Job Description

Short-Form Video Producer

$25 to $30/hour | Full-time | Hybrid, Grand Rapids

About Bloom Social

Bloom Social is a social media agency in Grand Rapids. We manage about 35 brands, including manufacturers, healthcare organizations, professional services firms, local small businesses, and the personal brands of business owners and executives. Our specialists write, design, and schedule content for those clients every month.

The role

We’re a social media agency, so this is a social media video job. We’re looking for someone who knows how to make a vertical video that holds attention for 30 seconds on someone’s phone. Weddings, documentaries, and corporate films take real skill, but that isn’t what this seat does. If you already catch yourself studying the cuts and hooks in Reels, and why one video keeps people watching while another loses them in two seconds, you’ll fit in well here.

You’ll plan and lead the scheduled shoots for our clients at their offices, job sites, and events, then edit that footage into short-form video and photos the team can post. Quick phone captures still stay with our account specialists. Your work is the planned shoots, where preparation and production quality make the difference.

You’ll also set the standard for how video looks and gets cut across Bloom, manage any outside editors we bring in, and keep our media organized so anyone creating content can find what they need.

What you’ll do

• Decide what each shoot needs to capture, based on the client’s content strategy, so the footage actually gets used
• Build a prep document for every shoot, including shot list, location, timing, who’s on camera, gear, and client requirements
• Lead shoots on location from arrival through wrap, usually within 60 miles of Grand Rapids
• Edit short-form video for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube Shorts, and edit the photos from each shoot
• Set the editing standards and look the rest of the team follows
• Manage any outsourced video editors we work with, including assigning the work and reviewing what they deliver
• Deliver finished files on schedule in formats that are ready to post
• Keep raw and finished files organized and labeled in Google Drive
• Maintain our equipment, handle transport and setup, and flag when something needs repair or replacing
• Write captions for the videos you produce when an account needs it

How your time breaks down

• 20% shooting and on-site work
• 20% editing
• 20% planning and prep
• 20% file delivery and gear
• 20% internal meetings with the team

What success looks like in 90 days

• You’ve led planned shoots for 10 to 15 clients and have a working rhythm with each content specialist
• You’re delivering about 30 to 35 finished videos a month on schedule
• Every shoot has a prep document, and footage is organized in Drive on schedule so content gets to the client on time
• You’ve given us an honest read on our equipment and what’s missing

What you need

• A portfolio or reel of short-form video you shot and edited yourself. This matters more to us than years of experience or a degree.
• Comfort working on location, including framing, clean audio, working with the light you’ve got, and filming people who are in the middle of their workday
• Solid editing skills for social video, including pacing, on-screen text, sound, and strong openings
• Experience planning a shoot ahead of time, not just showing up and filming
• Comfort working on a monthly cycle. Content for all of our clients is due on the same day every month, so your shoots and edits have to line up with that schedule.
• A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• You live in Michigan and can make a monthly in-person team meeting in Grand Rapids

Nice to have

• Experience shooting for businesses (trades, manufacturing, healthcare, professional services)
• Photography and photo editing
• Adobe Premiere Pro (it’s our team standard)
• Video for paid social ads

Equipment

We provide a laptop, lighting, and microphones. Most people who do this work already have their own camera gear, so tell us what you shoot with. We’re also open to buying equipment as the role needs it.

Pay and benefits

• $25 to $30 an hour, 40 hours a week (about $52,000 to $62,400 a year), based on experience and portfolio
• We cover 50% of the employee-only health premium
• Dental and vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Paid drive time for shoots
• Reimbursement for work-related purchases
• Hybrid schedule, 8 to 4. Edit from home, shoot on location, and meet in person once a month.

How we work

You’ll report to Jeff Pipp. We set goals every quarter and meet weekly, so expectations are clear and you get regular feedback.

How to apply

There are three steps, and we need all three.

• Apply through Indeed or LinkedIn and include a link to your reel or portfolio. Note which pieces you shot and edited yourself.
• Connect with Jeff Pipp on LinkedIn. Add a note saying you applied for the Short-Form Video Producer role and would like to send a one-minute video.
• Once Jeff accepts, send him a one-minute video in a LinkedIn message answering these two questions:
• Why does this role and company interest you?
• What makes you a uniquely strong candidate?

This is a video job, so your one-minute video is the first piece of your work we’ll see. Shoot it the way you’d shoot for a client.

We’ll review applications as they come in. The interview process is a 30-minute intro call, a short editing exercise using real raw footage, and a final interview.

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