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For over 70 years, The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) has proclaimed the Gospel through its various ministries. Whether you work at our headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove (BGTC) in Asheville, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Broadcasting (BRB) in Asheville, North Carolina or a field office abroad, you are part of a team of committed Christians working together to reach people to the ends of the earth with the Gospel.

CHRISTIAN PURPOSE AND EXPECTATIONS:

All employees proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through their employment, and thereby further BGEA’s religious mission.

Department Detail – The Communications Department at BGEA consists of the following areas: project management, ecommerce, email marketing, advertising, public relations/social media/promotion, creative services (graphic design, content writing/proofing and production), and Decision magazine, our official monthly publication. The department tells the story of what God is doing through the BGEA by creating print and online content that support the organization’s mission of proclaiming the Gospel, negotiating paid and leveraging unpaid promotional placements, and engaging new and existing supporters with targeted content using a combination of indirect and direct communications channels.

Job Summary – This position writes and edits copy required for promotion of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and affiliated ministries’ websites and produces articles, e-mails, and other updates in various digital media.

Ministry Requirements

• Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
• Faithfully upholds BGEA in prayer
• Participates in daily BGEA staff devotions including Bible reading, and leading group prayer as schedule permits
• Demonstrates behavior aligned with BGEA’s Mission Statement, Statement of Faith, Hallmarks, policies, and expectations
• Effectively represents Jesus Christ to those within both personal and professional spheres of influence

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Writes ministry news and feature articles, posts photo galleries and video content for BillyGraham.org
• Communicates with BGEA ministry areas to determine communications needs and creates web articles to meet those areas’ needs
• Writes, edits and proofreads copy for ministry emails and other projects
• Manages and posts live website content—stories, photo galleries and videos—using web-based content management system
• Researches background information related to articles and topics using Internet, BGEA library resources, first-person interviews, and other sources
• Maintains factually, biblically and doctrinally accurate content meeting BGEA styles for articles and email communication
• Continuously delivers creative products which uphold integrity of Billy Graham and BGEA and reflect glory of God
• Coordinates with photographers, social media editors, videographers, designers, project leads and others on assets required for articles and other online content

Marginal Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs specified duties of Senior Online Content Manager as directed, or in his/her absence as instructed
• Other duties as assigned

Job Specifications

Skills and Knowledge

• Bachelor-level degree in English, Journalism, or related field preferred
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as writer/editor preferred
• Experience with web-based content management systems
• Strong writing, creative thinking, and conceptual skills
• Excellent proofreading skills with good command of grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Excellent problem-solving and time management skills
• Competence with Microsoft Office suite
• Experience editing photographs with Adobe Photoshop or similar software
• Experience in utilizing internet for research and fact verification
• Demonstrated Christian testimony within and without workplace
• Regular participation in departmental and other ministry staff meetings
• Flexibility to rapidly, cooperatively adapt to changing job parameters, deadlines, or directions

Physical/Mental Demands

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in fast-paced environment
• Ability to be flexible with work schedule occasionally requiring evening and weekend work

Working Conditions

• Conventional office environment
• Extended periods of work at computer workstation are required
• Domestic and international travel is required

Mission Statement

Continuing the lifelong work of Billy Graham, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association exists to support and extend the evangelistic calling and ministry of Franklin Graham by proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to all we can by every effective means available to us and by equipping the church and others to do the same.

Statement of Faith

These core beliefs make up the foundation upon which all our ministry endeavors are based.

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God revealing the love of God to the world.  (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; John 3:16).
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  (Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6).
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. (Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15).
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, we believe that God will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell. (Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7).
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. (John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10).
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. (1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15).
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church.  (1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23).
• We believe that the ministry of evangelism (sharing and