Director of Communication / Web & Graphic Designer

Job Description:
Director of Communication / Web & Graphic Designer

Lakeside believes the people of the church are both called and gifted to be active servants of Jesus Christ.

This is a full time, leadership position. The Director of Communication / Web & Graphic Designer is responsible for planning and executing communication strategies for Lakeside Church. This includes designing for print and websites, marketing through social media, and implementing other promotional/advertising pieces that all effectively communicate the vision and the mission of Lakeside Church.

Responsibilities:
• Strategically plan, coordinate, and implement vision and goals for the communications department that helps to promote the vision and goals of Lakeside Church.
• Meet with pastors, directors and other department heads to support their ministries’ communication needs.
• Design artwork to promote message series, camps, special events, etc.
• Maintain and regularly update all Lakeside Church websites as needed.
• Manage promotional calendar to ensure events are promoted on time.
• Manage Lakeside Church social media.
• Develop promotional strategies and design promotional materials for major events.

Education/Experience:
• Trained in graphic design, web production, and communication.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is a plus.
• 4 years experience in professional communication and design preferred.

Skill Requirements:
• Ability to manage time sensitive projects through to completion.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively through writing.
• Expertise in use of social media for marketing/promotion.
• WordPress
• HTML
• CSS
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver
• FTP and Web Servers
• Keynote (Presentation Software)
• Knowledge of SEO (search engine optimization)

Additional Preferred Skills (Not Required):
• Knowledge of any web development programming languages (e.g. PHP, Javascript, MYSQL, etc.).
• Experience in video production and motion graphics.

All candidates must provide a digital portfolio showing design abilities in print and digital media.