Name, Age, and State: Daniel Burke, 54, South Carolina

Job-title: Video Director, Motion graphics

Web/blog site URL: http://exposureroom.com/members/DanielBurke

Give us your job description in 25 words or less. I prepare video segments for branding series at church. This includes shooting, editing, designing and creating video segments. Also direct live camera people and all elements in worship service.

Describe a typical workday. Breakdown weekly production elements, due dates and work with producer for direction. Research, create and sign off on finish work. Work on different pieces on rotation as week progresses, meeting deadlines as organized. Connecting and scheduling volunteers for future and current worship services. Train volunteers on high end video gear, not so much production software, hardware(cameras, computers, workflow). Average about 50+ hours, more on holidays.

What led you to realize that you wanted to do this type of work? Years ago went to Multimedia school for the express purpose of making media for the church and God. Back then it was on the edge and ahead of the curve. Took quite a few years and lots of volunteering to finally get the shot to work the creative side. Had an art degree from way back, but the technological needs are usually more important to churches first. Best to be able to handle technological issues and problems rather than just creative side, because you can dream the coolest thing, but if you can't pull it off technically why do it? Or it won't come off right. This takes a church invested in technology with the desire to utilize it and not just own it because it's cool.

Did you have any heroes or mentors in your industry that you admired? A secular director Hamish Hamilton for live production and a secular mograph guy Kyle Cooper & Prologue Studios for motion graphic work. Christian mograph guy, very good - Salomon, Lighthelm blog!

What type of education or training was required to land your job? Art degree to learn aesthetics of design and creativity, multimedia degree to switch tracks, lots of volunteering, always reading books on creativity and mograph, watching HD commercials, movies(DVD/BlueRay director's audio tracks, special features regularly) and experiment. Take your camera with you. Shoot video just for fun. Always be looking and observing...

What do you love most about your job? Being actively creative in video, sfx, mograph to add to worship and sometimes even as worship. Some of the stuff just comes from God > a real priviledge!

What one part of your job do you wish you could hire someone else to do? A really good volunteer promoter and people-person for the volunteers side. I love people but am more passionate about the art.

What advice would you give to teenagers wanting to get into your field of work? Find a mega-church to volunteer or your church as a place to start. Get a cheap video camcorder and have at it. Always be willing to learn. Put your spin on what you do but realize it often takes many years to get to a place when you will get a full shot and duh obviously God will lead you. Don't give up unless God leads you somewhere else. Plus it takes time, passion and commitment to excel. Don't waste too much time in video games.

How does your job allow you to use your God-given gifts? Of the 7 or 8 jobs I've had this one job gives me the most freedom to create and go for it creatively. Always volunteered and did it on the side, but had work on the tech side. But I'm a secondary tech guy not a primary, still a lot of creatives don't want to deal with tech side. Be flexible and curious and stay passionate!

Do you have any hobbies or off-hours pursuits that teenagers would find of interest? Mixed media collage, sports (basketball, swimming, volleyball), missions to France, Russia, VJ & live performance, creating shorts, filmmaking.