Sr Video & Photo Producer @ ORE

Position Overview

The Sr. Video and Photo Producer is a full-time position that conceives, produces, directs, and edits video and photo content with the goal of inviting diverse audiences to engage with OSF's wide array of programming. The Sr. Video and Photo Producer reports to the Marketing Director of Creative Content and works on the Creative Content Team, which also includes the Editorial Content Manager and Content Design Manager. This position collaborates with the larger Marketing team as well as other departments to tell OSF's story through imaginative photography and captivating video. The new hire will eventually supervise and engage in a search for a full-time Video and Photo Assistant. They may also oversee interns and hire contractors for content capture. The Video and Photo Manager must be local to Ashland, OR, or willing to relocate there, to capture on-site events and imagery.

Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000

Expected Start Date: 2/1/2027

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Lead the hiring and supervision of a full-time Video and Photo Assistant and a Content Capture Intern, assigning work, providing constructive feedback, and supporting their development.
• Collaborate with the Marketing and Artistic teams on storyboarding and developing ideas for video and photo content to promote the OSF brand, productions, and programs
• Produce, direct, capture, and edit videos and photos of OSF performances, interviews with creatives, on-site activity, Ashland, Oregon, and the surrounding areas for promotional, fundraising, engagement, archival, and other purposes as needed
• High-level knowledge and expertise in editing short, compelling trailers and commercials
• Ensure accessibility in all content produced (e.g., creating closed captions or open captions for all videos)
• Work closely with Artistic department to coordinate and schedule on-camera interviews with artists as well as dress rehearsals and other live performances, with a mindfulness to being open to re-scheduling due to artists', staff's, or the company's shifting schedules
• Understand the essentials of setting up effective lighting, sound, and camera equipment for interviews
• Adapt and/or create title/text effects and graphic effects for video projects
• Maintain brand consistency while honoring the specificity and aesthetics needed to speak to different productions and projects
• Strategize and plan content timelines and schedules with Marketing Director of Creative Content
• Secure, maintain, clean, charge, and transport valuable camera, sound, and lighting equipment, sometimes walking multiple blocks or upstairs with heavy items, such as c-stands and lights
• Record, edit, and mix voice over for radio/TV spots
• Edit music selections to each video's ideal length, pacing, and timing in such a way that the edits are seamless and unnoticeable to a listener
• Supports other content capture efforts across the department and organization as needed
• Model and support the mission and values of OSF

Supervision Received: Supervised by Marketing Director of Creative Content

Supervision Exercised: Video and Photo Assistant

Minimum Qualifications & Skills

College degree in film, photography, videography or equivalent and 5+ years of experience in relevant field(s), or comparable professional experience with photo and video content creation

Other Skills, Ability and/or Knowledge

• Proactively develop and pitch story concepts and recurring content formats, bringing ideas from concept through final delivery in collaboration with the Marketing Department Leaders
• Create content that communicates the value of attending OSF, connecting our productions, people, and visitor experience to the interests and motivations of new and returning audiences
• Choose the storytelling and production approach that best fits each audience, channel, and purpose, from polished production trailers to candid backstage moments and timely social videos
• Proficiency with professional camera, lighting, sound, and editing tools, with the ability to produce high-quality photography and video in various print and digital formats
• Strong attention to detail to produce seamless, engaging, and accurate materials
• Understanding of file types and media sizes -- including resolution, aspect ratio, codec, frame rate, bit rate, etc. -- for a variety of photo and video deliverables
• Adept at capturing photos and video using full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras (e.g., Sony Alpha 7 IV, Sony Alpha 9 III)
• Adept at balancing and operating a gimbal (e.g. DJI RS 4) with mounted camera and shotgun mic to create smooth, steady movement
• Adept at capturing live production audio in various ways — either via shotgun mic, boom mic, audio recorder, and/or pulling live feeds from a sound board during a performance
• Highly proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Lightroom Classic or equivalent software
• Ability to create closed and open captions
• Adept at post-production sound mixing and color correction
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively on team apps, such as Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, AirTable, and Asana
• Project management experience in a fast-paced and evolving workplace with ability to handle multiple and overlapping deadlines
• Ability to maintain a positive, professional work atmosphere with artists, vendors, audiences and co-workers; strong emotional intelligence skills and cross-cultural competency

Physical Ability

• Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time
• Ability to operate camera, lighting, and sound equipment
• Ability to quietly maneuver around different types of spaces, stages, audiences, and actors during live performances, often in low lighting, to capture images and footage

Hours Requirements

Must have flexibility to work nights and weekends

Organizational Background

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) was founded in 1935 in Ashland, OR, and has grown from a three-day festival of two plays to a nationally renowned theatre arts organization that presents a rotating repertory season of up to 10 plays and musicals, including illuminating interpretations of Shakespeare, other enduring classics, and new works. OSF productions have been presented on Broadway, internationally, and at regional, community, and high school theatres across the country. OSF received the 1983 Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre and is one of the largest nonprofit theatres in the nation with three stages, including an outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theatre.

Statement of Purpose

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival creates world-class theatre, revealing our collective humanity through illuminating interpretations of new and classic plays, and inspiring a love of our art form for current and future generations.

Company Values

• We are committed to working toward inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility, creating a space of belonging for all audiences and employees—through concrete actions and systemic improvements.
• We nurture and support our artists, attracting and retaining diverse, innovative talent across the organization.
• We believe in the transformational power of collaborative artmaking and performance.
• We recognize the importance of responsible stewardship of resources and sustainable business, financial, and environmental practices.
• We serve the public good and engage with and respect our community of artists, audiences, staff, local citizens, patrons, donors, and the greater theatre community worldwide.