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School of Rock is the original performance-based, interactive music school founded in 1998 in Philadelphia. With over 240 schools, and a strong internationally recognized brand, School of Rock is the largest after-school music education provider. Our mission is to help kids rock their worlds. This is NOT a remote position.
The part-time Studio Coordinator is the administrative focal point for the School of Rock with outstanding customer service skills and the ability to juggle many tasks. Reporting to the General Manager, they assist with running the School and creating an amazing experience for all students, parents and prospective customers. This role is NOT remote.
- Handle complex scheduling for busy music school
- Assist General Manager with a wide variety of tasks as required
- Schedule and lead tours for prospective students and parents
- Greet, and look after students
- Handle opening and closing of school
- Answers phones and field inquiries; pitch the music program
- Works on special projects, prepare reports, and other administration including billing
- Adheres to the SOR Code of Conduct, safety policies, including the Monitoring and Supervision policy.
- Two years + working Front Desk, Reception, and/or Customer Service role
- High detail orientation, multi-tasker
- Welcoming, outgoing demeanor essential
- Good team player who collaborates well
- Experiencing working with Google Drive and Google sheets preferred.
- Some social media experience preferred.
- Interest in music and related arts or experience working with young people a plus
School of Rock expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of School of Rock’s employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
School of Rock
Work type: Staff Full Time
Location: UMass Amherst
Department: Communications
Union: PSU
Categories: Public Relations, Marketing, Communications
About UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth’s flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.
Job Summary
The Marketing & Communications (Marcom) group leads and coordinates strategic marketing efforts for the University of Massachusetts Amherst to raise the institution’s global visibility and reputation as one of the nation’s great public research universities. It tells the university’s stories across a wide array of platforms and builds strong relationships with important audiences through a variety of traditional and new marketing tactics. Additionally, the Marcom group provides leadership, consultation, partnership, and coordination for marketers and communicators across campus, collaborating with all colleges, schools, and units.
The Marcom Senior Writer will play a critical role in the Marketing and Communications team. This individual will create all forms of written content, including feature stories, campaign content, email communications, brochures, web content, and social posts, using skill to write content that achieves desired outcomes. UMass is a fast-paced environment that demands excellence and efficiency, while making room for autonomy, innovation, and creativity.
Essential Functions
- Oversees the operational and editorial direction of all forms of content ensuring the brand of the university is advanced through consistent messaging.
- Ensures that our storytelling is consistent across audience touch points, while nuanced to reach relevant audiences, identifying and developing appropriate multicultural and inclusive language, tone, voice, and message based on medium, target audience, and primary content subject.
- Develops missions, themes, and content for publications including multimedia and print.
- Operate as a brand and content expert, demonstrating ingenuity, creativity, leadership, and collaboration with multiple university stakeholders.
- Manages and maintains Editorial Style Guide.
- Receives, solicits, and evaluates ideas from campus colleagues.
- Provides creative and strategic direction to multimedia designers on the content layout and editorial process, ensuring overall consistency of voice.
- Identifies and prioritize assignments to ensure deadlines are met; reviews work for accuracy; determines staffing and consulting needs.
- Collaborates with campus partners, including Admissions, Advancement, and communicators in the schools and colleges, to identify interesting stories that fully reflect the UMass experience.
- Manages and mentors in-house copywriter and freelance writers/editors.
Other Functions
- Stays up to date on industry trends.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 5-7 years of experience writing in environments that require versatility, speed, high quality standards, and careful attention to detail.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to communicate in the English language, writing with excellent storytelling capabilities and a demonstrated ability to achieve desired outcomes through content creation.
- Detail and deadline oriented, accurate and efficient, and must be able to manage multiple content responsibilities at once.
- Excellent editor and proofreader.
- Fluent in the Chicago Manual of Style.
- Must partner and collaborate well with various stakeholder groups and understand how to map content creation with the nuances of varied and unique audiences.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in higher education.
- Experience managing staff.
Physical Demands/Working Conditions
Typical office environment.
Work Schedule
- 37.5 hours/ week.
- 8:30AM-5:00PM, Monday-Friday.
- This position has the opportunity for a hybrid work schedule, which is defined by the University as an arrangement where an employee’s work is regularly performed at a location other than the campus workspace for a portion of the week. As this position falls within the Professional Staff Union, it is subject to the terms and conditions of the Professional Staff Union collective bargaining agreement.
