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Form of workCOORDINATOR, MEDIA PRODUCTION - LOS ANGELES, CA - FOR CHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND, A FAITH-BASED NON-PROFIT
JOIN THE TEAM - ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW:
At Children’s Hunger Fund, we are a team of like-minded individuals committed to delivering hope to suffering children, answering God’s call to serve Him together in this way—equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry. We invite you to explore whether there might be a place for you on our team. CHF was founded in 1991 by Dave and Lynn Phillips who decided to establish a ministry that worked to alleviate the physical and spiritual suffering of children as well as support and empower local churches to minister to the poor. CHF now serves in over 30 countries. Mercy Network church partners continue to expand their reach into new communities, and more families are hearing the hope of the gospel through gospel-centered, relational mercy ministry. CHF has office locations in Los Angeles, California, and Dallas & San Antonio, Texas.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Coordinator, Media Production for Children’s Hunger Fund develops and produces the full life cycle of photo/video-graphic content and will actively move tasks and projects through pre-production, production, and postproduction, including creative content for use across multiple platforms. The Coordinator assumes a key role in proactively helping develop and drive the vision for CHF’s media and ensure that all work is in alignment with CHF's brand, mission, distinctives, and values. The Coordinator will efficiently manage Media Production projects utilizing relevant technical skills, strong attention to detail, and collaborate effectively with internal and external teams and/or vendors and contractors. This position will travel domestically and/or internationally multiple times a year for events, projects, and short-term assignments and trips.
REPORTS TO: Director, Communications
RELATES CLOSELY WITH: Project Coordinator; Coordinator, Communications; Coordinator, Marketing; Ministry Development department
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive development and production of compelling, creative video and media content for proper use across multiple platforms and with different forms of communications.
- Perform video and Media Production, set-up, and tear-down while in collaboration with a team(s).
- Develop and produce creative content for social media.
- Video/Media Production:
- a. Shoot photos and videos as assigned, as needed.
- b. Organize photo and video files for long-term storage and quick recall.
- c. Review footage and accurately record times of interest.
- d. Edit assigned videos and/or photos.
- e. Transcribe or arrange for transcription of video and audio interviews.
- f. Ensure media equipment is accounted for, maintained, and stored in proper working order; report any issues in a timely manner.
- Ensure proper project planning and completion of project deadlines including any advance work required.
- Maintain a clean, well-equipped ‘studio space’ at CHF headquarters.
- Attend local events and home visits to capture media for CHF productions.
- Travel domestically and/or internationally to capture media for CHF productions, as needed or requested.
- Correctly identify information and tools needed for Media Production projects and tasks and work collaboratively with teams to plan for proper event or assignment coverage.
- Facilitate proper use of and relationships with Media Production-related contractors (ex., outsourced video capture, editors, media vendors, etc.)
- May supervise employees and/or volunteers or contractors as it relates to project requirements and/or work study student availability.
- Participate in CHF events as needed and/or assigned, including: Volunteer Workdays, other special events such as banquets, receptions, etc.
- Participate in (and contribute to) meetings as appropriate including weekly all-staff meetings and department meetings.
EQUIPMENT:
- Standard Office Equipment (telephone, computer workstation, printer, copier, scanner, calculator)
- Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. Mainly utilizing, but not limited to: Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop, Lightroom Classic.
- Various photo and video production equipment. Including, but not limited to: Canon DSLR and various lenses, GoPro, Apple products, camcorder, tripods, stabilizers, lights, microphones, and backdrops.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Primarily: office, churches, public venues, commercial establishments; Occasionally: warehouse
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Constantly think, reason, and exchange accurate information verbally and in writing.
- Occasionally, during a special event or international travel; constantly and alternately stand, walk, bend, stretch, lift, sit, for up to 17 hours a day.
- Frequently operate a personal computer for extended periods of time, taking periodic stretch breaks.
- Frequently move around inside the office and warehouse to set up productions, cover events, attend meetings, obtain supplies, and operate office equipment.
- Walk, bend, stand, stretch to take photo/videos from a variety of angles, whether indoors or outdoors.
- Occasionally lift and carry up to 25-50 lbs.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES):
- Confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; active member of a gospel-centered, Christian local church; demonstrates ongoing growth in Christian maturity.
- Associate degree or preferred Bachelor’s in a related field, and/or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Minimum 3 years working experience in Media Production (videography, photography, and pre/post-production process).
- Highly proficient in computer applications with the ability to quickly learn new software applications.
- Experience and proficiency in the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop, Lightroom, and other programs in the theses App suites is helpful.
- Experience utilizing social media platforms to create fresh and relevant content and posting in Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), and YouTube.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with people from a broad range of backgrounds.
- Highly motivated self-starter with project management experience related to the Media Production field.
- Ability to collaborate as a team member and provide project management as it relates to the Coordinator role.
- Strong attention to detail throughout the full life cycle of pre-production, production, and postproduction, including content creation and communications including social media posts.
- Ability to stay informed with current, relevant media trends and applies them to CHF’s media output.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally multiple times a year for short-term events, projects, and trips.
NOTE: The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job and are not intended to represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities, qualifications, work environment and/or physical demands. You will be required to perform other duties as assigned.
