Video/Media Coordinator

The Media Arts Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the media arts and video creation needs of Faith Lutheran Church. This will include all creative needs for audio, video and lighting capabilities for use within Faith for its worship, programs and events.

Essential Functions

• Worship and Event Support

Coordinate planning for livestreaming and video recording needs for upcoming worship and events, working closely with WMA Director and pastoral staff.

Provide technical and planning support for weekly events like worship, confirmation, rehearsals, etc.

Provide technical and planning support for special events, conferences, funerals, retreats, etc. and asses their technical needs.

Collaborate with the Worship Arts team to plan worship services.

• Video Creation

Coordinate with core ministry areas to plan for video creation to highlight ministries. Manage process to shoot, edit and produce all video needs for the congregation. Coordinate with pastoral staff to provide video and other essential needs for e-learning courses and other highlighted ministry needs.

• Equipment Management and space management for media products

Provide technology maintenance to all our worship and learning spaces, working closely with current computer/technology committee.

Organize, inventory, clean, and repair technology equipment.

• Media Team Leadership

Coordinate and create monthly schedule of volunteers to help run media, sound and lights.

Develop new volunteers and provide ongoing guidance for volunteers

Collaborate with WMA Director and pastoral staff to provide training, team building, and spiritual guidance for volunteers.

• Technology Support

Help with installation of new technology equipment and maintenance projects.

Help with the creation and installation of special projects and props.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Creative skills to develop compelling video content. Especially to interview subjects on camera with thoughtful questions in addition to possessing script-writing skills
• Experience with Adobe Premiere
• Experience with After Effects/Illustrator/Audition/Photoshop/Lightroom is a plus
• Solid understanding of file structure, archiving, and project workflows
• Live Streaming/video broadcasting is preferred
• Graphic design experience is a plus
• Experience in sound design and mixing is a plus
• Comfortable using YouTube/YouTube Studio and managing a channel
• Expertise in Video
• Understanding of all common video formats.
• Live switching, scaling, and streaming
• Basic camera operation
• Experience operating DSLR or Mirrorless Camera systems and cinematography methods
• Exhibits a mechanical aptitude and displays knowledge and experience in sound, lighting and other audio-visual equipment. Ability to troubleshoot equipment and cabling when issues arise.
• DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) and Bitfocus Companion and StreamDeck experience for live streaming is a plus.
• General expert in PowerPoint software and other video editing software. PowerPoint creation of slides for worship and ability to create motion graphics for live streaming.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Cool in high-pressure situations
• Ability to supervise, mentor and train volunteers and staff in AV needs
• Ability to move quickly between multiple projects while continually raising the bar on creative assignments.
• Acceptable background checks as determined by Faith Lutheran Church

Physical Requirements

• Able to move about freely in a single-level facility
• Able to lift at least 50 pounds

Core Competencies

Committed to the mission and core values of Faith Lutheran Church.

Developing Volunteers - Identifies and recruits talented and capable people and places them in roles appropriate to their gifts and abilities; delegates to volunteers appropriately, offering training that supports their work and clearly communicating expectations; maintains open and productive dialogue with volunteers and helpfully assesses their efforts.

Creativity - Demonstrate high degree of creativeness that is applied to the development and maintenance of all media arts products that represent Faith Lutheran Church.

Attention to Detail - Clearly and comfortably is able to accomplish tasks with a high degree of detail, asking the appropriate questions of those for whom the work will be performed to ensure that an accurate, prompt outcome is achieved.

Organizing - Is timely and organized in the gathering and use of resources (people, materials, etc.); can keep track of multiple requests, events and activities so that all happen effectively; is efficient in the use of time and resources.

Positive Presence - Exhibits enthusiasm when working with others and when interacting with visitors and staff in the office setting; is supportive and affirming when interacting with volunteers serving in administrative support roles.

Delegating - Entrusts and delegates tasks and responsibilities to others, with proper and sufficient instruction, and debriefs following events so that quality and improvement continue.

Planning - Understands the time and resource requirements to accomplish tasks, setting appropriate objectives and goals in collaboration with other staff; develops schedules and assignments; adjusts timetables and resourcing as challenges and problems emerge, addressing them directly; assesses results regularly.

Interpersonal Relationships - Relates well to a wide variety of people; establishes appropriate rapport; builds effective and constructive relationships; is tactful and thoughtful in interactions and communication with others; collaborates well with others.

Confidentiality and Integrity - Is widely trusted; seen as direct and truthful; keeps confidences, admits mistakes; adheres to an appropriate set of core Christian values during good times and bad; acts in line with those values.