—Determine and maintain the vision for the MarCom team, establishing priorities, setting the standard of excellence, and inspiring the team to be the best they can be. Leading will mean jumping in to help wherever necessary, as no task is too small.
Missional—With a strong understanding and vision that marketing is a ministry, this role requires ongoing market awareness and creative vision for how to engage audiences. That vision needs to be backed by ideation and direction for the team to develop and test campaigns, evaluating and improving their ROI for audience connection and engagement.
Representation—Work with Timberline leadership to represent in-market trends, influential strategies, creative concepts, reporting insights, and strategic recommendations for optimized engagement.
Creativity—Excel in developing the creative vision and overall story for the Timberline brand, envisioning and communicating it to leadership, campuses, ministries and other relevant staff.
Process—Assist with the improvement of the team process to optimize efficiency and reduce time and cost.
Service—Maintain a service-oriented approach, coming alongside internal clients to understand their needs and deliver not just the bare minimum requirements, but exceptional service and options that impress.
Growth—Stay current on marketing trends to optimize the impact of external campaigns, internal communications, and all facets of messaging on behalf of the Timberline brand.
Flexible—This role requires wise time management and a passion for frequently-changing responsibilities on a daily basis as priorities can often shift.
Skills
Communication Marketing Strategy Concepting Coaching Leadership Efficiency Financial Responsibility Organization Customer Service Connecting & Relational Agile
Experience & Education
7+ years in a professional marketing environment.
Bachelor’s degree preferred in marketing, communications, public relations or relevant field.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 – $63,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Title: Director of Marketing and Communications
Company: Timberline Church
Location: Fort Collins, CO
