Communications Coordinator in New York, New York at Redeemer Presbyterian Church East Side

Your purpose starts here! By joining Redeemer East Side, you’ll help build a great city; bringing personal conversion, community formation, social justice, and cultural renewal to New York City and, through it, the world. We are FOR NYC; creating space for our community, where people’s questions are valued, and where our neighbors are known, loved, and cared for.

POSITION: Communications Coordinator

DEPARTMENT: Communications

REPORTS TO: Manager of Communications

FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt

WORK HOURS: Part-time B (20-25 hour schedule, Sundays-Thursdays, must be flexible to also work some evenings and weekends)

BAND: 5

Wage Range:$25 - $30/hour

JOB SUMMARY

Redeemer East Side seeks a creative, organized, and collaborative individual to support the church’s communications efforts across Sunday services, social media, email, and digital content. The Communications Coordinator will work closely with the Manager of Communications and various ministry teams to execute weekly communications needs and create engaging content that helps communicate the mission and ministry of Redeemer East Side.

This role is ideal for someone who is creative, detail-oriented, proactive, and excited about using digital media and storytelling to serve the church community.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with the Director of Worship to update, proof, and print the weekly Sunday bulletin
• Own and update weekly worship slides in ProPresenter for Sunday services
• Attend weekly worship planning meeting
• Source Scripture readers for Sunday worship
• Create social media content from sermons and teachings in the form of Reels, graphics, and other digital assets
• Collaborate with Community Life and Children’s Ministry teams to ensure all email and event communication aligns with Redeemer East Side’s tone, brand, and mission
• As needed, capture photo and video content at church events and gatherings using phone and/or camera equipment

• Assist in maintaining and executing Redeemer East Side’s social media presence across platforms
• Own and manage Redeemer en Español social media platforms including Instagram and YouTube

• Collaborate with Youth Ministry staff and students to help oversee and support youth ministry social media content and engagement

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong alignment with Redeemer East Side’s mission, vision, values, and tone
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Creative eye for social media, visual storytelling, and digital engagement
• Familiarity with Instagram, YouTube, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar creative tools
• Experience with ProPresenter, video editing, photography, or design tools is a plus
• Prior communications, social media, nonprofit, ministry, or creative experience preferred
• Spanish language proficiency preferred

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Self-starter and self-motivated, with a positive, flexible, and team-oriented attitude.
• Comfortable receiving feedback and adapting quickly in a fast-paced ministry environment.
• Flexibility to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a collaborative environment
• Demonstrates strong ethics and integrity.
• Is self-aware and knows how he/she works best and functions best on a team.
• Demonstrates teachable, humble, ready-to-learn attitude.
• Adaptable to the changing needs of the organization and each ministry area served.
• Highly responsible and accountable to the work assigned.

Whether you are seeking to pursue your purpose, spend more time with your family, invest time in your education, or enjoy your hobbies, a part-time job with Redeemer allows you time to explore all of that, and more, while earning a competitive wage and being part of an organization that is building a great city!

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill set; experience and training; licensure, certifications, and ordination; and other organizational needs.

Use of Hiring Technology
As part of our recruitment process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help review applications and identify candidates whose qualifications align with the requirements of the role. AI can assist us in evaluating skills, qualifications, experience, or certain keywords. These tools support, but do not replace, human review and decision-making.

While interviewers may record and transcribe interviews using AI tools, we do not utilize AI to evaluate or analyze interview videos. Recording of interviews is done solely for the purpose of note-taking or transcribing the conversation, and human review is conducted of the notes prior to connecting them with an applicant's file. The organization does not utilize Automated Employment Decision Tools to conduct video analysis of any recorded interviews, and is fully compliant with New York City Local Law 144.