Experience Project Manager

Church Of The Resurrection•Leawood, KS

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Resurrection has an opening for an Experience Project Manager in the Resurrection Experience division! The position is full-time, non-exempt and is located at the Leawood campus at 13720 Roe Ave. The Experience Project Manager manages creative content for projects and events (e.g., curriculum, promotional materials, videos, downloadable resources, marketing collateral, print pieces) from start to finish for use in online and in-person ministry. As part of the Resurrection Experience team, they serve as the essential liaison for various ministries and locations, interfacing directly with the ministry leader, shepherding projects through the stages of development. This position partners with content contributors (e.g., pastors, staff, volunteers, and contractors) vendors and Resurrection Experience teammates to ensure projects move successfully from concept to execution.

Requirements

Proven results in delivering client-focused and/or congregant-focused solutions to meet needs
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Adobe Suite
2+ years in management and leadership, including the coordination of complex, large-scale projects
Strong organizational and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Activating - proactively takes on new challenges and opportunities with energy and urgency.
Adapting – remains flexible and modifies behaviors quickly to help the church meet the dynamic needs of congregants and employees.
Collaborating – shares knowledge, builds partnerships and promotes a culture of thinking from the users’ perspective while working across divisions to meet shared goals and objectives.
Designing Creative Arts – expresses or fosters creative and aesthetic design – visual, auditory or tactile.
Driving Vision and Clarity – ensures people are on the same page and understands the cross-functional role teams play in making the church a success.
Community Partnering – understands the community in which we serve, establishes community relationships and represents the church in the broader community.
Focusing on Details – pays attention to important details, avoiding errors and fine-tuning the results for maximum impact.
Managing Priorities – effectively organizes, prioritizes, and balances multiple responsibilities and deadlines, ensuring timely completion of concurrent projects while maintaining quality and alignment with the church’s purpose and vision
Navigating the Organization – maneuvers through organizational hurdles by understanding the church’s divisions and departments and their functions.
Following Processes – gets work done as effectively and efficiently as possible by following optimal processes.
Prioritizing Individual Experiences – views the church in the perspective of the experience of the individual, and ensures others are committed to a person-centric approach.
Orchestrating – ensures everyone works together to achieve the same goal of staging seamless, coherent user experiences.
Problem Solving – makes good decisions quickly, solves problems effectively to help move the church forward.

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead point of contact for assigned ministries and locations on creative projects and events, from ideation and design concept development, planning, support through execution and delivery, debriefing, and evaluation.
Schedule and facilitate Project Strategy Plan with ministry to learn the scope of the project, identifying the content needs.
Ensure the timely and successful delivery of project deliverables including, video support, graphic design, technical support, web design, print, promotional materials, communication requests, etc. to accomplish ministry needs and objectives guaranteeing success of the project.
Shepherd all aspects of the project process, including appropriate aspects of writing, compilation, drafting, approval, publication, distribution, vendor bids.
Manage project timelines to foster timeline accountability for contributors.
Coordinate registration process with ministry.
Communicate progress updates to stakeholders utilizing weekly status update report.
Coordinate with marketing and client ministry in the management of participant database providing support for participant communication and follow-up of the experience.
Assist with ministry and contributor issue escalations and unforeseen problems, as needed.
Ensure adherence with church policies and standard practices.
Other duties as assigned.
Follow Jesus and engage in the “five essential practices” of the Christian life: worship, study, serve, give, and share.
Support the church’s purpose of “building a Christian community where non-religious and nominally religious people become deeply committed Christians.”
Exemplify the church’s values and support its theological direction as a United Methodist Church.