Videographer Job at Fincra

Fincra is a payment infrastructure for fintechs, platforms and global businesses. Fincra provides payments solutions that enables businesses to accept payments securely, make payouts globally and scale your business across borders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Videographer

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Role Overview

• We are committed to excellence and creativity in all our productions, and we are looking for a skilled and creative Videographer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail, a passion for storytelling through visual media, and the technical expertise to produce high-quality videos.
• This role involves capturing, editing, and producing video content for a variety of projects, including promotional videos, social media content, and corporate events.

Responsibilities
Video Production:

• Plan, shoot, and edit video content for various platforms, ensuring high quality and consistency.
• Operate video cameras, drones, and other equipment to capture footage.
• Set up lighting, audio, and other production equipment as needed.

Pre-Production:

• Collaborate with the creative team to develop concepts, storyboards, and scripts.
• Scout locations and coordinate logistics for video shoots.
• Schedule and manage shoot times, ensuring all necessary resources are available.

Post-Production:

• Edit raw footage into polished, final video products using video editing software.
• Add effects, graphics, animations, and sound as necessary.

Post-Production (continued):

• Ensure all videos meet technical and quality standards before final delivery.
• Work with the marketing and creative teams to ensure the videos align with branding guidelines and project goals.

Project Management:

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to deadlines.
• Maintain organized project files and manage video archives.
• Communicate effectively with team members to ensure project requirements are met.

Creative Input:

• Provide creative input and ideas during brainstorming sessions.
• Stay updated with industry trends and techniques to bring fresh, innovative ideas to projects.

Technical Maintenance:

• Maintain and troubleshoot video equipment, ensuring it is in good working condition.
• Keep up-to-date with new technology and software to improve video production quality.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Film, Video Production, Multimedia, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience as a Videographer, preferably in a corporate or agency setting.
• Proficiency with videoediting software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, or similar.
• Creative thinking and strong visual storytelling skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Strong understanding of lighting, audio recording, and other technical aspects of video production.
• Experience with operating various types of camera equipment, including DSLR, mirrorless, and professional video cameras.
• Knowledge of storyboarding, scriptwriting, and project planning.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to receive and implement feedback.
• A portfolio demonstrating a range of video production work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with animation and motion graphics.
• Knowledge of color grading and correction.
• Familiarity with video compression and file formats.
• Experience with live streaming and broadcasting equipment.
• Basic knowledge of graphic design software (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator).

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift and carry heavy equipment.
• Flexibility to work outside regular business hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed.

Cultural competencies (Company culture that we don’t negotiate with):

• Ownership, We are a team of individuals who are the CEO of their roles, and are able to consistently make excellent decisions independently, even in the face of ambiguity or uncertainty. Our people have the creative freedom to design solutions to problems and the responsibility to execute the right results, expecting the same of your teammates.
• The company strives to provide overall direction and expectations for each team and role, however, we value people who are able to lead and drive initiatives on their own, in line with the direction.
• Excellence, For us to achieve our very lofty goals as a company, we need to be able to produce best-in-class results, even in the minutest of tasks. We are first principle thinkers and we focus on solving problems from the root cause and not just the symptoms of the problem.
• People Skills, Our people are our greatest asset. They make up the company, the culture and their behavior reflect what our values are. We immensely care about our people and we always make our best effort to see that our people love spending time with each other.
• Communication, We are a people that take feedback seriously and we don’t shy away from even the hard stuff.

Perks

• A chance to be an early member of a high-growth startup.
• We pay competitively in the Nigerian market for the matched experience and role.
• Amazing work culture and a company that truly cares about creating the best and most fun place to work.
• We offer health insurance that includes dental, optical & covers major surgeries.
• Interest-free staff loans upon confirmation.
• We currently work fully remote.
• Annual Training budget.