Employment Opportunity

Director of Communications, 
Marketing, and Events 
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Parish is seeking a full-time team player with a passion for communication to help take the Good News of Christ to the people of Hollywood, California. 

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Maintains and builds social media presence, including the creation of content, monitoring of comments, and engaging with users to create online communities of parishioners. 
• Develops and maintains content calendars for social media.
• Supports the planning, promotion, and execution of major parish/ministry events and meetings (including those during non-business hours).
• Manages the parish website and future parish app. Makes event registrations and online-giving user-friendly. Updates as needed.
• Prepares and edits the paper/online bulletin/newsletter on a weekly basis.
• Composes the bulletin/newsletter, weekly liturgy notes, and other information as needed. 
• Prepares weekly Mass announcements in English and Spanish.
• Uploads podcasts and other audio content. 
• Assists and works with the pastor, staff, and ministry leaders with any communication needs on the website, bulletin, social media, and around the parish. 
• Ensures that high quality photos are taken at events for the website, newsletter, social media, stewardship, and other communication needs.
• Coordinates video production and drafts video scripts. 
• Works with pastor, staff, and ministry leaders to streamline stewardship efforts. 
• Works with the Operations Manager to have appropriate signage for those driving, biking, and walking by the parish. 
• Manages all media contacts with the Archdiocese and provides advertisements as needed to local publications, radio, and TV stations, etc.
• Works with staff and ministries to create a brand strategy for the parish and visually brands all external parish communications so people can relate to our mission. 
• Creates a communications ministry team to assist with varied projects and take advantage of talents within the parish. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

Education and Experience 

• Undergraduate degree required. 
• Desire to learn, grow and reach the “unchurched.” 
• 1-2 years experience in marketing/advertising/communications.
• Some website management experience required. 

Key Competencies 

Knowledge of: 

• Social media outlets and marketing techniques. 

Skills in: 

• Proactive and able to identify the communication needs of the parish.
• Attention to detail in all work. 
• Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all constituent groups, including staff, volunteers, parish families, single adults, and others; maintaining positive relationships on all levels. 
• Effective organizational and time management. 
• Some digital graphic design experience is preferred. 
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred. 

Abilities: 

• Creative thinker. 
• Strong oral and written communication skills. 
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently. 
• Be proactive, take initiative, resolve problems, follow through, and simultaneously manage multiple priorities. 
• Ability to make sound, critical decisions.
• Professional, trustworthy, and confidential. 
• To be available to work on occasional weekends. 

Job Type 

• Full-time exempt position, 40 hours per week. Some weekend and holiday work will be required. 
• Located at Blessed Sacrament Parish on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
• A background check and Safe Environment training are required of all parish employees and volunteers. 
• Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications for the position. 
• Employee benefits include vacation and sick time; health, dental, and vision insurance; and a pension plan. (Pension plan eligibility requires a minimum of one full year of employment.) 

To apply for this position, please provide a cover letter that outlines how your experience and interests align to create success in this role, with your resume to jbentz@blessedsacramenthollywood.org on or before Saturday, January 15, 2022.

Please quote “Communications Director” in the subject line. We welcome all applicants; however, only those who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Note: Employment in and by the Church is substantially different from secular employment. Church employees are held to a different and, many times, higher standard of conduct. Church employees must conduct themselves in a manner which is consistent with, and supportive of, the mission and purpose of the Church.