Cinematographer & Video Editor/ Senior Updated Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create video content with high visual impact for the company - internal and for clients.
• Videography in-house and on the field as assigned.
• Work to a brief, develop and pitch creative ideas and concepts, choosing the appropriate media and style to meet objectives.
• Overall editing responsibilities and quality control of all edits - including choice of images and videos, soundtrack, text placement, proofreading, and cross-checking facts, spelling, grammar, writing style, color, etc.
• You will be fully responsible for securing appropriate rights, licenses, and clearances for video usage, image usage, and soundtrack usage, as well as fully responsible for all other factual or legal concerns.
• Contribute to new video format development and implementation.
• All around assistance on post-production activities.
• You may be required to manage more than one brief at a time and will therefore have to prioritize effectively, allocating the relevant amount of time and resources according to the value of the job -  ensuring that deadlines are met on all video projects.
• Ensure proper organization and safekeeping of video footage and logs.
• Assist with event coverage as required.
• Monitoring trending topics across Nigeria, Pan-Africa & worldwide via tools such as Crowdtangle & Google Trends
• You will keep abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly video and design programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max, and other relevant programs from Adobe Creative Suite.
• Maintain strong, trusting relationships with all internal and external collaborators - clients and internal teams