Creative Video Producer

OVERVIEW

Better Together works to end the root causes of poverty, dependency, divorce and child abuse by leveraging the power of the local church to provide struggling families with supportive relationships and meaningful work. Once properly supported, families can achieve independence, stay together and thrive.

The ideal candidate should have experience as a video editor, camera operator, data manager and storyteller.. They should have demonstrated leadership, communication, creativity, and organization skills. He or she should be a self-starter who thrives when challenged and is comfortable working remotely and finding creative solutions with a deep knowledge of video production, editing, social media (specifically short form platforms including TikTok, Instagram Reels,YouTube Shorts), and the internet to collaborate on and create compelling videos for our growing Tiktok/Instagram Reels/YouTube Short presence.

This person will ensure the content produced is creatively on-brand, delivering on our measures of success, and within budget. He or she will be diplomatic, solutions-oriented, and professional in high-pressure situations – having a deep understanding of virality, the ability to craft compelling and engaging material across a range of subjects, and a passion for content creation and story-telling. This individual will be responsible for creatively telling a story through images and sound.

CULTURE AND FIT

The people who consistently succeed at Better Together are those whose actions and behavior reflect our five core values. If you adhere to these values and answer “yes” to each of these questions, you may be a fit.

1. Owners Mindset: You are invested in the outcomes of our mission.
   • Are you a self-starter who is able to take initiative in order to complete a task?
   • Do you often seek opportunities for professional growth?
2. Choosing Gratitude: There are many things in life that can make us upset. Every day we have a choice to either be negative or give thanks.
   • Do you often go out of your way to help others?
   • Have you written a thank-you card in the last 30 days?
   • Are you a positive person who is more focused on opportunities instead of obstacles?
3. Love Others: We aim to love others like Christ loves us. Our hope is that our lives would be filled and overflowing with love, so that we can make a difference in this world.
   • Do people often say you are a good listener?
   • Do you make decisions based on what’s best for others over yourself?
   • Do you often find yourself looking for ways to make others feel empowered, important and appreciated?
4. Partnership-Oriented: Internal and external relationships are not transactional. That starts with our team members and the perspective that we need the rest of the team to succeed in order to win personally.
   • Are you comfortable creating your own structure for work, such as setting work hours, your own priorities, and creating clarity and a work plan from a broad goal?
   • Do you tend to be the one who initiates conversations with colleagues, rather than waiting for them to come to you?
5. The Sky is the Limit: We have a big vision at Better Together. No one on our team is counting hours or widgets. We are here to get results, and sometimes that will require going the extra mile or doing a job that isn’t technically ours.
   • Do you often set yourself audacious goals?
   • Do you wholeheartedly agree with our principles, which include that people’s lives are made better through work and that we can and will end the foster care crisis?

The vast majority of those who don’t get hired (or don’t last) at Better Together lack a fit with these values. Be prepared to have very candid conversations about them in our interview process.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Creative Video Producer will have three primary roles, broken down into key responsibilities. They are:

Camera Operations, Lighting, & Editing

• Responsible for all lighting techniques, camera focal lengths, and video frame rates
• Organize, convert, sync, log, trim, assemble, and otherwise prep footage for editors.
• Prep existing cuts for review on site and in collaborative viewing tools
• Conform edits and break out plates for VFX, color, and audio departments.
• Graphic creation, captions, SFX
• Over-cut VFX, graded finals, and audio mixes to assure conformity with locked edits.
• Help maintain a shared media storage and asset management environment.
• Recognize, troubleshoot and solve technical problems independently.

Day to Day Creative Operations

• Serve as internal staff for Director of Photography/Videographer on an as-need basis to include, but not limited to interviews, b-roll of BT events etc.
• Collaborate with Better Together Creative team(s) to foster communication between departments

Interview Conducting

• Film interviews with volunteers, supporters and families for multiple uses.
• Develop interview questions prior to filming
• While filming, pose questions and follow-up questions to draw out the subject’s story.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in creating compelling content for social media, specifically short form/vertical content
• Technological requirements: Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc.), YouTube, WordPress and Basecamp
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in establishing strong creative & compelling narratives across multiple content buckets.
• Ability to travel on short notice.
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Match Better Together’s core values (described above)

TIMING, LOCATION AND COMPENSATION

Better Together seeks to fill this position as soon as possible. The organization’s headquarters are in Naples, Florida, but all the Better Together staff reside in Florida. Better Together has built a highly successful work culture over the past decade with systems and structures designed for clarity, flexibility, and great communication. Key elements of the environment include:

• Weekly production meetings with Producers, Tour Managers, AV Managers to ensure assignments are effectively communicated, project timelines are met.
• Quarterly in-person team meetings at which you’ll build deeper relationships, set clear goals aligned with the Better Together vision, and brainstorm how to seize new opportunities
• An orientation period to familiarize you with the Better Together team, our policies, and how we operate
• Home office setup, including equipment and communication tools you need to hit the ground running

Better Together offers a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a health benefit and generous paid leave plan. Please email a cover letter and resume to hiring@bettertogetherus.org. Please also include examples of your creative projects (links to Reel, Vimeo, Youtube, Instagram, etc.). This position is based in Florida, and candidates must reside in the state.