Area PSD Manager (Creative & Production Manager)

Under the direction of the Area Presidency and the area communication & publishing director, the production and content manager is responsible for meeting the production and content needs of the area. They help to communicate Christ-centered messages clearly and with one voice to priority audiences, thereby assisting the work of salvation and exaltation in the area. The manager accomplishes this by:

• Working with the production and content team to ensure that the Area's essential publishing needs are met in a simple and effective way.
  
• Centering all production efforts on communicating The Gospel of Jesus Christ in a clear, simplified, and localized manner.
  
• Managing the production and content staff and local vendors at the area and national levels to better meet the needs of local audiences
  

Qualifications

Must be worthy of a Temple Recommend

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism or Communication and eight years' experience in applicable field, with at least three of those years leading teams in a production environment, or equivalent combination of education and experience, managing individual and team performance.
  
• Master Degree Preferred.
  
• In-depth understanding of designated areas of production. Ability to provide innovative direction in multiple areas of expertise.
  
• Communication and diplomacy skills, translating strategy into implementation plans.
  
• Production planning and management skills preferred. Budget management, forecasting, and capacity planning. Presentation and communication skills to senior leaders.
  
• Operational execution/collaboration with other businesses or external entities.
  
• Understanding of product, technology, service, strategy, and business complexities.
  

Required Skill Set

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
  
• Ability to negotiate at all organizational levels
  
• Solve complex business and process problems including the formulation and implementation of effective solutions
  
• Leadership in essential and diverse business functions
  
• Internal and external relationship management
  
• Extensive experience with a wide variety of communication channels
  
• Ability to communicate complex ideas and processes in a straightforward way to leadership and communication teams at all levels
  
• Continues to lead and develop the publishing staff
  
• Excellent writing and editing skills both in the local language (if applicable) and English, preferably English at an advanced level
  
• Ability to think critically and solve problems
  
• Ability to function in a team setting and collaborate with other members of the area team
  
• Experience using WorkFront, Slack or other collaboration tools programs
  
• Competency in the use of technology, including the Microsoft Office product suite
  

Under the direction of the Area Presidency and the area communication & publishing director, the production and content manager is responsible for meeting the production and content needs of the area. They help to communicate Christ-centered messages clearly and with one voice to priority audiences, thereby assisting the work of salvation and exaltation in the area. The manager accomplishes this by:

• Working with the production and content team to ensure that the Area's essential publishing needs are met in a simple and effective way.
  
• Centering all production efforts on communicating The Gospel of Jesus Christ in a clear, simplified, and localized manner.
  
• Managing the production and content staff and local vendors at the area and national levels to better meet the needs of local audiences
  

Qualifications

Must be worthy of a Temple Recommend

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism or Communication and eight years' experience in applicable field, with at least three of those years leading teams in a production environment, or equivalent combination of education and experience, managing individual and team performance.
  
• Master Degree Preferred.
  
• In-depth understanding of designated areas of production. Ability to provide innovative direction in multiple areas of expertise.
  
• Communication and diplomacy skills, translating strategy into implementation plans.
  
• Production planning and management skills preferred. Budget management, forecasting, and capacity planning. Presentation and communication skills to senior leaders.
  
• Operational execution/collaboration with other businesses or external entities.
  
• Understanding of product, technology, service, strategy, and business complexities.
  

Required Skill Set

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
  
• Ability to negotiate at all organizational levels
  
• Solve complex business and process problems including the formulation and implementation of effective solutions
  
• Leadership in essential and diverse business functions
  
• Internal and external relationship management
  
• Extensive experience with a wide variety of communication channels
  
• Ability to communicate complex ideas and processes in a straightforward way to leadership and communication teams at all levels
  
• Continues to lead and develop the publishing staff
  
• Excellent writing and editing skills both in the local language (if applicable) and English, preferably English at an advanced level
  
• Ability to think critically and solve problems
  
• Ability to function in a team setting and collaborate with other members of the area team
  
• Experience using WorkFront, Slack or other collaboration tools programs
  
• Competency in the use of technology, including the Microsoft Office product suite
  

• Supports the area’s annual planning through budget forecasting, resource planning, and establishing production timelines
  
• Works closely with the product and channels manager to determine costs and budget expenditures
  
• Maintains a strong sense of production costs and determines ways to maximize the use of sacred tithing funds in the area
  
• Functions as the creative/publishing advisor utilizing the best practices to help the area achieve their desired results and oversees the content publishing process within the area
  
• Manages a production and content team with the ability to create communication materials reach to key audiences
  
• Works together with headquarters publishing services to align area efforts with the content publishing process
  
• Builds publishing and production capacity in countries and regions across the area
  
• Liaises between area and Publishing Services HQ efforts across all divisions
  
• Develops the content and production capacity across all countries in the area
  
• Manages the relationship with independent contractors and vendors including the measurement of work quality, sourcing and negotiation with new vendors, and the termination of contracts
  
• Leads the resources to provide publishing solutions that deliver value to the areas
  
• Supports production and content staff as they develop their capacity to localize HQ content and create local content that more effectively meet the needs of internal and external audiences