Producer

As a Producer at BJU Press, the ideal candidate will play a supporting role on the Video Content team by serving as project leads for short, educational videos that correspond to our K-12 curriculum, designing sets and costumes, generating project deadlines, casting and directing actors, and sometimes acting.

About BJU Press & The Role

Vision: We want Christian education to be transformational in the lives of students as they grow in their faith and knowledge of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Mission: We produce transformational products and services for Christian educators.

Brand Promise: We empower educators to prepare students to live in light of eternity.

About the Team: The Video Content team seeks to support the mission of BJU Press by creating compelling educational audio and video content that enhances BJU Press materials.

Responsibilities

• Guide teams through video brainstorming, plan submission, and production (project coordinator), collaborating with writers, designers, videographers, and other artists
• Ensure all elements from team members come together in one cohesive vision/idea/approach that is appropriate for the audience and at an appropriate complexity level for given deadlines and workloads
• Flesh out Plan Documents for given projects (with team consensus) which include approaches that fulfill given briefs, designs, sample scripts, and deadlines appropriately spaced for each team member to allow for delivery by the hard deadline
• Work in project management software (Smartsheet) to build out projects
• Potentially design sets and costumes
• Shepherd projects through the process to meet given deadlines
• Secure images/props and record accurate permissions/acknowledgments (through Permissions dept.) for every segment
• Coordinate with other designers (set and prop artists, makeup artist, composer)
• Communicate with talent (actors) as primary liaison, set up recording times, keep accurate records (project management charts, release forms, etc.)
• Fulfill acting roles as interest, workloads, casting fit, and opportunity align

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in speech communication, preferably theatre or cinema
• 1-2 years related experience, preferably in acting and directing
• Proficiency in drama; working knowledge of dramatic terms and principles
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work well with others in a creative environment
• Self-motivated in developing creative ideas and meeting deadlines
• Basic understanding of BJU Press educational philosophy
• Time management and organizational skills

Qualifications

An applicant for a position in the Bob Jones University group — Bob Jones University, Bob Jones Academy or BJU Press — must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc. Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support the group’s positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (see positions). Employees are to be active members of a local Bible-believing church which holds orthodox theology. Whether in the classroom, online, through student activities, or through the preparation of educational materials for Christian schools and homeschool families, applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, world-class education from a biblical worldview that prepares them for a lifetime of service for Jesus Christ.