Couples for Christ Youth-New jersey, Communications head — September 2017 to september 2018

MY ROLE

I’ve been a member of Couples for Christ Youth - New Jersey (CFCY-NJ), a Catholic ministry for young adults aged 13-22, since 2013, and in September 2017 I was appointed to be one of two Youth Communications (YCOM) Heads for the state.

In this voluntary role, I oversaw our internal and external communications - daily social media engagement, website updates, graphics, video recaps and email newsletters. My co-YCOM Head and I put together blog posts and weekly reflections, and would tap other members to express their creativity as well by creating social media graphics, writing their own reflections, putting together music compositions and videos. I also expanded our area’s social media presence by creating a Facebook page to link to our Instagram. Our MailChimp newsletter would provide information for parents as well. We were responsible for making sure that the distribution of announcements was uniform across the state and within the leaders of the North, Central and South Jersey chapters.

During large external events such as retreats and benefit concerts, we were responsible for tapping through the other young talent to create documentation and promotion teams to volunteer during these events. One of my personal projects included doing press outreach to NJ Diocesan newspapers and utilizing event postings to get the word out to parents.

As a general member, I also had the opportunity to contribute my skills in writing, video editing and graphic design to regional and national events using branding guidelines provided by the organization’s headquarters in the Philippines. Service roles in these events have provided me with the opportunity to put together full programs for events ranging from a few hours to three days.