Craig Hodgkins

Current

Pastor of Content Development at Saddleback Church
Independent Creative Consultant at Craig Hodgkins

Past

Multimedia Director at Mariners Church
Sr. Director, Creative and Strategic Communications at HBRA (Heil Brice Retail Advertising)
Manager, Marketing Communications and Training at Disney Consumer Products

Supervisor, Cast Activities/Guest Services/Marketing at The Disney Store
Corporate Employee Communications Representative at The Walt Disney Company
Writer, TSA Supervisor, Attractions Host at Disneyland
Intern at Burson-Marsteller Public Relations

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Education

University of Southern California
California State University-Fullerton
Biola University

Pepperdine University

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Craig Hodgkins’s Summary

I offer a variety of interactive, creative and presentational workshops, and serve as a show writer, content developer, event host and conference speaker for companies and organizations throughout the United States. I have several voice-over credits to my name, and have been known to perform an occasional live song parody or two.

After my sixteen year career as a writer, speaker and event host for The Walt Disney Company, I worked in advertising and for Mariners Church in Irvine, CA. Currently, in addition to my writing, speaking and consulting work, I serve as Pastor of Content Development for Saddleback Church, a 20,000+ member congregation in Lake Forest, CA. led by Rick Warren.

Craig Hodgkins’s Specialties:

Show writing and programming, script writing, live event and workshop hosting, conference speaking and video production. And don't forget weddings and funerals.

Craig Hodgkins’s Experience

Pastor of Content Development

Saddleback Church

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

April 2006 — Present (2 years 7 months)

I work with team members in all levels of the organization to design and deliver more creative and impactful written and spoken messages, and help establish and execute the overall editorial content and strategic philosophy of Saddleback Church’s various communications channels.
Independent Creative Consultant

Craig Hodgkins

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

August 1998 — Present (10 years 3 months)

I work as a show writer, content developer, conference speaker and event host for a growing list of clients, and offer a variety of workshops, presentations and services to small and large organizations across the United States.

I've produced, written and/or directed hundreds of videos, live productions and other special projects for clients such as New Line Cinema; Ralphs Grocery Company; The Epson Company; The University of California, Irvine; Option One Mortgage; S&B Filters; Open Doors USA and various units of The Walt Disney Company (among others), and have hosted dozens of special events for corporations and non-profit organizations.

I've written and/or edited works published by Zondervan, Purpose Driven, Saddleback Resources and Thomas Nelson (this Fall), among others. My first screenplay was a Top 25 finalist in the 2007 PAGE International Screenwriting awards, as well as a quarterfinalist in the Scriptapolooza, American Zoetrope and Bluecat competitions.
Multimedia Director

Mariners Church

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

October 2000 — April 2006 (5 years 7 months)
Sr. Director, Creative and Strategic Communications

HBRA (Heil Brice Retail Advertising)

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

1998 — 1999 (1 year)
Manager, Marketing Communications and Training

Disney Consumer Products

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; dis; Entertainment industry)

1994 — 1998 (4 years)
Supervisor, Cast Activities/Guest Services/Marketing

The Disney Store

(Public Company; Retail industry)

1991 — 1994 (3 years)
Corporate Employee Communications Representative

The Walt Disney Company

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Entertainment industry)

1988 — 1990 (2 years)
Writer, TSA Supervisor, Attractions Host

Disneyland

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Entertainment industry)

1981 — 1988 (7 years)
Intern

Burson-Marsteller Public Relations

(Writing and Editing industry)

1985 — 1986 (1 year)

Craig Hodgkins’s Education

University of Southern California

School of Cinema 1986 — 1987

Activities and Societies:

Studies and research in the Critical Studies department
California State University-Fullerton

Communications/Public Relations 1983 — 1985

Activities and Societies:

Member of PRSSA, Paid Internship at Los Angeles office of Burson-Marsteller Public Relations
Biola University

Christian Education 1980 — 1982

Activities and Societies:

Intercollegiate baseball and basketball. "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Editorial cartoonist and sports writer/columnist/editor for the weekly CHIMES newspaper. Intramural football. Lots of dorm guitar in and around Emerson-Lower-Odd and The Mousetrap.
Pepperdine University

Communications/Theater 1978 — 1980

Activities and Societies:

Theater Department scholarship. "A View From the Bridge," "Alice," "Romeo and Juliet," "God's Favorite." Basketball. Lots of dorm guitar in and around 12-F-3.