Video Editor/Shooter
Huckberry, United States
Job Description
At Huckberry we have all the ingredients of a world-class branda disruptive retail model, inspiring and exclusive products, a deep creative network, and a passionate team with an adventurous spirit.
Now we are looking to hire our first in-house Videographer/Editor to help build and scale our video content to the next level. This is an incredible opportunity to work closely with our executive team and creative leadership to shape the future of our content.
Responsibilities
- Create best-in-class video content to support the brand's digital marketing and content initiatives
- Be the lead shooter on all major video initiatives, including weekly shows, campaign videos, and social ads
- Lead pre-production, editing, and post-production of all videos - knows the ins and outs of video production
- Participate in concepting, storyboarding of content ideas with an eye and POV on what types of video work best for subject matter, distribution platform, and our customer profile
- Work closely with Creative and Marketing teams to support major product and brand initiatives, ensuring consistent brand guidelines are represented in all video regardless of type
- Build our YouTube and IGTV presences into a strategic marketing channels
- Ensure and manage high-quality and consistency with freelancers when not on-shoot
- Build, manage and prioritize trusted network of freelance content creators
- Manage budget for freelance videographers, motion graphics, music
- Story-boarded a campaign hype video for our latest collaboration
- Edited a video shot by an influencer of themselves testing a new product
- Joined our photographer and producer on-location of a lifestyle shoot to get BTS footage for social
- Shot a gear-testing series for weekly launch on HB.com
- Worked with our product team on concepting a seasonal content plan of unboxing videos for our most exciting new product drops.
- Worked with our creative director to develop new design standards for motion graphic branding for all Huckberry video content
- Pitched the content team on a new How To video series
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience shooting and editing video content, producing a plus
- Experience in eComm / shooting product videos a must
- Experience editing videos for variety of platforms - organic social, ads, YouTube series
- Experience managing freelancers and budgets
- Fluent with Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Creative suite as it pertains to video (Photoshop, Media Encoder, After Effects, Audition)
- An interest in Men’s style and gear, and a love for adventure
- Distinct eye for what makes a story or video stand out within a cluttered social feed, and a good understanding of what types of content perform best in each channel.
- Hyper-organized and a self-starter
- Creative thinker who can iterate quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment with frequent, regularly scheduled deadlines
Benefits
Our mission of inspiring and equipping adventures is at the core of everything we do. That's why in addition to competitive market salaries and benefits, we have a generous vacation policy, paid time off to volunteer, flexible work from home time, a sabbatical program (recent employee trips include a surf and yoga retreat in Morocco, dog sledding in Norway et al.), summer "See You Out There" Fridays, white water rafting trips, and, of course, loads of free gear.
Company Description
Huckberry is an online shop and journal that inspires more active, adventurous, and stylish lives through exclusive sales, original story-telling, and unique experiences. We're a team of 100+ individuals based in San Francisco, Austin, and Columbus, Ohio.
Want to get know us better? Check out our:
- Journal: http://huckberry.com/blog
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Huckberry
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/huckberry
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Huckberry
Huckberry encourages candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are always eager to further diversify our company, and we are committed to providing an inclusive environment of mutual respect where all can flourish. All of our employment decisions are based solely on merit and business need.