Responsibilities

• Build recurring relationships with deans, guides, staff, students, and parents across your assigned campus.
• Maintain an in-person campus presence based on production needs and Core Video Team priorities.
• Develop and pitch original video ideas based on campus programs, people, milestones, and moments.
• Serve as the primary video content contact for Alpha Charlotte, gathering context and turning opportunities into workable concepts.
• Manage pre-production, including scheduling, participants, locations, and production needs.
• Capture interviews, events, student milestones, workshops, and authentic everyday campus life.
• Produce strong observational footage and interviews using professional camera, lighting, and location-audio techniques.
• Edit finished videos, first cuts, quick-turn content, and selects reels in Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Own footage ingest, naming, organization, upload, and archival handoff.
• Participate in planning and review with the Core Video Team and consistently apply Alpha's evolving creative standards.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional experience producing, shooting, and editing video content in documentary, branded content, agency, newsroom, unscripted, or a comparable environment.
• A portfolio or reel demonstrating strong observational or documentary-style shooting and finished edits you personally helped shape.
• Professional proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Ability to independently execute a small-footprint production, including camera operation, interviews, basic lighting, and clean location audio.
• Strong editorial instincts and the ability to recognize moments that can become effective stories.
• Experience developing projects from initial ideas or loosely defined requests, not exclusively completed briefs.
• Strong interpersonal judgment and the ability to build trust with students, families, educators, and campus leaders.
• Strong organizational habits across production planning, footage management, editing, and delivery.
• Sound judgment when working around minors, confidential information, and student media-consent requirements.
• A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and the ability to travel as required within the local area.

Preferred

• Experience producing content in schools, youth programs, or family-centered organizations.
• Background in documentary, vérité, testimonial, or human-centered storytelling.
• Experience maintaining production relationships across multiple locations.
• Motion graphics, color correction, sound mixing, or other advanced post-production skills.
• Familiarity with Frame.io, shared cloud storage, AI-assisted production tools, and collaborative post-production workflows.
• Drone certification or experience with action and 360-degree cameras.