Overview
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide faith of over 17 million members centered on the belief that everyone on earth is a son or daughter of a loving God1 and that His Son, Jesus Christ, saved the world from sin and death. Jesus Christ invites all of God’s children to come unto, follow, and become more like Him.
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Associate Area Communications Director (Relationships)
Writes and edits press releases, news and feature articles, position papers, training materials, speeches etc
Responds to inquiries from journalists, newspapers, magazines, radio, television etc
Promotes news and feature stories to the worldwide media
Utilization of "new media" outlets through the Internet such as "bloggers" and web writers
"News Room" web-site messaging and maintenance
Provides research and evaluation for pre and post public relations initiatives
Monitors social, political and economic trends
Researches reports and articles to provide strategic analysis of worldwide information and trends
Provides analysis of scanned and monitored data
Creates brochures, leaflets, press packets, video news releases, public service programming etc
Produces video's, audio visual presentations etc
Trains priesthood leaders, public affairs directors and missionaries worldwide
Handles major special events such as General Conference,temple open houses, Tabernacle Choir receptions, dedications, centennials, etc
Works strategically to create positive relationships for the Church with media, government and community leaders
Creates and implements crisis management plans
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in communications-related field or equivalent. (ie, public relations, communications, journalism, marketing, government relations, international relations, political science, social science)
Minimum 7 years Prefer 8+ years In areas related to Public Affairs; Communications; Marketing; Media; Government Relations; International Relations, etc.