Short North Kids Director and NextGen Content Creator - Rock City Church
Columbus, OH
About the Job
Rock City is a church that is radically committed to living out the heart of God in our cities and around the world. And we would go to any length to ensure that you know God loves you and has a plan and a purpose for your life.
Our commitment to our employees' overall well-being is reflected in our comprehensive, robust, and competitive benefits program for full-time employees. We cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their families, as well as employee life insurance. To support family needs, we offer paid maternity and paternity leave. Our additional benefits aimed at enhancing employee well-being include generous PTO, discounts on Christian Education, assistance with adoption, and an employer retirement match. Additional voluntary benefits are also available for employee needs.
At Rock City Church, our staff takes joy in working together to fulfill our mission of “Making Heaven Full”. We are always ready to welcome humble, talented, and driven individuals to our team. If you are a follower of Jesus and are prepared to contribute to a rapidly growing, forward-thinking church, we invite you to consider our Short North Kids Director and NextGen Content Creator opportunity.
SUMMARY
To serve the vision of Rock City Church by providing creative support to the Central Kids Team – helping to execute the kids vision through video (short and long-form), digital, graphic design and social media content. In addition, this role will provide campus leadership to the Kids team at the Rock City Short North Campus ensuring the campus strategy for Kids is executed at the campus level.
GENERAL DUTIES
- Provide oversight, leadership, and direction to the location Rock City Kids ministry
- Equip families with resources and materials to continue teaching their children about Jesus after the weekly Worship Experience
- Lead and build teams to execute all aspects of kid's ministry for weekend services
- Consistent communication with key leaders to ensure alignment of policy and procedure
- Recruit new volunteers by partnering with Rock City Kids Central Director and Campus Pastor
- Support church wide events (Christmas, Easter, Baptisms, Child Dedications)
- Oversee the onboarding process for new volunteers, including follow up of profile, background check and training (sexual abuse awareness training)
- Film and edit engaging video and photo content for Rock City Kids social media platforms
- Capture dynamic video and photo footage during events and creative shoots
- Exhibit a high level of skill in graphic design and digital content creation
- Work independently and cooperatively on multiple projects with creative and the kids team
- Obtain input from leader, ensuring designs meet organizational standards and Rock City brand expectations, expressing ideas accurately
- Manage the design and uploading process of all project material, understanding best practices for using a content management system
- Work on a wide range of projects and media to visualize and develop innovative designs
- Refine projects and drafts
- Generate creative concepts
- Oversee large scale projects from conception to production
- Stay current with industry trends, social media platforms, video, and photo techniques
- Work quickly on projects with short lead times
- Other duties as assigned
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 3+ years of hands-on Kids ministry experience (preferred)
- 2+ years' experience with design software, including Adobe Creative Suite (required)
- 2+ years' experience in video and photo capture and editing (required)
- Heart for children and parents
- Self-starter and can champion new initiatives
- Ability to communicate the Gospel through various means to children at various ages
- Bachelor's degree in a creative discipline (preferred)
- A strong portfolio of work across various creative disciplines
- Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills
- Exceptional creativity and innovative design skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Monday-Thursday, with Sunday responsibilities at a specific Rock City Church Location
- Status: Exempt