Strategic Communications Project Lead

Summary of Responsibilities:

The Strategic Communications Project Lead will oversee communications projects from intake through completion, ensuring clear timelines, priorities, and deliverables across multiple audiences, including donors, alumni, ministry partners, and internal stakeholders. This role serves as the central coordinator for writers, designers, vendors, and campus teams, managing projects such as newsletters, mass emails, publications, web content, marketing materials, and event communications. The position ensures brand alignment, supports major initiatives and events, leverages tools like Monday.com and Microsoft platforms, and continuously improves workflows to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Responsibilities are expected to evolve in scope and complexity as the communications department scales and institutional initiatives expand.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Editorial Leadership & Content Quality

• Manage communications projects from intake through completion, ensuring deadlines, priorities, and expectations are clear.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, workflows, and production schedules.
• Serve as the central point of coordination between writers, designers, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee communications projects supporting donors, alumni, ministry partners, Leadership Institute, and internal audiences.
• Coordinate deliverables for newsletters, mass emails, publications, marketing materials, and web content.
• Support communications planning and execution for major events.
• Ensure brand consistency and messaging alignment across platforms.
• Utilize tools such as Monday.com, Microsoft Teams, Canva, and Adobe platforms.
• Improve internal processes to increase clarity, speed, and effectiveness.
  
  
  

Other Duties:

As a Christ-centered institution, Highlands College employees are expected to:

• Affirm and uphold the Statement of Faith and the Core Values and DNA of the College, exemplifying all by word and lifestyle.
• Demonstrate a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Support and actively advance the mission and values of Highlands College
• Uphold the spiritual and cultural standards of the organization.
• Support additional communications initiatives, strategic projects, and process improvements as assigned to advance institutional messaging, workflow excellence, and cross-functional collaboration.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Personal Characteristics:

• Deep commitment to the mission and values of Highlands College.
• Strong emotional maturity and relational intelligence.
• Service-oriented and collaborative spirit.
• Proactive problem-solver.
• Calm and steady presence in a fast-paced environment.
  
  
  

Essential Traits:

• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Efficient and concise in communication and execution.
• Takes initiative without waiting for direction.
• Dependable under pressure.
• Team player who builds trust across departments.
  
  
  

Abilities & Skills:

• Strong project management and workflow coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence working with creative teams and vendors.
• Ability to prioritize effectively and drive projects to completion.
• Systems-thinking mindset with process improvement capability.
• Capacity to grow into expanded operational leadership responsibilities as departmental needs evolve.
  
  
  

Knowledge:

• Communications strategy across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Brand management and messaging consistency.
• Email marketing, content planning, and publication workflows.
• Event communications and campaign execution.
• Familiarity with Monday.com, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Teams.
  
  
  

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field preferred.
  
  
  

Experience:

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in communications project management or marketing coordination.
  
  
  

Extent of Public Contact:

• Medium
  
  
  

Physical Demands:

• None
  
  
  

Direct Reports:

• This position is not a team lead for any Highlands College teammates.