AFC Opportunities

Start/End Date: As soon as possible

Hours per week: Term: 37.5 hours/week (full-time)

Deadline to Apply: Accepting Applications

Job Summary:

In alignment with our Mission Statement, AFC Communications staff play an integral role in bringing what God is doing to life via digital arts. The AFC Communications staff cultivate fresh, meaningful, and artistically inspired pathways of connection where students can encounter Jesus via the digital arts.

Tasks & Responsibilities

In collaboration with respective teams (highschool, post-secondary, and communication teams), AFC Communications staff will seek to:

• Communicate inspiring and compelling stories (fiction or non-fiction) to help audiences move toward Jesus

• Produce content from concept-development to completion, utilizing best practices in areas such as storyboarding, cinematography, audio recording, and lighting

• Develop engaging, thought-provoking, and creative video content for use on various platforms

• Capture visually captivating content that will increase engagement on various platforms

• Develop a strategic direction for how to leverage digital arts to help students encounter Jesus

• Create engaging videos for internal (ex: training) and external (ex: recruitment) use

• Be aware of student trends and preferences, so as to contextualize our content and strategic direction

Qualifications and Experience

• Personal Development

  • A follower of Jesus on a trajectory of growth

  • A self-starter who takes initiative and is able to work independently

  • A team player able to work in collaboration

  • A teachable attitude, willing to learn

  • Adaptable and open to change

  • Responsible and follows through on commitments

• Education/Experience

  • Graduation from a post-secondary institution

  • Experience/exposure to AFC ministries an asset

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Growing social maturity (accurate self-perception, able to initiate and cultivate relationships)

  • Growing emotional maturity (self-regulates, appropriately transparent)

  • Lighting and Sound design an asset

  • Use of various technical skills and software to complete production

  • Possess strong writing and verbal communication skills

  • Able to work in a team environment with stakeholders from a wide variety of ministry divisions, including corporate communications, and our various student ministry teams

• Communication

  • Cantonese and/or Mandarin is an asset (or may be required for certain language-specific ministries)

Ministry Partner Development (MPD)

This role requires the successful applicant to participate in Ministry Partnership Development. Ministry Partnership Development (MPD) is the faithful act of inviting fellow believers to partner with you in ministry through ongoing financial and prayer support. The financial support will be directed to an individual staff account designated to you, and will cover the costs of the candidate’s salary and ministry expenses. AFC in Canada operates in the context of community, and we believe that it is an honour and privilege to invite the body of believers into God’s mission of renewal amongst students.

Interested individual should email a covering letter and resume to info@afccanada.org

Ambassadors For Christ (AFC) In Canada is seeking nominations for two board member positions on our Board of Directors. Ambassadors For Christ (AFC) In Canada is on a mission, working alongside local churches, to reach students, primarily of Chinese ethnicity, with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are looking for Directors knowledgeable about young adult ministry, immigrant church & community outreach, and enthusiastic about our mission, events, and strategic plan. ​ If you are passionate about assisting the organization with its growth and its ability to navigate through the challenges facing missions organizations today, willing to donate your time and energy, and have any or all of the below skills to lend, please send a resume and covering letter to nomination.committee@afccanada.org. ​ We will commence interviews in the following weeks; however, we will continue accepting applications until the position is filled. Please indicate in your cover letter how you learned of this opportunity, and how you might contribute to the organization’s continued success. ​ We are looking for individuals with some of the following skills:

• Pastoral

• Administration

• Fund Development

• Media / Communications

• IT Infrastructure

• Education

​ For more details on the application, see our package here. For any inquiries, please email nomination.committee@afccanada.org