St. Mary's Episcopal Church - Video/Media Specialist

Client: St. Mary's Episcopal Church

Location: Anchorage, AK

Contract: Part-time

Job Description

St. Mary's Episcopal Church seeks a video/media specialist who will enjoy working within our unique culture. There is NO requirement regarding religious affiliation. The successful applicant for this part-time position will work closely with a small tech team and will be supervised by one of our pastors. The primary job responsibility will be pre-, live-, and post-production of our Sunday morning worship service. Other events and/or special services may be assigned as appropriate/needed, subject to availability. Training is available.

Requirements

Skills + Qualifications

The primary task XXXX XXXX weekly video requires significant ongoing attention to detail, flexibility, and problem-solving. A fair degree of creativity and an eye for visual appeal is a bonus. A person who enjoys detailed work, tolerates changes well, and takes pleasure in creating visually and auditorily pleasing video will flourish in this job.

Working Hours + Benefits

• Approximately 7 -12 hours/week on site, typically Thursday mornings (9:00 -11:00) and Sundays (9:00a

• 1:30p)

• Some accommodation/variation may be made in these hours for a qualified candidate

Pay

• Pay: $17.00 - $22.00 per hour

Ability to Commute

• Anchorage, AK 99507 (Required)

Ability to Relocate

• Anchorage, AK 99507: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Job Responsibilities

Pre-production

• Thursday morning rehearsal
• Create lower thirds, PowerPoint slides, and other materials necessary for live-production
• Plan camera angles, switches, etc. for live-production
• Along with team, recognize potential problems and possibilities for quality improvement
• Participate in problem-solving and evaluating alternative technologies to achieve high quality product
• Periodically evaluate the product and the process
• Manage workflow to meet daily and weekly timelines, working ahead when possible
• Clearly communicate pertinent questions, difficulties, and needs

Live-production

• Establish and manage Zoom meeting and re-streaming links
• Operate/manage 7 installed cameras during the service
• Manage sanctuary screen and Zoom feed
• Communicate clearly with sound engineer, pastors, and other participants as needed
• Make note of pertinent questions, difficulties, and needs to be addressed at tech meeting

Post-production

• Prepare/edit service video
• Upload prepared video to Vimeo
• Podcast - Edit/prepare audio feed for podcast, upload to podcast.co
• Manage files as appropriate
• Clearly communicate pertinent questions, difficulties, and needs

Employer Responsibilities

• Provide a just, safe, and supportive work environment
• Provide necessary tools for successful completion of job responsibilities
• Clear communication of expectations
• Periodic evaluation of employee’s work, and of the working relationship

Additional Information

This is a part-time job, and the service takes place at 10 a.m. every Sunday. The church's commitment to social justice welcomes diversity in race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical and mental ability, national origin, and economic station, allowing full participation in the community’s life.