Bethel Church of Redding
Creative & Story Senior Manager
Bethel Church of Redding, Redding, California, United States, 96001
The Creative & Story Senior Manager works directly with the Creative & Story Director to manage the Creative & Story team as they develop and implement creative strategies/ideas that move the mission of Bethel Church forward—to see revival change the world.Under the direction of the Creative & Story Director, the Creative & Story Senior Manager is responsible for managing the people, processes, and systems that bring the vision from various Bethel leaders to life of how God is moving in and through the church, and inviting our global audience to join in.This role is both creative and administrative, and the ideal candidate has both creative experience and a mind for processes.. As the Creative & Story Senior Manager, you will oversee team operations, budgets, and timelines, while ensuring that Bethel’s Creative & Story core values are upheld. With an eye for visual design and a knack for details, this role utilizes the secret sauce of strategy to ideate, implement, and improve. Once an idea is envisioned and agreed to with the Creative & Story Director, the Creative & Story Manager develops the roadmap for implementing it alongside specialized leads/team managers (i.e. Communications, Marketing, Design and Video) and empowering them to accomplish objectives with their respective creative functions.You will also play a vital role in shaping and developing a team of thriving creatives who value creating in relationship with the Excellent Creator Himself and the hearts of one another, alongside the teams they serve.Responsibilities
Meet with the Creative & Story Director on a regular basis to manage and steward the resources of the Creative & Story team (whether people, time, or tools) in alignment with the vision and goals of Bethel Church and Bethel’s leadership. This includes the team’s budget and resource needs, hiring and staff planning.Meet with Creative & Story Specialized Team Managers (i.e. Communications, Marketing, Design and Video) on a regular basis to ensure that their teams are meeting their goals and objectives when it comes to Bethel’s Creative & Story needs. This includes the health of the team being stewarded both through project workflow as well as people management.Overseeing the Project Managers of the Creative & Story team and acting as Program Manager, in order for the various projects to be followed through from strategy to implementation and review within budget. This includes developing the Project Management function of the team, and charting the course for growth of Project Managers.Working with the different specialized team managers to oversee the Creative & Story operational needs. This includes the project management platform of Monday.com and asset storage (from Google Drive, to the shared server and more). You should be comfortable not just improving and refining existing systems, but also developing new workflows should the need arise.Leading in partner/client management, and stewarding the relationships with Bethel’s ministries and teams to develop and implement creative/marketing strategies as partners.
Skillset
Superb critical thinking skillsDemonstrated ability to lead and inspire a teamOutstanding communication and interpersonal skillsFlexibilityPassionate customer advocacyKnowledge of marketing principles, design, brand, product, and service managementEntrepreneurial spiritFocused on audience experienceMultidisciplinary skill sets in video production, graphic design, marketing and copywritingTeam developmentAbility to articulate vision and big ideasCreative thinker with an eye for brand consistencyA good storytellerAnalytical and insightful attention to detailFlexible yet able to stay on pointWorks without supervisionOrganized and efficient multitaskerExpert communicator and cool under pressureSkills in graphic design with a good sense of layout best practicesDigital or print production guruSales and/or customer service experienceA strong, decisive decision-makerA people person with excellent interpersonal skillsProject management expertExcellent change managerJack-of-all creative trades and master of a fewAble to handle multiple high-pressure deadlinesProven ability to manage and lead people, across multiple functionsRequirementsA minimum of 5 years relevant experienceExcellent communicator and creative thinker with strong written and verbal communication skillsStrategic with the ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions and develop a plan to meet objectives and goalsA good understanding of the different specializations of Creative & Marketing functions (i.e. Project Management, Communications, Marketing, Copy, Design and Video) and the usage of different media channels for effective strategic communication, including digital marketing campaigns.Planning, program and project management skills—knowledge of how to set goals, make a plan to achieve them, manage the process to reach said goals, as well as review for future learning; ability to create,
