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Resources for Parishes on Social Media
​​When Social Media is Only Part of Your Job

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​Tips for Hiring Social Media Managers

Whether you’re hiring new staff or looking for a volunteer, it’s important to find the right person for the job. Here’s what you should be looking for:

• ​​Experience and Qualifications
• ​​Helpful Personality Traits

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• At least a year or two professional experience in communications/marketing
• Excellent written communication
• Knowledge about the Catholic faith and current issues facing the Church

• Able to take initiative
• Detail-oriented, coordinated
• Excited to use social media for evangelization
• Faithful
• Ideas Person
• Joyful
• Prudent
• Tactful – You need someone who can respond to comments and inquiries with an attitude of welcoming grace.
• Team collaborator