Job Description
Description POSITION SUMMARY
The Film Director at Cherry Hills Community Church exists to lead the creation of produced story-driven video content that supports weekend services, church-wide campaigns, and digital outreach. This role owns the end-to-end filmmaking and post-production pipeline, ensuring content is mission-aligned, professionally executed, and delivered through scalable systems. Success in this role elevates storytelling quality, increases production capacity, and builds a foundation for a growing video team that supports CHCC’s mission and vision.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities - Own all produced video content for CHCC, including testimonies, sermon bumpers, campaign videos, promos, recaps, welcome videos, and digital-first storytelling.
- Lead the full filmmaking lifecycle for produced content, including concept development, pre-production planning, shooting, editing, revisions, and final delivery.
- Direct and produce story-driven ministry videos that clearly communicate the gospel and CHCC’s vision across in-service playback and digital platforms.
- Establish and maintain professional post-production workflows aligned with industry standards for editing, review, approvals, and version control.
- Develop and manage motion graphics systems and templates using After Effects for produced content, ensuring efficiency, brand consistency, and reuse.
- Plan and lead video shoots for produced content, including lighting, audio capture, camera operation, and on-location direction.
- Serve as the primary owner of produced video asset management, including file naming conventions, folder structures, long-term storage, backups, and archival reuse.
- Ensure produced video deliverables meet professional specifications for resolution, color, audio levels, captions, and platform-specific formatting.
- Collaborate with the Communications Director on creative direction, messaging alignment, and production timelines for campaigns and storytelling initiatives.
- Partner with ministry leaders to translate ministry goals into clear creative briefs and executable production plans for produced content.
- Coordinate with the Live Video Director to deliver finished videos optimized for weekend playback, while not owning live broadcast execution or run-of-show decisions.
- Coordinate with marketing strategist to create weekly social media content.
- Train, equip, and mentor volunteers and interns in video editing, filmmaking fundamentals, and post-production workflows.
- Lead the development of the video production team by training, mentoring, and contributing to future staffing and role design.
- Contribute to the long-term development of the video ministry by helping define future staffing needs, roles, and scalable production systems.
Supervisory Responsibilities - May directly supervise video production staff as the team grows, including editors, producers, or other creative roles.
- Provides day-to-day leadership for direct reports and volunteers by setting clear expectations, providing coaching and feedback, and fostering a healthy, Christ-centered team culture.
- Participates in hiring processes for video staff and interns, including interviews, onboarding, and training, in partnership with the Communications Director and HR.
- Conducts performance check-ins and contributes to performance evaluations and development plans in partnership with leadership and HR.
- Supports scheduling and workload planning for the video team to ensure deadlines are met and ministry priorities are supported.
- Ensures team practices align with CHCC’s mission, values, policies, and applicable employment laws.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with CHCC’s values, policies, and applicable laws, including hiring support, training, performance development, and conflict resolution.
SPIRITUAL EXPECTATIONS
- Affirm and support CHCC’s Statement of Faith and mission.
- Pursue personal spiritual growth through regular time in Scripture, prayer, and engagement in the life of the church.
- Reflect the Fruit of the Spirit in character, conduct, and relationships.
- Love and serve others within the church and broader community with humility and care.
- Foster Christ-centered relationships with staff, volunteers, and congregants.
- Lead by example in prayer, mentorship, and servant-hearted leadership.
- Uphold a servant-leader mindset consistent with a Christ-honoring workplace culture.
- Live out CHCC’s six staff values—exalt, praise, unity, empathy, effort, and accountability—through a spirit of humility, a commitment to excellence, and a heart to serve both God and others.
Requirements EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Required - Demonstrated professional experience in video editing and filmmaking with ownership of projects from concept through delivery.
- Proven experience directing video shoots and managing lighting, audio, and camera systems for produced content.
- Ability to independently manage multiple projects with fixed deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred - Bachelor’s degree in film, media production, communications, or a related field.
- Experience producing content in a church, nonprofit, agency, or broadcast-adjacent environment.
- Experience training volunteers, interns, or junior creatives.
- Working knowledge of industry standards for color correction, audio mixing, captioning, and multi-platform delivery.
QUALIFICATIONS And COMPETENCIES - Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams); able to utilize standard tools for documentation, communication, and task coordination.
- Demonstrate proficiency with common office technologies, including email, printers/copiers, shared drives, and organizational software platforms; able to troubleshoot basic issues and learn new tools quickly.
- Capable of managing multiple tasks and working under pressure.
- Available for evenings, weekends, or holidays as required.
- Must be located in commutable distance to Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States
- Must pass a CHCC background check.
Job Tags
Live out, Work at office, Weekend work, Afternoon shift