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Ave Maria Press is seeking a creative, strategic, and mission-driven Social Media Specialist to join our growing marketing team. In this role, you will lead the planning, creation, and execution of social media content and advertising campaigns that grow our reach, engage our community, drive traffic and sales, and communicate the heart of our Catholic mission. A strong focus on results—particularly follower growth, audience engagement, and revenue impact from social campaigns—is essential for success.
The ideal candidate is equal parts storyteller, digital marketer, and trend-watcher—someone who understands how to move seamlessly from writing a heartfelt caption to optimizing a Facebook ad campaign. You’ll play a key role in shaping the voice of Ave Maria Press online and creating meaningful connections with readers, schools, parishes, and ministry leaders.
About Us
At Ave Maria Press, we believe in the transformative power of words to inspire, enlighten, and uplift. With a rich legacy of publishing high-quality, trustworthy Catholic content, we are dedicated to spreading messages of faith, hope, and love.
What You’ll Do
· Grow social media followers, increase engagement, and drive revenue contribution from social campaigns.
· Manage day-to-day content creation and publishing across all key platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X/Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
· Develop and maintain a strategic publishing calendar that aligns with product launches, campaigns, seasonal promotions, and the liturgical calendar.
· Plan, write, and design original posts that reflect our brand voice and values, including graphics, stories, reels, and short-form video content.
· Monitor platform trends and propose creative content formats and campaign ideas that increase engagement and reach, particularly with younger Catholic audiences.
· Own and manage the Ave Maria Press social shops, ensuring products are properly tagged, featured, and integrated into relevant content and campaigns.
· Lead the execution of paid social advertising, including boosting posts, creating conversion-focused ad campaigns, and testing audiences and creative. Work with the Marketing Brand Manager to develop strategy, track results, and adjust campaigns based on performance data.
· Plan and manage influencer campaigns, including sourcing and onboarding influencers, coordinating promo codes, maintaining clear and consistent communication, and developing strategies to maximize reach, engagement, and sales impact.
· Use platform analytics and reporting tools to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), prepare monthly reports, and make data-informed recommendations to improve effectiveness.
· Respond to comments, messages, and mentions across platforms in a warm, timely, and mission-aligned voice.
· Collaborate with internal team to ensure consistent messaging and campaign coordination.
· Support product launches, influencer outreach, giveaways, partnerships, and events through social content and campaigns.
· Attend regular staff, acquisition, and launch meetings and participate in occasional travel for events or team collaboration.
Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, or a related field.
· 2–4 years of professional experience managing social media for a brand, preferably in publishing, ministry, or a nonprofit.
· Demonstrated success with social media content creation and paid advertising strategy and execution (Meta Ads Manager experience required).
· Strong copywriting skills with the ability to adapt tone for different platforms and audiences.
· Proficiency with tools such as Meta Business Suite, TikTok Business Center, Canva, Buffer, and native platform analytics.
· Basic graphic design, photography, and video editing skills (especially for short-form video content).
· Strong understanding of ecommerce marketing, especially the use of social media to drive traffic to Shopify and maintain shoppable posts.
· Familiarity with Catholic audiences, Church teaching, and the liturgical calendar is strongly preferred.
· Excellent organizational skills, creativity, and attention to detail.
· Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Position Details
- This is a full-time salaried position. The expected work hours are 37.5 hours per week, between the business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday.
· This role is based in Notre Dame, Indiana. Candidates should be committed to being integrated into our company culture and contributing to our team’s success.
· This role offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off and a 403(b) retirement plan. Ave team members are part of a supportive company culture and contribute to a dynamic, mission-driven team committed to collaboration and innovation.
Why Join Us?
At Ave Maria Press, your work is more than just a job; it’s a mission. We offer a vibrant, collaborative workplace where your contributions make a real impact. Enjoy a balanced workday, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to be part of a team that shares your passion for faith-driven content.
Ready to Apply?
