Social Media Manager

Mariners Church is a biblically-centered, non-denominational church located in Southern California focused on inspiring people to follow Jesus and fearlessly change the world. Mariners is listed as one of the top 20 largest churches in America by Outreach Magazine. We are a community of ordinary people from all walks of life courageously trusting God to do the extraordinary. Simply put, we trust God to do what we can’t—heal, transform, renew, forgive, provide and sustain. Through the redemption story of each believer, God is glorified, lives are changed and communities are impacted in a significant way. Come and be part of a new season of growth as Mariners Church responds to God’s call in launching new congregations.

The Social Media Manager is responsible for assigned social media channels, including Mariners Irvine and Thursday Night at Mariners, and ensures effective and consistent engagement and execution for creative and strategic content and media.

This position reports to the Social Media Director on the Communications team. A full-time position, the schedule is Monday-Thursday and will also provide social media coverage during church services on Thursday nights, Saturday nights and Sunday mornings for a total of 40 hours per week.  This position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

• Manage the social media calendar and ensure that all deliverables are executed on time and with excellence.
• Conduct ongoing research on benchmark trends and audience preferences.
• Stay up-to-date with current technologies and trends in social media, design tools and applications
• Design and implement social media strategy that is in alignment with organizational goals.
• Set measurable objectives, consistently report on ROI, monitor and assess the analytics on our various platforms.
• Oversee social media accounts by creating, editing, and publishing engaging content daily (e.g. original text, photos, videos and news) and ensuring design and brand alignment. 
• Collaborate and influence across the organization to ensure brand consistency.
• Champion communication with followers, creating a culture of timely response and great customer reviews.
• Ideate and implement new features to develop our social brand awareness, like special promotions for holidays, new series, etc.
• Recruit and empower a team of volunteers.
• Execute Ad campaign set up, and optimization.
• Utilize our CRM to manage contacts, implement email drip campaigns, analyze contact engagement, etc.

• 2-3 years experience as a social media manager
• 1-2 years experience directly managing a team
• Bachelor's degree in Business Marketing or related field
• Ability to independently produce creative content (text, image and video)
• Solid knowledge of SEO, keyword research and Google Analytics and other KPIs
• Proven ability to manage time and multiple priorities while driving towards excellent results
• Knowledge of online marketing channels
• Direct experience in content management
• Strong copywriting skills; Excellent communicator and curious, analytical thinker

All Mariners Church Staff:

• Love Jesus and call themselves Christians.
• Embrace a high biblical standard of personal conduct and lifestyle.
• Agree to and adhere to the church's statement of faith and leadership commitment. 
• Attend Mariners Church.

We believe the total combination of your pay, benefits, and opportunities aligned with your calling will ensure that you and your family are provided for. The following items are just a sample of the things we offer for full-time employment:

• Health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
• 403b Retirement Saving Plan
• Paid vacation
• Paid time off to serve
• Discounts at the Mariners Cafe and Bookstore
• Tuition discount for Mariners Church Preschool 
• Opportunity to attend ministry events and conferences
• Working alongside a community of supportive, like-minded believers