Videographer & Creative Producer

Prox • San Francisco, CA

27d • $90,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Videographer & Creative Producer who will own video content creation at Prox, focusing on customer documentaries, field interviews with technicians, conference footage, founder/lifestyle content, product demos, and social media edits. The company views video as a core asset to make their AI product specialist for manufacturers understandable and impactful. The position requires someone who can find stories, direct shoots, make subjects comfortable on camera, edit quickly, and develop a distinct visual style. A significant portion of the work will involve on-location filming at customer sites, trade shows, and other field environments. The ideal candidate will be excited to capture the realities of manufacturing, field work, and the early-stage startup environment. The role is based in San Francisco and requires in-person work and travel.

Requirements

• Strong shooter and editor capable of producing clean, watchable footage and editing it into engaging content.
• Documentary instincts to find stories in various settings.
• Good taste in video content, avoiding generic SaaS explainer or corporate brand film styles.
• Ability to direct founders, customers, technicians, dealers, and conference attendees comfortably.
• Fast turnaround capability for same-day rough cuts, 24-48 hour social edits, and clean final cuts.
• Field-ready skills including travel, filming in imperfect spaces, handling noisy environments, and troubleshooting gear.
• Product curiosity, with an interest in how physical products work, technician troubleshooting, and AI in field work.
• Operational cleanliness in managing files, footage, versions, drives, transcripts, and export settings.
• High agency to proactively capture important moments and stories.
• Portfolio showcasing taste in documentary, interviews, founder/lifestyle content, event footage, customer stories, product videos, or other relevant work.
• Ability to propose an angle, shoot/edit a piece, and deliver a main edit plus cutdowns for a trial project.
• Willingness to spend time in the SF office for a work trial to capture company footage.

Nice To Haves

• Documentary work
• Founder/startup content
• Customer story videos
• Trade/field/industrial footage
• Interview-heavy projects
• Fast social edits
• Conference/event work
• Personal YouTube/TikTok/LinkedIn portfolio with real taste

Responsibilities

• Own video content creation at Prox, including customer documentaries, field interviews, conference footage, founder/lifestyle content, product demos, and social media edits.
• Bring video motion from zero to one for the company.
• Find the story, direct the shoot, make people comfortable on camera, edit quickly, and develop a recognizable visual language.
• Film manufacturers, field technicians, trade workers, founders, customers, conferences, and startup moments.
• Turn customer visits, technician interviews, conferences, and office days into clear shoot plans.
• Run camera, audio, lighting, framing, and conduct interview setups, run-and-gun conference footage, screen/product captures, and office/lifestyle footage.
• Help non-actors speak naturally and make technical people comfortable during interviews.
• Cut polished short-form and mid-form videos quickly, including LinkedIn clips, documentary cuts, founder edits, product demos, event recaps, and customer stories.
• Create hooks, selects, captions, subtitles, thumbnails, cutdowns, exports, and versioned assets for various platforms.
• Organize footage, build an archive, label moments, preserve b-roll, store project files, and ensure content discoverability.
• Collaborate with founders, GTM, customer teams, and deployment personnel to improve content based on learnings.
• Define the visual style for Prox video, including pacing, color, music, titles, formats, thumbnails, framing, interview style, and product shots.

What This Job Offers

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