Creative Arts Director

The Creative Arts Director* is a pivotal role that will shape the weekend experience through the use of a breadth of mediums such as music, lights and video. This role will lead the creative arts department. They will oversee a team of staff and volunteers who joyfully put their hands in the middle of services that point to the hope found in Jesus. *This position could be a Pastor if the candidate prefers and is qualified for a pastoral role.

Key Responsibilities:

• This person will lead the church’s creative arts department, which includes weekend programming.
• This person will be the gatekeeper for Sunday services, managing people, elements, transitions, and service flow.
• This person will have an essential role in being a storyteller. They will highlight real-life stories from the community, as well as steward the creation of original stories, and communicate these stories through video and other creative mediums.
• This person will lead weekly brainstorming, decision, production, and evaluation meetings and supervise a team of leaders.
• This person will consistently and clearly communicate vision and strategy weekly as creative ideas are dreamed of, decided upon, and implemented.

What a Strong Candidate Would Look Like:

• A devoted follower of Jesus who is energized by sharing the gospel in creative ways.
• Demonstrated experience in project management with the ability to clearly communicate vision and inspire effective execution.
• A hunger and drive for creative work. This leader is energized by dreaming creatively with a team and effectively storytelling.
• Has a passion for recruiting, developing, and training team members. This person has experience being in a supervisory role.
• This person has a “big picture” understanding of all the production elements that go into putting on a service, and has the ability to make decisions and lead from this knowledge.
• Preferred but not required: a strong candidate with experience in video production or direction.
• Please Note: This is not a worship leading position. This person will join a team with a fantastic Worship Pastor.