Visual Storyteller
About The Position
The Visual Storyteller is a creative contributor responsible for connecting donors with the children, families, and local partners served by The Global Orphan Project. Through video and photography, the role creates stories that engage donors and nurture relationships with existing advocates. The position also develops and executes immersive storytelling approaches, such as VR/360 formats, to bring audiences closer to the impact of local partners. The role manages the production process from pre-production planning through shooting, editing, and final delivery. Work includes producing original video and photography, planning product and lifestyle shoots for GOEX Apparel, developing concepts and scripts with the marketing team, managing media assets, and delivering content for channels such as social media, websites, email, and donor events. The Visual Storyteller periodically travels to partner locations to capture content and build local media capability alongside contractors and partners. The position is based in Kansas City, Missouri, is full-time, and is a day-shift role with travel of up to 25%.
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 software such as Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, or similar.
- Proficiency in audio and narration editing software such as Audacity, Adobe Audition, or similar.
- Proficiency in photo editing software such as Adobe Lightroom, Capture One Pro, or similar.
- Ability to create motion graphics with Adobe After Effects or similar.
- Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and deliver results proactively.
- Strong asset-management discipline, keeping footage, photos, and finished pieces organized and easy for the team to find and reuse.
- Versatility across formats, with the ability to adapt a story for social media, web, email, or live events.
- 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 as 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 into a creative production workflow, including voiceover tools.
Responsibilities
- Plan, shoot, and edit original video and photography that connect donors to the children, families, and local partners served by GO Project.
- 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 that emotionally connect audiences through video and photo assets.
- 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.
- Ensure each piece reflects GO Project’s mission, brand, and faith posture.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
