A Little About Us:

At Shinola, we’ve made a lasting commitment to making lasting things. World-class watches, beautiful leather goods, thoughtful gifts, and a hotel. If it’s made, we want to try to make it better. With relentless optimism, tenacity, humor, and humility, we help people shine in an understated way.

Because we’re a growing and evolving company, each employee is a key stakeholder, making decisions every day that directly impact our overall vision and direction. At Shinola, you’ll have the opportunity to make a significant contribution at the start of what we believe will become an iconic American brand.

What You’ll Be Doing:

We are looking for an experienced Videographer who will be responsible for driving the original video and motion content efforts for Shinola. You will be working alongside a team of passionate individuals to champion, create, hone and evolve the Shinola brand. You will be responsible for capturing world-class product beauty videos, documenting processes like watch-building in our factory, American manufacturing partners storytelling, creating content for Paid, Site, Wholesale, Social and internal needs. This role is a “key” function for the brand—which means the individual selected will need to align closely with the brand ethos/values—and work lockstep with other key voices on the brand (Creative Director, Art Director, Photographers, Social Media, Copywriters, Designers, Marketing, Ecomm, Dev.)

Job Highlights:

• Get in sync with and champion brand tone, voice and aesthetic
• Work alongside the creative team on ideations, creation, and production of content, assets, deliverables
• Operate and maintain camera, audio, lights and other gear while filming in our studio space and out in the world
• Be able to think conceptually and use internal tools such as key moments deck, newness grid to identify storytelling opportunities
• Communicate effectively across departments to acquire product samples, set expectations internally when shooting for/within other departments
• Always be thinking visually and narratively
• Maintain organized working and final files. Archive files to server.

What You’ll Bring:

• You are a blend of:
• 1/3 Storyteller
• 1/3 DP
• 1/3 Camera Operator
• You love Detroit and the Shinola brand
• You are both left & right brained (have a keen technical side + creative side that allow for mastering the deliverables but allowing creative fluidity)
• You are passionate about your craft, innovative in your mindset but rooted in strong foundational and traditional practices
• You have excellent communication skills-written and verbal
• You are meticulous in your work and execution, you know how to build a story, and how to drive emotion and where a punchline is needed
• Experience juggling multiple projects and deadlines at once as well as working independently
• You can apply critique and feedback to your work and can apply that feedback to future work
• Keep abreast of the competitive landscape of lifestyle brands and culture in many mediums

Experience Needed:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience and training
• 1-3 years professional videography, video production, editing experience within agency, brand, startup or successful freelance
• Strong demo reel
• Experience in a variety of digital capture formats
• Experience in video editing and color grading. Adobe Suite Proficient/Expert. Program knowledge of Premiere Pro and AfterEffects with specific knowledge around frame rates, compression schemes, file formats, color correction and cameras. Davinci and phantom and drone camera knowledge is a plus
• Skilled in video editing, color grading and audio mixing a production ready file
• Post-Production pro using Adobe Premier and similar
• Ability to work under deadline
• Experience with equipment rental and equipment needs to achieve desired outcome on a project-by-project basis

Interview Process:

• Complete online application in Greenhouse, submit resume & cover letter
  • Resumes without demo reel/portfolio will not be accepted
  • Answer screening questions & take short (3-5 question) quiz
• Candidates meeting requirements will be contacted for a short phone screen
• Virtual/zoom meetings with hiring manager(s) and potential homework assignment/case study

Location: Detroit, MI (Required)