Responsibilities

• Lead roughly 2–3 client content shoots per week across the DMV, many of them full production days.
• Handle pre-production: shot lists, gear prep, lighting and audio planning.
• Shoot professional photo and video across varied locations, lighting conditions, and industries, from polished campaign work to fast, social-forward content.
• Capture high-quality mirrorless/DSLR video alongside social-first iPhone content.
• Direct and put at ease clients, employees, and on-camera talent, many of whom aren't used to being filmed.
• Set up and run professional lighting and audio equipment.
• Edit short-form video (Reels, TikToks, ads) in Premiere Pro, CapCut, DaVinci Resolve, or similar.
• Edit and color-correct photography in Lightroom and Photoshop.
• Deliver finished assets on deadline across 8–12 active client accounts.
• Organize and archive RAW footage, project files, and final assets.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional photography and videography experience, with work you shot and edited yourself.
• Strong command of manual camera settings, exposure, composition, lighting, and audio. You can explain why you made the choices you made.
• Proven experience running shoots independently from start to finish.
• Strong editing and post-production skills for both photo and short-form video.
• Fluency in social-first formats: vertical video, current trends, platform best practices.
• Comfort directing people on camera and working directly with clients.
• Reliability. You show up prepared and on time, every time.
• You take feedback well and enjoy revising work until it's right for the client.
• Reliable transportation and the ability to get to shoots throughout DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia with gear. You should be within roughly 30 minutes of DC / Georgetown.
• Availability for occasional early-morning, evening, or weekend shoots.

Preferred

• Agency experience juggling multiple clients and industries.
• E-commerce, retail or brand in-house content experience.
• Social media account support: content calendars, captions and copy, scheduling in Meta Business Suite, performance reporting.
• Paid social: developing ad creative, Meta Ads Manager, campaign setup and testing.
• Light graphic design in Canva or Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Client onboarding, project management, pitch and proposal support, or influencer programs.
• Art school, film school, or other critique-based creative training.

Benefits

• Medical and dental.
• Retirement plan.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Company-provided production equipment as needed.
• Direct collaboration with the founder and significant autonomy over the agency's content production.
• A clear path to more responsibility and leadership as the agency grows.