Focus on the Family

Executive Director Content Development

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Why I Love This Opportunity

Toni McEwan

Senior Associate

The future of Focus on the Family is bright as the ministry is pursuing new ways of ministering and delivering content to constituents. The pendulum in culture is swinging back towards family and family values, which positions Focus on the Family on on the cusp of strong growth. This opportunity is for an Executive leader who is passionate about bringing their creative mind and strategic leadership expertise to an organization passionate about nurturing and affirming the God-ordained institution of the family.

About This Organization

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Focus on the Family has nearly 700 employees who work to achieve the mission of enriching the lives of families, engaging the culture, advocating for life and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The work is meaningful, the culture is rewarding, and the purpose is eternal. The mission of Focus on the Family is to be led by the Holy Spirit in sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with as many people as possible by nurturing and affirming the God-ordained institution of the family and proclaiming biblical truths worldwide.

Position Description

The Executive Director, Content Development and Integration position exists to provide expertise and management leadership in the creation, integration, and exploitation of intellectual property across a variety of channels and media platforms. This leadership position guides a cross-functional team of direct and indirect staff and develops processes to ensure that the organization’s content is created with excellence, and that it is fully utilized across media channels according to the Corporate and KMI strategies, goals, and objectives of the ministry.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Works closely with Senior and Executive Management Teams and other internal and external content developers in development and prioritization of new content and the repurposing of existing content across a variety of delivery platforms.
  • Provides executive direction and leadership in the development of viable products and services from content concepts provided by KMI leadership
  • Formulates the strategic vision and blueprint and oversees production of content initiatives not owned by Key Ministry Leaders
  • Leads the executive oversight of content creation across various mediums such as book publishing, periodicals, curriculums, audio dramas, and other specified products.
  • Supervises the Associate Publisher and Executive Producers to ensure high standards of content quality.
  • Assesses and tests content to ensure quality standards and needs are met in the eyes of the target audience
  • Provides executive leadership to the Content Acquisition Board, which reviews new content opportunities, determine ways of exploiting and integrating new and existing content, and recommend / approve projects to be pursued. Supports associate publisher as needed to ensure internal support and promotion of published products

 

What a Strong Candidate Would Look Like:

  • Love of Christ – 100% Aligned to the Core Values & Guiding Principles
  • Passionate Commitment to Family – Personally driven and impacted by the mission of FOTF
  • Product Development Expertise – Successfully worked cross-functionally to lead, develop and launch new products/content
  • Seasoned Leadership Experience – Trained by the best and proven their leadership in the marketplace
  • People Leadership and P&L Expertise – Led and managed creative teams, budgets and financial oversight for products
  • Collaborative – Enjoys working closely with others across functions, departments, and leadership styles to execute with excellence
Salary Range:
120,000
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130,000

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