<div><strong>Salary Range:</strong></div><div>$75,000.00 To $83,000.00 Annually</div><div><br>At Awana, we believe true change happens in the communities when children and youth are transformed by the gospel&nbsp; and engaged in Biblical discipleship in the presence of a caring adult. We believe that kids can come to know, love and serve Jesus, following Him for a lifetime. This is why, for 70+ years, Awana has been working with leaders in local churches in the US and around the world, providing solutions that equip these women and men to make disciples in children and youth.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Today, God is using Awana to reach over 8.6 million kids in 140 countries around the world. With over 500,000 equipped leaders in 91,000 clubs/churches, Awana is able to play a vital role in global evangelism and discipleship of children and youth. If you are passionate about being integral to reaching kids with the gospel, join us, and become a part of our global cause.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Summary</strong></div><div>This position is a vital force in advancing the ministry of Awana by bringing the power of visual storytelling to life, creating engaging and impactful discipleship resources that inspire and equip children, leaders, and churches worldwide. With a passion for the gospel and a heart for ministry, this role leads the creative vision and execution of designs that meet ministry objectives in compelling ways. Collaborating closely with and serving cross-functional teams—including marketing, messaging, and donor development—this position ensures a cohesive brand identity that reflects the mission of Awana. Through innovation and excellence in visual storytelling, this role plays a crucial part in expanding the reach and impact of the Awana ministry across the globe.<br><br></div><div>This position is primarily remote with occasional travel required based on strategic organizational meetings. Primary travel locations would be our offices in St. Charles, IL or Nashville, TN.<br><br></div><div>Hiring Range for this position is: $75,000 to $83,000 annually.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Who We Are Looking For:&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>An exemplary leader who builds, mentors, and engages assigned team(s) while ensuring the team’s processes and work exceed the standards of operational and cultural excellence.&nbsp;</li><li>Team players who support, uphold, and demonstrate the Awana values in internal and external communications and relationships.</li><li>Collaborative partners who have a natural ability to create genuine relationships with our internal team and external partners.</li><li>Logical problem solvers who proactively communicate workflow and/or deadline status to the team.</li><li>Self-motivated, goal-oriented professionals with a passion for helping fuel exponential ministry growth.</li><li>Flexible team members who are open to taking on new responsibilities and easily adapt to shifting priorities and needs.</li><li>Champions of children to belong, believe, and become resilient disciples.<br><br></li></ul><div><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></div><div><strong>Creative Leadership &amp; Vision</strong></div><ul><li>Establish and uphold the Awana visual identity across all print, digital, and multimedia platforms.</li><li>Lead the conceptualization and execution of high-impact design projects that align with the ministry’s mission and goals.</li><li>Guide the design direction for campaigns, curriculum, and marketing initiatives.</li></ul><div><strong>Team &amp; Project Management</strong></div><ul><li>Oversee and mentor a team of designers, ensuring excellence in creative execution.</li><li>Manage workflows, priorities, and deadlines to ensure timely delivery of projects.</li><li>Collaborate with vendors, freelancers, and agency partners as needed.</li></ul><div><strong>Cross-Departmental Collaboration</strong></div><ul><li>Partner with marketing, content, donor and product development teams to create engaging, mission-driven visuals that accomplish ministry objectives.</li><li>Support internal stakeholders by translating strategic goals into compelling creative solutions.</li><li>Ensure alignment between visual content and storytelling efforts across the Awana platforms.</li></ul><div><strong>Brand Consistency &amp; Innovation</strong></div><ul><li>Maintain and evolve the Awana brand guidelines to ensure consistency and relevance.</li><li>Stay informed about design trends and emerging technologies to enhance creative approaches.</li><li>Implement innovative design strategies that fit our relevant markets and enhance user experience and engagement.</li></ul><div><strong>Production &amp; Execution</strong></div><ul><li>Lead the design and production of digital, print, and video assets with hands-on oversight and creative direction.</li><li>Ensure high-quality execution of materials, balancing creativity with ministry and business objectives.</li><li>Manage budgets and resources for creative projects.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>What You Need:</strong></div><ul><li>Minimum 7 years of experience in graphic design, art direction, or a related creative field.</li><li>Minimum 3 years of leadership experience managing designers, creatives, or cross-functional teams.</li><li>Experience creating new brands or leading rebrands. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain brand guidelines while effectively communicating brand elements and their significance to both team members and external partners.</li><li>Experience in a ministry, nonprofit, or faith-based organization is a plus.</li><li>Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) desired with a concentration in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or similar from an accredited college or university. &nbsp;</li><li>Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, etc.).</li><li>Knowledge of print and digital production processes, including working with vendors.</li><li>Intermediate Google Suite skills.</li><li>Strong understanding of branding, typography, layout, and UX/UI principles.</li><li>Valid State driver’s license. &nbsp;</li><li>US Passport Required.</li><li>General understanding of the Bible and the Christian Church in its various expressions preferred.</li><li>Experience with Awana Club, curriculum, resources, &amp; solutions is a plus.</li><li>Eligibility to work in the United States is required; this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.<br><br></li></ul><div><strong>Spiritual Life</strong></div><div>Must be a born-again Christian. Must have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Must be in agreement with the Awana Doctrinal Statement.&nbsp; Must be in fellowship with the body of Christ through a local church. Regularly engages in reading the Holy Bible as a guide and standard for living.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Physical Demands/Working Conditions&nbsp;</strong></div><div>While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to communicate. The team member is also required to regularly utilize computer equipment (e.g., screens and keyboards) to perform work. Awana recommends maintaining ergonomic posture, utilizing properly positioned computer equipment to minimize strain, and taking regular breaks to stretch and move around. Specific vision abilities required by this job included close vision. Local and out-of-town, overnight and occasional international travel may be required.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What We Offer:&nbsp;</strong></div><div>As a ministry that equips leaders to reach kids with the gospel and engage them in lifelong discipleship, we value our team that makes this happen and are excited to offer:&nbsp;</div><ul><li>Mission-driven work that changes the lives of children and youth around the world.&nbsp;</li><li>Intentional connection, flexibility, family, and community engagement are part of our culture.</li><li>Remote-first work environment, allowing you to do the majority of your work from where it is you call "home”. We also have two office locations designed for collaborative work and connection with colleagues in St. Charles, Illinois, and Nashville, Tennessee, that can be used at your convenience.</li><li>Benefits package, including a variety of programs you can choose from to meet you and your family’s needs. Some of these include medical, dental &amp; vision health insurance, paid family leave, 401(k) &amp; Roth 401(k) retirement savings plans with employer match, generous paid vacation &amp; holidays, adoption assistance, an employee wellness program, and more!&nbsp;</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong><em>This Job Description reflects the current assignment of essential functions and is not meant to be all-inclusive. Responsibilities may be assigned or reassigned to this job at any time based on the needs of the organization and may be modified to reasonably accommodate an individual with a disability or for other reasons. Please note, this opportunity is contingent upon favorable completion of a reference check, background check, and I-9 completion.&nbsp;</em></strong></div>

