Strategic Messaging Manager

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

. Develop and maintain enterprise messaging frameworks and message hierarchies .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeSalt Lake City • Utah • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and maintaining enterprise messaging frameworks, managing communication plans, and coordinating cross-departmental contributors. Proficient in strategic planning and project management within complex organizations, with a strong focus on messaging strategy and audience engagement.

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Project ManagementStrategic PlanningMessaging Strategy DevelopmentCommunication ExperienceVendor Management

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementMessaging StrategyCommunication PlanningBrandingMarketingAnalytical SkillsRisk ManagementMessage ArchitectureContent StrategyOutcome Assessment

Soft Skills

Written CommunicationVerbal CommunicationPresentation SkillsAdaptabilitySolution-Oriented

Tools & Technologies

Project Management ToolsCollaboration Tools

Industry Keywords

Public RelationsCommunicationsAdvertisingComplex OrganizationMulti-Audience Strategy

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SaltStack

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain enterprise messaging frameworks and message hierarchies
Draft communication briefs providing departments, areas, and vendors with clear strategic direction
Support integrated messaging strategy and alignment across the organization
Manage enterprise communication plans, including scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, approvals, and delivery
Maintain project plans, schedules, and trackers; monitor progress and flag risks, delays, and resource needs early
Coordinate contributors across departments, areas, and vendors, including meetings, decisions, action items, and follow-through
Support vendor and agency work, including briefing, feedback, timeline and budget tracking, and quality review
Help define success measures, assess outcomes, and turn findings into recommendations
Support social media creative and content strategy efforts for the Salt Lake Temple Celebration in 2027
Help departments and areas deliver the Church’s core experience consistently across products, events, and communications
Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least five years of communication experience, including large-scale projects in communication, branding, or marketing
At least five years of strategic planning experience in or for a complex organization
Experience developing messaging strategy for multi-audience, multi-platform work
At least five years of hands-on project management experience coordinating contributors, timelines, and deliverables
Experience working with external agencies or vendors from brief through delivery
Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools
Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, business, branding, advertising, marketing, project management, or a related field—or equivalent experience
Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy
Strong project management skills, including planning, sequencing, tracking, and driving work to completion
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
Ability to anticipate dependencies and risks and raise them early with clear options
Ability to build message architecture and maintain consistency across audiences, cultures, and platforms
Analytical, solution-oriented, resilient, adaptable, and comfortable with ambiguity

Benefits

Comp & perks

Church employment benefits; further details provided via the Church Employment benefits resource
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities
Equal opportunity employment and legally protected-category nondiscrimination