Purpose of the Job:
The Video Director leads the strategy, storytelling, production, and execution of video content across Victory Church. This role is responsible for creating compelling, high-quality content that supports the vision of the church, engages people emotionally, and drives ministry impact across all campuses and digital platforms. This is not an editing-only role. This role owns creative outcomes.
Experience and Knowledge Required:
- 5+ years of experience in video production, filmmaking, content creation, or related field
- Strong portfolio demonstrating storytelling, editing, and cinematography ability
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro
- Experience with After Effects, motion graphics, color grading, and audio mixing preferred
- Strong understanding of camera systems, lighting, audio, and production workflows
- Experience managing projects from concept through final delivery
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Experience leading teams, volunteers, or freelance creatives preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in film, media production, communications, or related field (preferred, not required)
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Video Strategy & Creative Direction
- Lead the vision and direction for all video content across Victory Church
- Develop cinematic, emotionally engaging, and culturally relevant storytelling
- Collaborate with pastors, communicators, and ministry leaders to bring vision to life
- Help shape the overall visual and storytelling language of Victory Church
- Drive a high standard of quality, creativity, pacing, and execution
Storytelling & Content Creation
- Produce testimonies, vision films, documentaries, interviews, promos, and social-first content
- Create video content that communicates life change and ministry impact
- Lead concept development, scripting support, shooting, editing, sound design, and final delivery
- Capture meaningful stories and moments across all campuses
- Ensure content is optimized for multiple platforms and formats
Weekend & Ministry Content
- Oversee production of sermon bumpers, Video Announcements, Announcement Loop content, event promos, and ministry-specific videos
- Support major church initiatives including Easter, Christmas, conferences, baptisms, students, kids, and vision campaigns
- Ensure weekend video content supports the overall worship and communication experience
Systems & Workflow
- Build and maintain scalable systems for video production and asset organization
- Manage project timelines, approvals, and communication workflows
- Utilize tools such as Asana and Frame.io to maintain efficient collaboration and delivery
- Ensure projects are organized, communicated clearly, and completed on time
- Help eliminate reactive and last-minute production workflows
Team & Volunteer Development
- Recruit, train, and lead volunteer video teams across campuses
- Help build systems for ongoing content capture through volunteers and freelancers
- Provide creative feedback and coaching to improve quality and consistency
- Collaborate closely with photography, communications, and creative teams
Multi-Campus Support
- Ensure video content is effective, scalable, and aligned across all locations
- Support campuses with storytelling resources, capture systems, and communication tools
- Help maintain consistency in quality, tone, and execution church-wide
Key Outcomes (What Success Looks Like)
- High-quality video content that elevates the overall communication and worship experience
- Stories and campaigns that emotionally engage people and inspire action
- Consistent, scalable video systems across all campuses
- Strong social and digital content that increases engagement and reach
- Efficient workflows that improve speed, organization, and execution
- A growing culture of storytelling and content capture throughout the church
Schedule & Event Expectations
- This role is ministry-facing and event-driven in nature. Sundays are considered a regular workday and are a core part of this position’s responsibilities.
- The Video Director is expected to actively capture content during weekend services and church gatherings across campuses as needed. This includes filming worship, teaching moments, testimonies, baptisms, lobby environments, events, and other ministry moments that support storytelling and communication efforts.
- In addition to Sundays, this role is expected to participate in and support major church events throughout the year, which may include conferences, seasonal services, student events, worship nights, leadership gatherings, vision nights, and other special initiatives outside normal weekday office hours.
- Flexibility in schedule is required to effectively support the ministry and communication needs of Victory Church.
Attributes:
- Strong ownership mindset—takes responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks
- High standard of excellence and attention to detail
- Creative thinker with strong storytelling instincts
- Able to move quickly without sacrificing quality
- Self-starter who does not require constant direction
- Collaborative, humble, and coachable
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-expectation ministry environment
- Aligned with Victory Church’s mission, values, and culture
Physical Demands:
- Sitting, standing, walking
- Lifting and transporting production equipment
- Driving between campuses
- Computer-based work
- Working weekends, evenings, and church events as needed
Supervisory Responsibilities (if applicable):
- May oversee volunteers, contractors, freelancers, or production team members as needed
