Job Type: Full-Time | Location: Vienna, VA
Jill’s House is a Christian non-profit organization and auxiliary ministry of McLean Bible Church called by God to love families raising children, adolescents, and young adults (ages 6-22) toward Jesus by providing them with short-term, overnight respite care and holistic family support services. We seek to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed to all our constituencies. We unconditionally welcome, love, and serve all families whose children fit our service parameters regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or any other characteristic. In all that we do, we seek to live in accordance with Biblical principles. To learn more, please visit our website at jillshouse.org.
Are you a creative storyteller with a passion for making a difference? Do you thrive on crafting engaging content and building meaningful connections? Jill’s House is looking for a Communications Coordinator to help share our mission of loving and serving families raising children with intellectual disabilities.
Why Join Us?
The Communications Coordinator position is an opportunity for a creative, detail-oriented, and dedicated professional to help Jill’s House design and execute effective communications programs with compelling content across Jill’s House channels, including events, digital channels (web site, blog, email program, and social media), mailings, collateral and giveaways. As part of a collaborative “all-hands-on-deck” team, this role helps deliver surprising and delightful branded touchpoints that invite others to experience the Jill’s House impact. This role is a critical member of the Advancement team that works to attract and steward key constituents (donors, volunteers, families, staff, and others) and motivate them to deeper ministry engagement, attracting vital resources in support of organizational priorities.
What Will You Do?
- Social Media
- Helps manage Jill’s House Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn channels, sharing ministry news, stories, and thought leadership via on-brand posts 3-5 times / week and managing paid Meta programs, in line with ministry goals and in collaboration with third-party partners (e.g., designers, video and social media consultants, etc.).
- Collaborates across Jill’s House teams to capture and gather stories, photography, and video for editing into compelling on-brand posts that are timely and compelling.
- Provides monthly and end-of-year reports of key digital metrics.
- Email Program
- Drafts email program content to keep constituents informed and engaged in line with brand identity, campaign calendar, and ministry goals, including monthly staff newsletter, Jill’s House external newsletter, campaign appeals, and ad hoc announcements.
- Manages email lists, ensuring that new constituents attracted by other channels (donations, events, etc.) are onboarded in a timely manner to appropriate subscriptions.
- Web Site & Blog
- Helps manage Jill’s House web site, in partnership with Jill’s House third-party web team, drafting and posting timely content that is compelling in support of Jill’s House goals.
- Works with AVP Communications to produce and promote monthly family story and 3-5 blog posts monthly that communicate program impact, share Jill’s House news, and drive engagement.
- Collateral Creation and Digital Asset Management
- Creates written and designed content for use across channels and materials. Works with third-party graphic designers and other vendors to create organizational collateral and branded materials.
- Collects, captures, tags, and stores ministry photography and video. Some close captioning of event video.
- Performs light video editing tasks and works with external videographers to generate high-quality, on-brand, compelling videos.
- Other duties as assigned, including:
- Supports execution of branded experiences, Jill’s House-hosted events, and presence at third-party events. Manages inventory of collateral and giveaways.
- Handles Communications’ monthly disbursements and expense reports.
- Supports other projects and tasks as needed toward Advancement team goals, including collaboration on marketing and communications materials and content, mailings, and other special projects.
What We're Looking For
- Enthusiasm for the mission of Jill’s House and a deep commitment to the Christian faith
- A problem solver with an entrepreneurial spirit and solution-oriented mindset.
- “Roll up your sleeves” team player who works effectively across the organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in (or ability to quickly adapt) digital marketing tools, including the Meta platform, LinkedIn, Constant Contact, web management, and Adobe-based tools.
- Strong attention to detail and project management approach to ensure excellence in on-time delivery.
- A highly organized individual with the ability to manage multiple projects for multiple customers addressing multiple audiences at a time.
- Must affirm the McLean Bible Church Vision and Values as well as abide by the Standards of Christian Conduct.
Education And Experience
- Bachelor's Degree
- Prior experience in communications, marketing, or social media is preferred.
Benefits
Full Time employees at Jill's House are eligible for a wide range of benefits, including:
- Company sponsored Medical/Dental/Vision insurance coverage
- Paid sick and vacation time
- Paid Respite Leave
- EAP counseling services
- Company Paid Long-Term and Short-Term Disability Leave
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Company Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Retirement plan matching contributions
Join Our Team & Make a Difference!
The goal of Jill’s House is to share Jesus’ love for children with intellectual disabilities and their families through purposeful excellence, joyful service, and compassionate engagement. Please take the time to view our "Together" video and learn more about what we do at Jill's House and why we do it: - https://youtu.be/Sy2_XjFUWTg
