Promotion and Events Specialist - New

Department:                Promotion & Design Services Group

SUMMARY

The Promotion and Events Specialist supports the global promotion activity of The First Church of Christ, Scientist [TFCCS] and of the Christian Science Publishing Society [CSPS].

P&DSG is a service-based group that shapes and guides, from a metaphysical foundation, the promotion and extension of products, services, and events that constitute the “healing and saving” resources of The Mother Church (see Manual of The Mother Church, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 19:1).

This position offers the opportunity to be part of a promotional team that will advance the mission of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, by removing barriers to greater awareness of and engagement with the healing resources of the church. We’re looking to support the organization’s ability to communicate with quality and consistency as “one church” via this role and the individual’s capability to operate and excel at the metaphysical, strategic and tactical level.

The promotion and events service operates as a center of excellence [CoE] to maintain appropriate quality and consistency across the organization. P&DSG collaborates with client departments to develop and implement the overall promotion vision of the publications, products, communications, events, and promotional materials of TFCCS and CSPS. Providing promotional expertise and leadership helps enhance the customer experience as the first step in removing barriers to discoverability, access, and engagement. To support this strategy P&DSG provides promotional expertise at every stage of the promotional experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 Promotion (40%)

• Create and implement promotional campaigns for clients across the organization that support client strategy. Campaigns include but are not limited to special series, publications, periodicals, print promotions, and peer-to-peer promotions including special events.
• Includes audience segmentation and customization
• Use of social media platforms to promote and extend product promotions

Promotional Copywriting (30%)

• Write advertising, point of sale, and promotional copy for clients throughout the Church for the Web, digital media, and print
• Caption posts for social media--Facebook, Instagram, X, Bluesky,, LinkedIn, Threads, YouTube
• Collaborates with other to modify copy as needed

 Social Media (20%)

• Contributes to strategy discussions with P&DSG management and client departments.
• Supports the implementation of social media strategy
  • Determines best platform for message
  • Writes promotional copy for various social media channels
  • Coordinates efforts with design and analytics

 Event Planning (10%)

• Create and execute special events to promote products and initiatives.
• Collaborates with others as needed
• Includes audience segmentation, invitations, working with on-site and off-site A/V, meeting staff, etc., with an eye toward positive customer experience and outcomes

STAFF MANAGEMENT AND JOB CONTACTS

Reporting Relationships

Supervisor:  Promotion & Events Manager

Supervises:  None

Regular Contacts

P&DSG Manager, P&DSG management team, P&DSG staff, Managers and staff of client departments in The First Church of Christ, Scientist, The Christian Science Publishing Society, and The Mary Baker Eddy Library.  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s Degree or higher, 5 years of experience

Knowledge/Skills

Familiarity with Scrum, Jira, and agile practice desired. Advertising agency experience preferred.

 Client & Team Skills

Strong oral and written communication skills. Client and team interfacing ability with confidence. Strong interpersonal skills and effective relation building capacity with clients, team, and manager.  Strong project management skills and organizational skills. Strong creative problem solving and innovative skills. Ability to use strong analytical and management skills to solve complex issues and support team success and continuous improvement. Must be detail oriented and well organized. Ability to work independently as well as part of a team. A proven ability to meet deadlines, multitask and work under pressure while going above-and-beyond the minimum when the opportunity presents itself.

Technology Skills

This position requires strong computer skills, a working knowledge and proficiency with Google Suite, and social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bluesky). A working knowledge of Dropbox, Slack, Jira, and Trello are preferred.

Work Environment

This position is based in Boston and regularly works in an office environment.

Christian Science Information

Membership in The Mother Church required; Primary Class instruction preferred.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.