Podcasting and Social Media DIR, PODCASTING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Focus on the Family•Colorado Springs, CO

2d•$100,966 - $117,812•Onsite

About The Position

Focus on the Family, a Christian non-profit ministry headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is seeking a Podcasting & Social Media Director. This role leads the team responsible for the organization's podcasting and social media brand areas, ensuring content reaches and engages constituents through high-quality long-form episodes and short-form clips. The position emphasizes reflecting Focus on the Family's voice, theology, and standards to reach, engage, disciple, and strengthen families and ministry audiences in Christ. The Director is accountable for quality control, performance analysis, overseeing publishing cadences, and consulting on production decisions to ensure content is editorially sound, on-brand, and performs well on each platform. This role connects content decisions to audience data, driving measurable engagement and growth, and balancing output and voice across different brands or audiences. The Director leads a multi-disciplinary team, fostering a collaborative, Christ-centered, accountable culture that maximizes individual gifts while centering on the ministry's mission.

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 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.
Exemplifies Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us…”
Pursues the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Focus; adheres to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith; upholds Focus on the Family's ministry in prayer.
Prays personally for Focus on the Family’s staff and constituents and may occasionally lead in a public prayer.
Engages in Christian ministry.
Demonstrates behaviors aligned with FOF core values.
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.

Responsibilities

Owns quality control and performance analysis for long-form content within the assigned brand area, reviewing full episodes before publication and analyzing their performance 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.