01Long-form story / Film 01Watch on YouTube
Selected build / 04
Reengineering mission-driven storytelling
I built the operating system that helped one global nonprofit tell stronger stories, move audiences across channels, and protect the dignity of the people inside the work.
Project leadership · Ethical storytelling · Distribution · Growth
01
Context
The story carried real human stakes.
At the Tim Tebow Foundation, storytelling moved through a complex global environment involving vulnerable subjects, multiple ministries, agencies, executives, donors, and channels.
The work needed to inform and move audiences while protecting the dignity, safety, and accuracy of the people at the center of each story.
That complexity made editorial judgment and organizational coordination inseparable. Strong creative could not compensate for an unclear system around planning, approval, and distribution.
My role / Project manager
I aligned story owners, contributors, creative partners, reviewers, ministry stakeholders, and family approval around one visible cadence.
02
The signal
More content was not the answer.
The opportunity was not simply to increase output. Content needed stronger systems, clearer sequencing, and better coordination across teams and channels.
Protect dignityPreserve accuracyClarify purposeCoordinate distribution
Performance and responsibility had to improve together.
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The move
Build the editorial system around trust.
I turned the work into a repeatable story campaign: one shared objective, clear ownership, cross-functional review, coordinated distribution, and a formal look back after launch.
Grow the audience without reducing a person to an asset in the content calendar.
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What we built
One system from source to audience.
01
Kickoff
Align the story owner, contributors, approvers, audience, objective, and creative direction before production begins.
02
Create
Develop the full narrative with the people closest to the story, then build the supporting content around it.
03
Package
Shape the long-form film, microcontent, graphics, copy, and calls to action into one coherent campaign.
04
Approve
Review for ethics, accuracy, safety, ministry context, and family approval before anything goes live.
05
Launch
Sequence each channel to build context, create a clear audience journey, and drive people toward the full story.
06
Look back
Review performance, audience behavior, stakeholder feedback, and lessons that should shape the next campaign.
Campaign architecture / Bryson's story
One story became 15 coordinated assets.
The long-form film was the destination. Every supporting asset had a defined job: create context, reach a specific audience, and move attention toward the complete story.
Source narrative01
Full story
- 01Long-form film
- 08Contextual micro-reels
- 01Quote carousel
- 03In-app features
- 02Text-led posts
05
Proof
Performance and responsibility improved together.
The Bryson campaign turned one carefully developed story into a coordinated audience journey—and gave us a real performance loop to learn from.
These campaign results cover December 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025. They show the combined distribution footprint, not a claim that any single asset produced every outcome.
- 01616,195
Impressions
- 0243,699
Engagements
- 038,277
Post link clicks
- 047.1%
Engagement rate / impression
- 0168.8%
of YouTube traffic came from external sources
Facebook and Instagram did not act as endpoints. They moved people into the long-form story.
- 02210.4
YouTube watch hours
The campaign earned sustained attention around one human story rather than isolated social impressions.
- 033:47
average watch duration among viewers age 65+
The retrospective gave the team audience evidence to carry into the next editorial cycle.
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Evidence standard
The published work shows how the system moved.
Long-form storytelling was not one upload surrounded by promotional fragments. It was a deliberate sequence built to earn context before asking for attention or action.
These public films and social sequences are the audience-facing output. The standards below are the less visible system that made the work responsible and repeatable.
Public evidence / Published work
Full stories. Connected distribution.
Social built context and discovery. The full films carried the depth. Together, the channels worked as one journey instead of four disconnected posts.
02Long-form story / Film 02Watch on YouTube
- 01Standard 01
Trauma-informed safety
Prevent re-traumatization, make the process clear, and give the storyteller a meaningful role in how the narrative is shaped.
- 02Standard 02
Truth over theater
Accuracy, context, and the validity of a person’s experience outweigh the pressure to manufacture a cleaner success story.
- 03Standard 03
Service first
Avoid savior framing, sensationalism, and unhealthy power dynamics. The person is never a prop for the organization.
- 04Standard 04
Cultural humility
Listen deeply, examine assumptions, and stay conscious of cultural difference before deciding what the audience should see.
- 05Standard 05
Learning closes the loop
Campaign analysis and stakeholder feedback return to the system so the next story begins with better judgment.
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What it demonstrates
Better systems protect both trust and performance.
Mission-driven marketing demands more than reach. It requires the judgment to know what should be told, how it should move, who must be involved, and where the organization needs restraint.
This work demonstrates that operational clarity can improve performance while strengthening accuracy, dignity, and trust—the very things the mission depends on.
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