Work with Savannah Custom Weddings & Elopements! We Have FIVE New Positions!

Hey y’all-

We’re hiring for FIVE independent contract positions at Savannah Custom Weddings & Elopements for Fall 2021 and 2022.

We are grateful that we have a need to add to our team, especially in these times. We’d like to keep delivering our elopement and wedding services to all the people who want to work with us and meet some new awesome co-workers at the same time.

Here are our five positions. Maybe one is perfect for you!

A new Wedding Officiant to join our amazing work family
A new Elopement Photographer who can work in Savannah and has the ability to cover short elopements on Hilton Head Island
A Social Media Assistant/Content Creator for September and October 2021
An Onsite Wedding Assistant for our Intimate Destination Wedding Package
A virtual Zoom Event Host

All of the positions have the following minimum qualifications.

Highly organized with excellent communication skills
Experience with using mobile applications for work
Experience in customer service
Experience working with difficult people and unique situations
Owns a computer with access to high speed internet and a dedicated place to conduct work
Reliable transportation to events

We also have these preferred qualifications.

Experience with self-employment or working for a small business
Familiarity with Savannah geography and tourism

Finally, all applicants must believe in and share our company values.

We believe that modern marriage ceremonies, in both language and action, are the perfect way for couples to express their unique commitment to each other.
ALL love is beautiful and there is no wrong way to be married.
We fiercely defend the right of same-sex couples to marry in our state and country.
Every wedding celebration, whether small and intimate, or grand and bold, deserves the same level of attention and love from their vendors.
We provide solutions to every client’s question and focus on successful outcomes, positivity, organization, and responsiveness in our work. We never say “I don’t know.” We say “We’ll find out.”
We value the expertise of our internal partners and team members, and work with people who share our values in both thought and practice.
We take great pride in showcasing diverse forms of love and championing the beauty of elopements and intimate weddings to audiences across the globe.

Before applying, please spend some time on our website researching our brand and team, too!

Please note that all new team members must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and must present their vaccination documentation before their first event.

Wedding Officiant

We are sad to see our beloved Dhylles move to Houston even though we are excited for her and her family! Her replacement will have big shoes to fill, but we are excited to welcome a new person to our group of awesome professionals.

Dhylles Victoria, Partner Officiant

Our wedding officiants perform ceremonies all over Savannah as well as coastal Georgia and South Carolina and we receive requests for weddings 7 days a week. As a team, we marry between 350-450 couples a year. Our officiants perform, on average, 5-10 ceremonies a month depending on their schedule and goals.

Responsibilities:

Officiate pre-written wedding ceremonies as assigned
Provide high level of customer service to all clients with enthusiasm
Keep information about weddings and clients confidential
Dress appropriately for the occasion (generally cocktail or formal business wear for women, suit for men)
Be prompt for all events and arrive before the scheduled time

Qualifications:

Significant experience with public speaking or performing
Experience as an independent contractor who organizes his or her own work and has been responsible to customers
Comfort with performing ceremonies that are both non-denominational and non-religious
Available at least half of the weekends in 2022

Compensation:

$100 per wedding ceremony performed, with additional fees for travel and rehearsals. Payment is made bi-monthly via Zelle.

Application Instructions:

If interested, please send a resume and an email where you tell us why you want the position and why you’d be great at it to hello at savannahcustomweddings dot com. We will hold Zoom interviews with our preferred candidates. Finalists will be asked to perform a mock wedding ceremony in Forsyth Park.

Elopement Photographer

Many wedding photographers seek out full day events… but that is only because they have not experienced the beauty of elopements! Elopements are a great way to make an income while introducing a lot of flexibility to one’s personal life. Also, our company does all the marketing and pre-event customer service for our elopement packages, meaning our photographers just need to show up, shoot, and deliver a gallery. It makes it a plum job.

We have been trying to move into the Hilton Head and Beaufort County market for a while to offer our signature 30 minute and one hour packages. A photographer that lives within 20-30 minutes of the beaches and popular elopement spots in Beaufort would be ideal. You would be covered by our business license(s). We also have extra work in Savannah available, too. We are interested in people who can cover either locations or both.

Responsibilities:

Provide wedding photography for assigned clients for the amount of time purchased (30 minutes, one hour, or two hours).
Provide an online gallery of photos that are edited (proper white balance, toning, exposure, chosen black and whites, contrast, and straightening) directly to the client within two weeks of the wedding date
Answer customer service questions from clients after the gallery is received.
Provide high level of customer service to all clients with enthusiasm
Keep information about weddings and clients confidential
Dress appropriately for the occasion
Be prompt for all events and arrive before the scheduled time
Attend client meetings and trainings if needed

Qualifications:

Significant experience as in independent wedding photographer or second shooter
Experience as an independent contractor who organizes his or her own work and has been responsible to customers
Comfort with couples of all different types of cultural backgrounds and love stories
Available at least 25% of the weekends in 2022

While not disqualifying, we prefer photographers who use Pixieset to host their client galleries.

