Filmmaker

Essential Functions

• Video Production & Visual Storytelling: Plan, shoot, light, and edit cinematic films and high-quality video content (including weekly announcements, sermon bumpers, testimonies, life-change stories, campaigns, and special events) from concept through final delivery.
• Volunteer Recruitment & Leadership: Recruit, equip, train, and deploy a volunteer team of visual storytellers, providing creative direction, vision, and ongoing development for production team members.
• Creative Collaboration & Brand Alignment: Partner closely with the Creative Director, Communications team, and ministry leaders to identify storytelling opportunities, build project concepts, and ensure all media aligns with Indian Rocks’ brand, content calendar, and mission.
• Technical & Media Asset Management: Operate, maintain, and organize professional video, lighting, and audio equipment; manage raw footage archives and digital asset libraries while handling multiple project workflows simultaneously.
• Teamwork & Ministry Integration: Work cooperatively with all levels of pastoral staff, ministry personnel, leaders, volunteers, members, and guests to foster positive teamwork and support the mission of Indian Rocks.

Requirements

• Experience and Education: Bachelor’s degree in video production, film, communications, or a related creative field preferred. Proven experience as a Videographer and Editor with a strong portfolio/reel demonstrating cinematography, lighting, editing, color grading, and storytelling skills (experience in photography, live production, and streaming is a plus).
• Proficiency: Must be proficient in and able to demonstrate high proficiency in professional video editing and color grading software (such as Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve) and working knowledge of motion graphics/visual effects (such as Adobe After Effects).
• Strong Vision: Demonstrate a strong creative vision with a sharp eye for narrative structure, pacing, visual emotion, and attention to detail.
• Planning & Execution: Prioritize, develop, and execute realistic action plans while managing multiple projects and deadlines under minimal supervision.
• Leadership: Delegate work assignments, oversee project timelines, and empower volunteer teams in a creative ministry environment.
• Communication: Communicate effectively through written and verbal direction to interface comfortably with pastors, ministry leaders, support personnel, church members, and the community.
• Cooperation: Cultivate an ongoing cooperative relationship between the church, school, membership, and community.