Videographer

Emery Sapp & Sons • Springdale, AR

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

ESS is seeking a videographer/video editor with strong professional photography skills to join its marketing team. The role creates video and still-photography content for job sites, company events, marketing campaigns, social media, and internal communications. The videographer leads projects from execution through delivery, contributing creative development, visual communication, production, editing, and photography expertise. The position reports to the Sr. Videographer.

The role involves developing creative concepts and treatments, planning and coordinating pre-production, filming and photographing on location, conducting interviews, directing talent, recording voiceovers, and editing and finishing content. It also creates motion graphics and animation, sources audio and digital assets, maintains an organized media catalog, and collaborates with internal teams, agencies, and vendors. Content may support events, project sites, social media, advertising, training, internal communications, promotions, podcasts, websites, and other projects.

The role regularly involves travel to active heavy civil job sites and company offices, including frequent trips to Springfield and Kansas City. The stated travel breakdown is 40% regional/daily, 10% overnight, and 50% office. The preferred office is in Springdale, Arkansas, though other office locations and hybrid arrangements may be considered. Work on active sites requires PPE and site-specific orientations and may involve uneven terrain, weather and equipment exposure, and occasional early or extended hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or relevant experience.
• 3–5 years of videography experience.
• Current Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, or eligibility to obtain one; candidates not currently licensed must be able to pass the test within 90 days of employment.
• Mastery-level skills in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects, and strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Online portfolio of dynamic, campaign-worthy work.
• Professional still-photography experience, including composition, lighting, camera settings, and shooting in changing outdoor environments.
• Professional experience editing RAW images in Lightroom.
• Ability to collaborate closely with an internal marketing team.
• Strong storytelling, art direction, visual communication, animation, conceptual, design, and interactive skills.
• Ability to operate independently across the video production process, including camera operation, audio, and editing.
• Strong sense of timing and pacing, ability to work with music, and effective video-finishing skills.
• Ability to maintain an orderly edit suite and adapt to the needs of the environment.
• High-level understanding of codecs, raw video files, exporting, transcoding, and compression techniques.
• Self-motivation and ability to keep projects moving while adapting to changing assignments and maintaining quality.
• Ability to work under strict direction or with little direction, proofread and error-check work, and manage concurrent projects with tight deadlines and minimal supervision.
• Experience working with third-party vendors and preparing creative files for the web.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, take initiative, maintain a positive attitude, and work effectively under pressure.
• Ability to travel to job sites and offices; the role includes regional and overnight travel.
• Ability to meet active job-site requirements, including PPE, site orientations, uneven terrain, and exposure to weather and equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Professional experience with Sony DSLRs and Sony cinema cameras.
• Experience with DaVinci Resolve, color correction, and sound production.
• Knowledge of the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, especially heavy civil construction.
• Sense of humor.

Responsibilities

• Create video and digital media content for a variety of projects.
• Shoot video and still photography at active project sites, company events, and for marketing campaigns.
• Contribute to creative brainstorming, research creative trends, and pitch creative concepts.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to develop style treatments, creative briefs, and storyboards.
• Lead pre-production activities, including scheduling, site logistics, procuring permits, and renting equipment.
• Conduct interviews, direct talent, and record voiceover tracks.
• Film on location, process footage, and edit video content.
• Source music tracks, sound effects, and digital assets for video content.
• Enhance visual elements through animation and motion graphics.
• Develop video assets for events, project sites, social media, ads, training materials, internal communications, promotional material, podcasts, and other projects.
• Work with people across teams to develop creative solutions for ESS, partners, and clients.
• Transform ideas into actionable deliverables, assets, and cohesive campaigns.
• Organize and maintain catalogs of footage, videos, templates, and creative elements.
• Support website administrators by turning creative assets into engaging video content.
• Collaborate on creative projects with internal teams, creative agencies, and third-party vendors such as photographers and animators.
• Attend and film company events and represent the firm at industry events as required.
• Travel and drive to job sites and other offices to film on location or support productions.
• Follow job-site safety requirements, including wearing required PPE and completing site-specific orientations.

Benefits

• Employee ownership: every employee owner earns company shares at no cost.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level