Full-Time Videographer & Video Editor

**POSITION OVERVIEW:** Restaurant Marketing is seeking a full\-time Videographer \& Video Editor to lead video production for our internal marketing and restaurant clients. This role combines creative storytelling, hands\-on production, and editing to create content that builds brand awareness, showcases each restaurant’s personality, and inspires people to visit. You will own projects from initial concept through final delivery, working closely with our marketing team and restaurant clients. Projects will include, but are not limited to, food and beverage features, chef interviews, restaurant brand stories, behind\-the\-scenes footage, event coverage, and promotional videos for social media and advertising. The ideal candidate has a strong visual eye, understands what makes food look appealing on camera, and can consistently deliver polished content while managing multiple clients and deadlines. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:** **Creative Development and Preproduction** * Collaborate with the marketing team to develop video concepts that support each client’s brand, audience, and campaign goals. * Translate creative briefs into practical production plans, including shot lists, storyboards, interview questions, and shoot schedules. * Identify opportunities to highlight signature dishes, seasonal menus, restaurant atmosphere, staff personalities, and unique guest experiences. * Coordinate shoot details with restaurant owners, managers, chefs, and staff so locations, food, and participants are ready. * Plan shoots to capture enough footage for multiple deliverables while minimizing disruption to restaurant operations. **On\-Location Video Production** * Film high\-quality footage of food, beverages, dining spaces, kitchen activity, team members, and events. * Set up and operate cameras, lenses, lighting, microphones, stabilizers, and other production equipment. * Adapt to different lighting conditions, limited space, background noise, and the pace of active restaurant environments. * Direct on\-camera participants with clear guidance that helps them feel comfortable and appear natural. * Capture interviews, ambient sound, and supporting footage that strengthen the story and provide flexibility during editing. * Maintain consistent production quality while working efficiently within scheduled shoot times. * Follow location requirements for kitchen access, food safety, and guest privacy during production. **Editing and Postproduction** * Turn raw footage into engaging videos with strong openings, clear storytelling, effective pacing, and purposeful calls to action. * Edit short\-form social content, promotional videos, interviews, and longer brand stories as needed. * Complete color correction, color grading, audio cleanup, sound mixing, captions, and basic motion graphics. * Select appropriately licensed music and other creative assets. Adapt videos for different platforms, aspect ratios, durations, and placements, including vertical, square, and horizontal formats. * Incorporate feedback efficiently and maintain clear version control throughout the review process. * Check all final exports for visual quality, audio clarity, spelling, caption accuracy, brand consistency, and technical specifications. **Content Strategy and Collaboration** * Partner with social media managers, designers, account managers, and other team members to support content calendars and campaigns. * Bring new ideas for recurring video series, promotions, restaurant launches, and seasonal content. * Stay informed about video formats, editing techniques, and social content trends, applying them when they fit the client’s brand. * Use available performance data and team feedback to improve future creative decisions. * Balance creative quality with the volume, turnaround times, and objectives of each project. **Project and Equipment Management** * Manage multiple video projects from planning through delivery, communicating timelines, priorities, and potential delays. * Organize, label, back up, and archive footage, project files, audio, and final assets according to team standards. * Maintain production equipment and identify maintenance, replacement, or rental needs. * Keep track of project requirements, deliverables, revisions, and approval status. * Build a reusable footage library that makes future content production more efficient. **Required Qualifications** * Professional experience in videography and video editing, supported by a portfolio that demonstrates strong production and storytelling skills. * Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or a comparable professional editing platform. * Working knowledge of camera settings, lens selection, lighting, composition, stabilization, and audio recording. * Ability to independently plan, film, and edit a project from start to finish. * Experience producing content for social media, including short\-form vertical video. * Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain quality across multiple projects. * Clear communication skills and a professional approach when working with clients and on\-camera participants. * Ability to receive feedback, explain creative choices, and make revisions that support project goals. * Reliable time management and comfort working in fast\-paced, changing environments. **Preferred Qualifications** * Experience creating content for restaurants, food and beverage brands, hospitality businesses, or a marketing agency. * Knowledge of food styling and techniques for capturing appetizing food and beverage footage. * Photography skills, including food, interiors, and lifestyle photography. * Experience with motion graphics and Adobe After Effects or similar tools. * Familiarity with paid social creative, including testing different hooks, edits, and calls to action. * Experience working with multiple brands while maintaining a distinct visual identity for each. **Work Environment and Schedule** This position includes on\-location filming at restaurant client sites and dedicated time for editing, planning, and team collaboration. Regular local travel is required. Some shoots may take place during evenings or weekends to capture service, special events, or other time\-sensitive content. The role involves transporting and setting up production equipment and working in active hospitality environments. Shoot schedules will be coordinated with the team and restaurant clients. **What Success Looks Like** * Video content consistently reflects each restaurant’s brand and presents its food, people, and atmosphere effectively. * Projects are delivered on time, meet the creative brief, and satisfy agreed production standards. * Shoots are organized, efficient, and professionally managed. * Each shoot produces useful assets that support multiple content needs. * Files and equipment remain organized, secure, and ready for future work. * Creative decisions improve over time through performance insights, feedback, and experimentation. * Clients and internal team members experience clear communication and dependable follow\-through. Pay: $65,000\.00 \- $85,000\.00 per year Benefits: * 401(k) * Paid time off Work Location: Hybrid remote in Orange, CA 92866