Creative Coordinator

Creative Coordinator

Full Time | Entry Level

Work Schedule: Sunday-Thursday

Location: Disciples Church – Tinley Park, IL

Disciples Church is seeking a creative, organized, and growth-minded Creative Coordinator to help visually communicate the vision and culture of our church through visual communication, storytelling, project coordination, and creative support.

Position Purpose

The Creative Coordinator serves as the primary coordinator of Disciples Church’s communications and digital engagement efforts. Working closely with the Creative Director, this role helps plan, coordinate, and execute church-wide communication initiatives that connect people to opportunities for worship, discipleship, community, and service.

This position combines communication strategy, digital content creation, storytelling, and project coordination to ensure that ministry initiatives are communicated clearly, consistently, and effectively across all platforms. The Creative Coordinator serves as a key partner to ministry leaders and the Creative Team, helping move projects from concept to completion while maintaining excellence, organization, and brand consistency.

You’ll work closely with the Creative Director and collaborate with the creative and production teams to support church-wide communication efforts, creative projects, and ministry initiatives.If you’re creative, proactive, eager to learn, and passionate about using communication and design to help people connect to what God is doing through the local church — we’d love to meet you.

Mission Alignment

This role contributes to the mission of Disciples Church—Helping People Become Like Jesus—by ensuring that people receive clear, timely, and engaging communication that helps them take their next step in their relationship with Christ. Through storytelling, digital engagement, and strategic communication, this position helps remove barriers to participation and connects people to opportunities for spiritual growth, community, and service.

Key Responsibilities

Communications  & Digital Engagement

Coordinate and execute church-wide communication efforts across multiple platforms to ensure people remain informed, engaged, and connected to the life of Disciples Church.

• Coordinating weekly announcements and communication campaigns.
• Assisting with church-wide email communications, newsletters, and digital messaging.
• Maintaining content within Church Center and other digital communication platforms.
• Supporting communication efforts for sermon series, special events, conferences, seasonal initiatives, and ministry campaigns.
• Helping ensure communication deadlines are met and information is distributed accurately and consistently.

Social Media  & Content Creation

Lead the church’s social media presence by creating engaging content that reflects the culture, mission, and ministry of Disciples Church.

• Planning and executing the church’s social media content calendar.
• Creating content for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and other digital platforms.
• Recruiting, developing, and supporting the Social Media Dream Team.
• Monitoring engagement and analytics and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Identifying opportunities to expand the church’s digital reach and online engagement.

Storytelling & Ministry Impact

Help tell the story of what God is doing through Disciples Church by identifying and developing content that highlights life change, ministry impact, and opportunities for connection.

• Identifying testimonies, ministry stories, and stories of transformation.
• Meeting with ministry leaders and participants to gather story content.
• Developing story concepts and interview outlines in collaboration with the Creative Director.
• Coordinating with the Video Producer to plan and execute video storytelling projects.
• Creating short-form content that celebrates life change and ministry impact.

Podcast & Digital Platform Coordination

Coordinate the ongoing administration, promotion, and distribution of digital content that extends the church’s ministry beyond Sunday.

• Managing the weekly podcast workflow.
• Coordinating guest scheduling and recording logistics.
• Preparing show notes and supporting materials.
• Uploading and distributing podcast episodes.
• Coordinating promotional content and digital assets for podcast episodes and other digital initiatives.
• Supporting digital devotionals and other online engagement opportunities.

Creative Project Coordination

Partner with ministry leaders and the Creative Team to ensure communication projects move efficiently from request to completion.

• Receiving and organizing ministry communication requests.
• Meeting with ministry leaders to clarify communication needs and objectives.
• Developing project timelines and coordinating deliverables.
• Tracking project status and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Collaborating with designers, contractors, and vendors as needed.
• Supporting the Creative Director in the execution of church-wide campaigns and communication initiatives.

Graphic Design & Creative Support

Provide routine design support for ministries and communication initiatives while maintaining consistency with the Disciples Church brand.

• Designing graphics for ministry events, announcements, slides, social media, print materials, and church communications.
• Adapting graphics for various digital and print formats.
• Coordinating routine design projects with freelance designers when additional support is needed. 
• Assisting with creative asset organization and management. 
• Helping maintain visual consistency across all communication platforms. 

Qualifications

• Experience in communications, marketing, digital media, graphic design, or a related field preferred.
• Proficiency in Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar design platforms.
• Experience managing social media platforms and creating digital content.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience in a church, ministry, nonprofit, or creative environment preferred.
  

Core Competencies

• Creative thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Attention to detail and commitment to excellence.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with others.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced ministry environment.
• Passion for the mission and culture of Disciples Church.

What We Offer

• A collaborative, mission-driven environment
• Opportunity for hands-on creative and ministry experience
• Paid time off and benefits package
• A collaborative, mission-driven environment

About Disciples Church

Disciples Church is a fast-growing, multicultural church located in Tinley Park, in the south suburbs of Chicago. Through three Sunday services each week, we are committed to creating a welcoming, family-oriented environment where people can know God, find freedom, grow in purpose and make a difference. Our mission is to help people become more like Jesus as we live out our calling to make disciples. Be One. Make One.