Employment at Northwoods Church

Part time

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Chillicothe Campus
  • Recruitment and Care: Recruit and develop volunteers to be a part of the worship and production team.
  • Development: Work side-by-side with the Creative Arts Team in developing musical excellence and creativity in this ministry.
  • Brainstorm: Meet as scheduled with the Music Team and Creative Arts Team for planning of the services.
  • Reports: Provide regular reports to the Lead Worship Pastor and Production Pastor for the purpose of accountability and assistance in accomplishing goals.
  • Train: Implement training process as led by the Lead Worship Pastor and Production Pastor to raise up volunteers who adhere to church philosophies and standards of excellence.
  • Rehearsals: Leading rehearsals for Sunday services.
  • Schedule: Schedule Chillicothe teams for worship and production teams.
  • Technical: Oversee the care of all the technical equipment and gear for Chillicothe including set up and tear down processes.
  • Lead Worship: Lead the congregation in Chillicothe Sunday services 3 times per month.

• Personal Development
  • Creative Arts Meetings: Attend departmental, supervisory, and music team meetings.
  • Staff Meetings: Attend Staff meetings for global, visionary, and organizational matters.
  • Chillicothe Meetings: Attend meeting with Chillicothe Campus pastor for campus-specific matters.

Interaction with Others

This person will work closely with Creative Arts Staff, Technical Arts Pastor and the Volunteer Worship Leaders in set planning, creative element implementation, weekend service reviews, cross-team troubleshooting, and special event planning and execution. He/she will also lead and develop relationships with Creative Arts volunteers at multisites.

Required Skills/Abilities

This person must be a creative person with leadership abilities. An understanding of a presence-driven worship is necessary. Must be a team player willing to work with others and develop teams. Pastoral training and leadership development experience is preferred. Proficiency on a rhythm sections instrument is preferred.

Beneficial Software Knowledge

Office Suite, Planning Center Online, Finale, ProPresenter, Vista, Ableton

Beneficial Spiritual Gifts

Leadership, Shepherding, and Teaching

Educational and Experience

Bachelor’s in Music or Ministry-related field helpful but not required

Full-Time / Part-Time

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Creative Content Associate advances the mission of Northwoods Church through compelling stories; primarily telling stories through video and related digital mediums [media]. The Creative Content Associate works alongside the rest of the Digital Creative Team using time and talent to help all ministries of Northwoods Church maximize the power of stories that inspire life change. The Creative Content Associate’s primary focus is leading content creation for activities beyond the Sunday service by providing production resources for classes, groups, and events.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creative
  • Collaboration: Work alongside the Digital Innovation Pastor, Production Pastor, Communications Pastor, Online & Social Media Pastor, and the entire Digital Creative Team to foster excellence and imagination across all ministries.
  • Ideation: Meet regularly with the Digital Innovation Pastor and others to brainstorm creative ideas for ministry needs.
  • Creation: Plan and produce digital media projects, including video, graphics, and photography to support Northwoods services and ministries.
  • Innovation: Discover new music, fresh ideas, breakthrough technology, and inventive methods of communicating Northwoods sermons, activities, and related engagement opportunities.
• Production
  • Live: Serve in rotation for live video production roles to support all services and special events in the auditorium and other venues. Roles include director, graphics, playback, switcher, and camera ops.
  • Ministry Projects: Partner with team members to execute shoots and projects.
• Leadership
  • Volunteers: Recruit, envision, and equip volunteers of different skill levels, experience, and availability to carry out Digital Innovation responsibilities.
  • Staff Meetings: Attend staff meetings for global, visionary, and organizational matters.

INTERACTION WITH OTHERS

The Creative Content Associate will work closely with the Digital Innovation Pastor, Communications Pastor, Online & Social Media Pastor, and Production Pastor, as well as have frequent interaction with other staff and with volunteers at all campuses. The Creative Content Associate is expected to develop and maintain working relationships using positive, cooperative, professional interactions with staff, outside agencies, and other individuals.

DESIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

The Creative Content Associate must be a creative person with leadership abilities. Organizational and time management skills are essential. Must be an effective communicator willing to work with others to develop cohesive teams. Must be able to take criticism on items produced and tailor the product for the customer’s specifications. Should have experience shooting and producing field segments and have experience in live video production.

BENEFICIAL SPIRITUAL GIFTS

Creative Communication, Leadership, and Administration

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

 Experience in a live video production environment with experience in graphic design, character generation, and non-linear video editing is also essential. Software: Adobe Creative Cloud. Advanced knowledge in 3D is a plus.

Part-Time

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Communications Associate serves as graphic artist, web designer and manager, communications champion, and all-around utility pro—spanning technical and creative aspects of a variety of ministry work.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Graphic Artist

  • Help ministries conceive and implement communication strategies that further ministry goals and align with all-church priorities.
  • Produce creative communications projects of all sorts, including brochures, fliers, postcards, web graphics, screen presentations, specialties, etc. Generate images, layouts, and related elements needed for key events, featured activities, and other ministry efforts. Help keep high-priority messages from becoming stale through occasional refreshes to visual elements. Execute layouts and light-to-medium copywriting for printed and electronic items. Create and adapt graphic arts elements as needed.
  • Select images to accompany ministry communications both online and in print. Provide direction for photographers.
  • Write ministry information, event descriptions, and other content in compelling, clear, and succinct language that aligns with the Northwoods corporate voice.
  • Collaborate to support weekly news platform for web, email, and mobile.
  • Participate in review and assessment of communications schedules.
  • Help with ministry requests for graphic arts assistance, web-content updates, social media needs, and other communication-related projects.
  • Help Northwoods utilize appropriate measures and analytics for continually improving communications effectiveness.

   

  Digital

  • Plan and execute web content. Continually monitor our site(s) for opportunities to improve their usefulness and impact. Keep current with industry trends, technology changes, and best practices.
  • Plan and execute site design, new features, and functional changes. Monitor points of integration with other systems, messages from the Media Archive, etc.
  • Support Northwoods services for phones, tablets, and streaming devices such as Roku and AppleTV with excellent graphics and images.
  • Help establish and maintain careful metrics to gauge the effectiveness of online tools.
  • Post content for sermon series, special events, featured activities, and group studies.
  • Manage supplemental online services such as Vimeo and SmugMug.

   

  General

  • Help recruit, lead, and train volunteers to reinforce and expand the communications team.
  • Sustain a common voice and protect the Northwoods brand.
  • Collaborate with Communications Pastor to maintain the balance of information and inspiration.
  • Be a student of best practices and a champion for innovation to advance the ministries of Northwoods.
  • Understand, honor, and reinforce all-church priorities.
  • Ensure accuracy and timeliness.
  • Reinforce proofreading and review.

Interaction with Others

This person will work closely with the Communications Pastor, Online & Social Media Director, Creative Communications Administrative Assistant, Digital Innovation Pastor, other staff, and volunteers. The associate should plan to attend staff and department meetings for global, visionary, and organizational matters.

Beneficial Spiritual Gifts

Administration, Helps, and Creative Communication

Educational and Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or skills and experience to fulfill the position.