Love film, travel, and sharing unique stories? Join Roadtrip Nation as our newest Documentary Videographer.
Who are we?
Roadtrip Nation is a nonprofit career exploration organization that empowers people to define their own roads in life. We’re one part media company and one part education organization. What that means in practice is that we create humanizing career stories and content that power our career resources, educational programs, and tools to support people in building confidence and finding their path forward.Our award-winning documentary series on public television has been on the air for more than 20 years, covering topics like careers in public service, finding your path after incarceration, women in STEM, and much more.
And we wrote a best-selling career guide based on the advice we’ve heard over the last two decades.We create our primary impact through partnerships with leading social impact organizations and other mission-driven organizations who support this storytelling work on public television and connect our learner-driven career exploration programs and tools to people striving to find their paths in life.In this role, you’ll be part of the Production team that helps produce and shape our documentary series on and off the road.This is an mid-levelrole, and you’ll have room to learn, so the most important thing you can possess is a background in documentary production and the desire to jump right in.
What does a typical day in this position look like?
- Working with the production team to film and field produce road trips and other production projects.
- Supporting Directors and Producers during pre-production of assigned projects
- Pre-production planning tasks such as: coordinating production logistics, preparing equipment needs, and researching and planning interview locations
- Setting up, operating, and breaking down camera, lighting and audio equipment on location
- Performing routine video and audio equipment maintenance in the field to ensure production is not interrupted
- Organizing media backup, organization, and handoff to the post team.
- Traveling as needed to coordinate and/or wrap video productions, supporting projects with basic on set tasks such as equipment set up and breakdown
- Traveling (in an RV) to facilitate road trips and video productions
What will set you up for success in this role?
- Bachelor’s degree in film/video production, a degree/certificate from a film academy, related area of study or similar work experience
- 2+ years of experience with documentary, television, reality, or feature film production
- Knowledge of Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and other production management software
- Working knowledge of industry standard camera, lighting and sound gear
- Effective in working under tight deadlines, prioritizing issues and managing concurrent assignments
- Awards and/or previous film or video examples/samples, a plus
$23 - $27 an hourSalary Range DescriptionThe pay range listed is based on national compensation benchmark data and may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, variations in cost of labor, and in some cases, geographic location. The exact job offer will be determined based on several factors such as the candidate’s individual skills, qualifications and experience relative to the requirements of the role. The range displayed with the job posting represents the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across the U.S. The company also reviews and considers internal equity (current employee salary) when hiring new employees to the organization.
The range is the expected starting base salary for someone hired into this position with room to grow professionally, including increased earning potential beyond the starting pay range. Beyond a new hire’s base salary, Roadtrip Nation also offers all full-time employees a comprehensive employee benefit package, extensive holidays and time off, and tons of perks.Production Notes:This job will require driving on occasion as an essential part of the role, which requires holding an active driver’s license, passing a DMV background check per our insurance company's standards, and ability to take and pass RV drivers training. Your health and safety, and the safety of our team is our main priority. Roadtrip Nation has proactively addressed health and safety concerns by establishing a strict COVID-19 Filming Guidelines Manual and training our production crews on the standards and procedures therein.
Many routes, one journey
Roadtrip Nation is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity employer. Our mission is to empower people to define their own roads in life. We are always looking to grow the diversity of our internal teams, in order to create richness and depth in our story-telling and fully represent the populations in which we serve. Every story and background adds richness to our culture, and we continually strive to mirror that diversity of stories on our own team. When we hire, we envision a workforce representing as many backgrounds, identities, and roads as possible.
We can’t wait to hear more about your story.Note: Research suggests that individuals identifying as Black, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, members of the LGBTQIA community, women, and people living with disabilities may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive at Roadtrip Nation to apply for this role.
How do I apply?
Please submit your cover letter and resume at https://www.roadtripnation.com/join-our-teamApply for this job
