Senior Content Creator, Brand Film Director
$95,000–$115,000 year
HybridNew York, United States
Job Summary
Own the visual development from brief to final delivery, shaping concepts, treatments, and shot approaches for organic and paid social content across two major consumer brands. Lead motion and stills production independently or with lean teams, operating camera and directing talent to capture natural, culturally credible performances. Manage end-to-end post-production, editing footage with strong rhythm, music, and color finishing to ensure polished, elevated results on limited budgets. Deliver consistently across fast-moving priorities, adapting your distinctive point of view to diverse brand voices while maintaining a deep awareness of New York culture, fashion, and nightlife. Collaborate closely with agency producers and editors to protect visual intention through final delivery.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a director, photographer, filmmaker, cinematographer, or multidisciplinary visual creator
- A portfolio that demonstrates a strong and recognizable point of view
- A portfolio with exceptional motion and stills work in fashion, luxury, beauty, music, editorial, lifestyle, hospitality, or adjacent culturally driven categories
- Deep hands-on proficiency with camera, lenses, lighting, composition, and compact production setups
- Strong hands-on editing and post-production skills
- The ability to concept visually, create persuasive treatments or mood boards, and translate an idea into a focused, achievable shooting approach
- Proven ability to work nimbly and scale up
- Demonstrated ability to direct talent and real people
- Experience capturing cultural events, artist collaborations, or live moments
- A collaborative, low-ego working style
- Strong organization, communication, and self-management across overlapping shoots, edits, reviews, and deliverables
- New York City-based or within a commutable distance
- Los Angeles-based candidates will also be considered
- This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy
- If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week
Desired Qualifications
- New York City-based or within a commutable distance preferred
- Los Angeles-based candidates will also be considered
- Experience working with premium consumer, hospitality, nightlife, fashion, beauty, celebrity, or music brands
- Experience balancing the needs of organic social, paid social, campaign extensions, and broader brand storytelling across more than one account or visual system
- Advanced retouching, color grading, or experimental in-camera techniques
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