Head of Video

Crossroads Church (Cincinnati, OH) • Cincinnati, OH

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About The Position

The Head of Video is the department leader responsible for live video production, camera direction and operation, image acquisition, video presentation, departmental personnel, and video standards across Crossroads Church. The role establishes the creative vision, technical standards, operational systems, development pathways, and long-term strategy for video across campuses, ministries, broadcasts, special events, and future production initiatives.

As the creative leader and subject matter expert for the video discipline, the Head of Video ensures that camera direction, composition, movement, image quality, and visual storytelling enhance worship, teaching, broadcasts, and engagement. The role develops people, establishes standards, evaluates competency, and drives innovation, while ensuring consistent video leadership and a unified visual experience across all Crossroads locations, including future campuses.

Requirements

• High school diploma and equivalent work experience.
• At least 7 years of progressive experience in live video, broadcast, worship, touring, theatrical, concert, or large-scale production environments.
• Proven 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.
• Strong ability to recruit, mentor, coach, and develop technical and creative talent.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple productions in fast-paced environments.
• Strong organizational, communication, and decision-making skills, and servant leadership skills with a commitment to excellence and innovation.
• Working knowledge of professional video production systems, including broadcast switchers, camera systems, PTZ/robotic cameras, shading, routing, signal flow, IP video, color management, playback, and communications systems.
• Experience in large-scale production environments such as multi-site organizations, worship production, broadcast television, live events, touring, streaming, remote production, or corporate events.
• Demonstrated experience with budgeting, capital planning, vendor management, equipment lifecycle management, and financial stewardship.
• Exceptional creative judgment, visual storytelling ability, technical curiosity, and a passion for continual learning and innovation.
• Collaborative leadership that builds healthy teams, develops organizational culture, maintains industry relationships, and stays current on emerging technologies and best practices.
• Reliable personal transportation and ability to travel up to 100 miles to Crossroads locations, potentially between multiple locations in one day.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekdays, weekends, and high-impact events.
• Commitment to Crossroads' mission and staff expectations, including using the Bible as the ultimate standard of truth, practicing spiritual disciplines, tithing, and pursuing personal purity.

Nice To Haves

• College degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and champion Crossroads’ video philosophy, visual storytelling standards, and creative direction across all campuses.
• Lead the 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 and best practices 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.
• Support video leadership and the video discipline at all Crossroads campuses and future locations.
• Work occasional weekends and high-impact events, including designated All Hands on Deck events, and travel between Crossroads locations as needed.
• Model the staff qualities described by Crossroads, including mission orientation, availability, authenticity, personal leadership, collaboration, proactive problem solving, humility, learning, and flexibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED