Creative Communications Manager

All positions require membership (or willingness to become a member) of Brookwood Church.

Job Title:

Creative Communication Manager – Storytelling & Content

About This Role (Purpose)

This role exists to help tell the story of what God is doing in and through Brookwood Church by identifying, capturing, and communicating stories of life change, ministry impact, and church life across both digital and in-person environments.

In this position, you will lead Brookwood’s social media presence while helping bring meaningful stories to life through social media, video, photography, Sunday morning experiences, and key church initiatives. Your work will help people see, celebrate, and connect with the movement of God through Brookwood both inside and beyond our walls.

What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)

• Lead: Brookwood’s social media strategy, execution, and ongoing content rhythm
• Build: Volunteer social media and photography teams that help create and capture meaningful content
• Create: Social media content, short-form video concepts, photography-driven content, and story-based communication assets
• Own: The identification, development, and execution of stories of life change, ministry impact, and church culture across church communication channels
• Direct: Storytelling elements for monthly Sunday morning services, testimony moments, Story Sunday, and other major church initiatives—shaping the vision, feel, and final communication outcome in collaboration with Production and Creative partners
• Equip: Ministry teams with guidance, best practices, and support for ministry-owned social media communication
• Coordinate: Photography coverage for services, ministry events, seasonal initiatives, and major church moments
• Partner: With Communications, Creative Services, Production, ministry leaders, and leadership to align storytelling and content with church priorities
• Improve: Content organization, digital asset workflows, and creative processes that support efficient communication

What Success Looks Like

• Social media reflects a strong, consistent, engaging Brookwood presence
• Stories of life change and ministry impact are regularly identified, developed, and communicated in compelling ways
• Monthly Sunday storytelling moments and major church initiatives are executed with creativity, excellence, and ministry impact
• Volunteer photography and social content teams are healthy, organized, and contributing effectively
• Ministries feel equipped and supported in their communication efforts without creating central dependency
• Content systems, creative workflows, and asset organization support efficient execution across the department

Who You Are (Skills & Traits)

• Naturally relational and able to connect with people across ministries
• Strong storytelling instincts with the ability to shape compelling communication experiences
• Digitally fluent and comfortable with social media strategy, trends, and platform execution
• Creative thinker with strong visual discernment and communication instincts
• Self-motivated, organized, and able to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously
• Collaborative and comfortable leading volunteers and creative partnerships
• Adaptable, fast-moving, and energized by a dynamic ministry environment
• Strong communicator who can move ideas from concept to execution

What You Bring (Qualifications)

• Experience in social media management, digital communications, content creation, storytelling, or creative ministry
• Demonstrated ability to create engaging content across social and communication platforms
• Experience shaping story-driven communication through video, photography, or creative collaboration preferred
• Ability to write compelling, audience-aware communication content
• Experience leading volunteers, contributors, or creative collaborators preferred
• Familiarity with Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut, Lightroom, Meta Business Suite, or similar creative platforms
• Understanding of church communication, ministry culture, and mission-driven storytelling strongly preferred

Work Environment & Expectations

• Schedule: Full-time with occasional evenings and weekends for services and events
• Work Setting: Primarily on-site and ministry-facing
• Pace: Fast-paced with seasonal ministry peaks and deadline-driven projects
• Physical Requirements: Ability to move throughout campus, attend events, and occasionally lift photography or media equipment

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Be a part of a mission-focused team who keep Jesus at the Center by being Rooted in the Spirit, Growing with Others, and Reaching the Hurting and Lost
• Work in a collaborative, creative, and ministry-driven environment
• Help tell meaningful stories of life change and community impact
• Opportunities to grow creatively, relationally, and professionally while serving the local Church.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation Range: $45,000-$60,000
• Benefits: Health insurance (medical, dental, vision), short and long term disability, life insurance, ancillary optional plans, Paid Time Off