Salary Information
PSU Level 28
PSU Salary Ranges
Special Instructions to Applicants
Along with application, please submit a resume, cover letter and contact information for three (3) professional references. The search will remain open until filled.
UMass Amherst is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, or genetic information in employment, admission to and participation in academic programs, activities, and services, and the selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University. To fulfill that policy, UMass Amherst is further committed to a program of affirmative action to eliminate or mitigate artificial barriers and to increase opportunities for the recruitment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans. It is the policy of the UMass Amherst to comply with the applicable federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action.
Advertised: Sep 9 2022 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Work type: Staff Full Time
Location: UMass Amherst
Department: MarCom
Union: PSU
Categories: Public Relations, Marketing, Communications
About UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth’s flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.
Job Summary
The University Marcom Group leads and coordinates strategic marketing efforts for the University of Massachusetts Amherst to raise the institution’s global visibility and reputation as one of the nation’s great public research universities. It tells the university’s stories across a wide array of platforms and builds strong relationships with important audiences through a variety of traditional and new marketing tactics. Additionally, Marcom provides leadership, consultation, partnership, and coordination for marketers and communicators across campus, collaborating with all colleges, schools, and units.
Under the direction of the Executive Creative Director, the Senior Video Producer will work collaboratively as a member of the Marcom team to create professional video and multimedia marketing content to support the institution’s strategic goals. The Senior Video Producer is responsible for taking video projects from conception to completion and is responsible for all aspects of video production including pre-production, planning, camera, light, and sound operation. This position must have a strong understanding of video and multimedia best practices driving to achieve results and strategically addressing visual problems with creative concepts. In addition, the Senior Video Producer is responsible for all aspects of digital asset management within Marcom and requires the ability to follow established brand guidelines and workflows.
Essential Functions
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Serve as a producer and project manager for video and multimedia content initiatives ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
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Manage in-house multimedia video/motion designer, in-house photographer, as well as freelance and contract personnel and student employees as needed.
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Collaborate on institution-wide projects and initiatives to develop concepts that align with content best practices and brand guidelines.
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Collaborate with the University Relations News Team video producer to identify content opportunities and ensure a holistic UMass Amherst multimedia and video strategy.
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Plan and run studio and location shoots.
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Oversee asset management, including data collection from camera media, encoding video and audio files, uploading video files to various platforms for review and distribution, backing up files to a digital asset management system, and metadata tagging of files for cataloging and archive.
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Provide content output quality assurance with a high attention to detail.
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Meet with internal university clients to evaluate and discuss requests and ideas for video and multimedia projects across campus.
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In collaboration with Multimedia Video/Motion Designer, perform post-production tasks including professional editing, motion graphics creation, color correction, audio mixing, and video compression as needed.
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Work with external agencies and partners on video and multimedia projects.
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Use project management and database software to build timelines and track project progress and final deliverables.
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Demonstrate a multicultural awareness and contribute to cultivating an inclusive, and respectful university community.
Other Functions
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Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)
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Bachelor’s degree with preferably a focus on video editing or production; other related degrees will be considered.
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5+ years of professional experience in all areas of video production.
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Advanced understanding of video production technologies and techniques, including the operation of audio recorders, cameras, lenses, and lighting equipment.
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Digital asset management experience.
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Experience with non-linear editing, including motion graphics creation, color correction, audio mixing, video compression, and online distribution.
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Proficient in Final Cut Pro X, Adobe After Effects.
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Must be able to travel locally for on-location shoots throughout the UMass Amherst campus. Must be able independently transport equipment to video shoot locations in a secure manner.
Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)
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Strong interpersonal, organizational, and project management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines, prioritize, and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
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Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively.
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Management experience is a plus.
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Willingness to learn new technologies and techniques as video production standards evolve.
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Experience working in higher education.
Physical Demands/Working Conditions
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Typical office environment.
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Some local travel throughout the UMass Amherst campus.
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Carry, balance, push/ pull, lift video equipment to complete video shoots. May require incumbent to sit, stand, squat, and/or bend to capture video footage.
Work Schedule
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Monday – Friday, 37.5 hours/ week.
- This position has the opportunity for a hybrid work schedule, which is defined by the University as an arrangement where an employee’s work is regularly performed at a location other than the campus workspace for a portion of the week. As this position falls within the Professional Staff Union, it is subject to the terms and conditions of the Professional Staff Union collective bargaining agreement.
Salary Information
PSU Level 28
Salary Chart
Special Instructions to Applicants
Along with your application, please submit a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references. Video samples must be submitted with application. The position may remain open until filled.
