Vice President of Live Events

Responsibilities

• Proactively influence our culture, leading by example in demonstrating collaboration, empowerment, innovation, creativity and service, while being a faithful witness on and off the job of K-LOVE’s mission.
• Contribute to long term planning and vision implementation through identification of strategic Ministry Partnership initiatives, collaboration, prioritization, communication, and evaluation of results.
• Collaborate closely with other departments such as CEO, Programming, Development, Underwriting, Marketing, and other departments.
• Ensure alignment of Live Event and Sponsorship Initiatives with Ministry objectives.
• Network and build ongoing relationships with agents, artist management, promoters, and other industry leaders.
• Respond to all unsolicited requests for potential live event partnerships from agents and artist management.
• Respond to all in-house Development team requests for potential live Donor events in need of an Artist.
• Procure Artist, manage details of Artist & event and work directly with Development team.
• Plan, develop, and implement K-LOVE live event branding initiatives.
• Maintain a 2-3-year calendar of K-LOVE live events and sponsorships.
• Travel, as needed, to cover strategic live events and seek new opportunities.
• Explore and develop opportunities and relationships with potential outside partners that will strategically grow live event exposure in corresponding television and live stream properties.
• Partner with Development team to create high impact donor events at existing upcoming events including Market and Audience analysis to create unique experiences for our donor audience.
• Create 2-3-year annual revenue goals for the division with corresponding strategies to maximize revenue opportunities.
• Partner with Marketing, to recommend appropriate radio, digital, and social run of schedules to meet the needs of the event.
• Create effective copy for radio, digital, and social schedules effectively maintaining our Brand, while promoting the event.
• Maintain fiscal responsibility including presentation of budgets to Chief Media Officer ahead of all tours and events.
• Provide follow through maintaining budgets to final settlements.
• Demonstrate initiative with proactive follow-up and servicing ongoing relationships; help drive decisions by providing timely response to questions, concerns, and requests for information.
• Collaborate with the Chief Media Officer in customizing marketing materials, collateral, presentations; budget and strategic market planning and goals; and present plans to maximize inventory utilization and revenue generation.
• Represent K-LOVE and Air 1 professionally and with ministry-focused communications.
• Provide strategic leadership, mentoring and developing a highly competent and responsive team, ensuring alignment of goals and ministry initiatives with K-LOVE’s mission.
• Foster a learning environment where training, risk management, operational best practices, and biblical values go hand in hand with creative and entrepreneurial solutions that best fulfill the ministry’s mission.
• Utilize the K-LOVE Leadership Framework in setting professional goals for self and direct reports.
• Actively seek and partake in training & education to deepen Biblical understanding, media/business acumen, leadership knowledge, interpersonal awareness, and communication skills.
• Participate and contribute to Ministry-wide initiatives and projects like Gratitude Fest, Daily Prayer, All Team Meetings, All Team Celebrations as announced.
• Support and contribute to ministry endeavors by following employment policies and practices and supporting a safe and healthy work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or combination of education/training with relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in staff Management/Leadership.
• Is a skilled and gifted leader and manager of people, resources, and processes.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a role requiring building and maintaining positive partnerships within the industry.
• Deep working knowledge in one or more of the core areas listed below and knowledgeable in media promotions related disciplines including:
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft office products.
• Knowledge of CMS systems preferred.
• Demonstrated high attention to detail.
• A collaborative and flexible style, with strong service mentality.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop sincere business/ministry relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to the social sector with a passion for our mission and values.

Job responsibilities are subject to review and change.