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• We are actively seeking a seasoned Creative Director to join Harvesters International Christian Centre, a faith-inspired organization committed to transforming lives through hope, connection, and devotion to Christ. This is a key leadership role, reporting to the Head of Strategy and Communications, and presents a unique chance to contribute to our mission in a meaningful way.
• As Creative Director, you'll lead our dynamic creative team, shaping a compelling vision aligned with our faith-based mission.
• From managing budgets and timelines to overseeing multimedia content creation, your role ensures cohesive, emotionally resonant storytelling.
• Collaborating cross-functionally, you'll align creative efforts with overall objectives and maintain brand consistency.
• Stay ahead with industry trends, adapt strategies for diverse audiences, and contribute to cohesive campaigns alongside the Head of Strategy and Communications.

Job responsibilities

• Develop a compelling creative vision aligned with the faith-based organisation's mission and values, guiding all creative projects.
• Lead and inspire a creative team, ensuring cohesive and effective collaboration among designers, writers, and multimedia specialists.
• Plan and manage creative projects, including budgets and timelines.
• Craft emotionally resonant stories connecting with the audience on a spiritual and emotional level.
• Organise and manage creative projects from concept to completion, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
• Understand and respect the cultural and religious diversity within the faith community, tailoring creative content for a broad audience.
• Collaborate closely with other departments and leaders to ensure creative efforts align with overall goals and objectives.
• Stay current with technology and tools used in creative work, including design software, multimedia production, and social media platforms.
• Stay informed about trends in faith-based creative content, adapting strategies to engage with a changing audience.
• Uphold a high level of ethical integrity, adhering to the organisation's code of conduct and faith-based values in all creative work.
• Continuously assess the effectiveness of creative initiatives, using feedback to make improvements and adjustments as needed.
• Oversee multimedia content creation, including graphics, videos, and photography for various platforms.
• Ensure that all creative work aligns seamlessly with the church's brand guidelines.
• Support the Head of Strategy and Communications to deliver cohesive campaigns and messaging.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in fine arts, Design, Communication or related field, OR
• A minimum of 10- 15 years of relevance work experience as creative manager or director in a reputable organization, NGO or church.
• Proven experience in creative direction and team management.
• Proficiency in graphic design software.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Passion for and understanding of the church's mission and values.

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• As the Digital Marketing Manager, we are entrusting our online image to you. You will help us shape the kind of stories we tell online and how we are perceived by digital audiences and how we can convert positive attention towards meeting our goals for the church.
• You will have the opportunity to imagine new ways to connect with our potential audiences in online spaces through integrated digital marketing campaigns.
• You will conceptualize and execute new and innovative ideas that share our values to a wide audience and inspire them to take action and report to Head of marketing and communication.

Role Responsibilities.

• Planning digital marketing campaigns, including web, SEO/SEM, email, social media and display advertising
• Maintaining our social media presence across all digital channels.
• Measuring and reporting on the performance of all digital marketing campaigns.
• You will work with the marketing team, supporting teams and vendors to launch campaigns on time and on budget
• Plan and execute all digital marketing, including SEO/SEM, marketing database, email, social media and display advertising campaigns
• Design, build and maintain our social media presence
• Measure and report performance of all digital marketing campaigns, and assess against goals (ROI and KPIs)
• Identify trends and insights, and optimize spend and performance based on the insights
• Brainstorm new and creative growth strategies
• Plan, execute, and measure experiments and conversion tests
• Collaborate with internal teams to create landing pages and optimize user experience
• Utilize strong analytical ability to evaluate end-to-end customer experience across multiple channels and customer touch points
• Instrument conversion points and optimize user funnels
• Collaborate with agencies and other vendor partners
• Evaluate emerging technologies. Provide thought leadership and perspective for adoption where appropriate.
• Carrying out research, strategizing with other managers and creating content for successful campaigns.

Qualification / Requirements

• HND/BSc/MSc in marketing or a related field
• Proven working experience in digital marketing and advertising company, NGO or Church
• Demonstrable experience leading and managing SEO/SEM, marketing database, email, social media and/or display advertising campaigns
• Highly creative with experience in identifying target audiences and devising digital campaigns that engage, inform and motivate
• Experience in optimizing landing pages and user funnels
• Experience with A/B and multivariate experiment
• Solid knowledge of website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, NetInsight, Omniture, WebTrends
• Working knowledge of ad serving tools (e.g., DART, Atlas)
• Experience in setting up and optimizing Google AdWords campaigns
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript development and constraints
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven thinking
• Up to date with the latest trends and best practices in online marketing and measurement