UMass Amherst is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, or genetic information in employment, admission to and participation in academic programs, activities, and services, and the selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University. To fulfill that policy, UMass Amherst is further committed to a program of affirmative action to eliminate or mitigate artificial barriers and to increase opportunities for the recruitment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans. It is the policy of the UMass Amherst to comply with the applicable federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action.
Advertised: Sep 9 2022 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
About: Bloomingdale’s makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale’s like no other store in the world. Everyone plays a critical role to bring our mission to life. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative. We welcome and embrace diversity of background, thought and opinion while having a lot of fun along the way.
Job Overview: The Production Designer will contribute to our in-house design team by utilizing outstanding creative design skills on multiple design projects. They will work with the team on assisting in the execution of design concepts for a variety of digital and print projects. The Production Designer will have a strong understanding of branding, typography, information architecture and timeless design principles. The Production Designer must be an organized and creative thinker and have the ability to prioritize and execute multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Essential Functions:
- Design and execution of digital assets (including but not limited to) emails, banners, site updates
- Create and execute various direct mail collateral
- Assist with the Catalog process. Attend turn-ins, create road map with attention to detail to styling notes, ad sizes etc.; communicate with art directors on any additional feedback that needs to be incorporated in the shoot charts.
- Assist in the design and execution of presentation decks and research
- Prep documents for pre-press: (extend bleed on images, replace FPO’s with high-res images, check folio’s, spacing of design elements, borders, type legibility, tracking etc.)
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite – InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, XD. Competency in HTML, CSS, Premier, After Effects
- Ability to create comprehensive layouts with brand understanding, inclusive of type, color, illustration and fashion, ensuring brand aesthetic
- Ensure consistency of brand and creative across both print and digital customer touch points
Qualifications and Competencies:
Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year college or university
1-2 years related experience
- Practices open and continuous communication, values keeping others informed, effectively presenting information in a clear, concise manner
- Excellent leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across functional lines and at many levels
- Expert of Adobe Creative Suite. Knowledge of motion graphics web platforms a plus
- Digital portfolio that shows strong examples of smart designing thinking, focused on branding, typography, information architecture and timeless design principles within an in-house creative team or studio
- Ability to think creatively, strategically and technically
- Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and Company needs
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Physical Requirements:
- Requires prolonged periods of sitting, with occasional standing
- Occasionally requires walking, bending, reaching, hearing and talking
- Continuous use of computers and other office equipment
- Frequently lift/move up to 15 lbs.
Bloomingdale’s
EarthCam is the global leader in providing webcam content, technology and services. Founded in 1996, EarthCam provides live streaming video, time-lapse construction cameras and reality capture solutions for construction, transportation, healthcare, education, tourism, sports and entertainment industries. EarthCam’s patented technology provides the highest resolution imagery available, and has documented over a trillion dollars of construction projects around the world.
EarthCam is looking for an experienced, resourceful influencer/Social Media Coordinator to join a growing marketing team, to promote EarthCam’s camera technology and both B2B and B2C software products.
Responsibilities:
- Create content, drive engagement and promote organic follower growth on all of EarthCam’s social media platforms
- Manage planning, messaging, coordination and logistics for industry tradeshow exhibits, conference participation and events
- Integrate social media and tradeshow messaging with wider growth initiatives, lead generation, and email marketing
- Create and reiterate messaging for different platforms with consistent brand voice
- Collaborate with HR team to encourage engagement and interaction with social media and apps by EarthCam employees
- Become proficient with the full range of EarthCam products, from consumer virtual tourism apps, to complex imaging software for the construction industry
- Create regular reporting and track health metrics for management
- Provide support for other marketing initiatives, as required
- Help devise and drive new tactics to reach multiple target customer persona
Who YOU Are:
- An excellent communicator – both with internal teams and with customers
- An experienced, adaptable writer, quick learner of industry vocabulary and tone for multiple audiences
- Able to manage priorities and work to deadlines with accurate time management, planning and communication
- Success driven, detail oriented and excited by growth and change
- A natural project manager unfazed by complex tasks with many moving parts
- Enjoys fast-moving environments and quickly changing work prioritization
- Able to occasionally work out-of-office hours for tradeshows and special events
- Team player with relentless focus on producing high-quality, industry-leading content
- Methodical, determined, and comfortable dealing with C-Level executives
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration or other relevant field
- 4+ years relevant experience in B2B or B2C marketing
- Proven experience managing and growing social media channels
- Demonstrated experience leading event and tradeshow exhibit management
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Digital marketing, CRM and lead generation experience is a plus
- The position will be based at the company’s corporate office in Upper Saddle River, NJ
What We Offer:
EarthCam offers excellent salaries, bonuses, benefits, and unparalleled opportunities for development – all to create an entrepreneurial, invigorating and satisfying environment. Our benefits include:
- Health insurance (Single coverage is 100% paid for by company)
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401K Plan (with aggressive company matching)
- Paid time off
EarthCam, Inc.
