Storytelling and Content Strategist

Shepherds College • Union Grove, WI

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About The Position

The Storytelling & Content Strategist at Shepherds College is responsible for owning and developing the overall storytelling strategy for Shepherds Ministries and Shepherds College. Shepherds College is a Christ-centered, post-secondary school for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, committed to growth through Appropriate Independence™. We exist to equip young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live with purpose, confidence, and faith. For over 15 years, we’ve created a supportive community where students are challenged, celebrated, and trained to live more independently — all while pointing their lives toward Christ. Our mission is to empower students with intellectual and developmental disabilities by equipping them with the skills, support, and spiritual foundation they need to live lives of dignity, purpose, and Appropriate Independence™. We believe each student has God-given potential — and we are called to nurture it with compassion, excellence, and truth.

Requirements

• Owning and developing the overall storytelling strategy for Shepherds Ministries and Shepherds College.
• Leading a comprehensive storytelling strategy across all platforms.
• Building an ongoing pipeline of student, family, alumni, employer, and donor stories.
• Developing social media storytelling campaigns and testimony posts.
• Conducting in-depth interviews with students, families, and alumni.
• Writing feature stories for Spotlight Magazine.
• Hosting, developing, and growing the Shepherds College Podcast.
• Building, training, and mentoring a student social media team.
• Collaborating with Admissions, Development, Marketing, and Alumni Relations to maximize storytelling impact.
• Creating consistency, strategy, and long-term growth in how Shepherds shares its mission.

Responsibilities

• Leads a comprehensive storytelling strategy across all platforms.
• Builds an ongoing pipeline of student, family, alumni, employer, and donor stories.
• Develops social media storytelling campaigns and testimony posts.
• Conducts in-depth interviews with students, families, and alumni.
• Writes feature stories for Spotlight Magazine.
• Hosts, develops, and grows the Shepherds College Podcast.
• Builds, trains, and mentors a student social media team.
• Collaborates with Admissions, Development, Marketing, and Alumni Relations to maximize storytelling impact.
• Creates consistency, strategy, and long-term growth in how Shepherds shares its mission.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Funded HSA
• 401(k) Plan with Match
• 6+ Weeks of PTO
• $1,000 Annual Retention Bonus
• Free Telehealth and Employee Assistance Program
• Professional Development and Mentoring Opportunities
• Tuition Discount Program
• Free Lunches
• Free Temporary Housing (if relocating)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed