Digital Content Director

The Digital Content Director is a hands-on leader responsible for shaping and executing Epic’s visual and creative expression across photo, video, and graphic design. This role combines creative direction, high-level execution, and volunteer leadership to ensure our content is compelling, on-brand, and delivered on time. Because our creative team is volunteer-driven and primarily capture-focused, this role must be highly skilled in photography, videography, post-production and editing to maintain consistency, quality, and momentum. The Digital Content Director works closely with the Communications Director to bring church-wide vision, campaigns, and storytelling to life with proficiency in graphic design.

Creative Direction & Production

• Lead and execute creative direction for photo, video, and design across sermon series, campaigns, events, and ongoing church content
• Ensure visual consistency and brand alignment across all creative assets.
• Personally edit and produce key video and photo content to meet quality standards and tight deadlines
• Create, plan, and manage photo and video assets for social media in collaboration with the Communications Director, including maintaining the content calendar, coordinating post scheduling, and ensuring platform-specific formatting and best practices.
• Translate ministry vision and messaging into clear, compelling visual storytelling.

Volunteer Leadership & Support

• Recruit, onboard, and develop creative volunteers (photographers, videographers, editors, graphic designers)
• Provide clear direction, training, and feedback to empower volunteers to use their gifts effectively
• Coordinate volunteer capture needs in partnership with the Communications Director
• Foster a life-giving, encouraging creative team culture

Project & Asset Management

• Manage creative workflows from capture through final delivery
• Organize, maintain, and archive digital assets for easy access and reuse
• Collaborate with the Communications Director to align creative execution with campaign timelines and priorities
• Ensure all creative deliverables are completed accurately and on schedule

Collaboration

• Work closely with Communications Director to execute church-wide communication and marketing strategies
• Partner with staff and ministry leaders to understand creative needs and provide solutions
• Collaborate with third-party vendors (freelancers, production partners, agencies) on special creative projects as needed
• Collaborate with in-house creatives, volunteers, and external partners as needed
  

• Strong proficiency in creative tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro or equivalent)
• Demonstrates experience in photo and video editing with a strong eye for storytelling and detail
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong communicator who can lead, coach, and collaborate effectively
• Ability to work independently while thriving in a team-oriented environment
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in creative production, marketing, or related roles
• Experience working with and leading volunteers preferred
• Working knowledge of current best practices for high-quality video production
• Reasonable flexibility to accommodate filming or events outside standard office hours (with offset time approved by supervisor)