Joel Polk
Manager & Publisher at Lifeway Christian Resources
- Role
- Manager & Publisher at Lifeway Christian Resources
- Location
- Murfreesboro, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joel Polk
Manager with 14+ years of experience in team & project management, publishing, and sales. I have extensive background overseeing a team of editorial and design specialists, shepherding acquisition strategy and pipeline development, and managing financial performance with multi-million dollar revenue expectations. I’ve worked cross-functionally with marketers, technical specialists, and video/creative teams. I have also been effective at discovering, acquiring, and maintaining a growing list of outside strategic partnerships. I love meeting new people, serving and leading a team of creatives, and owning all stages of project life cycles.EXPERTISE: account management, project management, team building, budgeting, public speaking and communication, problem solving, scheduling, coaching, writing, editing, and publishing.
Experience
Manager & Publisher
Apr 2021 — Present · Nashville, TN, US
I manage a publishing team made up of editorial and design specialists who creates video-based studies for small groups. These resources can be purchased and consumed in physical book form and also digitally though various \"video on demand\" and other digital platforms. Some of the responsibilities of this role include:* Shepherding our team\'s acquisition strategy and pipeline development. This includes acquiring new authors and strategic partners, maintaining and serving these partners, and developing a resource pipeline 2-3 years out to keep our production moving and in line with budget and revenue goals.* Responsible for our team\'s financial performance. Each product caries their own fixed costs and revenue expectations which I oversee. I also help set and maintain our team\'s operating expenses each fiscal year.* Provides team leadership through employee development, coaching, performance reviews, hiring, and training new team members.
Education
Union University
Bachelor of Science - BS
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Master of Divinity - MDiv
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