Meet Peachtree
Peachtree Presbyterian Church is one of the largest and most respected Presbyterian (USA) churches in the United States. Peachtree Presbyterian Church is located in Atlanta, GA. Throughout its history, Peachtree has benefited from strong pastoral leadership, leading the church to embrace a missional direction.
Peachtree reached out to Vanderbloemen for help finding their new communications and digital marketing director.
Clarifying and supporting vision
As the communication needs of Peachtree changed, they realized they needed to find a communications and digital marketing director who could lead their team creatively. This position is responsible for clarifying the church’s vision, goals, and values, conceptualizing each facet, and publishing messages to support the vision, goals, and values.
The ideal candidate will be a creative team leader who builds and challenges a team of specialists. Peachtree wanted someone to lead and develop a team and be an innovator. It is important that this position will bring in fresh ideas but still follow the vision and mission of the church.
Looking for a collaborative leader with keen insight
After having discussions with the executive director at Peachtree, Shawn Reilly, our consultant Jay Mitchell flew to Atlanta, GA to visit Peachtree Presbyterian Church. He spent time with staff members, learning more about the needs, culture, and heart of the church.
Peachtree was looking for someone with high emotional intelligence who could scale with the needs of the organization. They must be a collaborative leader with a keen insight and understanding of the digital space. Church experience was not necessary, but this person would have to be a Christian.
With that given information, the search began. Our consultant alongside our recruiting team started the search for the perfect candidate for Peachtree Presbyterian. After many interviews, and getting to know the candidates, we were able to find Brian Mann, the clear fit for the position and needs of the church.
A storyteller is found
Brian Mann was the perfect candidate for the communications and digital marketing director position. Brian is moving from the West Coast to the East Coast with his wife Andrea, and their three children Ethan, Elliot, and Eden.
Brian has a heavy background in storytelling, filmmaking, and marketing. He has a passion for storytelling in the local church and being able to leverage it for impact which checked all of the boxes that Peachtree was looking for in the director position. Brian also founded and built a full-service creating and marketing agency serving mission-driven clients with a track record of securing funding and donations.
Brian loves Atlanta because it’s a part of his background, so being able to come back to the place where he grew up is monumental.
