Media Coordinator jobs in Kansas City, MO

Description

• Develop and schedule organic social content for Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, growing engagement and conversation while upholding Midwestern Seminary’s voice and visual identity across the social space.
• Create content and opportunities to enhance the social media presence and reach to recruit and retain students, donors, and friends.
• Write engaging social copy with a focus on our students, faculty, and alumni audiences, and lead day-to-day community engagement across platforms, building relationships with followers and influencers.
• Provide high quality live on-campus social media coverage for events such as For the Church National Conference, Ready Conference, Preview Day, and more. This includes creating Instagram stories, reels, and live tweeting content.
• Work cross-functionally with our Editorial Team to identify content which can be leveraged across channels.
• Manage social engagement and scheduling platform, Sprout, providing regular reports to key stakeholders on campus of engagement metrics, social listening findings, and monitoring pertaining to specific situations and audiences.
• Partner with other Communications team members to develop engaging photography, videography, and graphic designs to expand social media impact.
• Analyzes industry research and best practices on trends and audience preferences to increase engagement with the seminary and college and performance with target audiences.
• Continuously adapt to emerging trends, new features and shifts in the ever-changing social landscape

• Christian with high integrity, actively pursuing a relationship with God
• Experience with personal or institutional social media platforms
• Desire and availability to cover live on-campus events for social media
• Ability to travel to major conferences to provide social media coverage
• Strong understanding of social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Organized and self-motivated
• Adept at working in a team environment
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Communications, Public Relations, or a similar field
• Strong work ethic, with proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and to attend to details well and on time.
• Proven social media voice that is confident, effective, and engaging.
• Able to multi-task, analyze workload, and prioritize as necessary for the benefit of the department
• Must possess a strong attention to detail
• Able to take the initiative to complete the duties of the position without the need of direct supervision.
• Able to learn and utilize new skills and information to improve job performance and efficiency.
• Must be able to work independently, as well as a part of a team
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Must possess a positive attitude
• Must be able to show a desire and willingness to learn
• Must be able to pass background screening, including driving record
• Eligible to work in the United States

• Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm
• Shared office environment
• Sometimes required to work flexible hours due to events taking place on-campus.
• Travel to conferences and events may be required

• Frequently required to sit or stand for periods of time at desk or computer station
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• Able lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

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