Communications & Admin Specialist

Overview

Lifeway is seeking a Communications & Admin Specialist to support high-visibility communications, executive administration, donation stewardship, and event logistics that serve Lifeway’s leaders, trustees, and ministry partners. This role combines strong written communication, careful operational follow-through, and warm stakeholder service to help the Corporate Communications team execute with excellence. 

Why Lifeway? 

Lifeway is a place where you can bring your faith and work experience to join in the most important mission in the world: making disciples of Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a creator or storyteller, data guru or problem-solver, or anywhere in between, if you’re passionate about serving the church, we have a place for you. Lifeway has a strong Work from Anywhere (WFA) culture that is deeply focused on our mission and values. While headquartered in Nashville, TN, many of our positions are remote-eligible and have autonomy and flexibility with work hours. We provide equipment and resources to ensure team members have access to a productive and ergonomic workspace. We believe building relationships and community is essential to how we work together, so Lifeway hosts all-team meetings several times per year and provides travel for key team gatherings for remote-based team members. Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our comprehensive benefits plans including healthcare, vacation and sick time, holiday pay, care days, 401(k) plan, maternity and paternity leave, adoption assistance, mission trip time, and more. If this sounds like a place where you would be excited to serve the kingdom of God, we would love for you to join our team.

Learn more about our culture at team.lifeway.com/culture-code 

This is a hybrid remote/in-office position located in the greater Nashville, TN area.#LI-Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Lives out Lifeway’s mission and values, showing deep commitment to Kingdom work
• Assist in drafting, editing, and proofreading communications such as emails, newsletters, announcements, reports, presentations, and articles 
• Provide administrative support for the director of Corporate Communications, executive director of Lifeway Research, and the broader Corporate Communications team, including calendars, expense reports, meeting materials, and records management 
• Manage donation requests, fulfillment coordination, budget tracking, and related recordkeeping across divisions 
• Assist with planning and execution for events, such as trustee meetings, corporate Lifeway events, and other special events, including site selection, vendors, AV, hospitality, and on-site logistics 
• Support community engagement efforts and help maintain relationships with civic groups and SBC entities 
• Run reports and analysis projects as directed to support communications and leadership decision-making 
• Perform basic graphic design work using Canva, Adobe products, or similar tools to support communication needs 
• Maintain organized templates, media assets, and operational resources that improve consistency and service delivery across the team 
• Serve internal and external stakeholders with professionalism, discretion, responsiveness, and strong follow-through 

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in public relations, communications, marketing, business administration, or a related field, required

Masters degree in public relations, communications, marketing, business administration, or a related field, not required

Advanced graduate degree (PhD, etc.), not required

Skills, Knowledge, & Experiences, required

• 3-5 years of experience including communications, event planning, and administrative support 

• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading experience with AP or Chicago style   

• Experience coordinating logistics, budgets, vendors, records, and service-oriented processes  

• Administrative support experience including expense reports, scheduling, invoicing, and contracts  

• Project management ability with success managing multiple priorities and deadlines 
• Must live in the Nashville metropolitan area and be able to come to the office periodically (no set schedule)

Actively involved in a Southern Baptist church

Skills, Knowledge, & Experiences, preferred 

• Familiar with media monitoring and media contact platforms like Meltwater and/or Cision 
• Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and/or Canva experience