Head of Video Production & Visual Storytelling

Crossroads Church (Cincinnati, OH); Oakley (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossroads Church is seeking a Head of Video to oversee all live video production, camera direction, and video presentation across its campuses and events. You will set the creative vision, technical standards, and long-term strategy for video across every Crossroads site and future initiatives.

You will lead and mentor video staff and volunteers, build scalable workflows, and collaborate with campus leaders to ensure exceptional visuals and consistent quality, while balancing budgets and growth.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in live video or large-scale production environments.
• Experience leading Video Directors, camera operators, shaders, playback personnel, and volunteer teams.
• Extensive expertise in multi-camera live production, live directing, visual storytelling, shot composition, camera movement, pacing, and audience engagement.
• Demonstrated success creating organizational standards, workflows, documentation, and operational best practices.

Responsibilities

• Establish Crossroads video philosophy, visual storytelling standards, and creative direction across all campuses.
• Lead development, coaching, performance management, and succession planning of video staff and volunteers.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop future video leaders through structured leadership and advancement pathways.
• Define standards for directing, camera operation, shot composition, camera movement, framing, image quality, and visual storytelling.
• Create scalable video resources, shot libraries, workflows, training programs, certifications, and operational documentation.
• Partner with Site Experience Producers to strengthen campus leadership, volunteer development, and weekend readiness.
• Establish and maintain video execution, production quality, and operational standards across all campuses.
• Collaborate with Technical leadership to ensure video systems, infrastructure, upgrades, and workflows support creative and operational goals.
• Lead the evaluation and adoption of emerging video technologies, production methods, and creative workflows.
• Conduct site assessments, service reviews, and performance evaluations to improve consistency, efficiency, and storytelling excellence.
• Build industry relationships, talent pipelines, continuing education opportunities, and networks of freelance video professionals.
• Manage video budgets, technology investments, and equipment lifecycle planning while balancing innovation with responsible stewardship of organizational resources.

Skills

Live video leadership

Multi-camera production

Visual storytelling

Team mentoring

Budgeting & planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Education

High School Diploma

College degree preferred

Tools

Broadcast switchers

Camera systems

PTZ/robotic cameras

IP video

Color management

Playback systems

Job description

Crossroads Church is seeking a Head of Video to oversee all live video production, camera direction, and video presentation across its campuses and events. You will set the creative vision, technical standards, and long-term strategy for video across every Crossroads site and future initiatives.

You will lead and mentor video staff and volunteers, build scalable workflows, and collaborate with campus leaders to ensure exceptional visuals and consistent quality, while balancing budgets and growth.