Social Media Content Creator (Creative Specialist)

Looking for a Christian creative with a passion for storytelling and a contemporary, growing understanding of best-practice approaches to social media.....

Location: Remote (Applicants living within NSW highly preferred for quarterly team days in Sydney)

Capacity: Casual, approximately 15 hours per week (ideally worked across three days)

Pathway: Potential to grow into a permanent part-time or full time role with increased hours over time.

Rate: $45 per hour (negotiable)

About Crossbeam

Crossbeam Communications is a specialist communications, marketing and fundraising agency serving Christian organisations and ministries. We help our clients in four broad areas:

• Developing Communications Strategies to enable clients to implement more strategic communications, marketing and fundraising activities
• Providing ongoing communications strategy and services through Management Retainers, covering areas including content creation, digital marketing, donor relations and more
• Delivering key Projects and Campaigns in areas including publications fundraising appeals and marketing campaigns
• Running Training to equip in-house staff and volunteers in Christian ministries for excellent communications and marketing.

The Role

We are looking for a Christian creative with a passion for storytelling and a contemporary, growing understanding of best-practice approaches to social media. In this role, you will get your creative juices flowing to produce scroll-stopping content for a wide variety of ministry clients across Australia.

In this role, you will:

• Receive briefs from our communications strategists for creating social media content
• Develop brand-aligned social media posts, carousels, and stories
• Capture and edit video for social media (vox pops, B-roll, and Reels)
• Craft sophisticated social copy that speaks the theological language of our clients.
• Monitor emerging trends in video and paid social to ensure our clients stand out
• Educate our team on social media
• Help train Christian ministries around Australia in their use of social media

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A personal commitment to the Christian faith: You are actively involved in a local church and can think theologically about the work of our clients
• A high digital literacy: You have knowledge and proficiency in tools like Meta Business Suite, Canva, and video editing software (e.g., CapCut, Edits, Premiere Pro)
• A love for social media: You are genuinely passionate about the potential power of social media for growing the Kingdom
• Creative versatility: You are comfortable working across video, design, and writing
• Self-motivation: You have the ability to self-motivate, meet deadlines, and organise your own work timelines
• Qualifications: You have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in marketing, communications, film, design or similar. Those working towards a degree with significant experience will be considered.
• Experience: Experience working on paid and organic social media content across Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) and ideally TikTok

Benefits

• Family-friendly employer: We value the whole person and make space for family, ministry, and health.
• Remote flexibility: Work from home with flexible hours, provided you can join our Monday morning team meetings. Ideally this role would be spread over three days.
• Professional development: We offer training and growth opportunities tailored to your needs and interests.

Applications

To apply, please send a portfolio, resume, and cover letter via the 'Apply to this Job' button below with the subject line ‘Social Media Creative Specialist Application’.

In your cover letter, please include a brief explanation of your Christian faith and how it impacts your life and work. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.