Social Media Officer at God's City International Church

POSITION OVERVIEW

God’s City International Church Abuja (GCIC) is seeking a Social Media Officer to maintain and grow the church’s social presence and networks. He/She will curate content to gain new followers and engage existing followers. He/She will create new social marketing campaigns, build brand recognition, and manage all published content. He/She will think in photos, videos, and graphics with the intent to engage our audience and create a unique and ownable social footprint. He/She will work with web analytic tools to track campaign progress and research industry trends. He/She will work closely with the technical department, the social media team, and The Office of The Senior Pastor of GCIC to constantly align contents with the church’s vision, programmes, and goals.

WHAT YOU NEED TO THRIVE IN THIS JOB

The ideal candidate should be an excellent video editor and graphics designer. He/She should possess expertise in social media management, search engine optimisation, and content creation.

GCIC is looking for an energetic, dynamic, innovative, creative, and personable individual who is highly involved and very passionate about community engagement. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create engaging written and visual content for social media platforms.
• Develop and implement social media strategies, campaigns, and plans to build brand/church awareness.
• Review the success of broadcast and social media campaigns and, develop ways to improve content creation and dissemination.
• Create, maintain, and grow new and existing social networks.
• Oversee day-to-day management of campaigns and ensure brand consistency
• Stay up to date on social media trends, best practices, and technologies.
• Monitor social media progress using web analytic tools.
• Make analytical and data-based decisions, continually looking for ways to optimize strategy and tactics.
• Plan responsible but efficient paid social media advertising strategies.
• Maintain an active social presence.
• Reply to social media comments and inquiries.
• Makes recommendations to the church leadership regarding best broadcast practices and technical equipment that could be acquired to achieve those practices.
• Develop personal evangelism opportunities within and outside the church.
• Review the success of broadcast and social media campaigns and develop ways to improve content creation and dissemination.

REQUIREMENTS

•  Born-again Christian and hard working.
• OND, HND, or BSC and equivalent qualifications.
• 2-5 years of verifiable social media experience.
• Solid understanding of the nuances of social channels and how to adapt and maximize content per channel.
• Good working knowledge of an array of image and video editing software packages. (Adobe CC Suite, Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, etc.)
• Good, working knowledge of audio video and lighting (AVL) equipment, church broadcast, streaming, and recording software packages to assist with the daily needs of the Technical Department of the Ministry will be an added advantage
• Good knowledge of typography and color theory.
• Knowledge of SEO and website traffic best practices.
• Understanding of Google Analytics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of understanding of popular social networks - design, functionality, users, etc.
• Very high attention to detail.
• Ability to write copy/captions for all social media posts (in addition to images, videos, etc).
• Responsive and proactive planner; be able to lead content creators and multitask
• Highly adaptable, and receptive to feedback and change.
• Exhibit good judgment, honesty, integrity, responsibility, and punctuality through the utilization of professional work standards.