Creative Coordinator

Crossway • Wheaton, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Creative Coordinator is responsible for administration, project management, office management, communication, and coordination in support of the Creative Department. He or she is responsible for administrative support for Directors in the Creative Division and the VP of Creative when needed. The Creative Coordinator will meet on a regular basis with the Art Director of Special Projects for the purpose of reviewing plans and progress and evaluating results, and will be prepared to provide updates on the status of assigned responsibilities.

Requirements

• A college degree with 3-5 years experience
• Strong communication skills, especially relating to design principles and deliverables
• Experience with project management
• Passion for excellence and attention to detail
• Organized, self-motivated, and good interpersonal skills
• Commitment to the Crossway publishing ministry and vision
• A love for God’s Word and His church.
• Committed to an evangelical, historic Reformation understanding of the Bible, the gospel, and Christian doctrine.
• A genuine faith in Jesus Christ as one’s Lord and Savior, and active participation in a local church.
• Pleasing personal demeanor with a willing, servant’s heart.
• Creative, energetic, organized, timely, excellence in execution.

Responsibilities

• Communicate regularly with fellow departments (primarily Editorial, Production, and Typesetting) about ongoing projects
• Communicate regularly with artists and design agencies about ongoing projects
• Manage book design schedules and tracking documents
• Prepare presentations for creative handoff meetings
• Support Art Director, Design Director, Video Director, and VP of Creative as needed
• Communicate with authors about cover designs as needed
• Purchase and maintain image and font licenses
• Manage department expense records and creative service contracts
• Maintain design-related fields on internal databases
• Assist with shipping packages and sending designers copies of books
• Process artwork and file requests from Licensing, Sales and other departments
• Help with travel arrangements, shipping, and expense management as requested
• Purchase office supplies and keep office libraries up to date and organized as necessary

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for full time employees after 30 days of employment with employer contribution to costs
• Three medical plan options available with monthly premium costs for a family from $125-$300
• Life, long term, and short term disability insurance for full time employees paid by company
• Additional voluntary life insurance offerings paid by employee
• Paid vacation and illness days for full time employees (part time employees PTO accrual based on hours worked.)
• 11 paid holiday for full time employees (part time employees holiday pay dependent on schedule)
• Participation in retirement plan including 25% company match of up to $1,500 for full time and part time employees (temporary employees not eligible.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level