Walking in Step with God Ministries is a dynamic faith-based non-profit organization dedicated to empowering individuals to deepen their faith through inspiring content and a supportive community. Learn more about us at https://walkinginstepwithgod.org/.
We are seeking a skilled and passionate individual to join our organization as a volunteer team-lead video editor. In this role, you will oversee the editing and enhancement of our video projects. Your expertise will play a vital role in ensuring the quality, consistency, and professionalism of our video productions. This is a remote volunteer position, and you will collaborate with our content creators and video editors to deliver engaging and visually appealing content.
Our ministry currently produces one video approximately 15–25 minutes in length bi-weekly, along with up to 20 60-second reel videos per week, supported by a five-person team. As production needs evolve, we aim to grow the team to an appropriate and sustainable size based on workload and project demands. Visit https://walkinginstepwithgod.org/messages/ and select any message, or visit https://www.youtube.com/@walkinginstepwithgod/featured to review examples of our video content.
Responsibilities:
1. Video Production Oversight:
- Direct the editing of raw video footage to ensure the team produces engaging and impactful content that aligns with the ministry’s vision.
- Oversee narrative flow, ensuring editors maintain a coherent storyline, clear message, and effective pacing across all video projects.
- Supervise the integration of video elements, including synchronized dialogue, music, titles, captions, graphics, transitions, and visual overlays.
- Maintain quality control for visual consistency, color correction, color grading, formatting, aspect ratios, and compression across various platforms.
- Ensure long-form and short-form videos are optimized for their intended platforms and audiences.
2. Strategic Workflow & File Management:
- Establish and enforce an efficient file structure for all video footage, project files, graphics, and related assets to ensure team-wide organization.
- Implement version control, file-naming, and labeling standards to streamline the collaborative video-editing process.
- Coordinate project timelines, ensuring the team meets bi-weekly production schedules and high-volume short-form video deadlines.
- Monitor team capacity and workflow bottlenecks, proactively communicating volunteer staffing requirements to leadership so participation levels remain aligned with production demands.
3. Leadership & Creative Collaboration:
- Act as the primary liaison between content creators, and the video-editing team to translate project requirements into finished videos.
- Coordinate virtual team meetings to discuss creative direction, technical requirements, production priorities, and project updates.
- Review and provide final approval on video content, incorporating stakeholder feedback and directing necessary revisions in a timely manner.
- Drive continuous improvement by recommending creative innovations and technical enhancements to the video-production workflow.
4. Team Leadership & Mentorship:
- Lead and manage a diverse video-editing team, ensuring cohesive and efficient workflows for both seasoned professionals and entry-level volunteers.
- Establish a clear organizational structure and workflow that allows less-experienced volunteers to learn, develop their skills, and contribute meaningfully.
- Assign video projects and editing tasks based on individual expertise while identifying opportunities for peer-to-peer training.
- Mentor team members by providing constructive feedback, technical guidance, and creative direction to foster their professional growth.
- Monitor project timelines and ensure high-quality video standards are maintained across all skill levels.
Qualifications:
- Team leadership experience is required for this role. We are seeking a leader with strong professional expertise in video editing and the ability to oversee a video-production team.
- Proficiency with professional-grade video-editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or similar tools.
- Knowledge of video-editing techniques, storytelling, pacing, color correction, graphics, captions, platform specifications, and export settings.
- Ability to manage workflows, establish expectations, and provide creative direction to team members with varying skill levels.
- A desire to build structures that help developing volunteers grow while effectively collaborating with seasoned professionals.
- Strong creative and visual storytelling skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple video projects, and meet production deadlines.
- A portfolio or samples of previous video-editing work are required to demonstrate technical and creative proficiency.
Benefits:
- The opportunity to contribute to meaningful, faith-based video content.
- Gain leadership and hands-on experience in video editing and production.
- Enhance your skills in visual storytelling, video design, and digital content production.
- Collaborate with a diverse and passionate team of content creators and video editors.
- Expand your professional network and make valuable connections.
- Receive a letter of recommendation or professional reference upon successful completion of the volunteer role.
Please note that this is a remote volunteer position, and no compensation will be provided. The expected time commitment is approximately 5–10 hours per week. We greatly value your contribution and commitment to our cause and will provide the support and guidance necessary throughout your volunteer experience.