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Communications Specialist

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North Campus - Prosper, TX
Full Time

Description

Mission: 

To assist Christian parents by helping equip students to embrace Biblical truth, strive for academic excellence, and model Christ-like leadership to influence their homes, churches, and communities for Christ.

 

Employee Profile:

Spiritually, the employee shall possess characteristics that reflect:

  • Acceptance without reservation of the PCA doctrinal beliefs
  • A strong clear Christian testimony
  • A mature, godly spirit
  • A person of faith and prayer

 

Personally, the employee’s life shall reflect:

  • A lifestyle of biblical integrity
  • A spirit of dedication, commitment, flexibility, and responsiveness
  • The ability to listen and respond to counsel

 

Overview of the Position:

Promote the mission and brand of Prestonwood Christian Academy North with excellence to prospective and

current families through school communication channels (email, text, social media, Lion’s Pride, etc.), photography, media.

 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

  • Responsible for assisting in the research and creative writing for all PCA North communications as assigned by the Senior Director
  • Responsible for the editing and proofreading of PCA North materials and communications, as assigned
  • Assist department personnel and divisional representatives in implementing strategies for promoting PCA North and its personnel and students within the school and the greater community
  • Research and production of feature stories for media placement including new communication tactics, channels, and media
  • Provide creative concepts, ideas, and vision casting to the Senior Director
  • Assist in the creation of communications plans for divisions that meet stated goals and provide a consistent branding for PCA North
  • Photography of special events for use in storytelling.
  • Management, monitoring, and content development for PCA North social media pages
  • Serves as consultant to the Senior Director on communication tactics including outlets, message, and tone
  • Production of marketing and communication on projects as assigned by the Senior Director; involves advising communication outlets such as video production, graphic design, web layout, social media and writing
  • Establishes and develops consistent mediums of communication that share the goals and objectives of the school
  • Oversees the inflow and outflow of information to keep everyone associated informed and involved
  • Coordinate media appointments with staff, coaches, and students for photo shoots, interviews, etc.
  • Work with church media and communications to ensure visibility and flow of PCA information
  • Occasional afterhours assignments (mostly school nights)
  • Other duties as assigned

 

Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors required in either Communications or Public Relations emphasis
  • Minimum of three years of proven experience in communications or public relations
  • Excellent organization, time management, and multitasking skills
  • Proficiency preferred in graphic design programs, including Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign), content management sites (including websites and social media interfaces); Adobe Acrobat, etc.; Powerpoint, Excel (Mac usage)
  • Proficiency required in creative and marketing writing skills
  • Proficiency required in web management, social media and content development
  • Editing and proofreading skills, as well as knowledge of proofreader’s marks
  • Strong communications and public relations background
  • Ability to effectively communicate ideas and messages both inside and outside PCA
  • Ability to plan strategically to arrive at short- and long-term solutions
  • Commitment to PCA's Vision Statement, Mission Statement and Core Values
  • Ability to retain confidential information
  • Knowledgeable in print production including preparing documents for print, estimations and production materials
  • Ability to multi-task projects that require knowledge in writing, video production, graphic design, web layout/programming and social media
  • Prestonwood Baptist Church member preferred

 

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

  • Repetitive motion of the wrists, hands, and fingers due to typing
  • Close visual acuity required for viewing a computer monitor, preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and reading
  • Hearing – ability to perceive sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction
  • Talking – expressing ideas by means of the spoken word to convey instructions to other workers and customers
  • Ability to communicate effectively, even in stressful situations
  • Sedentary office work with occasional lifting of up to 10 pounds
  • Numerous phone calls

Subject to frequent interruptions and frequent deadlines

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