Creative Director/Pastor

JOB PROFILE

Job Title: Creative Director

Department: Executive                           Director: Lead Pastor

Status: Full-Time

Mission and Vision: Vertical Church exists to help people Believe in Jesus Christ, Belong to his beautiful multi-ethnic/multi-generational Church, and Become Disciples that Make Disciples. We have a vision of seeing 1000 discipleship relationships by 2030.

• Summary of the Position: 

• Creative Director – The primary responsibility of the Creative Director is to offer oversight to the Creative Ministries of Vertical Church.  The Creative Ministries of Vertical Church include Worship, Communications, Media, and Worship Services.  

• Teams this Role Leads - This position reports directly to the Lead Pastor

• Media Team - (A/V, Computer Graphics, Photography, and Videography)

• Communications Team - (Website, Social Media, Churchwide Communications, Podcast, YouTube Posting)
• Weekend Services - (Worship Team, Band, Service Coordinator)
• This position works closely with:
• Church Admin - For calendar and scheduling
• Leadership Team - For Service Planning and alignment.

• Goals and Expectations

• Collaborate with the leadership team to identify priorities and determine direction for communications efforts based on the church’s yearly calendar, goals, and initiatives.
• Recruit, train, lead, and develop coordinators, assistants, and servant leaders to help implement creative strategies.
• Ensure Weeknd Services operate in excellence and external & internal communications are consistent.
• Build Creative Ministry Infrastructure including: ministry profiles, job descriptions, and process maps, and overall growth strategy.

• Primary Responsibilities:

• Clearly communicate the Mission and Vision of Vertical Church.
• Oversee all aspects of Creative Ministries:
• Provide direction, planning, and implementation for Creative Ministries strategy.
• Lead, Coach, and Develop Creative Ministry Leaders
• Ensure that Creative Ministry Teams have the necessary communication, resources, and feedback in order to lead effectively.
• Participate with other Executive Team Members to execute Vertical Church Mission and Vision.
• Oversee Creative Ministry Budget.
• Provide direction, planning and implementation for communication strategy.
• Provide significant insight to vision casting and goal setting for key areas
• 40-50 hours/week

• Key Performance Indicators - The Creative Director will be evaluated in the following areas.

• Weekend Service Preparation and Execution

• Ministry Teams Growth in participants and competency

• Vision Planning and Implementation 

• Internal and External Communication strategy and effectiveness.
  

• Candidate Profile

• A growing relationship with Jesus Christ in light of the Gospel.
• Possess a servant's heart and strong passion to support the work of Vertical Church.
• Dependable 
• Attitude of constant improvement.
• Experience in leading and building a team of volunteers.

• Huge team player with strong communication skills.
• Able to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong work ethic with a “get it done” mentality.
• You are a planner and can manage projects.
• Excited to find new ways to reach the world for Jesus

• Personal Responsibilities (while not specifically related to the job, here are some personal responsibilities of everyone on staff at Vertical Church)

• Maintain God-Ordained priorities in your life by putting Jesus Christ first, spouse second, children third, and ministry fourth.
• Be committed to the vision and staff of Vertical Church in an effort to pursue unity in the Church.
• Demonstrate a Christ-like attitude through all interactions with congregation, staff, and servant leaders.
• Personally live out Believe, Belong, and Become at Vertical Church.
• Be a leader of the church by being a staff member. This is modeled by prayer for the church, generous giving to the church, serving the church, engaging in community, and making disciples.
• Actively participate in the life of Vertical Church through Missional Communities, Discipleship Groups, and Growth Tracks.
• Be an inviter to Christ and to his Church.
• Exhibit Godly character, morals, values, and behavior both publicly and personally. 

• Schedule

• Full-Time
• 40-50hrs Hours a Week
• Sunday Services
• All other hours, planning, meeting, leading,
• Semi-Monthly Executive Leadership Team Meeting
• Monthly 1-on-1 with direct supervisor
• Weekly Staff Meeting Tuesday @10:00am 
• Participation in Church-Wide Events
• Blackout for special services for the Church.