Digital Marketing Manager - Full Time

JAMES RIVER CHURCH•Ozark, MO

About The Position

The Digital Marketing Manager is positioned to provide digital marketing, communication leadership, & direction for James River Church & affiliated organizations in an effort to spread the Gospel & reach the lost. This includes developing specific goals, initiatives, & plans to help achieve the overall vision & goals of the church, as well as any affiliated organizations. The expectation is to be the resident expert in digital technology, communications, & marketing to provide advice, assistance, & options in relation to specific departmental goals. This role also includes providing leadership to the digital marketing department ensuring that the team stays on target, well resourced for their responsibilities, & maintain a healthy work/life/spiritual balance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferably in computer science, marketing, communications, advertising, or equivalent in experience.
Minimum four (4) years’ experience working in a professional, fast-paced, business, or church office environment, preferably with an emphasis on communications & marketing responsibilities.
Minimum two (2) years’ experience leading a team with responsibilities of achieving goals, metrics, tracking progress, performing at a high level, team unity, maintaining a high level of team health, and leading by example.
Proven consistent leadership style aligned with the James River Church culture
High aptitude in strategic planning, technology, & problem solving
Able to collaborate on projects & campaigns within & outside of the church
Able to work under tight deadlines & pressure, maintaining a professional demeanor
Demonstrates excellent decision making & problem-solving abilities without immediate & constant supervision
Exhibit good judgment, honesty, integrity, responsibility, & punctuality through the utilization of professional work standards
Ability to establish & maintain effective working relationships with supervising personnel, co-workers, civic organizations, business professionals, & general public
Maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times with regards to phone, email, & other forms of communication
Knowledge of Search Engine Optimization
Experience in graphic design & content creation
Experience & in-depth understanding of popular social media platforms
Excellent writing capability & understanding of spelling, grammar & punctuation
Knowledge of modern office methods & procedures, telephone techniques, & office equipment, as well as English usage
Working knowledge & experience using the following softwares & applications (or equivalent)
Wordpress
Divi Wordpress Theme
Mailchimp
Google AdWords
Google Business Products
Google Analytics
Brushfire
Facebook (Meta)
Facebook Business
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube Admin
Mac iOS/Windows
Microsoft Office
Mozilla
Asana – project management
Adobe Photoshop
Gravity Forms
Wistia
Dropbox
Yoast

Responsibilities

Ability to generate specific goals & tasks from abstract initiatives & goals
Keep on task & with steady progress without constant oversight
Make decisions based on data, understanding of goals, & within constraints
Develop & maintain yearly budgets to achieve maximum results
Provide organizational & cultural leadership to the digital marketing team
Consistent leadership style
Ability to work under deadlines & in a high feedback environment
Technical problem solving & aptitude for various digital situations
Ability to integrate various software & technologies to achieve overall goals
Knowledge of the latest technology advances
Testing & vetting of new potential solutions
Drive to implement new technology to improve efficiency & effectiveness
Configuration setup of marketing platforms
Website management & maintenance
Maintenance, oversight, & content posting on all digital platforms
Proofreading & quality control for digital marketing content
Website content updates & cross training of departments
Curation of content & publishing
Knowledge of various marketing concepts, techniques, & principles
Working knowledge & experience implementing inbound marketing
Ability to define the role of marketing in a church setting & culture
Experience & ability to demonstrate working knowledge with several digital marketing platforms
Ability to develop complete advertising campaigns based on a budget & goals
Working knowledge of various digital advertising mediums
Work alongside the Communications Department in assistance with posting, managing engagement, and quality control
Creation, maintenance, & metric tracking for social media advertising
Develop and maintain systems for reporting metrics across all platforms
Analytics reporting
Search engine optimization
Marketing research & development
Other duties as assigned