We are currently seeking a creative and collaborative filmmaker to help tell artists’ stories as Creative Time’s Leonhardt Cassullo Video Fellow.
 
The Video Fellow is central to Creative Time’s communication and programming efforts, helping us document our nearly 50-year history, growing our audience and teasing out compelling narratives that connect these audiences with complex, technical, and radical art practices. The fellowship is a 12-month part-time position. Creative Time is currently operating with a schedule of in-person and work from home hours. Applicants should be based in New York City or the immediate area as the Video Fellow is expected to be readily available for shoots within the city, and to cover programs and events as scheduled.
 
Reporting to the Head of Storytelling, the Video Fellow will work collaboratively across the communications team, project curators, and artists. The Fellow will visually document various aspects of our projects and produce innovative content, including short-form promotional and documentary videos. The Fellow will be part of the creative process, working with project curators, artists, and the communications team to determine the best opportunities for moving image and video content for each project.
 
The ideal candidate will possess a strong voice in videography, skill in editing, a clear perspective on the arts and its role in political discourse, and motivation both for working with public artworks and within the communities that the organization’s projects engage and impact. The ideal Fellow will bring to the organization a creative vision, a knack for narrative, knowledge of and interest in the visual arts practices, prior experience in film production and post production, and desire to experience working with artists and teams in a creative, innovative environment.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
● Storyboard unique concepts for teaser trailers and project documentation, as aligned with project goals.
● Store and organize video footage in accordance with archival best practices.
● Lead the pre-production, production, and post production process with detail, organization, and strong communication skills.
● Direct, shoot, and edit all video footage, including post-production accessibility work such as adding captioning.
● Create teaser videos and process-based mini docs for projects.
● Adapt content for various distribution channels, including web and social media platforms.
● Contribute to packaging & distribution strategies for video works.
 
REQUIREMENTS
● Should not currently be enrolled in a degree program
● Must be resourceful and diplomatic, with experience balancing multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
● Must demonstrate prior experience in documentation, filmmaking, and the process of creating, editing, and posting video for the web.
● Comprehensive knowledge of digital video, Premiere, Final Cut Pro (or comparable software), and Photoshop required. Knowledge of After Effects and Illustrator helpful.
● A thorough understanding of storyboarding.
● Awareness of formatting conditions for sharing video content online and via social platforms.
● Must have access to editing equipment & software i.e. Final Cut.
● At least one day a week working out of Creative Time’s office in the East Village required, with the flexibility to additionally accommodate potential evening and weekend shoots/edits throughout the year, on a reasonable project-to-project basis.
 
EQUIPMENT
The following package is available for the Fellow’s use. The Fellow will additionally be tasked with making recommendations of equipment rentals and purchases based on the needs of the organization and each project:
● Nikon D300
● Sony Handycam HDR-AX2000
● Zoom H4N
● Saramonic uwMic9 Lavalier Microphone System
● Lacie 5TB Rugged USB 3.1 Hard Drive
● Artlist.io (music licensing)
 
POSITION TYPE
Part Time Employee
 
APPLICATION DEADLINE
02/23/23
 
COMPENSATION
$12,000 stipend for 12-month commitment
 
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Creative Time is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, ability, age, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, or military status.
 
Our work at Creative Time is inherently political, social, and invested in the global justice movements of our time. It is also fun, experimental, and often very delightful. We value individuals who embody those values, backgrounds, and lived experience.
 
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a resume, cover letter that explains why you are interested in the fellowship, contact information for two references, equipment list or note about which camera/sound equipment you typically shoot with, and links or attachments to work samples. Please email the application to jobs@creativetime.org with the subject line: 2023-24 Video Fellowship.
 
Due to the volume of applications we anticipate, we will only be able to reach out to a small portion of candidates who we plan to interview.