Cinematographer / Video Editor

Hackstone.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vision plan

401K

Job summary

Hackstone is a Baltimore-based creative video production shop seeking a cinematographer and video editor who can shoot footage, edit projects from first assembly through final delivery, and contribute creative input.

You’ll collaborate with the creative, strategy, and production teams to develop concepts, plan shoots, capture great footage, and edit projects for final delivery. The role requires versatility across narrative, documentary, corporate, and promotional content, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience as cinematographer and editor on diverse projects.
• Ability to shoot and edit from rough cut to final delivery.
• Willingness to travel for shoots and in-office collaboration in Baltimore.

Responsibilities

• Pre-production planning and location scouting; budget crew and gear.
• Shape visual direction across projects.
• Film in narrative, documentary, corporate, social, product styles.
• Perform DP/Cinematographer/AC roles as needed.
• Operate with various cameras, lighting, lenses, and gear.
• Edit, color correct, and produce After Effects titles; mix audio.
• Coordinate drone work or obtain certification if not already certified.
• Balance shooting and editing ratios around project needs.
• Travel to shoots as required; this is a Baltimore-based, in-office position.

Skills

Cinematography

Video editing

Drone certification

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

DaVinci Resolve

Job description

Too aggressive? Well, that’s the kind of overzealous enthusiasm you get when you let a creative

write a job ad by himself.

Ever flip a table during a Red vs. ARRI debate? Do you see the world in false color and peaking

markers? Do you notice the way the sun is hitting the buildi ng while everyone else is taking vacation

photos?

Are you picky about your Premiere shortcuts? Extremely opinionated about music? Do you leave the

movie theater talking about the edit?

If that sounds like you, we should talk.

The Role

Hackstone is looking for a cinematographer/video editor. You’ll give creative input, shoot the footage,

edit projects from first assembly through final delivery. “Final” is used here in its traditional sense,

including “Final_v2” through “Final_v6”.

You’ll work closely with our creative, strategy, and production teams to develop concepts, plan

shoots, capture great footage, and edit projects through final delivery.

What You’ll Do

Job Summary:

• Pre-production: technical planning, location scout, work with the producer to budget crew and gear, have opinions about production elements and fight for them
• Help shape the visual direction of projects
• Film in multiple styles: narrative, documentary, corporate, social, product
• Take on different production roles on a film set including (but not limited to) DP, Cinematographer, and AC
• Work confidently with different cameras, lighting setups, lenses, and production equipment
• Post-production: edit, color correct, general After Effects titles, sfx, audio mix & master, output for various mediums including broadcast and digital
• Drone certification preferred, or willingness to get certified
• Estimated shooting/editing ratios will vary, but plan on 50/50
• This is a Baltimore-based, in-office position and does require out-of-town travel.

This position is full-time, with benefits (health, vision, 401K). Salary based on experience. Position is

on-location in our office in Baltimore.

The salary depends on your skill level and experience but we’ll start here: $60K-80K

About Hackstone

Hackstone is a creative video production shop based in Baltimore. We do three things really well:

brand films, strategic organic video content, and performance ads. We also make series

entertainment for streamers, creative commercial campaigns, short films, and animations, but there

wasn’t a good way to make that many things sound good in a sentence.

Our clients hire us for our creativity and our ability to pack a punch. We're small and we've built a culture we're incredibly proud of. We place a high emphasis on fun, growth, and fulfillment. We're also way more into food around here than anyone probably should be.

We call ourselves an agency, but our culture is very non-agency. We believe in work/life balance.

We’re anti-ego. We encourage mistakes. And we support debate and pushing back. And we’ll never refer to ourselves as a “fast-paced environment.” Or "family" even though a lot of us hang out kind of a lot.