The Morning Star Foundation is seeking a Volunteer Video Producer to create promotional assets and document ongoing activities. The Volunteer Video Producer operates video cameras and related equipment in the production and editing of video advertisements, educational programs, or other video productions such as events or promotional video. The perfect candidate will have creative vision, can tell one story a hundred different ways, and make one-of-a-kind creations. Creativity and imagination are a must.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and develop multimedia (audio/video) content for customer stories, internal company announcement videos, external promotional social videos, product marketing videos, recruiting videos, corporate training and other enterprise-wide projects
• Script, storyboard, budget, allocate resources, set deadlines and select optimal forms of media for projects
• Work independently, as well as part of a team, to establish project deliverables
• Collaborate closely with internal clients and stakeholders to help facilitate the creation of multimedia content
• Plan video shoots; scout, select and reserve shoot locations
• Develop production schedules
• Select and hire additional crew and talent; direct and coach talent; make transportation arrangements for crew, talent and equipment; and ensure all location power needs are met
• Procure equipment, as needed
• Record and edit video and sound projects, including selecting program format for final output, capturing/importing media, organizing raw media, editing footage and sound files, creating and inserting static and motion graphics, titling, adding music/voice-over/sfx, media management and archiving project media
• Manage video library
• Evaluate analytics

Minimum Qualifications

• Video includes familiarity with professional cameras (Sony PMW-F3 or similar), prosumer camcorders (Sony NXCAM HXR‑NX3 or similar), various HD and SD formats, pre production/planning, studio and field production, lighting/grip, scriptwriting, storyboarding and photography.
• Audio includes small format mixers, compression, EQ, effects processors, audio recording techniques for studio and field, multi-track and waveform editing.
• Post-production entails digital video editing, still and motion graphics design, and video compression for multiple delivery platforms.

Skills

• Operating a digital video camera
• Proficient with using editing software such as Final Cut Pro X, Adobe After Effects, or Adobe Premiere
• Attention to detail

Requirements

• Possession of a valid Washington state driver license is a requirement for this volunteer opportunity.
• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.

Foundation Key Contact
Reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and works closely with fellow volunteers to complete assignments and exchange ideas.

How to Apply:
Please use the following link to apply: https://formstack.io/0F636

This role is purely voluntary, and this arrangement is not meant to be legally binding or an employment contract.

Out-of-pocket travel costs between home and volunteering places will be offered.