Creative Manager Employee Engagement Content

USD $90,000.00/Yr. - USD $95,000.00/Yr.

The Job in a Nutshell

The Creative Manager of Employee Engagment Content is responsible for the leadership and full-cycle completion of all creative tasks assigned to the Video Department, and for providing leadership and creativity in strategically marketing the Natural Grocers brand through video. The Video Department creates videos for external use on social media platforms, and also creates internal communication/training videos for our Natural Grocers good4u Crew to build their understanding and appreciation of Natural Grocers brand values. In both of these arenas, the Creative Manager of Video is expected to have a “hands on” mindset and provide whatever’s needed to complete those goals, be that delegation and project management, or direct work in supporting lighting, filming, scriptwriting, editing, and any other needed tasks.

Applications are accepted by the date below, which may be updated if the hiring timeline is extended.

06/12/2024

Main Ingredients

• Collaborate with Director and Executive leadership to define strategy for the Video Department, including proposing new projects/vehicles to increase the impact and reach of our videos on social media and other outlets.
• Lead Video Project Production
• Collaborate with Store Support Center Departments Operations, Training, Marketing, and Nutrition Education, Directors, and Executives to produce video projects which effectively communicate the intended message.
• Communicate frequently and effectively with these stakeholders.
• Lead the entire production process and Video Department Crew, ensuring successful execution of all video projects, including but not limited to the following steps/tasks
• Writing scripts
• Casting and talent direction
• Graphic development and art direction
• Filming, editing, audio and lighting
• Ensure that all production deadlines are met.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manages the Video Department Crew
• Performs annual performance reviews
• Evaluates/approves/declines time off request
• Monitors and approves timecards
• Manages deadlines and output to ensure all Video Department Crew achieve a high and sustainable level of productivity.
• Provides feedback and direction on video projects
• Evaluates new video projects and delegates tasks to appropriate Crew.
• Experience managing and storing content in multiple digital asset tools.
  
  
  

Although this is a general outline of job responsibilities all employees are expected to be “hands on” and do whatever it takes to get the job done and make the company thrive.

Recipe for Success

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience is required
• 5 years’ experience providing creative and social driven concepts for video marketing
• Minimum of 3 years experience in social and corporate communications
• Minimum of 3 years of successful management of a creative team.
• Expert Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and/or Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Audition, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop.
• Strong creative video portfolio
• Advanced knowledge of video pre-production, production, and post-production
• Proven track record of effectively managing projects and a production team from start to finish
• Ability to develop high-level strategies and to be able to adjust alongside shifting goals
• Experience collaborating between Executive/creative/marketing leadership and video production to create a premium product
• Passion for further developing relationships with our vendor partners, and ability to travel periodically to tell their stories
• Success in developing big ideas that forge strong emotional connections between brand and consumer, and supporting those ideas with thorough creative research
• Able to demonstrate and understand how to most effectively market and utilize video on social media
• Intellectual agility and have a team player mindset
• Ability to write and deliver robust scripts and shot lists
• Commitment to excellence—working nonstandard hours when necessary, anticipating issues and communicating with diplomacy, identifying emerging platforms and trends to drive innovation
  
  
  

This job description is not an employment contract. It does not guarantee a job or that the above listed duties are the limit of responsibilities. The job and job description are subject to change with and without notice. Employees are required to accomplish any and all tasks assigned to him/her by their Manager and/or other Store Support Center manager that might not be listed in this job description.

Here’s an overview of the benefits we offer our good4u Crew to help ensure the health and wellbeing of you and your family, now and well into the future

All Crew Members

• Birthday Bonus Pay
• Vitamin Bucks (up to $2,080 earned as store credit annually)
• Holiday Pay for 5 Holidays – Stores Closed
• Paid Time Off (sick days and vacation) that Increases with Tenure
• Paid Nutrition Education
• good4u Crew Member Discount
• {N}power Program (customer appreciation and rewards program)
• Regular, Scheduled Pay Increases
• Advancement Opportunities and Career Development
• Health and Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Referral Program
  
  
  

Full-Time Crew Members (30 hours/week)

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Medical Leave (through company paid short-term disability insurance)
• Company Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits Including Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Term Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with discretionary Company Match
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company Match
  
  
  

Diversity Statement

At the heart of Natural Grocers' commitment to our community and crew is this belief All people should be empowered to experience health and wellbeing! We cannot be true to this conviction without honoring diversity and cultivating inclusion throughout every aspect of our organization.

At Natural Grocers, we honor our differences, embrace diversity, and cultivate inclusion because both individual and societal health are rooted in these principles. Our Crew is diverse not only in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, abilities, and age but also in cultural backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas. Celebrating our diversity refreshes, expands, and shapes our perspective, energizing our mission of equitable access to health and wellness for all. We welcome everyone who would like to join us in this mission, with gratitude for the unique life experience each person brings to the table. We’re committed to nurturing an ecosystem of diversity and inclusion in which our Crew can continue to thrive.

Physical and Environmental Demands

N = Never

O = Occasional; 1-33% of time

F = Frequent; 34-66% of time

C = Constant; 67-100% of time

Physical Requirements

• Must have the ability to frequently lift or carry up to 10 lbs and occasionally lift or carry up to 11-100 lbs.
• Must have the ability to occasionally push or pull up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to constantly use mouse and must be able to frequently use of data entry.
• Must be able to constantly sit, use fine motor manipulations, and reach outward for the duration of the work shift.
• Must be able to constantly sit, stand, and use fine motor manipulations from the duration of the shift.
• Must be able to frequently walk and grip.
• Must be able to occasionally squat, kneel, bend, twist, turn, crawl, climb, reach outward, and reach above chest as needed.
  
  
  

Environmental Requirements

• Must be able to work occasionally with outside, cold, heat, wet, humid, noise, and contact stress.

Salary : $90,000 - $95,000