Compensation:

Compensation depends on the amount of service provided to the client and day of the week, but starts at $260 for a 30 minute session and $800 for two hours. Please remember that we handle the marketing and customer service up until the event. Payment is made weekly on Wednesdays via Zelle.

Application Instructions:

If interested, please send three galleries and an email where you tell us why you want the position and why you’d be great at it to hello at savannahcustomweddings dot com. We will hold Zoom interviews with our preferred candidates.

Social Media Assistant & Content Creator

We are looking for a social media assistant to help us create videos and other content from our elopement packages for our social media platforms. We are too busy to do that on our elopement days when we are focused on our clients and their ceremony! Specifically, we are looking for someone who can tag along with our photographers and officiants on busy days in September and October.

Responsibilities:

Tag along with our officiant and photographer to grab video and photos from behind the scenes of our elopement packages
Capture fun moments with couples, including recommending actions
Edit video clips for Instagram Reels, Stories & TikTok

Qualifications:

Experience with Instagram video functionality & TikTok (personal experience is sufficient)
Must be familiar with downtown Savannah and its unique features

Compensation:

We will pay hourly, including onsite work and editing time, but compensation depends on experience. Onsite shifts will usually be 3-4 hours on days when we have multiple couples, but we are flexible as long as we can get substantial content. Payment will be bi-monthly by invoice.

Application Instructions:

If interested, please send us links to your Instagram and TikTok work and an email where you tell us why you want the position and why you’d be great at it to hello at savannahcustomweddings dot com. We will hold Zoom interviews with our preferred candidates.

Onsite Wedding Assistant

Many of our Intimate Destination Wedding couples ask for an extra set of hands for the couple’s wedding day, to help with light set up or help guests get from the ceremony to dinner. Most of these requests are on Saturdays and we are searching for qualified people who can fill this role when needed. It is a great opportunity for extra income.

Responsibilities:

The responsibilities can change per wedding, but here are common requests.

Check in with couple at their lodging
Ensure ceremony location (usually a square) is set up with appropriate vendors at the permit start time
Be point of contact for guests at the ceremony location
Help wedding party enter and leave the ceremony space (give cues for the procession and recession)
Move anything needed (light decor, etc.) to the reception
Check in with reception vendors upon arrival
Greet guests at reception
Depart at start of dinner

Qualifications:

Experience with events or the service industry

Compensation:

$50/hour for 4-6 hours, paid the Wednesday after the event.

Application Instructions:

If interested, please send us a resume and an email where you tell us why you want the position and why you’d be great at it to hello at savannahcustomweddings dot com. We will hold Zoom interviews with our preferred candidates. Candidates who are accepted will be placed on a list and assigned weddings as they come and match your availability.

Virtual Zoom Host

Last year, we introduced a new service offering for couples who had guests across the country who could not attend in Savannah. The Virtual Zoom host manages the online event on Zoom. They are the director of the event (giving the okay to the onsite team to start) and the smiling face on camera that guests interact with.

Please note that Virtual Zoom hosts must own and be able to manage two devices (a computer and a phone or tablet). They must be able to facilitate multiple programs on the computer via keyboard or mouse shortcuts or have two monitors.

Responsibilities:

Opening the Zoom room at least 45 minutes before the wedding
Managing Zoom Co-Host assignments
Admit guests into the event
Welcoming everyone as they come into the main room and giving any instructions
Add participants to assigned breakout rooms as they arrive and return them to the main room when needed
Monitor the chat, email and text messages
Manage the timeline of the wedding events for slideshows and the ceremony start time
Communicate with the onsite team via Slack (our company messaging system)
Giving the okay to the Videographer & Assistant to turn on their video, unmute themselves, and start the ceremony
Close out the Zoom room 5 minutes after the last breakout room is greeted

Qualifications:

Must have significant experience with Zoom features like cohosting, breakout rooms, and muting participants
Must be a quick computer user, including using keyboard or mouse shortcuts
Must be comfortable on camera and making guests at ease
Must own necessary technology.

This a remote position, but the candidate must be in the Eastern Time Zone.

Compensation:

$75 per event. Most events last 90 minutes.

Application Instructions:

If interested, please send us a resume and an email where you tell us why you want the position and why you’d be great at it to hello at savannahcustomweddings dot com. We will hold Zoom interviews with our preferred candidates. Candidates who are accepted will be placed on a list and assigned weddings as they come and match your availability.