Chief Creative Officer - Time of Grace Ministry

Spano Pratt•Milwaukee, WI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Chief Creative Officer (CCO) is an executive leader responsible for guiding the ministry’s content creation by casting vision and overseeing the way content creators proclaim the good news of Jesus. This authoritative position oversees a multidisciplinary, multilingual content engine that includes video production, social media, graphic design, and book publication according to the ministry’s strategic plan, mission, vision, and brand promises. The position’s KPIs (key performance indicators) measure, both quantitatively and qualitatively, how effectively content points people to Jesus and indirectly contributes to revenue growth that supports expanded content ministry.

Requirements

10+ years in creative leadership with specific experience in multiplatform publishing and digital media.
Proven ability to lead both high-end print design and disruptive digital video.
Experience managing a mix of in-house staff and remote contract talent (authors/speakers/editors).
Demonstrated use of AI to accelerate and streamline creative content development.
Provides oversight for bilingual teammates and production of content in multiple languages. It is not necessary to speak multiple languages.
Agreement with Time of Grace’s Statement of Faith, Mission, Values, and Promises.
Attendance at the Time of Grace annual multiday retreat required. Retreat occurs in Wisconsin in July or August each year.
Strategic Creative Vision & Direction: Ability to define and cast a clear, compelling content vision that aligns with mission, guides messaging, and directs execution across all platforms and teams.
Audience-Centric Content & Platform Expertise: Deep understanding of how to create, package, and distribute content that engages target audiences (especially Gen Z/digital) across video, social, print, and emerging platforms.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Team Alignment: Proven ability to lead, coach, and unify multidisciplinary teams (video, design, writing, social, contractors) while driving alignment across leadership, creative, and fundraising.
Data-Informed Growth & Performance Orientation: Strong ability to use data, KPIs, and audience insights to evaluate content effectiveness, scale what works, and drive both engagement and revenue impact.
Innovative & Courageous Change Leadership: Capacity to push creative boundaries (including sensitive/taboo topics), adopt new technologies, and lead the organization toward experimentation and digital innovation while managing resistance.

Responsibilities

Participates on the leadership team to align creative and publishing output to achieve the agreed-upon strategic plans.
Oversees the workflow that is a multilingual, multigenerational, and multidisciplinary content engine, engaging our newly created audience persona, ‘Bella’, and supported by donors like our donor persona, ‘Daniel’.
Recruits, mentors, and manages a high-capacity team, including both on-staff professionals and a network of external contractors (authors/speakers/editors).
Directs our ministry’s production of media to tell donors our story and share our “why?” with video, written, and social media content. Collaborates with our professional fundraising teammates.
Champions the brand and innovates the brand for effectiveness.
Shepherds and directs our lead speaker, Pastor Mike Novotny, and other writers, speakers, and creatives to help them build content that engages our intended audience.
Leads the organization in selecting media channels for campaigns and initiatives.
Demonstrates ability to understand and communicate a Christian, biblical perspective on taboo or socially controversial topics with wisdom using a variety of media and platforms.
Generates clear concept briefs and messaging outlines that guide creative execution across teams (video, design, social, written).
Develops a thorough knowledge of Time of Grace’s content library and resources in order to leverage them in messaging and content development.
Tells the story of the ministry’s “why?”, informing supporting donors and partners that “this” is the reason they give to Time of Grace. Such creative media is built for our donor persona, ‘Daniel’.
Leads the brand’s addition of raw, authentic, and fast-paced aesthetic that’s characteristic of TikTok, Instagram reels, and YouTube shorts.
Makes opportunistic, inventive decisions on new technologies and new distribution mediums, and pitches creative plans to speakers, writers, leaders, and the board of directors.
Oversees the creative adaptation of the brand for the Spanish-speaking world, ensuring visuals and tone are culturally relevant and appropriate.
Guides the production of clear, gospel-laden content that meets people who have distanced themselves or are tired of the prevailing theologies so often found in Spanish communities.
Develops the branding for message series and content addressing sensitive or “off limits” topics (e.g. mental health, sexuality, addiction, politics).
Uses the Time of Grace persona Bella as a guide, directing content creators to invite people to be consumers of our content, particularly people who don’t believe Jesus saves.
Leads and coaches the team of editors, contract authors, and graphic designers to produce approximately 9 high-quality books per year as well as monthly mailings and newsletters and other printed material.
Leads and coaches the team of Creative Video Director, editors, contract speakers, and graphic designers to produce approximately 37 high-quality television programs per year and a number of short videos in English and Spanish.
Ensures videos, mailings, book layouts, and other resources reflect a modern, premium look that stands out in feeds, video libraries, on bookshelves, and resonates with a younger audience.
Seeks opportunities to connect “taboo,” “Spanish,” and “Gen Z” teaching content into printed, video, audio, and digital resources, ensuring a seamless brand experience from screen to page.