Every week, Feed the Need Missions shows up in small towns and communities across Central Texas with a free meal, no strings attached. Guests come. Volunteers sit with them. Relationships form. The gospel moves through ordinary conversations at a cookout on a Tuesday night.

Stories are happening every week that most people never hear. Donors who should be inspired are not being reached. Volunteers who should feel seen are not being appreciated. Campaigns that should be running are sitting in a draft somewhere. Not because the mission is not moving, but because nobody is driving the communications consistently enough to keep up with it.

That is the job. We need someone who cannot stand that gap and will do something about it, consistently, week after week, without being asked.

This is not a role for someone who needs a creative brief and a deadline to produce. It is a role for someone who sets the deadline, writes the brief, gets the work done, and comes to leadership with what needs to happen next. If that description makes you lean in rather than pause, keep reading.

THE ROLE

The Marketing and Communications Manager owns the day-to-day communications operation for Feed the Need Missions. That means the content, the campaigns, the vendor relationships, the digital platforms, and the brand standards, all of it, running consistently and on time.

The Executive Director and Program Director provide story direction, organizational priorities, and narrative guidance. They are not managing the execution. That is yours. You take what leadership points you toward, shape it into content and campaigns, and make sure everything that needs to go out actually goes out, on schedule, on brand, every time.

Some things you execute directly. Others you coordinate through vendors and contractors. The throughline in everything is this: you know what needs to happen, you make it happen, and you hold the standard without being reminded.

This role requires local presence. You will be at weekly sites periodically when the story calls for it. You will be at events. You are integrated into the team and into the work.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Communications and Content

You own the content calendar and every piece that flows from it. Leadership helps surface stories and direction. You produce the work.

• Manage and execute the annual communications and campaign calendar, keeping every appeal, event, and campaign on schedule from draft to delivery
• Build and send the monthly Mailchimp email featuring blog highlights and event or organizational updates
• Manage social media across Facebook and Instagram with posts tied to blog content, events, campaigns, and field moments from weekly sites
• Visit weekly sites periodically to capture photos and real moments that support digital content
• Write copy for quarterly printed donor appeal campaigns, build companion emails and social posts, and own the full production timeline from draft to delivery
• Publish new content to the website, update pages, and manage the employment and events sections
• Coordinate with an external developer for any structural or technical changes beyond content publishing
• Know the audience for every piece of content before writing a word: donors staying connected, prospective donors being introduced, active volunteers being appreciated, church partners being recruited, and the broader community building awareness of what Feed the Need Missions is doing

Technology and Digital Operations

Technology fluency is not a bonus in this role. It is how one person manages the volume of what this job requires. You reach for tools before you reach for help.

• Use AI tools as a daily workflow multiplier across the full scope of the job, for writing, research, production coordination, vendor communication, and problem-solving
• Apply your editorial judgment to everything AI produces before it goes out. You catch when output drifts off-brand, when the tone is generic, or when the formatting is wrong
• Build and manage Mailchimp campaigns including list management, design, scheduling, and basic tracking
• Manage WordPress for all content publishing, page updates, and basic site maintenance
• Schedule and manage social content using scheduling tools
• Oversee Google Ad Grant performance, either managing directly or coordinating with an external vendor, owning the results either way
• Support Gala auction platform management and other organizational technology needs as capacity allows
• Assist with Salesforce list organization and donor data management in coordination with the Executive Director
• Track basic performance across channels and adjust content and strategy based on what is and is not working

Production Coordination and Brand Stewardship

A meaningful portion of this role is coordinating production through vendors. You do not execute everything yourself. You manage it, hold the standard, and make sure nothing goes out under the Feed the Need Missions name that should not.

• Own the Feed the Need Missions brand guide as the quality control point for everything that represents this organization publicly, digital and print
• Understand and apply copyright and intellectual property standards. Licensed image sourcing, original content creation, and ethical use of third-party materials are non-negotiable
• Source and manage print vendors for mailers, banners, event signage, and site materials. Get competitive quotes, prepare or review print-ready files, proof before full runs, and ensure on-time delivery
• Coordinate material refresh for all active weekly sites including flags, banners, and branded materials
• Manage volunteer merchandise orders for approximately 300 to 400 volunteers across the organization, coordinating sizing, vendor selection, timeline, and delivery
• Brief and manage graphic design contractors for projects beyond template capacity. Give clear direction, enforce brand standards, and manage revisions
• Coordinate event marketing production including sponsorship materials, promotional campaigns, event-night signage, apparel, and post-event communications
• Manage trailer wrap replacement and branded vehicle materials in coordination with vendors

FAITH AND CALLING

Feed the Need Missions is a ministry. The gospel is not a component of what we do. It is the reason we do it. This role requires someone who understands that distinction and lives it out personally.

