Visual Storyteller

GO Project • Kansas City, MO

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The GO Project Visual Storyteller is a creative contributor who connects donors with the children, families, and local partners whose lives they are changing. Using video and photography, this role creates engaging experiences that encourage donors to become committed advocates and strengthen connections with existing advocates. The Visual Storyteller also develops and executes immersive storytelling strategies, such as VR/360 formats, to help audiences see the impact of local partners firsthand.

The position manages original story content from pre-production planning through shooting, editing, and delivery across multiple formats. It includes product and lifestyle photography for GOEX Apparel, collaboration with the marketing team on concepts and scripts, asset management, b-roll collection, and delivery of finished content for platforms including social media, web, email, and donor events. The role also works with field contractors and partners through remote meetings and periodic travel to build local media capability.

The Global Orphan Project works to break the orphan cycle by addressing relational and economic causes and strengthening families. Its community-based preventative platforms support families, churches, and communities with local interventions intended to prevent family breakdown.

Requirements

• Five or more years of strong video and photography production skills, including planning, shooting, and editing original content from concept through final delivery.
• Comfort working in the field, including travel to international or domestic partner locations and collaboration with local contractors.
• Proficiency in video editing with Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, or similar software.
• Proficiency in audio and narration editing with Audacity, Adobe Audition, or similar software.
• Proficiency in photo editing with Adobe Lightroom, Capture One Pro, or similar software.
• Ability to create motion graphics with Adobe After Effects or similar software.
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and deliver results proactively.
• Ability to keep footage, photos, and finished pieces organized and easy for the team to find and reuse.
• Versatility in adapting stories for social, web, email, and live-event formats.
• Storytelling judgment to identify and frame the emotional core of a moment while representing subjects with dignity and honesty.
• Ability to travel internationally for up to two weeks at a time, up to twice a year.
• Ability to lift video and camera equipment and travel with equipment when needed.
• Ability to work outdoors in warm or cold climates while filming and to overnight in third-world countries.
• Ability to hike to remote production locations while carrying camera or video equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with VR/360 video capture and post-production workflows, including 360 cameras, spatial audio, and headset delivery.
• Familiarity with emerging or immersive storytelling formats beyond traditional video and photography.
• Experience integrating AI-assisted tools, including voiceover tools, into a creative production workflow.

Responsibilities

• Plan, shoot, and edit original video and photography connecting donors to the children, families, and local partners GO Project serves.
• Manage the full production cycle, from pre-production planning through final delivery, across multiple content formats.
• Plan and execute product and lifestyle photography shoots for GOEX Apparel.
• Work with the marketing team on concept and script development.
• Lead ideation for creative elements in video and photo assets that emotionally connect with audiences.
• Travel periodically to field locations to capture content and build local media capability alongside in-country contractors and partners.
• Collect and organize b-roll and maintain an accessible, well-managed media asset library.
• Deliver finished pieces suited to their intended platforms, including social media, web, email, and donor events.
• Apply a mission-aligned storytelling voice consistent with GO Project’s brand and faith posture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed