Storytelling and Content Strategist

Shepherds College; Union Grove (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Funded HSA

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Annual Retention Bonus

Telehealth

Employee Assistance Program

Professional Development

Mentoring Opportunities

Tuition Discount

Free Lunch

Temporary Housing

Job summary

Shepherds College is a Christ-centered, post-secondary school for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, committed to growth through Appropriate Independence™.

We empower students to develop job skills and greater independence, and the Storytelling & Content Strategist will own the overall storytelling strategy for Shepherds Ministries and Shepherds College, collaborating with Admissions, Development, Marketing, and Alumni Relations to maximize impact.

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.

Job description

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

When you learn in an environment designed specifically for you, you thrive. That's what our students experience at Shepherds College, a 3-year college program designed to help young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities develop job skills and greater independence. As a Christian organization, our goal is to positively impact one life after another, and it takes everyone on our talented team to make that happen.

BENEFITS

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

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Storytelling & Content Strategist at Shepherds College isresponsible for owning and developing the overall storytelling strategy for Shepherds Ministries and Shepherds College.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILTIES

• 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.

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ABOUT 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.