Hour Media

Title: Video Producer

Level: Intermediate

Type: Full-time

Location: Troy, MI – Office

Description: Join the Hour Media Group’s Detroit office as a Video Producer. The role collaborates with the Video Team on the Detroit brands. Looking for creative individuals that have experience in multiple video production disciplines and have an appetite to help grow the digital department’s impact.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate to produce video content for Detroit’s digital brands. This includes artistic direction, working with internal teams for content and technical execution of the videos.
• Lead short-form video projects from start to finish (pre/shoot/post). Both studio and location work.
• Jobs and crew ranges scale based on the size of the project. For larger shoots we employ the help of area freelancers.
• Maintain production schedules.
• Engage with internal staff and clients with professionalism and efficiency.
• The job is office based but includes frequent remote shooting on-location.
• Hours default to M-F 9a-5:30p but may vary with on shoot days with rare occurrences of nights and weekends.

Skills needed:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and still have fun.
• Creative insight and approaches to content production including how to take advantage of the unique demands of emerging platforms (i.e. TikTok)
• Skilled with video camera and video camera motions.
• Skilled with production lighting and sound.
• Skilled with digital live stream and board-based camera switching.
• Skilled in publishing video content on digital channels such as TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, etc.
• Eye for proper lighting, and color grading.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere
• Efficient and organized editing workflow.
• Ability to physically lift and move camera equipment to on-location shoots.
• Must have drivers license

Standout experience:

• Mastery in Adobe Suite including Premiere, After Effects, Audition and Photoshop.
• Proficiency in Blackmagic Design Resolve
• Proficiency in Drone Operation (Part 107 Certification)
• Passion for Hour Detroit content such as food, design & fashion
• Non-fiction script writing experience
• Mastery of motion graphics

How to Apply: Please send a link to your reel or video examples via LinkedIn submissions. Please note your role on each project.

Hour Media