Experience level: Associate
Experience required: 10 Years
Education level: Bachelor’s degree
Job function: Marketing
Industry: Entertainment
Relocation assistance: No
Visa: Only US citizens and Greencard holders
Please apply if you are are from either Media or Television Industry!
Required to report to Los Angeles Office 3 days per week !
This position does require proof of vaccination to be onsite.
Overview:
Executive Producer creates, produces and manages ground breaking, innovative television programs. The Executive Producer has creative oversight of a variety of production projects and manages the efforts of multiple outside production companies simultaneously. The Executive Producer will also have a strong partnership with TLC Development and will be part of the process of building a series from the ground up.
The Executive Producer will need a strong history of creating entertainment series. The job is to create new programs, new genres and find new ways of talking to audiences. The job may also entail reinvigorating existing series, coming up with fresh ideas to maintain and grow viewership.
Responsibilities:
- Will be expected to drive innovation, to create, share and anchor a strong creative vision and to secure execution of all projects assigned.
- Will be expected to share ideas and contribute to the strategic vision and direction of all productions and the network.
- Will be expected to be a strong team player, both within the Production Department and the company as a whole.
- Must always think through the “big picture” and when managing the production process.
- Serve as Team Lead and Main Contact on all aspects of assigned projects. EPs are directly responsible for pushing project information to internal network teams and ensuring that the network is maximizing the potential of each project in all stages.
- Supervision of entire creative process – from preproduction and casting to final delivery on all projects.
- Review and convey timely feedback to production partners on all stages of production.
- Management of multiple outside production companies on multiple series and specials simultaneously, and in coordination with internal departments to ensure best possible outcome of each series.
- Adherence to and accountability for all aspects of TLC’s editorial and production standards.
Requirements:
- Ten plus years experience in unscripted television.
- Demonstrated aptitude to work closely with external producers to represent the network’s needs.
- Demonstrated ability to manage the creative process from concept to air.
- Ability to work closely with related divisions including press, marketing, ad sales.
Advocate Source LLC
Are you looking to grow your ASL portfolio and gain experience in providing accessibility for children?
World In Sign, LLC (WIS) is opening up another studio and looking to URGENTLY HIRE hire part-time diverse Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing Actors/Actresses, (story-telling) to sign ASL (American Sign Language) for children’s animated stories. This position requires 10-15 hours per week and reporting on-site to our studio in Silver Spring, MD.
World In Sign will:
- Reimbursement daily for Metro (Red Line) ticket round trip from Gallaudet to World In Sign studio.
- Provide shirt apparel for filming.
Actor/Actress must:
- Be proficient in English
- Be able to sign the captions into ASL simultaneously
- Be on time
- Dependable
- Have 2 years of experience acting
- Be able to handle confidential information; (If hired, an employee will be required to sign an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement)
- Above the age of 18
- Looking for diverse signers, (Indian, BIPOC, ETC)
If consistent, scheduled part-time is not for you and you would like to be added to our pool of actors/actresses for special requests and other projects, please place in the subject line “PRN Actor/Actress”.
World In Sign
Park West Gallery, the world’s largest privately owned art dealer, has brought the experience of collecting fine art to more than 3 million people. Since 1969, our art auctions and educational seminars have enriched people’s lives in our galleries on land, on cruise ships, and at luxury vacation destinations in over 80 countries.
We believe Art is for Everyone—whether you know a little or a lot about art, you can find something you love at Park West Gallery.
We are looking for enthusiastic, driven, and adventurous individuals to join our cruise ship art teams—we currently operate on board over 80 international cruise ships on some of the world’s largest cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian, Carnival, Princess Cruises, and others.
You will start as an “Art Associate,” assisting clients and supporting your team, and eventually work your way up to “Art Auctioneer,” where you will conduct art auctions, seminars, and lead your team.
