Our client is a millennial focused media company and one of the top 10 publishers on Facebook, with 1.6 billion monthly views.

We are looking for an ambitious Video Director / DR Producer to join our Los Angeles-based Team. This person is responsible for  the complete creative life cycle of a shoot: bringing an idea from the page to screen, and liaising with operations to make this possible.

Responsibilities

• Creative Ideation: Work with producers to pitch, develop and brainstorm new concepts and shoots, assist Producers and the Creative Director in turning copy into fully fleshed out concepts.
• Direct digital media video advertisements: testimonial interviews, food shoots/styling, product demos, modeling, etc.
• Proactively engage in meetings with the production team to determine the location and creative elements needed to fully execute on concept.
• Determine the appropriate talent perimeters for casting, work closely with casting, and finalize top three talent choices
• Shoot and direct the footage for these direct response advertisements, using both DSLR and iPhone cameras, particularly in vertical (9:16) or in-feed (4:5) on Instagram
• Write scripts when working on productions that require lines from talent and be flexible to tweak those lines on set when necessary
• Have a good understanding of blocking and camera movement in relation to talent
• Work closely with Visual Strategy Manager to conceptualize the art direction of the shoot, making final creative decisions on the set, lighting, and looks
• Run the set: act as Executive Producer and Director to achieve our creative goals while maintaining a professional set environment.
• Be proactive and flexible on set to read the rhythm of the talent and crew to see what alternative takes can be accomplished
• Postmortem: recap shoot with production team and management to assess what adjustments and improvements could be made on future shoots

• 3+ years directing and/or producing digital content, preferably with familiarity in user-generated content marketing
• Experience in TV advertising and art direction preferred, particularly in testimonials and lifestyle branding
• Advanced knowledge of camera, grip and lighting set-ups for TV advertising
• The ability to operate camera and do smaller product shoots independently
• High level of attention to detail
• Strong understanding of production and post production process
• Excel at supervising and delegating tasks to team members
• Highly creative, organized and able to work independently with little direction
• Ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, always evolving production environment
• Educational background in marketing, advertising, or production a plus

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.