I created this portfolio to share select examples of my work in strategic communications, branding, and digital storytelling. Across my career I have helped organizations clarify their message, align their teams, and connect more meaningfully with the people they exist to serve. I approach storytelling as both a creative and strategic discipline — one that shapes identity, builds trust, and expands what organizations believe is possible for the communities around them.

VIDEOS

The following videos represent work across organizational culture, community development, and mission-driven campaigns. Each piece was produced with a specific strategic purpose — to move people, strengthen belief, or invite action.

Elkhart Campus Vision Project

This mini-documentary was the centerpiece of a $750,000 capital campaign to restore a nearly century-old church in downtown Elkhart. River Oaks Church housed three distinct congregations and operated bilingually, which meant the campaign required messaging that could unify a multicultural organization while inviting the broader community into a shared story about restoration and hope. I led the strategy, wrote the narrative, directed the shoot, and managed a team of eight staff and contractors executing the full campaign across video, web, social media, photography, and design. That building is now Elkhart Community Church — a church plant I also rebranded from the ground up.

Employee Highlight: Spencer

Spencer is a valued member of Viewrail's Pit Crew. This video was produced in partnership with ADEC Indiana, an organization that advocates for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. It was used internally to celebrate Spencer's time with the team and to honor the dignity and contribution of every person in the organization.

Employee Highlight: Mackenzie

This piece was produced specifically for recruiting purposes, designed to humanize the organization and give prospective employees a window into the culture and the people behind it.

Motivational Video: This Place

This video was created during a period of significant organizational tension marked by turnover and financial loss. I wrote the script, captured all footage, and produced the final piece in a single day for an all-staff meeting. It was also distributed company-wide via email. The goal was simple: remind people why the work matters and give them a reason to stay.

WEBSITES

The following websites represent complete brand and communications projects. In each case I was responsible for strategy, copywriting, phtography, video work, and creative direction.

Yemi Mobolade Personal Brand

go to yemi.city

Before Yemi Mobolade ran for Mayor of Colorado Springs, he invested in building a personal brand that could carry the weight of a campaign. We worked together to create a site that told his story honestly — who he is, what he has built, and why he was running. That site set the tone for his campaign and his eventual election as the first Black mayor in the city's history.

Elkhart Community Church

go to elkhart.church

This website was a complete overhaul of brand, voice, and digital presence for Elkhart Community Church — a new church plant formed from the River Oaks campus in downtown Elkhart. I designed the site, wrote all copy, captured all photography and video, and subcontracted a graphic designer to develop the new logo. The goal was to create a digital home that felt as welcoming and community-rooted as the church itself.

For more photography please check out my photography page.

go to joshuak.photography