Creative Manager (Graphic Design Focus)
Creative Manager Job Description
Position: Creative Manager
Full-time/Part-time: Full-time
Department: Advancement
Reports to: Advancement Director
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Summary
The Creative Manager is a graphic design-focused role responsible for executing New Life Center’s marketing, communications, and fundraising strategies through visual design and creative production. This position works closely with the Advancement Director and Marketing Specialist to bring campaigns, messaging, and storytelling to life across print, digital, and environmental applications.
This role includes project management of signage, artwork installations, and other communication initiatives, ensuring projects are executed on time, on brand, and in alignment with organizational priorities. This role also supports content creation and hands-on collaboration across departments. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, creative, and able to execute projects efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
At New Life Center, our work is grounded in our Christian mission and values. Each role contributes to the ministry and operations of the organization. We seek staff who are committed followers of Jesus Christ, aligned with our Statement of Faith, and who model our REAL values -- Respectful, Encouraging, Accountable, and Loving -- in their work and interactions.
Essential Functions
Essential Function 1: Creative Design, Production, and Project Management
- Provide project management for marketing, communication, and fundraising initiatives, including coordinating timelines, managing deliverables, and collaborating with internal teams and external vendors.
- Design and produce marketing assets for campaigns, events, and fundraising initiatives, including print, digital, and environmental materials.
- Manage and execute signage and artwork installations, including coordination with vendors and internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the Advancement Director and Marketing Specialist to execute marketing, event, and fundraising strategies, including development of supporting creative assets.
- Edit, format, and proofread content for accuracy and consistency.
- Capture quality photos and videos as needed to support storytelling and marketing efforts.
- Conduct interviews with shelter guests, staff, donors, and partners to support content creation.
- Provide hands-on marketing support for departments, ensuring alignment with brand and messaging standards.
Essential Function 2: Digital Support and Platform Management
- Support social media execution in a collaborative or backup capacity (posting, scheduling, content support).
- Maintain access and administrative support for social media accounts, Google Business Profiles, and shared inboxes.
- Assist with website updates and coordination with vendors as needed.
- This role does not own social media analytics or strategy but supports execution as needed.
Essential Function 3: Other Duties
- Manage multiple concurrent projects, ensuring deadlines, priorities, and expectations are clearly communicated and met.
- Collaborate with vendors, partners, and internal teams to ensure successful project delivery.
- Represent the organization at meetings, events, and community engagements as needed.
- Assist with event support, including setup, coordination, and execution.
- Other duties as assigned.
ADA & Reasonable Accommodation
New Life Center complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Qualified individuals are considered for positions based on their ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations will be provided in accordance with applicable law unless doing so would cause undue hardship or pose a direct threat to safety.
Position Reports to Andrea Feigum, Advancement Director
Andrea directs New Life Center’s fundraising, marketing, and community engagement efforts while overseeing the advancement department staff. She brings nearly 20 years of experience in marketing, public relations, and corporate communications. Andrea joined New Life Center in 2021. Before that, she worked at Dakota Medical Foundation.
This job description identifies the major responsibilities of this job. It does not include all aspects of the position such as the potential additional duties assigned by the Advancement Director, the requirement for flexibility in helping others, or the highly valued team-oriented approach used for the overall benefit and success of New Life Center.