Communications Officer (Digital Media)

Department:
Communications & Media Centre (CMC)

Reports to:
Communications Coordinator/Manager

Overall responsibilities:
Execute the communications strategy through a variety of digital platforms to help build the Bible Society’s brand, promote the Bible Mission and communicate the various Centres’ publicity and fundraising needs. Support communication needs of the region as directed.

Key areas of Responsibility

1. Create and maintain social media strategy that will help to execute the overall brand strategy and promote the Bible Mission
2. Schedule posts and design branded images for all relevant social media platforms
3. Promote community engagement on social media platforms
4. Maintain balance between consumer-facing and brand-promoting content
5. Maintain BSS copywriting and branding standards in all social media posts, email marketing campaigns, and webpages
6. Schedule, design, and send all email marketing campaigns using Constant Contact
7. Create and maintain webpages across existing BSS WordPress sites
8. Work closely and in collaboration with the BSS team/departments and constituents to develop publicity/fundraising/corporate digital communication materials
9. Use new media where applicable and as directed
10. Support the production and administrative work required for all CMC projects
11. Collaborate with and support the wider United Bible Societies (UBS) fellowship and its communication needs as directed by BSS management

Requirements:

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Familiarity with various Social Media platforms and how to use them effectively to reach different target audiences
• Experience with email marketing systems (Constant Contact, MailChimp, etc)
• Technologically savvy
• Experience with WordPress a major advantage
• Experience in copy writing/design work an advantage
• Diploma or Degree holder (preferably in relevant area)
• Self-starter with a good eye for detail and strong ability to multi-task
• Able to both work within a team and independently
• Possess organisational and analytical skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) preferred
• Working knowledge of other design or editing software (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, etc) an advantage
• Bi-lingual (English and Mandarin Chinese) an advantage
• Experience with Google AdWords and/or Google Analytics is an advantage