Job Overview

The mission of Denver Institute is to prepare people to serve God and others in their daily work so that workplaces and cities are transformed.

The Director of Storytelling is a senior creative leadership role for the CityGate Storytelling Initiative, a five‑year, Lilly Endowment–funded effort to identify, produce, and disseminate compelling stories of Christian faithfulness at work across the United States.

This role serves as the creative steward and primary story decider for the initiative. The Director of Storytelling is responsible for shaping and guarding the overall story world of the project—ensuring that the 250 stories produced over five years are theologically faithful, narratively compelling, culturally credible, and oriented toward spiritual and vocational transformation.

The Director of Storytelling functions as an executive producer/story producer hybrid: accountable for narrative vision, story selection, quality standards, and coherence across media formats, while partnering closely with a Production Manager who leads execution, timelines, and logistics.

This position reports to the VP of Advancement, who is responsible for the overall success of the Storytelling Initiative. This position does not have any direct management responsibilities but will work closely with and oversee work done by the CityGate National Storytelling Initiative Production Manager, contractors, editors, videographers, and/or project partners associated with the Storytelling Initiative.

Additional Resources:

• Learn more about the CityGate Storytelling Initiative: Parables for Transformation through Work.
• Read a comprehensive job description for the Director of Storytelling: Executive Producer role.

Job Description

Below are the primary areas of responsibility for the Director of Storytelling: Executive Producer role:

• NARRATIVE VISION & STORY WORLD STEWARDSHIP (25%): Responsible for stewarding the long‑arc narrative vision of the CityGate Storytelling Initiative.
• STORY SELECTION, DISCERNMENT & QUALITY CONTROL (25%): Responsible for deciding which stories move forward and ensuring excellence at scale.
• CREATIVE DIRECTION & PRODUCTION PARTNERSHIP (20%): Responsible for translating story vision into production‑ready creative direction.
• STORYTELLING TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING (20%): Responsible for equipping CityGate leaders to identify and tell compelling stories in their own contexts.
• STRATEGIC COLLABORATION, GRANT & INITIATIVE LEADERSHIP (10%): Responsible for contributing to the overall health and success of the Storytelling Initiative.

Read a comprehensive job description for the Director of Storytelling: Executive Producer role.