Video Producer

Cannon Design
flexible benefit account, paid time off, 401(k), remote work
United States, Illinois, Chicago
225 North Michigan Avenue (Show on map)
Jan 24, 2025
If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply. ABOUT THE ROLE CannonDesign is seeking an experienced video producer with a passion for storytelling. In this role, you'll collaborate with designers and creatives across North America to craft videos that capture the essence of CannonDesign's projects, people and culture. You'll also produce video content for clients and film or livestream firmwide events, highlighting CannonDesign's innovation and impact. As a member of our Brand, Marketing and Business Development (BMBD) team, reporting to the firm's Director of Communications, you'll play an integral role in shaping and enhancing the CannonDesign brand. From pre-production to filming and post-production, you'll lead every stage of video creation, ensuring each piece reflects the firm's creativity, vision and high standards. HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO Creative Direction: Developing creative concepts for videos that align with our firm's Living-Centered Design ethos and marketing priorities. Video Production: Planning and filming video content that showcases the firm's projects, culture, processes, initiatives and more. Post-Production: Editing footage, integrating sound and visual effects and ensuring final videos align with the creative vision. Project Management: Managing video projects from initial concept through to final delivery, leading scheduling, budgeting and resource allocation to ensure timely and efficient project completion. Collaboration Across the Firm: Working closely with leaders, designers and other professionals to tell their stories, whether that's a project story or stories about internal strategies and initiatives. Brand Consistency: Ensuring all video content aligns with the firm's brand identity, messaging and visual style guidelines. Event Production: Filming and live streaming high-profile company events for internal and external audiences. Client Engagement: Provide video services to clients, helping them communicate their stories to key stakeholders. Mentoring: Mentoring others on the BMBD team, elevating their video production capabilities through expert guidance and hands-on instruction. HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED Minimum 10+ years' related experience required. Minimum Associate's degree in photography, videography or related field required. Bachelor's degree is preferred. Current Certificated Remote Pilot FAA drone license required. A strong portfolio of video work. Demonstrated experience with editing and post-production using Adobe Premiere Pro. Strong collaboration and communication skills. The ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines. An obsession with details-both behind a lens and in front of a screen. The flexibility to travel often; this position requires travel to our projects and office locations for videography. The ability to stay on your feet for periods of time and lift at least 50lbs. The salary range for this position to be filled in the Chicago, IL office is $90,000 to $107,100 annually. This salary range is the range we believe is the anticipated range of possible base compensation at the timing of the posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the anticipated salary range for the position. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits. Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. ABOUT OUR FIRM CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge. We don't just dream up solutions - we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and the society. At the heart of everything we do is Living-Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better. It's more than a philosophy - it's who we are, and it drives us to make a meaningful, lasting difference every day. ABOUT WORKING HERE We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about. We are committed to ensuring our practice is equitable for all employees, representative of the communities around us - and focused on the future of design. We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives. We're about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we're ready for you. Please note that candidates can only apply to our positions on our company Careers site. It's not uncommon for scammers to create positions that look legitimate on other sites; never enter your information or apply for CannonDesign positions on any platform. Should an issue arise that you feel we should be aware of, please contact us. Please provide your resume and portfolio when applying. As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct. CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm's policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor, or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law. It is also CannonDesign's policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.