Marketing & Communications Coordinator

St Charles, MO, US, 63304-7918

The Archdiocese of St. Louis strives to teach and share our faith, serve others, and foster unity throughout the St. Louis area. Once a part of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary's campus, the Cardinal Rigali Center in Shrewsbury, MO is today the headquarters and curia (governing body) for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Job Summary

The Marketing & Communications Associate will play a crucial role in expanding The Care Service’s reach, elevating our brand presence, and achieving recognition and support. This is an excellent opportunity for an energetic, creative junior professional with digital content marketing and social media skills and a passion for making a positive social impact. The person in this role will be ambitious, strategic, analytical, data-driven, innovative, self-motivated, fast-paced, organized, and high-capacity with a strong attention to detail and a positive attitude.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing and communication strategy that includes social, digital, and other forms of media.
• Create compelling and shareable content that aligns with The Care Service’s mission and resonates with the target audience.
• Generate innovative ideas for content creation that highlight the impact of our programs.
• Collaborate with internal teams, volunteers, and clients to gather stories, testimonials, and other content that highlights the impact of our programs.
• Drive consistency to maintain brand image and standards across all communication channels.
• Develop marketing collateral that effectively communicates The Care Service’s mission and goals.
• Design the Annual Report, thank you letters, press releases, monthly newsletters, blog posts, social media posts, and annual campaigns.
• Assist in updating and maintaining website content to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with brand and web standards.
• Foster and nurture relationships with the community through online and offline channels.
• Monitor and analyze social media metrics to measure the success of campaigns and identify areas for improvement.
• Plan, monitor, strengthen, and maintain a presence on social platforms through the management of organic posting, scheduling, and engagement with Development Director.
• Conduct research on target audience and define social media KPIs, track and report on results, as well as analyze the impact of initiatives on various KPIs (i.e., followers, growth trends, campaign successes); suggest optimization tactics.
• Suggest new methods to attract prospective donors.
• Stay on top of the current best practices and technologies for each social media platform.
• Educate team members on how to use social media in a beneficial way.
• Oversee the layout of all social media accounts.
  

Job Requirements

• Proficient with Canva, Adobe InDesign, or comparable design tools to create marketing assets.
• Experienced with WordPress and Bricks Editor, including routine content updates and page building.
• Experience with email marketing platforms
• Basic video editing using CapCut or Adobe Premiere Pro to support social media content and promotional videos
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with people of various socio-economic and cultural backgrounds including communication with Supervisors, recipients, volunteers, community partners, funding agency representatives, case workers etc.
• Moderate to high level of knowledge of social media platforms.
• Ability to keep confidential information and only share client information on a need-to-know basis required for the job.
• Have sharp problem-solving skills and be able to make decisions quickly in very stressful situations.
• Experience with and ability to use computer (Microsoft Office), fax/copier and telephone.
• Exercise good judgment and use good organizational skills in evaluation situations.
• Work harmoniously with applicants, recipients, general public and other employees.
• Work in and promote a team environment.
• Knowledge of community and agency resources.
• Knowledge of principles and methods of interviewing.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment or for cause drug test.
• Ability to pass a background check.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.

Pre-Employment Screening

All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screening will include criminal background check, Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, employment and educational licensure/certification verification, health screening, and any other screenings deemed necessary for employment. Any offer would be contingent upon successful completion of any required screening.

Our Mission

We are a unique community—diverse in our talent, but unified in our drive to create together, face challenges together and grow together. Our values push us to empower, propel and inspire new ways of turning possibilities into realities. Our competencies define the behaviors that guide who we are, how we are inspired and how we inspire of others to succeed.

Benefits

Work/life balance is so important to the archdiocese. After all, our business is about making life easier and better—and we want that for you and your career just as much as our consumers and their day-to-day lives. That’s why we offer flexible working times, remote working options, generous paid vacation increasing with service, and personal leaves of absence.

As well as being able to make the most of life at home, you’ll also be able to contribute to the Archdiocese sponsored volunteer events. You can discover more about who we’re working with near you, and you can always ask us more about this at events and interviews—we love to see how passionate our people are about giving back.