Podcasting and Social Media DIR, PODCASTING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Focus on the Family•Colorado Springs, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Podcasting & Social Media Director leads the team responsible for Focus on the Family's podcasting and social media brand areas. This role ensures that the assigned brand's content reaches and engages constituents through high-quality long-form episodes and a consistent stream of short-form clips, all reflecting Focus on the Family's voice, theology, and standards. The Director owns quality control and performance analysis for both long-form and short-form content, oversees the regular publishing cadence of full episodes, and consults the teams on production decisions and approvals. The role connects content decisions to audience data, holding the team accountable to measurable engagement and growth, and must balance output and voice across each brand or audience. The position leads a multi-disciplinary team, fostering a collaborative, Christ-centered, accountable culture that maximizes each person's gifts while keeping the ministry's mission at the center of every editorial and distribution decision.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in communications, media, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
10+ years of experience in podcasting, video, or social media content, including some supervisory experience.
Demonstrated experience managing both long-form and short-form content workflows.
Experience publishing to podcast platforms and major social channels.
Working knowledge of platform analytics and the ability to act on the data.
Experience leading or coordinating producers and creative staff.
Familiarity with Christian content and the ability to uphold ministry standards across the assigned audience.
Strong editorial judgment with a heart for ministry.
Highly motivated with a bias toward execution and measurable result.
Collaborative, team-oriented, and effective at leading creative and production staff.
Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality and brand consistency, including across multiple brands or audiences where applicable.
Demonstrates sound judgment and professionalism under deadline pressure.
Servant leader who develops staff and maintains accountability.
Audience-minded, with strong instincts for what engages listeners and viewers.
Strong editorial and quality-control skills across audio, video, and written content.
Solid understanding of podcast platforms, social algorithms, and clip strategy.
Ability to analyze content performance and turn data into improvements.
Strong organizational and scheduling skills to maintain a consistent publishing cadence (across multiple brands or audiences where applicable).
Ability to coach producers, videographers, designers, and community managers.
Clear written and verbal communication.
Familiarity with content management, scheduling, and analytics tools.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and approvals simultaneously.
Demonstrates a commitment to responsible stewardship of donor-provided resources in content production and tooling decisions.
Understands and operates within a donor-supported ministry environment.
Stewards the ministry's brand and audience trust through consistent, high-quality content.

Nice To Haves

May require occasional domestic and international travel.
May require evening and weekend commitments tied to publishing schedules and production needs.
May involve time in recording, video, and editing spaces alongside the production team.

Responsibilities

Owns quality control and performance analysis for long-form content within the assigned brand area, reviewing full episodes before publication and analyzing how they perform across podcast platforms and social channels.
Coordinates the publication of long-form content on respective platforms.
Reviews long-form episodes for editorial accuracy, brand voice, theological soundness, and platform readiness – across each brand within the assigned area.
Analyzes listen-through, retention, and engagement data and translates findings into actionable improvements for the team.
Owns quality control and performance analysis for short-form content within the assigned brand area, ensuring clips and reels are on brand, well-crafted, and optimized for each channel and audience.
Reviews short-form pieces produced by videographers, producers, and community managers for quality, accuracy, and brand fit.
Analyzes short-form reach and engagement metrics and guides clip selection, formatting, and posting strategy.
Oversees long-form publishing for assigned brand feeds, ensuring a consistent cadence of full episodes is scheduled, optimized, and released on time (typical cadence ranges from approximately 8 to 12 episodes per period depending on the brand assignment).
Manages episode metadata, titles, descriptions, and artwork coordination for publication; maintains the publishing calendar and ensures releases align with broader ministry priorities and, where applicable, balance output across multiple brands.
Serves as the production consultant and approval authority for the team, advising producers, videographers, graphic designers, and community managers on production decisions and granting final approvals before content goes live.
Sets and upholds production and editorial standards for the team, respecting the distinct tone each brand or audience requires.
Resolves creative and technical questions and ensures approvals move efficiently.
Leads, coaches, and develops the assigned podcasting and social media team, setting goals, reviewing performance, and fostering a collaborative and accountable culture.
Partners with the Podcasting & Social Media Sr. Director and peer Directors to align strategy, share learnings, and coordinate cross-brand initiatives.
Participates in team and leadership meetings, planning sessions, and ministry-wide initiatives.
Monitors platform changes and audience trends affecting the assigned brand's content and advises leadership accordingly.
Coordinates with content, marketing, ministry, and (where applicable) broadcast or editorial partners as needed.
Supports special projects as directed by the Podcasting & Social Media Sr. Director.
Performs other duties, including but not limited to duties as assigned, some of which may include the development and creation of a variety of copyrightable works (e.g., printed pieces, voice work, photography, video, music, etc.) for distribution in any and all media and formats (such as television, radio, internet, DVD and digital) on a world-wide basis, all of which will be for the benefit of Focus on the Family.