Art Director

<div><strong>US</strong><br>Shoreline exists to know God, find life and make a difference. We believe in the power of lifegiving community, the truth of God’s word, and that Christianity is all about Grace. Our diverse, interdenominational church is home to thousands of people from all walks of life. Shoreline Creative helps accomplish the church's mission by creating atmospheres of worship for the local church. For us, “Worship” isn’t just what happens on stage, it’s everything behind the scenes. Every time we use our creative gifts and talents to build the kingdom – we worship!<br><br><strong>YOU<br></strong>We like to describe our Creative team as a band of misfits (designers, musicians, technicians, filmmakers, &amp; dreamers) serving the local church. So, if this resonates with you, we want to meet you!<br><br><strong>POSITION</strong><br>Graphic Designers play an integral role on the Creative team at Shoreline Church. The Jr. GD is a member of the Marketing Team and will be responsible for collaborating with the Content Team, Production Team, &amp; Creative Director on creative projects and church wide initiatives. He or she must be able to conceptualize visions and ideas to effectively produce digital, web, print, and social media promotional materials. He or she will be responsible for taking assigned tasks and creatively executing strategies for use on multiple platforms. This position is for the Shoreline Corporate graphics team that supports all campuses, ministries, church events, and sermon series. The ideal candidate is an innovative thinker who takes pride in delivering work that splashes the gospel with color. He or she is passionate about using their creative talents &amp; experience to build the Kingdom and cultivate environments that maintain Shoreline Church’s standards of excellence and community impact.<br><br><strong>JOB FUNCTIONS<br></strong>- Create quality church-wide graphic and visuals for digital, web, print, and social media<br>- Brand design for events and marketing (posters, slides, banners, brochures, flyers etc.)<br>- Always thinking of innovative ways to raise the bar and take designs and ideas to the next level<br>- Work with Creative team to take design visions and turn them into a reality<br>- Offer experienced advice for proper design choices<br>- High level of creative thinking and execution<br>- Can properly and effectively create content for use on multiple formats<br>- Understands and is knowledgeable about graphic standards for print and digital<br>- Has a keen eye for the latest trends in graphic design<br>- Attention to detail in design<br>- Must be able to work independently to meet deadlines<br>- Proficient with Mac OS X<br>- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite – Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign<br>- Must be able to push, pull, carry, lift items up to 50lbs<br>- Must be willing to help with a positive attitude and support the vision of Shoreline Church<br>- Photography/Video experience a plus<br>- Ability to reformat existing artwork<br>- Create social media artwork (Events, service times, YouTube, prayer, outreach, interactive/engaging post, service recaps) and collaborate with the marketing team.<br>- Assist with additional Creative team projects and events beyond scope of design duties<br><br><strong>QUALIFICATIONS<br></strong>The Graphic Designer should have 2 years of experience creating and designing marketing materials in a related field. A degree, certificate, college coursework in related field is a plus.<br><br><strong>WHAT TO EXPECT<br></strong>• Create Artwork for various ministries (events, social media, branding)<br>• Branding Materials<br>• Graphics for Social Media<br>• Reformat Existing Artwork<br>• Create social media artwork (service times, YouTube, prayer, outreach, interactive/engaging post, service recaps)<br><br><strong>BONUS SKILLS (not required)<br></strong>• UX/UI design for website app development<br>• Photography or video skills<br>• Animation skills<br>• Marketing experience<br>• Public speaking</div>

