Creative Videographer/Editor (Knoxville)

Colossus Search Group is supporting a client in Tennessee who is hiring a Videographer/Editor to join their marketing team in Knoxville, TN at HQ. This is a full-time 4 month contract to hire opportunity & employee will transition to exempt status and become eligible for commission & bonuses upon converting permanent.

Do you love film, movies, TV and basically all things video? Is video both a love and a calling? Do you love to tell stories with videos? Do you want to create messages of hope, ambition, accomplishment, service and empowerment? Do you love both the technical and artistic side of digital video? Do you love watching a story come together as you edit in Adobe Premier Pro or DaVinci Resolve? Do you crave instant and continuous quantifiable feedback to drive improvement in your work? Do you enjoy competing against yourself in a relentless quest to always get better? Do you seek a life of adventure, creation and service to America? Do you want to help grow and build a large audience with your work? Are you highly motivated by metrics / analytics / KPIs?

The Videographer / Editor (aka Chief Story Teller) is a critical position on their Marketing Team reporting directly to the Director of Marketing, and working collaboratively with a Military Subject Matter Expert (on-screen talent) from concept to deployment of content. Videographer / Editor is in charge of some of the most important company assets: video and photo creative that represents the brand across all digital platforms. This role is more important than ever as digital properties are our primary means of exposure and education. We’re looking for someone committed to seeing their work realized everyday in pursuit of supporting our customers across all branches of the US Military, Law Enforcement, First Responders, and America's finest enterprises to improve and save lives. The mission of the Videographer / Editor is to build out the educational foundation of the company using digital video formats, sharing insights about the science, engineering and design philosophies of our company with the world. If this sounds too good to be true to you, then we want to hear from you.

Creative Videographer / Editor responsibilities:

• Oversee all aspects of all company video production: product, instructional, promotional, sizzle, trade show, social media, educational, etc. and making sure they are on-brand and effective for our target audience.
• Taking the lead on story/concept ideation and execution in collaboration with the Design and Marketing Team
• Producing company videos, including, but not limited to shooting, coordination of voice overs, animations/effects, intros/outros, scores/soundtracks, talent direction, etc.
• Producing videos for digital platforms
• Video production in support of articles/product pages on all digital platforms in coordination with Marketing and Operations.
• Expertise in end-to-end publishing videos to YouTube; including, but not limited to: custom thumbnails, Show Notes/Video Description, article meta tags, etc.
• Setting up, maintaining, and keeping all studio equipment and assets neat, tidy and organized
• Evaluate requirements develop and advise technical alternatives
• This job is responsible for all video requirements for our company.

Required proficiency:

• Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, at a minimum, Photoshop, Illustrator are a plus) and/or DaVinci Resolve
• Digital Video equipment including, but not limited to: Canon cameras, lighting, sound, lenses, etc.
• YouTube and Instagram Analytics
• Shot list development to support storytelling from script
• Proven high-performance track record on YouTube and Instagram
• Experience working with and subject matter expertise along with a portfolio of work with Military infantry equipment and weapon systems

Other requirements:

• Minimum two years full-time work experience in video production (part time work during school does not count). Three to five years of full time professional work experience is strongly preferred.
• Proven videography, writing and publishing experience
• Critical thinking/problem solving/troubleshooting skills
• Portfolio of published work must be submitted with application to be considered
• Team player mindset

How success is measured: YouTube Channel Subscriber growth, YouTube video view counts (absolute and growth), YouTube WatchTime, ICEAGE INSIGHTS (blog) engagement, inbound customer service questions vs Conversion Rate, Bounce Rate, Engagement Rates (Comments) and other digital metrics/analytics.

Big advantage if you have them:

• Graphic Design
• Photography
• Creative writing, copy writing
• Blendr or equivalent (3D Rendering capability)
• Shopify
• Motion Graphics
• Infographics
• Animations
• Illustrations
• Website analytics (YouTube and Google Analytics or equivalent)
• Background in media, journalism, design, photography, or similar
• Background any of the following: in Military, Law Enforcement, Firefighter (Urban or Wildland), First Responder/EMT, SAR/CSAR, Backpacking/Hiking, Mountaineering/Climbing, Outdoors, Travel, Food Service, Consumer Electronics, Crossfit, Running/Marathons, Combative's/D-TAC