Videographer

dbrand • ,

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Videographer to work with dbrand's Creative and Marketing teams to push the envelope of compelling, immersive video content for our online following of millions. This is a practical production role: hands on the camera, eyes on the monitor, final cut on the timeline. The ideal candidate turns up at a studio with a camera, lights a scene, captures footage that holds up on a 65-inch screen, and edits it into a flawless, finished cut. Our brand promise is "It's not a product. It's a culture.™", and we are in the business of selling a brand experience first, and excellent products second. No two days at dbrand are ever alike, except that they'll always push you to do your best work for an audience of adoring fans.

Requirements

• Five years of experience minimum — freelance and film-school work counts; your cousin’s wedding does not.
• A driver’s license, the ability to actually drive, and reliable access to a car.
• Working fluency with prosumer and professional camera systems: Blackmagic, Canon, Sony, RED, et al.
• Comfort with a real lens and support kit: probe lenses, motion control sliders, remote follow focus, the works.
• Modern lighting systems: Kino flo, Aputure, Astera - anything you can name and rig before lunch.
• An actual understanding of film, video, and photography lighting and grip gear — plus an appreciation for film as an art form, not just a job site.
• Audio capture chops: Rode, Sennheiser, Zoom, sync workflows, and the discipline to actually monitor your levels.
• Adobe Suite core competency: Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator.
• Working knowledge of colour correction and post-filtration: Lumetri, Colorista, DaVinci Resolve.
• Familiarity with cinematic, commercial, and social-media cutting techniques.
• Comfort with codecs, compression schemes, aspect ratios, and the unglamorous logistics of footage capture, organization, and archive.
• Basic motion graphics, titling, captioning, and transitions.
• The ability to act as Art Director or Stylist on your own projects.
• An impeccable communication style — your grasp on the English language is flawless.

Nice To Haves

• Working hands in 3D software (Blender, Maya, Cinema 4D).

Responsibilities

• Shoot and edit video projects to specified briefs with minimal supervision.
• Maintain and organize video gear in conjunction with the photo team in our shared studio space.
• Work across teams to accomplish content production as needed.
• Turn briefs and scripts into storyboards, shotlists, and shooting schedules.
• Source and purchase props.
• Scout and secure shooting locations.
• Facilitate the rental or purchase of production equipment — lights, lenses, stands, anything else the shoot demands.
• Coordinate shooting schedules when the Creative Strategist needs hands.
• Lighting scenes — properly, not "the room has windows."
• Audio capture, with levels actually monitored.
• Video capture across whatever camera system the project calls for.
• Art direction on your own shoots.
• Organize and back up footage before you leave the building.
• Store, and maintain gear during and after each shoot.
• Edit from the selects stage through to fine cut.
• Perform basic grading and mastering.
• Perform basic sound editing and mixing.
• Hand off advanced work — 2D and 3D animation, compositing, sweetened post audio — to the team members who specialize in it.
• Collaborate across teams on content production as needed.
• Contribute to overall creative ideation and direction with the video team, including pitching new video ideas and contributing to tentpole marketing campaigns.

Benefits

• health
• dental
• vision
• profit-sharing
• GRSP

What This Job Offers

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