Junior Graphic Designer

<div><strong>Who we are</strong></div><div>Hallow is building a prayer and meditation app. One that is authentically Christian and Catholic, while at the same time a resource for anyone looking to grow deeper in a relationship with God. We believe that people are hungry for peace, and that there is no surer way to find it than by learning to sit in silence with Christ: “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28).&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Our goal is to build something truly great. Something that combines the beauty of the Church’s spirituality with world-class product and content execution.</div><div><br></div><div>We launched the app in December of 2018 and have been blown away with the incredible growth &amp; traction. Hallow has been downloaded over 10 million times with over 200,000 5-star reviews. We're blessed to be backed by some of the best mission-driven investors in the world and are excited to build out the team to help a lot more folks grow closer to God.</div><div><br></div><div>We are a startup. We move quickly and take big swings. We are a small and fast moving team and each person is responsible for making an impact. It is hard work, but also deeply meaningful. We’d be honored &amp; humbled if you’d consider joining us.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Tldr: </strong>We're looking to bring on a versatile illustrator to create illustrations based on our audio content for use across the app, marketing, and entire brand.</div><div><br><strong>What You'll Do</strong></div><ul><li><strong>Illustrations:</strong> Working closely with the Art Director, you'll be designing all of the vector art for the app, ad design, website, and more. These illustrations are the face of the Hallow brand and create a lasting impact on each users journey. They are incredibly important.</li><li><strong>Brand direction</strong>: You'll be the joining the brand &amp; ad design team and will help us to steer the brand into our next phase of growth to help thousands of folks find peace in God.</li><li><strong>Work cross-functionally</strong>: You'll be working with everyone from the CEO to the Product team to the Marketing team to the Sales team to help ensure a consistent brand across all platforms and user journeys.</li></ul><div><br><strong>What You'll Love</strong></div><ul><li><strong>Mission:</strong> This work is incredibly humbling. Every day we hear amazing stories and we get the pleasure of working on something that’s impacting lives. One of our favorite user quotes: “I hate quoting an old, overused cliche, but I’ve been very lost. And I think for the first time in a while I may be found.”</li><li><strong>Ownership:</strong> You’ll report to our Art Director, and will be responsible for bringing the Hallow brand to life across all platforms.</li><li><strong>Growth:</strong> You’ll get to journey with a VC-backed Silicon Valley startup from the beginning. When the company is this small, every employee is a core team member who is expected to help build the company as a whole as we settle into a culture and continue to expand the team.</li><li><strong>Flexibility:</strong> HQ will be in Chicago with the full team and would love to have everyone there. That being said, we’re super flexible with location / hours; don’t care when or where you work, just that it gets done.</li><li><strong>Comp:</strong> We pay competitive market rates both in terms of equity, cash, &amp; benefits.</li></ul><div><br><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></div><ul><li><em>We're looking for an illustrator, not a graphic designer. While graphic design experience is a plus, a majority of your work should be illustrative.</em></li><li><strong>Passion: </strong>First and foremost, we’re looking for someone excited and passionate about our mission. It makes it a lot more fun to actually care about what you’re working on!</li><li><strong>Experience: </strong>A foundation of 2+ years working on illustrations is preferred, but, at the end of the day, what will matter is your portfolio and your ability to create beautiful illustrations that match our brand. Experience working in Figma and Adobe Illustrator is a plus.</li><li><strong>Bonus, but not required:</strong> Motion Design experience is a nice-to-have.</li><li><strong>Grit &amp; creativity:</strong> A start-up is tough and we really care about what we’re doing. You'll be jumping into a brand new role in a fast-moving team and will be responsible for coming up with a lot of great ideas for beautiful illustrations - perseverance and creativity are important.</li></ul><div><br></div><div>We are honored that you'd consider joining the team and look forward to connecting with you.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Alex at Hallow</div><div>CEO &amp; Co-Founder</div>

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