Adventist Media Ministries

Position Description

Adventist Media Center – Faith For Today

Position Title: Editor   Program Productions

Job Classification: Regular Full Time - Non-Exempt

Accountable to: Manager

Position Summary:

Serves Faith For Today by editing programs for the Media Department and working alongside Faith For Today’s team to enable the ministry to carry out its mission of reaching a secular audience with the distinctive message of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Authority & Accountability:

Authority as delegated by the Manager and directly responsible to the Manager. 

Essential Position Functions:

• • Create and edit media and digital content for ministry needs.
  • Manage day-to-day activities of assigned video, audio, and digital programs, and developing content.
  • Creatively develop and edit content for websites, social media platforms, and YouTube.
  • Develop digital summaries and content for assigned programs.
  • Function as engineer and editor for assigned programs.
  • Play an integral role as part of Lifestyle Magazine production team.
  • Play a key role in helping FFT management team develop media strategies and execution plans.
  • Create strategies to improve the department's efficiency and effectiveness.
  Ongoing
  • Edit all FFT programs for broadcast quality.
  • Produce, shoot and edit video projects for short turnaround (3-4 week lead time).
  • Ability to run the camera for short content.
  • Work with and report to Speaker-Director as necessary to ensure all video work is compatible with FFT branding guidelines and strategies.
  • Fulfill other responsibilities and duties as assigned by the Speaker/Director and Manager.
  • Work with smartphone and Roku app vendors to update and maintain current and future media content across current and emerging platforms.
  • Work with FFT executive team to develop new and innovative programming that will appeal to broader audiences.
  • Maintain library of FFT Programs.
  • Maintain post-production process – transcriptions closed captioning, duplication, and distribution of shows.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis on digital, radio, and television production preferred.
• Experience: Preferred: Three to five years as a creative media professional either with an agency or organization.
  
• Competencies
  • Has a close relationship with Jesus Christ and sets a good example for others.
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Apple Keynote, and Microsoft Suite.
  • Knowledge and experience in both production and post-production work
  • Self-starter who can exercise direction and independent judgment, manage multiple projects, make decisions, assume responsibility and deliver on tight deadlines.
  • Good interpersonal communication skills.
  • Flexibility to adapt to urgent projects or unusual situations.
  • Ability to work independently and with minimal guidance.
  • Ability to gauge the feasibility of proposed projects within limits of given time and resources.
  • Superb time-management and multitasking skills.
  • A happy passion for using the latest and emerging technologies to better equip evangelism.
  • Solid finger on the pulse of technology and the tech industry, including a firm understanding of how current trends and emerging concepts might benefit FFT’s mission this year, next year, and 5-10 years from now.

• Must be a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church who believes in and supports its fundamental teachings.
  

Interpersonal Relationship

• Within Ministry:
  • Speaker/Director
  • Manager/Treasurer
  • Director of Station Relations
  • Director of Decvelopment
  • Office Staff
  • Ministry vendors and contractors

Working Conditions 

• General working conditions of an office
• Moderate to occasional high-stress levels due to deadlines and job load.
• Physical requirements: requires time at a computer or at a desk, with minimal standing, walking, reaching, climbing, and lifting (maximum of 50 lbs.)
• Statistics:
  • 38 regular hours per week
  • Will require some variable hours and weekend work
  • No special clothing or safety gear is required.