What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Creative Arts position at The Crossing?
Our church... is a non-denominational multi-site church with four St. Louis-area campuses where we gather each weekend to study this ancient story found in Scripture that is still transforming lives today. We believe church should be a place where believers in Jesus and skeptics can stand side-by-side to study truth and ask tough questions. We blend teaching and worship with art and technology to create a service where you can experience the message of Jesus in practical and life-changing ways.
Director of Creative Arts...this full-time 40-hour week position leader-of-leaders position is responsible for leading and directing our Production teams primarily in the areas of staffing and budgeting for our weekend production teams and creative arts team. The Director position is one of the key vision keepers for the Production ministry at The Crossing and will work in conjunction with Leadership Team & Spiritual Oversight Team and campus pastors to ensure all campuses are staffed, led, and resourced well to accomplish our vision.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Director of Creative Arts...this full-time 40-hour week position leader-of-leaders position is responsible for leading and directing our Production teams primarily in the areas of staffing and budgeting for our weekend production teams and creative arts team. The Director position is one of the key vision keepers for the Production ministry at The Crossing and will work in conjunction with Leadership Team & Spiritual Oversight Team and campus pastors to ensure all campuses are staffed, led, and resourced well to accomplish our vision.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for the vision, strategy and direction of the tech, music, broadcast departments
- Oversee long-range planning and budget to ensure the departments are effectively staffed and have the resources needed to accomplish goals and objectives
- Design and maintain an obsolescence plan (capital outlay budget) for tech, music, and broadcast equipment across all campuses
- In partnership with the Executive Producer, lead the way in communication between the production ministry, Leadership Team, and other Crossing ministries
- Bachelor's degree and/or 5 years' experience
- Self-starter
- High leadership ceiling
- Humble, flexible, teachable, and trustworthy
- Superb written and oral communication skills
- Ability to “see down the field” and move the ministry towards tangible goals
- Strong understanding of production, broadcast and music in the church setting
- Highly administrative
- Detail oriented
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Emphasis on accuracy, timelines, and follow-up
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to prioritize and organize work-load
- Strong conflict resolution skills
- Ability to understand budget process and navigate relationships and contracts with outside vendors and subcontractors
- Attend a service at one of The Crossing campuses on a weekly basis
- Passionate about their relationship with God
- Baptized after making the thoughtful decision to follow Christ
- Regard the Bible as God’s final authority in all areas of Christian life and desire to be wholly obedient to it
- Wholeheartedly affirm The Crossing’s Statement of Faith, including our view on Baptism
- Live a lifestyle consistent with scriptural principles
