The Communications Intern will play a vital role at GCC by moving forward our day-to-day mission: to Be Disciples and Make Disciples. People are at a service on Sunday for 1 hour a week—you help reach them during the other 167. Through managing the curation and execution of our communications calendar, and managing our email/website channels, you’ll carry out our Communication Team’s mission to equip disciples, connect people to community, and create good things that reflect a good God. You will grow in skills including calendar management, email marketing, copywriting and content strategy.

THE RIGHT FIT

A MIX OF CREATIVITY AND ORGANIZATION

Gifts and Abilities: 

• You have an eye for special moments and stories. You know ‘human moments’ translate best to social media, and take the opportunity to capture them.
• You have a strong attention to detail and rarely need instruction twice. Few typos here. You check your work twice.
• You value simple and clear communication.
• You love both art and order. You love to be creative and try new things to see what works. You pick up new skills quickly, and understand planning/strategy.
• You pursue a collaborative culture and are humble in both giving and receiving constructive criticism.
• You are hard working and pursue excellence. You don’t leave a job unfinished, and are hesitant to settle for ‘good enough’. You don’t have a need to be the best, but you want to give your best.
• You are an owner of our church’s vision, resonate with the culture and values of GCC, and want to use your creative gifts to shine a light on our vision to our people and our neighbors.

Experience & Education: 

• you are pursuing an education or career field related to Communications/Marketing, etc or have skills and passion in these areas.
• You can write very short stories and invitations compellingly and with clarity.
• You are intuitive with technology and can easily pick up detailed digital workflows from written or video tutorials.
• You have basic skills with software such as Microsoft office and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• You have skills with a camera (on your phone and with camera gear).

Personal Characteristics: 

• Live a lifestyle congruent with the biblical requirements for leaders.
• You don’t take yourself too seriously. No egos here! You find your identity in Jesus and are not insecure or easily offended.
• Your punctuality is a promise. You always show up on time and treat others’ schedules with honor.

YOUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

WHAT DOES IT LOOKS LIKE TO WIN IN THIS POSITION?

• Manage GCC’s calendar. Partner with our Media Lead to prepare promotional campaigns, brainstorm storytelling initiatives, make improvements to our general strategy, and more. 
• Populate and manage our calendar in Planning Center. Strategically prioritize content in-line with our Media Lead. Prepare a posting calendar one month in advance, and gather and schedule content (media and copy) one week in advance.
• Execute on our brand through the day-to-day copywriting of email campaigns, video and announcement scripts, and more.
• Learn to edit photos using Adobe and design graphics using Sunday Social as needed. 
• On Sunday mornings, help tell the story of our Sunday gatherings by capturing memorable moments and candid photos/videos for posting.

THE FINE PRINT

DON'T SKIP THIS PART...

Hours: The Communications Intern will work 9AM to 12:00PM on Sunday mornings, and an additional 10-12 hours during the week.

Oversight: The Communications Intern will report to the Media Lead, Shawn Smith.

Compensation: $800 monthly stipend for 11 months (see Program Overview below for details).

Length of Internship: September 2024 - July 2025.

‍Additional Expectations: The Communications Intern is expected to work an average of 12-15ish hours per week. Some weeks will be a bit more; some weeks will be a bit less.

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