Most mid-sized synagogues face the same challenge: they need professional marketing and design support, but can't justify hiring a full-time communications staff member. A junior marketing coordinator in a major American city costs $45,000-55,000 per year in salary alone, before benefits, payroll taxes, and management overhead.
Kehilla Creative solves that problem. Our retainer model gives congregations access to a dedicated, culturally fluent design and communications team at a fraction of the cost of a single employee — with no HR overhead, no benefits administration, and no gap in coverage when someone is out sick.
You may be asking yourself: why not just hire a freelancer? It's a fair question. Freelancers can be a cost-effective solution for one-off projects, but they come with real limitations for ongoing congregational communications. Availability is unpredictable: A freelancer juggling multiple clients may not be available when your urgent Shabbaton flyer needs to go out by Thursday. Quality varies from project to project when there's no consistent creative direction. And perhaps most importantly, a generic freelancer has no inherent understanding of Jewish communal life, the Jewish calendar, or the cultural nuances that make synagogue communications resonate with your membership. Kehilla Creative offers the flexibility and affordability of a freelancer with the reliability, consistency, and Jewish cultural fluency of a dedicated in-house team — without the overhead.