Posted in Jobs in Publishing	March 3, 2006

Unity is a not-for-profit organization based on the teachings of Jesus and the healing power of prayer. Their world headquarters in Unity Village, Missouri, provide a tranquil atmosphere for quiet meditation and a place for all people, regardless of faith or nationality, to worship.

Job Title: Vice President Publishing

Department: Publishing

Reports To: Chief Operating Officer or Vice President Marketing and Development

Date: March 2, 2006

Job Objectives: (Purpose of Position)

To lead and develop all publishing activity at Unity including print, multi-media and on line products and services. To develop a product and marketing strategy for all products in partnership with marketing and other appropriate Unity departments. To serve our many constituents and spiritual seekers with the best available spiritual resources to transform individuals, organizations, communities and our world. To foster relationships and collaborations with writers, our Association of Unity Churches International, Unity, New Thought and other like-minded partners to develop cutting edge products and services that will serve our Unity constituents and other spiritual seekers. To develop a marketing and financial model that will grow our constituent base and produce financial health. To make Unity's publishing entity well known in progressive Christianity and spirituality movement.

Job Prerequisites: (Minimum qualifications needed to perform essential functions)

• Ten years experience in publishing spiritual related products and services; must have print and on-line development experience
• Proven track record in nurturing existing products and planning and developing new products and services; proven record in growing constituents and having financial success
• MBA required; other applicable graduate degree
• Knowledge and experience in participatory, team led processes
• Unity affiliation preferred

Desired Strengths: (Qualities most desired in candidate)

• Communicator - must have highly developed verbal and written communication skills; ability to foster superior products through a professional publishing staff
• Competitor - must bring a highly sensitive skill of understanding other products and services available in the spiritual environment and be able to carve out a unique and successful niche for Unity's products and services
• Ideation - must create ideas to improve present products and services and develop new products and services that will grow our constituent base; ideas must include print, multi-media and on line
• Futuristic - must be aware of future trends in spirituality, publishing and technology and match the trends to products and services to serve our constituents
• Strategic - must develop a plan to move from present position to a heightened position of prominence in spiritual publishing; able to match market demand to development of our products and services
• Maximizer - have uncanny ability to seek every angle possible to grow a thriving and profitable publishing business; always on outlook for collaborative relationships that can enhance our publishing products and services
• Activator - must be able to move ideas from conceptual to real products and services in a timely and profitable manner with the highest commitment to publishing excellence
• Focus - must be able to keep many important priorities and strategies in balance while creating an environment for maximum effectiveness
• Analytical - must have skills at reviewing a wide range of information and discerning best next steps for the organization to move forward; must learn best practices of similar organizations, products and services and bring them for review to our Executive Team

Responsibilities: (Functions essential to achieving job objectives)

1. Recreate an environment in Unity, New Thought and spiritual circles to develop cutting edge products and services to serve Unity's mission and vision; create a writing house and workshop to foster research and writing for the Unity movement; reinvigorate our publishing business
2. Directly oversee Daily Word, Unity Magazine, all Unity publishing titles, multi-media products, and our on-line products and services.
3. Have a liaison (dotted line) relationship with marketing who have responsibility for marketing and creative to complete publishing projects and with other departments that create and sustain our publishing products and services
4. Develop long-term and short-term plans and activities to ensure a successful publishing products and services
5. Be Unity's key contact in developing relationships with our Association, Unity, New Thought and other like-minded partners, writers and leaders who can foster our publishing ministry
6. Serve on Executive Team of Unity; provide appropriate leadership to sustaining and new product development strategies for consideration and approval
7. Be a vibrant learner of trends and new technologies and a developer of products and services in the spirituality arena
8. Monitor and evaluate all publishing products and services for quality, circulation, and financial health and make appropriate adjustments

To Apply

Contact Human Resources at 816-524-3550
Monday-Thursday
Office is closed on Friday.

Mail your resume to:

Unity
Human Resource Department
1901 NW Blue Parkway
Unity Village, MO 64065

Fax resume to 816-251-3549

Email to HR@unityworldhq.org

Additional Information:

www.unityonline.org
www.unityjobs.org