Crossroads Community Church (OH) is hiring: Kids' Club Associate Creative Direct

Kids' Club Associate Creative Director Crossroads Church (Cincinnati, OH)

About Crossroads

Crossroads Church is a growing multi?site, interdenominational church located in Ohio and Kentucky, with plans to expand further. Our online presence also reaches thousands of people beyond our physical sites. We believe the story of Jesus redemption is the greatest story ever told, and we embrace creativity, adventure, authenticity, and tenacity to share this story with the world.

Job Summary

The Kids Club Associate Creative Director will develop, maintain, and execute long?term creative goals, vision, and strategy for Kids Club, focusing primarily on 4th and 5th?grade students and their spiritual growth. This role works with the Central KC Director to assist KC site staff in executing the vision and strategy for 4th/5th grade. Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the development of all materials that facilitate fun, welcoming, and safe environments for kids to experience God and grow in their faith.
• Steward resources, including budget, project timelines, vendors, volunteers, and staff.
• Cultivate a creative talent pool that is excellent, diverse, and high in character.
• Advise KC Site Directors in setting measures for success, priorities for excellent experiences, and executing brand expansion across 4th/5th grade environments.
• Partner with Creative Leads and other teammates to achieve content and strategic ministry goals.
• Involved in creative production, writing, reviewing, editing, training, directing, and filming.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead members of the Kids Club Team in creating Christ?centered, winsome, excellent, culturally?current content.
• Assist the Creative Director and KC Director in achieving ministry goals through resource management (budget, timelines, vendors).
• Assess and raise quality standards of processes and content, communicating improvement areas and developing solutions.
• Support development of video content, including scheduling, scouting, equipment purchase, on?screen talent, writing, and social media.
• Recruit, train, develop, and retain volunteers.
  
• Participate in all steps of the creative process: concept generation, pre?production planning, on?site equipment operation, editing, and post?production asset development.
• Develop and manage strategic plans and outward?facing assets for families in the community.
• Observe weekend experiences across sites to assess creative content effectiveness and strategic goals.
• Collaborate openly and welcome constructive criticism to improve products.
• Continuously grow skill sets.

Education Requirements

• College degree preferred.

Experience / Skills Requirements

• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong writing and teaching skills.
• Deep passion for kids ministry, especially older elementary and pre?teens.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with staff, volunteers, and vendors.
• Process orientation, with a drive to improve and develop new systems.
• Ability to organize, multi?task, problem?solve, and adapt in a fast?paced environment; attention to detail and follow?through required.
• Self?initiator with a teachable spirit.
• Creativity, big?picture vision, strong work ethic, and meeting deadlines.
• Some experience with cameras, lighting, and sound recording preferred.
• Works well both independently and within a team.

Critical Qualities

• Strong personal leadership and drive.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with senior leaders.

Physical Requirements

• Demanding job requiring generally strong physical health.

Scheduling / Travel Requirements

• Willingness to travel for projects, conferences, and training.
• Flexibility to work hours outside of normal schedule (holidays, evenings, weekends) as needed.

Crossroads Staff Qualities

• Mission?oriented: committed to Crossroads mission, and expectations in the staff I Promise document, including biblical truth, spiritual disciplines, tithing, and personal purity.
• Availability: expected to work outside normal schedule for important events and meetings.
• Authenticity: communicates clearly, directly, and honestly, with a sustained positive attitude.
• Personal Leadership: envisions, energizes, and enables others to operate at full potential.
• Collaborative self?starter: thrives as an individual contributor and works well on a team.
• Proactive problem solver: takes initiative to understand objectives, adapt to changing conditions, and solve problems.
• Humility: puts others above self and takes ownership of mistakes.
• Learner: desires growth and learning from others.
• Flexibility: shifts quickly between projects, balances competing priorities.

Crossroads Church is an equal?opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.