Live Video Director

POSITION SUMMARY

The Live Video Director at Cherry Hills Community serves as the primary owner of the broadcast and visual storytelling experience for weekend worship services, ensuring high-quality delivery in the Worship Center, online stream, and across campus venues. This role exists to shape and execute the creative and technical direction of the livestream and in-room screens, including camera direction, broadcast pacing, service visuals, and original video storytelling that supports weekend services and key church moments. Success in this role improves stream quality and reliability, strengthens volunteer readiness, and creates consistent, compelling visuals that help people engage with the message. This role will also help advance CHCC’s long-term video storytelling and filmmaking efforts by developing repeatable production processes and creating original content for key ministry moments.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead end-to-end weekend broadcast execution, ensuring consistent delivery in the room, online, and across campus venues; direct operations, provide hands-on support as needed, and monitor livestream health to resolve issues in real time. 
• Own the broadcast run of show and cueing, including camera direction, graphic timing, and coordination with Worship and Production during rehearsals and live services. 
• Develop and maintain broadcast and visuals standards, including templates, style guides, and quality benchmarks that define the broadcast look and feel, and lead continuous improvement of stream quality and consistency. 
• Lead the weekly creative planning workflow for service visuals and broadcast elements, partnering with Worship and Communications to align on narrative, timing, and brand. 
• Plan and produce original video storytelling content for services and key church-wide moments (testimonies, baptism stories, sermon bumpers, promos, recaps), and support select digital ministry content as priorities align with department goals and available timelines. 
• Build and maintain service visuals, including lyrics, message slides, and on-screen elements such as lower thirds, aligned with ministry direction and brand standards. 
• Own the creative direction and standards for service visuals (lyrics, slides, motion elements, lower thirds) and produce higher-level graphic elements as needed. 
• Establish livestream audio and A/V sync standards in collaboration with the audio team, ensuring clear speech, consistent mix, and reliable alignment for online viewers. 
• Recruit, train, schedule, and shepherd a volunteer video and visuals team to cover critical weekend positions with excellence. 
• Develop and maintain volunteer role training pathways, including competency checklists and readiness standards for cameras, graphics, switching, and stream monitoring. 
• Coordinate rehearsals and tech run-throughs for video and visuals, ensuring teams are prepared, cues are clear, and execution is consistent. 
• Use data and feedback to improve quality, including livestream analytics, viewer experience reviews, and post-service debriefs; translate learnings into process and training improvements. 
• Lead post-service reviews and creative debriefs, documenting wins, issues, and action items, then driving follow-through with volunteers and staff. 
• Own the broadcast systems roadmap, recommending upgrades, replacement cycles, and workflow changes; coordinate vendors and implementations through the Production Director. 
• Provide escalation-level troubleshooting and preventive maintenance for visual systems; coordinate repairs and ensure computers, displays, routing, and production software remain service-ready. 
• Manage the weekly service content workflow from sermon content intake to Thursday and Sunday execution, including late-week updates when needed. 
• Establish and oversee video asset management, including file standards, storage, backups, delivery, and post-service sharing workflows. 
• Ensure broadcast content compliance for online distribution (music licensing considerations, release practices when needed, and approved use of videos/graphics) in partnership with Communications. 
• Collaborate with Worship, Communications, and Facilities to align visuals, timelines, and room readiness for services and events. 
• Provide cross-trained production leadership coverage for key events, coaching teams and providing hands-on support as needed in coordination with the Assistant Production Director and key stakeholders. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads and coordinates a team of volunteers supporting broadcast video and weekend visuals (e.g., camera operators, graphics/lyrics, playback/broadcast support). No direct staff reports.

SPIRITUAL EXPECTATIONS

• Provide relational leadership and pastoral care to volunteers through prayer, encouragement, healthy communication, and a culture of growth and accountability.
• Model servant leadership by creating a spiritually healthy, people-first volunteer environment where excellence and discipleship can coexist.
• 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.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of live and/or broadcast video experience in a church or comparable live production environment.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting, training, scheduling, and leading volunteer teams.
• Proven ability to execute under live-service pressure while maintaining composure, clarity, and teamwork.
• Experience with Ross Video live production systems, Resi Media streaming workflows, Sony camera systems, Adobe Suite (After effects, Premiere) and ProPresenter is a plus.

QUALIFICATIONS and COMPETENCIES

• Proficiency in live video production workflows (camera operation/shading concepts, switching/directing, routing/signal flow, and stream monitoring/QC).
• Ability to create and deploy service visuals (lyrics, message slides, lower thirds) with strong attention to timing, readability, and brand alignment.
• Working knowledge of video transport and infrastructure (e.g., SDI/HDMI, basic networking concepts as they relate to production systems) and the ability to isolate faults quickly.
• Strong ownership mindset: independently drives weekly execution, identifies gaps, and improves systems without waiting for escalation.
• Demonstrated ability to train volunteers into competency, document repeatable processes, and build reliable weekend coverage.
• Strong collaboration skills across Production, Worship, Communications, and Facilities; able to navigate overlapping responsibilities with clarity and unity.
• Capable of supporting occasional Saturday needs due to late content updates and special service requirements.
• 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.