Company Description
Shopify is a leading global commerce company, providing trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size. Shopify makes commerce better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered for reliability, while delivering a better shopping experience for consumers everywhere. Shopify powers millions of businesses in more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Allbirds, Gymshark, PepsiCo, Staples, and many more.
Job Description
Shopify’s Broadcast Team focuses on providing video services at Shopify, in both live and recorded formats. We are looking for a producer that is comfortable with tight deadlines, and balancing big picture strategic thinking with razor-sharp attention to detail. The ideal candidate is passionate about video production, an extremely versatile communicator, and is comfortable managing projects.
Responsibilities:
- Producing videos and live streams for internal and external-facing audiences.
- Exploring innovative ways to produce video content and live streamed events at Shopify
- Defining the production requirements and turning them into executable task lists using project management tools.
- Leading project teams and communicating production requirements
- Building live stream Run of Shows and helping manage live production.
- Provide creative direction, scripting or road mapping
- Meet with internal stakeholders to bring event/video ideas to reality.
Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of all areas of video production (pre-production, acquisition, post-production, etc); able to understand project process and jump into any problem along the way
- Proficiency at managing productions and teams, prioritizing work, sharing context, and assigning workback schedules & deadlines.
- Experience working with live production, fast-paced environments, and understanding the workflow of live events and shows
- Strong ability to communicate, document decisions, and outline processes
- Strong organizational skills with documents, calendars, and assets
- The ability to prioritize competing demands
- A critical eye for quality assurance and an understanding of how to address pitfalls
- The ability to work quickly to meet deadlines and stay on top of an ever-changing list of deliverables
Additional Information
To be considered for this role, please send us a portfolio to show off your skills OR a quick paragraph telling us a little bit more about one of your favorite projects and the role you played. You can attach these to your resume as a PDF or add them to the “Message to the Hiring Manager” box.
This posting will close at 11:59 pm MDT on April 24th, 2022. We know that applying to a new role takes a lot of work and we truly value your time. Successful candidates can expect to hear back by 5 pm MDT May 9th, 2022.
Shopify is now permanently remote, and we’re working towards a future that is digital by design. That location you see above? Consider it merely an example of hundreds of potential locations Shopify is hiring. Learn more here: https://www.shopify.com/careers/work-anywhere
Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make commerce better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Please take a look at our Sustainability Reports to learn more about Shopify’s commitments to our communities, and our planet.
At Shopify, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team – so if your experience is this close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.
Shopify is now permanently remote, and we’re working towards a future that is digital by design. That location you see above? Consider it merely an example of hundreds of potential locations Shopify is hiring. Learn more here: https://www.shopify.com/careers/work-anywhere
- NOTE: Some of our workspace operation roles are required to remain onsite, please confirm with your recruiter.
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