maintain and improve Monday.com systems is a plusGood analytical skills—must be able to assemble and interpret data, create executive summaries and deliver business insightsGood problem solving skills—able to identify, analyze and propose solutions to various business or execution issuesCapable of working on multiple projects simultaneously with varying scope and prioritiesAbility to remain calm and work under pressure with the ability to navigate tight deadlines—finding best courses or action to deliver speed to market whilst maintaining quality of workCollaborator that knows the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and ability to work with several stakeholdersGood knowledge and understanding of content/digital marketing platforms/systems and synchronization of data (e.g. Google Analytics, Website Data & Content, Active Campaign, Klaviyo, YouTube Data Suite, Mailchimp, etc.)BenefitsHealth InsuranceHealthiestYou (24hr doctor/prescription access)403(b) Retirement Fund MatchingGroup Life and AD&D of $30,000 paid for by BethelOptional Voluntary Term Life InsurancePaid vacation, holidays, sick leave, jury duty & bereavement leaveOptional Vision and DentalFree Staff Lunch (twice a month)Bethel.com Email Address and Premium Bethel TV accessDiscount on Most Items in the Bethel BookstoreInvitation to Attend Select Conferences
Meet with the Creative & Story Director on a regular basis to manage and steward the resources of the Creative & Story team (whether people, time, or tools) in alignment with the vision and goals of Bethel Church and Bethel’s leadership. This includes the team’s budget and resource needs, hiring and staff planning.Meet with Creative & Story Specialized Team Managers (i.e. Communications, Marketing, Design and Video) on a regular basis to ensure that their teams are meeting their goals and objectives when it comes to Bethel’s Creative & Story needs. This includes the health of the team being stewarded both through project workflow as well as people management.Overseeing the Project Managers of the Creative & Story team and acting as Program Manager, in order for the various projects to be followed through from strategy to implementation and review within budget. This includes developing the Project Management function of the team, and charting the course for growth of Project Managers.Working with the different specialized team managers to oversee the Creative & Story operational needs. This includes the project management platform of Monday.com and asset storage (from Google Drive, to the shared server and more). You should be comfortable not just improving and refining existing systems, but also developing new workflows should the need arise.Leading in partner/client management, and stewarding the relationships with Bethel’s ministries and teams to develop and implement creative/marketing strategies as partners.
Skillset
Superb critical thinking skillsDemonstrated ability to lead and inspire a teamOutstanding communication and interpersonal skillsFlexibilityPassionate customer advocacyKnowledge of marketing principles, design, brand, product, and service managementEntrepreneurial spiritFocused on audience experienceMultidisciplinary skill sets in video production, graphic design, marketing and copywritingTeam developmentAbility to articulate vision and big ideasCreative thinker with an eye for brand consistencyA good storytellerAnalytical and insightful attention to detailFlexible yet able to stay on pointWorks without supervisionOrganized and efficient multitaskerExpert communicator and cool under pressureSkills in graphic design with a good sense of layout best practicesDigital or print production guruSales and/or customer service experienceA strong, decisive decision-makerA people person with excellent interpersonal skillsProject management expertExcellent change managerJack-of-all creative trades and master of a fewAble to handle multiple high-pressure deadlinesProven ability to manage and lead people, across multiple functionsRequirementsA minimum of 5 years relevant experienceExcellent communicator and creative thinker with strong written and verbal communication skillsStrategic with the ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions and develop a plan to meet objectives and goalsA good understanding of the different specializations of Creative & Marketing functions (i.e. Project Management, Communications, Marketing, Copy, Design and Video) and the usage of different media channels for effective strategic communication, including digital marketing campaigns.Planning, program and project management skills—knowledge of how to set goals, make a plan to achieve them, manage the process to reach said goals, as well as review for future learning; ability to create,
maintain and improve Monday.com systems is a plusGood analytical skills—must be able to assemble and interpret data, create executive summaries and deliver business insightsGood problem solving skills—able to identify, analyze and propose solutions to various business or execution issuesCapable of working on multiple projects simultaneously with varying scope and prioritiesAbility to remain calm and work under pressure with the ability to navigate tight deadlines—finding best courses or action to deliver speed to market whilst maintaining quality of workCollaborator that knows the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and ability to work with several stakeholdersGood knowledge and understanding of content/digital marketing platforms/systems and synchronization of data (e.g. Google Analytics, Website Data & Content, Active Campaign, Klaviyo, YouTube Data Suite, Mailchimp, etc.)BenefitsHealth InsuranceHealthiestYou (24hr doctor/prescription access)403(b) Retirement Fund MatchingGroup Life and AD&D of $30,000 paid for by BethelOptional Voluntary Term Life InsurancePaid vacation, holidays, sick leave, jury duty & bereavement leaveOptional Vision and DentalFree Staff Lunch (twice a month)Bethel.com Email Address and Premium Bethel TV accessDiscount on Most Items in the Bethel BookstoreInvitation to Attend Select Conferences