Director of Video

Position Summary

The Director of Video reports to the Chief Marketing Officer and is responsible for the creative direction of all video product for the Human Rights Campaign. From managing the team to editing and production, this position will have a hand in all videos produced from HRC. The Director of Video is tasked with meeting the increasing video needs across the organization and managing the team and workload accordingly.

Position Responsibilities:
Provide creative and editorial direction for all videos, with an eye toward being part of the news cycle and responding accordingly;

Enhance the storytelling capabilities of the organization through video including directing staff and projects;

Possess a strong understanding of the digital video landscape, including the latest techniques for a growing audience, distribution strategy and cost effectively shooting quality video, including producing ideas in multi-format video for all audiences: YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and more;

Along with CMO, manage video project requests and help establish project timelines;

Work to streamline HRC’s editing and shooting process to create an efficient and seamless process from the beginning of a project to completion;

Develop innovative and creative opportunities to distribute video assets;

Editing, film and create product as appropriate and needed.

Directly manage employees, including, when applicable, interviewing, hiring, conducting performance reviews, coaching, motivating, and disciplining.

Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required with at least 10 years in a video production position. Strong portfolio of video projects from concept to completion.

Experience filming on location.

Strong skills with Microsoft Office applications (Word and Outlook), Google Apps (Gmail, Google Docs and Drive), and social media;

Knowledge of and experience with Adobe Premiere, Adobe PhotoShop, After Effects, Illustrator and Apple software and products.

Knowledge of and experience with non-linear video editing systems.

Organized and detail oriented.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

At least three years of experience managing people. Demonstrated leadership experience.

Flexibility with work schedule; this position requires frequent evening and weekend work to respond to breaking news.

Ability to travel, sometimes on short notice, should be expected.

Personal interest in and commitment to LGBTQ rights required.

All positions at the Human Rights Campaign may require travel on a regular basis or periodically. Where the need arises for business travel, appropriate compensation as outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act will apply.

No phone calls, please. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to queries about application status.

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