Summer Video & Photo Jobs

Our media department hires 40 seasonal videographer and photographer positions each summer. Summer media staff receive intensive training, supervision, hands-on experience, and an opportunity to build their portfolio. Media staff are paid a salary, and their lodging, food, and equipment are provided. Media staff work together in a centralized office allowing them to encourage, challenge and learn from each other and the full time staff. Our leadership and full time staff are passionate about training young college students and equiping them for a profession in media production.

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Videographers and Photographers help make Pine Cove programs even more fun as well as create keepsakes for campers to take home.
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Photographers

Camp photographers shoot thousands of photos of all the activities going on at camp as well as portraits of cabin groups and individuals. They sort, edit, and post these photos to our website as well as duplicate DVDs to send home with campers. Most of the photos that you see on this website were shot by a summer photographer. Expect to learn Photoshop, Aperture and DSLR cameras. This is a great entry-level photo position for both pre-professionals and hobbyists.

Our hope is that we capture memories of life change so that campers can go home and remember how Christ has changed them.

Visit our photo gallery to browse photos shot by summer staff photographers.

Highlight Videographers

Highlight Videographers produce a 12 to 15-minute highlight video of each week of camp. This video is shown at the end of the week and each camper leaves with a copy on DVD. Highlight videographers follow a production schedule, shoot footage, edit videos and duplicate DVDs. Expect to learn Final Cut Pro and some DVD Studio Pro. This is a great entry-level video position, however, applicants with some experience in video production are preferred.

Our hope is that we capture memories of life change so that campers can go home and remember how Christ has changed them.

If you would like us to send you a highlight video DVD, e-mail us at media@pinecove.com.

Program Videographers

Program Videographers produce videos that are shown at camp meals and meetings to enhance the program. Most of these videos are funny, but some are informative or spiritual in nature. These projects require more advanced skills, creative abilities and project management experience. Expect to learn Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Photoshop and AfterEffects. Program videographers also help with the production of highlight videos as needed.

Our hope is that our program videos will help create a fun and intentional environment for Christ to change lives at camp.

Visit our video section to watch program videos made by our summer videographers.

Equipment

Training

Summer media staff spend their first week at Pine Cove in a mini-film/photo school. We teach staff shooting techniques, train on specific software, and help develop a production schedule. During this week, they have ample opportunity to practice what they are learning, ask questions and receive constructive evaluation by leadership and their peers.

The rest of the summer, leadership and fulltime staff are always avaliable for advice, critique and specialty skills training. We also have weekly meetings where we review techniques and evaluate each other's work. Expect to learn a lot in a single summer with us. Many walk away having learned more practical and creative skills than they learned in their four years at college.

Academic Credit

Many students in related majors have received academic credit for their work. We are happy to work with the students and their professors to accommodate any internship requirements.

Full Time Staff

We are skilled at what we do and passionate about training and inspiring students to create media with excellence. Here is a list of the full time staff who are most involved in overseeing and training summer media staff.

Stephen Myers [Video and Photo Manager]
Stephen holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Mass Communication from Ouachita Baptist University and has seven years of professional experience in video production, photography and motion graphic design. Stephen produces videos for Pine Cove and oversees summer staff productions.

Kyle Daniel [Head Videographer]
Kyle holds a B.A. in Radio Television from Stephen F. Austin University and has four years of professional experience in video production. Kyle produces videos for Pine Cove and helps oversee program videographers in the summer.