Specific Job Duties:
- Interact with cruise ship passengers, engaging with them about their day, the artwork in the onboard gallery, and what art on the ship has caught their eye
- Set up art displays of up to 300 artworks on auction days
- Work alongside a close-knit team of 4-5 art team members
- Engage in consultative one-on-one sales conversations
- Create marketing materials for distribution
- Give presentations, seminars, and/or cruise ship announcements
- Assist with administrative tasks, such as inventory and paperwork
Required Skills or Qualifications:
- Positive attitude, enjoyment in meeting others, a true go-getter spirit
- Ability to balance professionalism with approachability
- Appreciation for beauty, art, and luxury goods
- Grit: the ability to roll up your sleeves and get hard work done
- Ability to live and work on a cruise ship for 6 months at a time, sharing a cabin with another art team member (Auctioneers get their own cabin!)
Desired Skills or Qualifications:
- High end sales experience
- Public speaking experience
Training and Development:
Park West fosters a culture of development, always believing in getting 1% better every day by challenging yourself (and your team) to be the best you can be. We offer a 9-day training program prior to working on board where we will teach you the building blocks of the job and introduce you to some of our star artists to learn about what inspires them. By coming to our annual advanced training sessions, you will continue to learn from industry leaders on how to be the best art associate/auctioneer possible.
The Lifestyle:
You will work as an Independent Contractor onboard, collaborating alongside art team members and other cruise workers from dozens of countries. This opportunity naturally allows you to travel the world for free while developing sales, marketing, and business skills.
You will work for about 6 months onboard followed by a 5-week vacation. After that, you will return for another 6-month work period followed by a 5-week vacation, and so on.
This is a work-hard, play-hard lifestyle—fast-paced and full of action! Not every day will be long and trying, but every day is a work day. If you can’t miss your nightly TV program or live for lazy Sundays, this isn’t the job for you.
If you’re intrigued, we would love to hear from you!
Want to learn more about Park West Gallery? Check out our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ParkWestGallery/) page or watch our artists in action on YouTube. (https://m.youtube.com/user/ParkWestGallery)
Park West Gallery
If you’re an amazing Video Director from Atlanta who wants to make great pay while making a difference, keep reading!
What We Do
We’re Launch Light and we help startups bring their visions to life.
Our clients are inventors and artists with big ideas to impact the world. Our job is to transform their stories into moving, cinematic videos that inspire people to back their idea.
We make launch videos for crowdfunding campaigns like Kickstarter or Indiegogo. We film high-tech gadgets, sports equipment, pet toys, flying robots–you name it. No two projects are alike and we’re never bored!
The best part of our job is helping hardworking founders get the success they deserve. Since 2014, we’ve helped over 100 companies go from obscurity to being featured on Shark Tank, CNN, Wired, TechCrunch, and many more. The founders we serve have been featured on Forbes 30 Under 30, TIME, and the WSJ.
Job Description
To make videos with this kind of impact, we need an amazing Video Director!
As the one in the Director’s chair, you are the leader, visionary, and superstar of the project. You are a passionate storyteller who can’t wait to share their big ideas with others. If you’ve ever seen a video ad and thought, “I could do better,” we want that energy!
To our clients, you are their storyteller and #1 fan. You guide them through the creative process and transform their sales pitch into a full-fledged cinematic commercial. You will work closely with founders who are passionate about what they do and find brilliant ways to share that excitement with the world.
To our creative team, you are a leader who leads from the front. You organize and direct our team of writers, camera operators, actors, and editors to bring your vision to life. You will work together to problem solve and produce creative work that everyone can’t wait to share.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with inventors, artists, and founders from around the world
- Lead a team of creative professionals passionate about helping others
- Create a vision for the project that excites people
- Collaborate with our writing team to craft an amazing script
- Come up with cool ways to shoot the video using our vast collection of filmmaking tools and resources
- Be the first to try out our client’s new and innovative products
- On set, motivate and lead your team to a successful shoot day
- In editing, lead our editors to assemble and perfect your masterpiece
We’re Looking for Someone With
- Local to the Atlanta, GA area
- A strong portfolio of crowdfunding, corporate, or commercial video work.
- 2+ Years of Video Directing experience
- 2+ Years of Client-Facing experience.
- Exceptional leadership skills and ability to delegate work.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- A team player mentality
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, e.g. active listening, critical thinking, and empathy.
- Superior organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to remain calm and problem-solve under pressure.
- Google Suite, Screenwriting Experience
Compensation
This is a contractual, hourly job with a high number of hours per project. The average project takes about 40-60 hours total (including shoot days) over the course of 6-8 weeks. Our Directors typically work on 1-2 projects per month depending on their availability.
