Saddleback is looking for young people who want to refine their skills in their chosen field and contribute to the work of the church. The Saddleback staff has a team of highly experienced, highly talented staff who desire to take skilled students and challenge them to become the best in their field.
Whether you design a logo for a website, edit a video to be played during a weekend service, or write a press release, you will gain meaningful experience in both your specialty and ministry that will aid you wherever you choose to go next.
Here are your options as a Specialty Intern:
- Video and Film Editing
- Shoot video using various HD/SD formats
- Assist with studio and location lighting
- Capture interviews for news stories and sermon support
- Help maintain and catalog footage for video library
- Edit using FCP; convert and compress footage for use on web
- Act as a liaison between video volunteer ministry
- Some travel to filming locations may be required
- Graphic/Print Design
- Design everything from T-shirts, brochures, banners, to stage graphics
- Train ministry leaders to use graphics in their communication pieces
- Establish branding strategies and keep our ministry brand assets up-to-date and available
- Web Design
- Train staff and volunteers to manage their website content
- Bulk email design and production
- General graphic and textual site updates
- Site template design; HTML, CSS and JavaScript development
- Facebook page design and social media integration
- Logo design and branding
- Tool development, including blogs and media center creation
- Social Media
- Help execute Saddleback Church’s Social Media Ministry vision
- Moderate Saddleback fan pages
- Recruit volunteers for Internet Campus and Social Media
- Train/equip volunteers for their service in the respective ministries
- Communicate with volunteers of Internet Campus and Social Media ministries
- Make videos for Facebook page to promote special events
- Create content for live updates for Saddleback conferences on campus
- Marketing
- Participate in Saddleback's marketing strategy
- Aid in marketing for weekend messages, message series, special events, and campaigns
- Communications Ministry support
- Editorial/Writing
- Proof/fact-check Slice online newsletter
- Edit brochure content and proof content
- Conduct interviews and writing spotlights on Saddleback volunteers
- Travel to Saddleback events, taking notes, conducting interviews, and putting together short, concise write-ups
- Journalism/Public Relations
- Write and publish stories on Saddleback events and newsworthy happenings
- Interact with various media sources to communicate Saddleback’s message
- Engage with the Saddleback public relations team
- Radio
- Create station ID’s, commercials, sweepers, and PSA’s
- Select and categorize station's music
- Track and manage all programming content submissions, including programming management
- Promote and create buzz about station
- Community Projects
- Assess community needs
- Build strategic partnerships
- Cultivate community projects
- Mobilize/mentor volunteers
- Multiply leaders
- Measure effectiveness
- Accounting
- Conduct specific financial projects
- Project church-wide and specific budgets
- Present and explain financial statements
- I.T.
- PC and Mac support
- Utilize HTML and CSS
- iPhone/Android development
- Operations
- Missions
- Manage multiple weekly projects and special events
- Support the development of weekly worship services and other designated events
- Provide care and support to various volunteer ministries For those interested in worship leading
- Develop and enhance leading skills and learn how to develop volunteer teams
- Orphan Care
- Mobilize, recruit, and train volunteers in orphan care
- Develop tools for other churches in orphan care
- Care for families considering adoption
- Help in orphan sponsorship and other cross-cultural activities
- HIV/AIDS Initiative
- Support and facilitate achievement of the End State Goals
- Assist in creating scalable, reproducible models with the HIV/AIDS Initiative
- Help align partners' vision for implementing HIV/AIDS Initiative
- Provide support to the Global Pastor
- Worship Arts
- Spiritual Growth