YouVersion Creative

Life Group; Edmond (OK); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Vacation and sick leave

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Life insurance (2x salary)

Disability insurance

Wellness program

401(k) retirement plan

Development dollars

Casual dress

Job summary

YouVersion’s Director of Visual Content at Life.Church leads the creative vision for video, photography, and motion design across YouVersion. You will shape the visual identity, oversee the Visual Content Team, and partner crossfunctionally to deliver high-quality storytelling that engages a global audience.

The role requires senior leadership, strong on-set direction, and a passion for ministry and technology.

Qualifications

• Advanced craft mastery across cinematography, directing, and visual storytelling.
• Strong ability to lead on-set environments and give clear creative direction.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to shape narrative structure and pacing.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing visual creative team, fostering growth and collaboration.
• Steward the craft standard for cinematography, photography, and motion design to reflect the creative vision.
• Build a healthy team culture aligned with Life.Church values and excellence.
• Champion innovation by adopting new technologies and storytelling approaches.
• Partner with Production to recruit and direct contracted crews supporting high-quality visual storytelling.
• Shape visual direction and reusable systems to scale quality with clarity.
• Coach teams through creative reviews with clear, actionable feedback.
• Lead cinematography, photography, and motion direction for major campaigns and ministry moments.
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure visuals reflect established identity and initiatives.

Skills

Cinematography

Directing

Visual storytelling

Leadership

Editorial judgment

Communication

Decision making

Team development

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

The Director of Visual Content is primarily responsible for leading the creative vision, strategy, and execution of visual storytelling across YouVersion through video, photography, and motion design. This role ensures visual content consistently reflects the YouVersion brand, engages the global community, and supports the mission of YouVersion. The Director of Visual Content provides leadership for the Visual Content Team, partners crossfunctionally to shape the visual identity of YouVersion across all platforms and experiences, and drives creative excellence through innovative, high-quality visual content.

YouVersion was created by the local church in 2007 and remains a ministry of Life.Church today. At Life.Church, our mission is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Our team is committed to reaching people worldwide through innovative technology. And YouVersion is one of the ways we get to do that. Life.Church is a multi-site Christian church meeting in the United States and globally at Life.Church Online.

We wholeheartedly believe a daily rhythm of seeking intimacy with God has the power to transform lives. That’s why YouVersion creates biblically-based experiences that encourage and challenge people to seek God. We hope everyone in our community is on an active journey to become who God made them to be, abiding in Him, and drawing closer every day.

What You'll Do

Lead the Visual Content Team

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of visual creatives, fostering growth in craft,leadership, and collaboration.
• Steward the craft standard for cinematography, photography, and motion design, ensuring everyvisual production reflects the established creative vision.
• Build a healthy team culture that reflects YouVersion’s mission, values, and commitment toexcellence.
• Champion innovation by encouraging new technologies, storytelling approaches, and creativeexperimentation.
• Partner with Production to recruit, direct, and develop contracted production crews alongsideinternal team members to support high-quality visual storytelling.

Shape Visual Direction and Craft Standards

• Ensure visual storytelling is consistent, emotionally engaging, and aligned with the YouVersionbrand.
• Partner with strategists, writers, designers, producers, and creative leaders to shape compellingcreative solutions.
• Build reusable visual systems and shot-language frameworks that allow the team to scale qualitywith clarity.
• Coach teams through creative reviews, providing clear direction and actionable feedback thatelevates the work.

Lead Visual Content for Major Moments

• Lead cinematography, photography, and motion direction for major campaigns and high-visibility ministry moments.
• Partner with creative and brand leadership to ensure visual execution reflects the established creative vision and identity for each initiative.
• Champion the visual storytelling discipline in cross-functional planning for major campaigns and launches.

Skills Needed to Succeed

• Advanced craft mastery across cinematography, directing, and visual storytelling, with workingfluency in photography and motion design.
• Strong ability to lead on-set environments and give clear creative direction to internal teammembers and contracted crew.
• Strong editorial judgment, with the ability to shape narrative structure, visual tone, and emotionalpacing at an organizational scale.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to foster relationships andinspire action.
• Exercise sound judgment and the ability to make decisions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong leadership skills and understanding of developing and guiding others.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of professional experience in film, photography, or visual storytelling, includingdemonstrated leadership of people, projects, or teams in a creative or ministry context.

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%(includingemployee 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!

Our Beliefs, Culture, and Commitment to Diversity

At Life.Church, every staff member, and intern is a minister and is expected to engage in the church's ministry fully. We consider ministry readiness and an individual’s capacity to represent Life.Church’s beliefs as a minister during the selection process for all staff and intern positions. An essential function within every position held by a staff member or intern at Life.Church is to uphold and represent the beliefs of Life.Church.

While we unite around our mission, we know unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Our calling is too great, and our mission is too important not to be intentional about strengthening our team through diversity. We know that diverse perspectives in race, ethnicity, background, age, and gender are essential to reaching the world for Christ. To learn more about how we strengthen our team through diversity, visit our careers page.

All data collected in our application process, from resume collection to application questions, is used for recruitment purposes only.