Marketing and Communications Specialist

This role is ideal for a highly creative professional who combines strong writing and storytelling abilities with graphic design, videography, social media, and brand management expertise. The successful candidate will help tell the stories of lives being transformed through our ministries while ensuring all communications reflect the organization's mission, values, and brand standards.

The Marketing & Communications Specialist is a creative storyteller responsible for developing compelling content that advances the mission and visibility of Christian Children's Home of Ohio. Working under the direction of the Marketing & Communications Manager, this individual will create engaging written, visual, and video content across multiple platforms and brands.

Target audiences include current/prospective donors, church leaders, business/community leaders, other agency & government leaders, volunteers, and the internal CCHO/Encompass/Encourage community. Your work will directly contribute to the agency's ability to best care for the at-risk, traumatized children in our residential program as well as the adults, children, and families served in our other ministries.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

It is the responsibility of each employee to be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ and to adhere to the Statement of Faith/Standard of Moral Conduct. Further, each employee is responsible for dealing with others with a Christ-like attitude while helping them experience their worth in Christ and demonstrating behaviors reflecting CCHO's core values of Relentless Commitment, Selflessness, and Kindness.

Job-specific essential functions include the following:

• TEAM FIRST:
  Makes every effort to maintain a 'team first' spirit and atmosphere within the workplace environment, maintaining appropriate working relationships and promoting collaboration.
• Content Creation & Storytelling
• Identify, develop, and share impactful stories that highlight the mission and outcomes of the organization.
• Conduct interviews with staff, clients, donors, volunteers, and community partners to create authentic, mission-driven content.
• Write and edit content for print, digital, video, web, email, social media, newsletters, and fundraising campaigns.
• Create compelling messaging tailored to specific audiences, including donors, churches, community leaders, and internal stakeholders.
• Graphic Design & Brand Management
• Design high-quality marketing materials including brochures, flyers, event materials, signage, presentations, digital ads, social media graphics, and publications.
• Maintain consistency in messaging, design, and brand presentation across all platforms and ministries.
• Videography & Photography
• Plan, capture, and edit videos that tell the stories of the organization's mission and impact.
• Produce testimonial videos, event recaps, promotional content, and social media video assets.
• Capture and edit photography for marketing campaigns, publications, events, websites, and social media platforms.
• Manage digital media assets and maintain an organized content library.
• Social Media & Communications Support
• Assist with website content creation, management, and updates.
• Create web graphics, landing pages, and online communication assets.
• Collaborate with internal departments to develop communication strategies that support organizational goals.
• Events & Special Projects
• Provide photography, videography, and communication support…