Communications here is not a marketing function that happens to serve a faith-based organization. It is a form of bearing witness to what God is doing in communities across Central Texas. The stories you tell matter eternally, not just organizationally.

• You are a follower of Jesus Christ and your faith is active, not passive
• You are in full agreement with the Feed the Need Missions Statement of Faith
• You see the gospel moving through an ordinary Tuesday night conversation at a cookout and that shapes how you tell the story
• You are aligned with our mission to feed people physically and spiritually and build disciple-making relationships in communities

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

More than anything else, we are looking for someone who is wired to execute. Here is the person who thrives in this role.

You are self-directed and cannot stand loose ends.

You do not wait to be told what needs to happen. You know the calendar, you know what is coming, and you show up with the draft, the quote, or the question, not the problem. The Executive Director should hear from you about what is next, not the other way around.

You manage timelines like they matter, because they do.

You know a printer needs files two weeks before the event. You know a mail appeal has to be in volunteers' hands before the drop date. You build backwards from the deadline, surface what decisions need to happen by when, and keep everyone ahead of schedule rather than behind it.

You use technology to multiply what one person can do.

You reach for AI and digital tools across the whole job, not just for writing. You find new tools before someone suggests them. You know the difference between output that is useful and output that is generic, and you apply your judgment before anything leaves your hands.

You hold standards without being reminded.

You notice when the orange is slightly off on a printed banner. You ask for a proof before the full run. You catch the typo before the email goes out. You know the difference between a licensed image and one pulled from a Google search. Brand integrity is not something you have to be told about. It is how you work.

You are genuinely mission-connected.

Not just a professional who landed at a nonprofit. Someone who has been in a ministry environment, understands what relational discipleship looks like in practice, and sees the stakes of the stories being told. That formation shapes the quality of the work in ways that technical skill alone cannot replicate.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• An active, growing relationship with Jesus Christ and full alignment with the Feed the Need Missions Statement of Faith
• 2 to 4 years of experience in communications, marketing, project coordination, or a related field in a professional or ministry context
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and consistently deliver on time without close oversight
• Strong writing skills with the ability to work within a defined organizational voice. Work samples required as part of the application
• Working proficiency in WordPress, Mailchimp, Canva, and major social platforms
• Genuine AI and technology fluency, with active daily use of multiple tools for writing, research, production, and problem-solving
• Practical understanding of print production including file formats, specifications, vendor coordination, and proofing
• Clear understanding of copyright and intellectual property standards in a communications context
• Local to the Bastrop, TX area with flexible availability including periodic evenings and occasional weekends

Preferred:

• Background in faith-based or nonprofit communications, parachurch organizations, ministry nonprofits, or church communications
• Experience managing freelance designers, print vendors, or external creative contractors
• Familiarity with Google Ad Grants or basic paid search management
• Experience with event platforms, auction tools, or donor management systems such as Salesforce
• Photography skills using a smartphone for field content capture

COMPENSATION

Hours: 25 to 30 hours per week, part-time with flexibility during event seasons

Pay Range: $24 to $28 per hour based on experience

Location: Bastrop, TX. Local presence required with flexibility for desk work

Schedule: Flexible daytime hours with periodic evening site visits and occasional weekend events

Growth: Clear path toward expanded hours as the Partner Site Program and broader organizational marketing needs grow

A note on how we work:

We use technology tools actively as part of how communications gets done here. The brand voice, the content framework, and the campaign calendar are established. The right person comes in with the tools and judgment to execute within that framework efficiently and then comes to us with what needs to happen next.

HOW TO APPLY

Send your resume along with two things: a brief note about yourself, your faith, and why this kind of work matters to you right now, and two or three work samples. A blog post, an email campaign, a social graphic, a printed piece. We want to see the quality of your work and hear your voice before we meet.

Send to: info@feedtheneed.org with "Marketing and Communications Manager" in the subject line.

Questions? Reach out at 888.511.7173 or visit feedtheneed.org.

Pay: $24.00 - $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Application Question(s):

• Feed the Need Missions is a faith-based Christian ministry. This role requires an active personal faith in Jesus Christ and full alignment with our Statement of Faith as a genuine job requirement. Does your faith meet this requirement and are you comfortable working in a ministry environment where the gospel is central to everything we do?
• This role is based in Bastrop, TX and requires consistent in-person presence including periodic evenings for weekly site visits and occasional weekends for events outdoors in Central Texas. Does your current location and schedule allow for this?
• Please share a link to your portfolio or two to three work samples such as a blog post, email campaign, social graphic, or printed piece. Applications without work samples will not be prioritized.

Location:

• Bastrop, TX 78602 (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Bastrop, TX 78602 (Required)

Work Location: In person