If you’re ready to bring your creative vision to life and lead innovative marketing campaigns that inspire and engage, we’d love to hear from you! Please send your resume and cover letter to Lisa Hanback at lhanback@nd.edu.
Work Authorization/Security Clearance: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Ave provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
About Ave Maria Press
Acquisitions Editor for Trade Books
Overview:
Ave Maria Press is seeking an editor to acquire and edit Catholic trade books for our general spirituality line. This role can be filled in-person at our headquarters at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, or in a fully-remote capacity.
Ave Maria Press sets hearts on fire by leading people to know, love, and serve God. We were founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1865 to feature the best American Catholic writing, support the spiritual needs of everyday Catholics, and honor Mary. Today, more than 150 years later, we create high-quality, trustworthy Catholic content that moves people into deeper communion with God and fans into flame a desire to bring that communion to others. As a leader in publishing Catholic high school theology textbooks, ministry resources, and books on prayer and spirituality, our work invites people into a family of faith. We take pride in being a nonprofit publishing ministry of Holy Cross and strive to expand our work in order to contribute to the global mission of the Congregation.
This role offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off and a 403(b) retirement plan. Ave team members are part of a supportive company culture and contribute to a dynamic, mission-driven team committed to collaboration and innovation.
Responsibilities and Qualifications:
The acquisitions editor will be expected to acquire and edit ten new titles each year to be published in Ave’s line of Catholic trade books for general spirituality. This role occupies a central place in Ave’s unique voice among Catholic publishers and is an integral part of the editorial team. Outstanding social skills, vision, and creativity are essential. The acquisitions editor takes the lead in developing ideas for new voices, projects, and partnerships that will serve the Church, reach a wide audience, and align with Ave’s strategic mission to set hearts on fire. We are seeking an acquisitions editor who can offer a critical, creative voice to sharpen and evaluate book proposals–good instincts for what our readers will respond to is crucial. This role initiates a collaboration with authors to create viable projects and, after acquisition, edits those titles through the developmental and line editing phases. The acquisitions editor drafts marketing copy and also initiates title and cover decisions.
Essential qualifications:
- Practicing Catholic who is participating in the life of the Church at the parish level and has a working knowledge of the pastoral realities and challenges facing the Catholic Church.
- Bachelor’s degree in theology, English, communications, publishing, or equivalent field of study.
- Proficiency in the Chicago Manual of Style.
- Familiarity with writing and editing functions in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and Adobe applications.
- Ability to travel occasionally to represent Ave at conferences and connect with authors. If the position is filled remotely, the acquisitions editor is expected to be present on site for several key meetings and gatherings through the year.
Preferred qualifications:
- College-level study of theology.
- Working knowledge of the book publishing industry, including market research, profit/loss analyses, and audience targeting.
- Wide network of contacts in the landscape of Catholic media and ministry.
Skills needed for this role:
- Excellent communication and social skills to effectively engage with our team members, authors, and partners; the ability to identify, recruit, and develop new authors who are changing lives with their platform.
- A working fluency with the general book publishing market and the current topics of interest to everyday Catholics; the ability to anticipate demand and make detailed proposals for products to serve those interests.
- The ability to strategically and creatively balance Catholic mission work with business acumen and bottom-line thinking.
- The ability to work with a high degree of organization, accuracy, and attention to detail; a critical eye for both stylistic and theological nuance.
- A proven capacity to recognize and set priorities and translate them into deadlines; the ability to work on both long-term and short-term projects.
- The capability to work well both independently and with others–this role requires a self-starter who can initiate and execute ideas while contributing to a highly collaborative team.
Position Details:
This is a full-time, salaried position. The expected work hours are approximately 37.5 hours per week, between the business hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday. The exact schedule will be discussed and decided upon during the interview and offer stage.
Location: Notre Dame, Indiana, or remote
Travel Expectations: Occasional but regular travel is expected for this role–roughly six times per year.
Work Authorization/Security Clearance: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Ave provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.