As a company, we aren’t at the stage yet where we’re looking for full-time employees. However, for this role, we are looking for someone to work on a long-term, “permalancer” basis. As our company grows, we are aiming to provide opportunities for full-time employment.
Training & Onboarding
Regardless of your qualifications, this is a complex job role that we do not expect you to be proficient in at first. We will provide on-the-job training for the first 2-3 projects (approximately 4-6 months).
Company Culture
Launch Light is a small, minority-owned company that believes in equality and work-life balance. As a team of creative freelancers ourselves, we know firsthand the challenges contractors often face. Therefore we offer flexible working hours, competitive rates, and a respectful work environment. When on set, our shoots are well organized and punctual.
Company Website
www.launchlightfilms.com
How to Apply
Please note that we are not hiring solely based on your resume or credentials. We’re looking for a well-balanced person who can effectively communicate both in writing and in person. Therefore, our application process is:
- Record a 1-2 minute video of yourself telling us why you’d be a great fit for our company. We’d love to hear about your past and current work experience, why you’re interested in us, and a bit about who you are outside of work.
- Please send in your video, examples of past directing work, and resume to “[email protected]” for review. Any applications not following these instructions will be ignored.
Launch Light
Who we are: Spectrum Networks is a series of 27 hyper-local news and 9 regional sports networks owned and operated by Charter Communications, Inc. Spectrum Networks seeks to provide the most essential local news and information, cultivating relevant and thoughtful conversations that foster informed and engaged communities.
The Environment: Spectrum News is a 24-hour breaking news network which requires employees who are flexible and available to work various shift, including early morning, late evenings,
weekends and holidays.
Being on our team means … You’re ready to inspire and be inspired! You’re passionate, creative and highly technical, driven to flourish in a competitive, fast-paced environment. You’re fiercely accurate, with a desire to leverage your knowledge, skills and abilities to share news stories to viewers in our local communities. You’re nimble, having the ability to pivot in an ever-changing workflow. You are a team player with a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills. You have the ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.
What we’re looking for: Spectrum News is launching a new national news product which will stream 24×7 on a new OTT platform. Spectrum News is in search of a Producer who will create newscasts as part of a national editorial team. Our national news puts impactful, not sensational, stories and information into context to demonstrate to viewers how their lives are connected to domestic and world events.
The Associate Producer, National News will work with Executive Producers and Producers in the production of live and recorded national newscasts. The AP will be responsible for researching, pitching and writing stories for newscasts. The Associate Producer will also be responsible for contributing to special reports and series.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
- Write news stories for an assigned show and/or newscast, ensuring content is factually correct and written in a clear and concise conversational style.
- Perform writing and editing functions including use of graphics
- Collaborate with Executive Producers and Producers
- Solve the challenges that come with dynamic news coverage
- Generate story and coverage ideas on a daily and long-term basis
- Participate in shooting, scripting and editing, as directed
- Follow through on all assignments meeting required deadlines
- Fill-in producing shows and newscasts as needed
- Work in a computerized newsroom environment
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
- Impeccable editorial judgment
- Proficient in video editing and use of graphics
- Must have a passion for news and storytelling
- Knowledge of current events and industry trends
- Knowledge of social media platforms
- Must be able to work quickly and accurately while juggling multiple tasks and priorities
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
- Ability to work effectively within a team environment and interact with all personnel throughout organization
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to anticipate situations, meet strict deadlines, organize and manage multiple priorities
- Pro-active with demonstrated enthusiasm in dealing with breaking news and high-stress situations
- Ability to effectively train others
- Must adhere to attendance guidelines
- Must be able and willing to work different shifts and be flexible with schedule changes
- Working knowledge of general office computer software, newsroom software and basic non-linear editing systems preferred
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field preferred or comparable television work experience
- 2+ years of producing experience in television news
- National news experience preferred
Our Culture: Every employee is an influencer and culture keeper. We expect respectful communication (despite pressure), openness to feedback, an eagerness to learn, and an overall positive attitude! Roles may require the following:
- Overtime may be required to meet deadlines
- Varying schedule due to, breaking news and/or daily news coverage requirements
- Provide 24×7, 365 days per year, on-call support. May entail phone or physical presence at the facility for equipment failure or other disasters. This includes, but is not limited to equipment and power failures, loss of contracted services, storms or severe weather, and schedule conflicts
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