Senior Videographer & Video Editor

MID-STATES DISTRIBUTING LLC • Fort Worth, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Videographer and Video Editor leads hands-on development and production of video content for Mid-States and its private-brand portfolio, taking projects from concept through final delivery. Content includes buyer videos, private-brand lifestyle shoots, product demonstrations, social-first content, interviews, internal communications, and trade show content. This is a senior individual-contributor role requiring creative judgment, technical production expertise, and dependable execution. The position plans and runs studio and location shoots, directs talent and employees, edits content for multiple platforms, manages production assets, and builds repeatable processes. It may manage production companies, freelancers, and other external partners, but does not supervise internal staff.

The role collaborates with marketing, brand, social media, creative, web marketing, and category teams to translate strategies and campaign objectives into effective video. It handles production planning, filming, editing, AI-assisted workflows, event coverage, equipment and asset management, and delivery of content for buyer presentations, private-brand marketing, social media, websites, training, paid media, and trade shows. The position is based at Mid States Distributing LLC in Fort Worth, Texas, and involves some travel, approximately three to four trips per year, as well as occasional evenings or weekends when production schedules require it.

Requirements

• Five or more years of professional videography and video-editing experience in an agency, in-house brand, production company, or comparable commercial environment.
• A strong professional portfolio or demo reel showing product, lifestyle, interview, and social-first video work.
• Advanced hands-on knowledge of video composition, lighting, professional camera operation, lenses, exposure, focus, audio recording, and production planning.
• Professional editing experience with Adobe Premiere Pro or a comparable non-linear editing platform.
• Ability to perform color correction, color grading, audio editing, audio mixing, basic motion graphics, and final export preparation.
• Experience producing product tabletop video, macro product shots, studio demonstrations, and on-location lifestyle content.
• Experience directing models, employees, and other on-camera participants and operating a teleprompter during scripted and interview-based productions.
• Working knowledge of AI and agent-based tools for video editing, organization, transcription, captioning, cleanup, versioning, and content repurposing.
• Commercial drone-operating experience and a current FAA Remote Pilot Certificate under Part 107, or ability to obtain one within 90 days of employment.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills, including careful handling of footage, releases, licensed assets, project files, and final deliverables.
• Ability to travel approximately three to four times per year and work occasional evenings or weekends when production schedules require it.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in film, video production, media, communications, marketing, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will be considered.
• Experience with motion graphics, Adobe After Effects, or comparable animation and compositing software.
• Experience producing content for consumer brands, retail, product launches, trade shows, or private-brand environments.
• Experience managing production vendors, freelance crews, music licensing, and location or talent releases.

Responsibilities

• Develop video concepts, creative treatments, scripts, interview questions, storyboards, and shot lists with relevant stakeholders.
• Translate brand strategies, product information, and campaign objectives into video concepts for presentations, marketing, social media, websites, training, and trade shows.
• Plan production calendars, schedules, locations, talent needs, releases, and other shoot requirements; coordinate dependencies with internal teams and external partners.
• Identify production risks, schedule conflicts, and resource needs before filming, and recommend practical solutions.
• Operate professional cameras, lenses, lighting, grip, audio, and support equipment for studio and location productions.
• Apply effective composition, framing, exposure, focus, camera movement, and sound-recording practices in varied production environments.
• Direct models, employees, customers, subject-matter experts, and other on-camera participants; set up and operate teleprompters; conduct interviews.
• Produce tabletop and macro product videos, studio demonstrations, interviews, lifestyle footage, and field-based brand content.
• Operate drones for commercial video production in accordance with applicable regulations and safety requirements.
• Edit video using Adobe Premiere Pro or a comparable professional editing platform; perform color correction and grading, audio editing and mixing, synchronization, stabilization, cleanup, and final mastering.
• Select and organize footage and other assets into clear stories with appropriate pacing; create captions, titles, lower thirds, basic motion elements, and platform-ready exports.
• Adapt shoots into multiple versions, aspect ratios, durations, and formats for social media, websites, buyer presentations, paid media, and trade shows.
• Use AI tools and agent-based workflows where useful for concept development, scripting, storyboards, transcripts, interview selects, rough-cut organization, captions, cleanup, masking, audio repair, versioning, and content repurposing.
• Review AI-assisted output for brand and product accuracy, visual quality, copyright, talent rights, confidentiality, and appropriate disclosure; use professional methods when AI output is insufficient.
• Develop videos for trade show presentations, product launches, screens, buyer communications, and other event needs; travel to select trade shows and productions to capture footage, interviews, demonstrations, Member activity, and highlights.
• Produce timely event recaps, interview edits, social clips, and other content that extends the value of trade shows.
• Maintain working knowledge of company camera, lens, lighting, audio, grip, teleprompter, drone, and editing equipment; recommend equipment, software, and workflow improvements based on production needs and business value.
• Organize footage, project files, releases, music licenses, working files, and final deliverables in MediaValet and other approved systems.
• Create repeatable production processes, folder structures, file-naming standards, backup practices, templates, and archival procedures.
• Manage production companies, freelancers, and other external partners when additional capacity or specialized expertise is needed.
• Partner with marketing, brand, social media, creative, web marketing, and category teams to define goals and priorities and understand brand audiences, products, campaign objectives, and visual standards.
• Communicate schedules, dependencies, risks, and delivery dates, manage assigned work through approved project-management workflows, and balance creative quality with deadlines, platform requirements, business needs, and available resources.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Fantastic benefits package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed