Regional Creative Director

What You'll Do

Define and Uphold the Global Creative Standard
Partner with YTL Creative to define YouVersion's creative brand expression for each hub market, ensuring local creative work is culturally relevant while remaining unmistakably YouVersion.
Set clear goals for what success looks like for each Hub in regards to brand expression and creative output.
Maintain a consistent review and feedback rhythm with each hub to sustain quality and brand fidelity over time, identifying and addressing drift before it becomes a pattern.
Oversee creative quality, talent development, and risk across the hub network, providing the YTL Creative with regular visibility into trends, areas of concern, and opportunities for growth.
In partnership with YTL Creative, define how YouVersion Creative's brand standards are expressed within local regions, incorporating hub-level learnings into broader brand standards and the IC Mastery Framework.
Build and Develop Creative Talent Across Hubs
Contribute to hiring recommendations, onboarding, and training for new creative hires at each hub, ensuring every hub creative starts from a shared standard.
Design and deliver ongoing training and development rhythms for Hub creative team members.
Partner with the Global Impact Team on the hiring process for local creative talent to provide a clear recommendation for hiring decisions.
Recommend to the Global Impact Team when an existing hub creative's authorization should be reconsidered due to unresolved quality or brand concerns.
Define and own the creative approval process across hubs, reviewing and approving creative direction for key projects and outcomes to ensure alignment with YouVersion's brand standards and creative vision.
Build and Steward Relationships with Team and Leaders
Build and maintain close trust-based relationships with creative team members and leaders at each Hub office as the primary means to drive quality outcomes.
Build and maintain a strong working relationship with YouVersion's Global Impact Team.
Represent YouVersion Creative's standards and expectations clearly and consistently across all hub relationships.
Bring recommendations and concerns to the Global Impact Team with clarity, keeping the Head of Creative informed.
Develop and maintain a strategic annual travel schedule to hubs for ongoing relational support and collaboration.

Skills Needed to Succeed

Comfortable holding a creative standard firmly while leading through high-trust influence.
Ability to self-motivate, make independent decisions, and solve problems.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to maintain relationships and partnerships.
Deep understanding of brand and creative standards, with the discernment to apply them faithfully across different cultural contexts.
Proven ability to develop creative talent through training, coaching, and consistent feedback.
High School Diploma or GED.
Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.
Demonstrated experience building and running talent development or training programs.
Experience working with international teams, markets, or cross-cultural creative execution strongly preferred.
Background in brand systems or creative standards work preferred.
Ability to speak multiple languages preferred.

Benefits We Offer

• Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons. 
• Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health. 
• Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase. 
• Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
• Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment! 
• $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth. 
• Casual dress and work environment.
• And much more!

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