Red Element Studios is looking for a full time Director of Photography to join our small-but-mighty production team! Read about the role below and apply online here: https://www.indeed.com/job/director-photography-4d2fe417de1c975f

About Us:

We are a full-service production company, producing diverse video content and engaging live events. Our clients include non-profits and Fortune 500 companies alike. Our video production work spans a variety of genres and content types, from brand identity videos and commercials, to documentary-style character profiles. On the live event side, our productions include fundraising galas in hotel ballrooms, fully virtual all-hands meetings, multi-day hybrid events, and more. The two departments work closely together, and the Director of Photography role supports both.

Through all of these productions, our entire team is consistently committed to high quality work, creative collaboration, and an impactful audience experience.

When we’re not on site for load-in or show, our team works on a hybrid model–sometimes from home, and sometimes all together at our office/studio. Our building is located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, surrounded by restaurants, coffee shops and breweries. (In fact, there are 12 breweries within a 4-block radius!) You must be able to work full-time in Seattle for this position.

About You:

You’ve got real-world experience shooting a variety of work on productions of all different shapes and sizes, and are an absolute nerd about cameras, lighting, and gear. You’ve worked on enough sets to know that detailed preparation and great pre-pro are key to a fantastic video project or live stream.

You’re a collaborative leader on projects; you work together with Producer/Director on each production to accomplish creative and logistical challenges, and you can manage crew in your department on set.

You’re always eager to get your hands on a new piece of gear or to try a new lighting technique. If you haven’t done something before, you’re always willing to troubleshoot, test, and learn.

You’re comfortable wearing a lot of hats and being flexible. Sometimes you might be running audio, flying a drone, and setting up your own lights; other times you’re working with a rental house on a large gear list order. You’re willing to put in extra hours when needed to prep for production or strike a set and backup footage. Some projects will require a 2-3 person crew, and some will have many more than that – each one is unique and you’re able to switch which hats you put on for each project. You like thinking on your feet, rolling with the punches, and going with the flow—you pick the metaphor, the point is that you’re comfortable in fast-moving environments. When sh*it hits the fan, you’re the coolest head in the room.

You love being out of the office and on set! You are eager to take on multiple productions a week if needed, sometimes back to back, and sometimes involving travel.

You can operate independently and are organized with your time; when not in pre-pro or on a production, you’ll be maintaining and organizing gear, researching new equipment, managing footage on our server, joining pre-sales calls, and brainstorming fresh ideas for upcoming projects. If you can do some editing or color correction work in between your shoots, that’s awesome.

You’re creative, collaborative, andyou care about making each shoot 5% better than the last. Most importantly, you’re an empathetic and respectful person, who values other people and believes in the importance of kindness. You understand that we’re producing events and videos, not saving lives.

These are the must haves:

• Minimum of 4 years experience in corporate and commercial video production with samples where you were the DP
• Expertise with various camera systems (rigging, technical, lensing, etc)
• Well-versed in lighting techniques (3-point, motivated lighting, RBG, negative fill, the works)
• Proficiency with audio capture (lav / boom)
• Familiarity with gimbals and gimbal work
• Skilled at developing and executing a video or event’s visual style and creative vision with a Producer/Director
• Ability to select the appropriate gear for a production, create shot lists, rig camera bodies, and manage a crew (1-7+) on set
• Exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with teammates and clients
• Experience or interest in leading camera teams for live events using broadcast cameras

These are the nice to haves:

• Familiarity with broadcast cameras, specifically the Blackmagic Ursa Broadcast G2
• Experience with editing (Adobe Premiere) and color grading
• FAA Part 107 license for commercial drone use
• Knowledge of codecs, footage organization, proxies, best practice workflows, etc

Please attach a PDF resume along with your application.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• What type of experience, if any, do you have with multi-cam work for live events? If you don't have any, are you interested in it? Why?
• Please list links to your work where you were the primary DP. Reels are okay, but full samples are best.
• In a few sentences, why do you think you'd be a great fit for this role?
• What's a project you're really proud of and why? Feel free to add the specific link here too, if you have it.

Please apply online here: https://www.indeed.com/job/director-photography-4d2fe417de1c975f