CRASH Videographer Chicago, Illinois, United States

Witherite Law Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 63,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading personal injury law firm in Chicago seeks a Videographer to create high-quality audiovisual content. The role involves managing video production processes, conducting interviews, and ensuring brand standards. Join a high-performing team committed to integrity and unmatched expertise.

Benefits

Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance

Company Paid STD and LTD Insurance

401(k) with company contributions

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of relevant experience required.
• Demonstrated experience in videotape production and multimedia hardware/software.

Responsibilities

• Develops creative audiovisual solutions for legal and marketing needs.
• Executes video shoots and manages post-production tasks.
• Conducts interviews and ensures quality of video content.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Job description

Witherite Law Group (WLG) is a personal injury law firm specializing in motor vehicle accidents. Our vision is to improve the life of each person we serve. Whether it is for our employees, our clients, or our community, WLG puts people first, provides unmatched expertise, and displays integrity in every situation.

Our attorneys and staff are committed to helping injured clients get the care and service they deserve. We take care of the complex legal work so that our clients can focus on recovery and getting their lives back. We aredetermined to help our clients get the settlement they deserve, and we will be by our client’s side every step of the way.

This firm is a Top 100 Places to Work recipient and a National Top Workplace honoree. We are proud of these achievements and honored to be among this prestigious list of companies. Our culture is special. But you can’t just take our word for it...apply today and join the WLG family.

Position Summary: Witherite Law Group and associated companies seeks professionals who want to join a high-performing team committed to working together to accomplish our mission and uphold our values of People First, Unmatched Expertise, and Integrity Always. As a Videographer at Witherite Law Group is responsible for creating high-quality audiovisual content to support legal and marketing objectives. This role requires a creative and technically skilled individual who can develop innovative video solutions, manage end-to-end video production processes, and ensure the production of compelling multimedia assets. Working closely with the Marketing and Communications department, the Video Production Specialist will execute on-site shoots, conduct interviews, and manage post-production tasks, including editing and incorporating graphics, motion graphics, and animations. The specialist will also ensure videos meet brand standards, are formatted for various platforms, and are accessible through closed captions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conceives and develops creative solutions for addressing legal and marketing issues through audiovisual assets.
• Generates ideas for video projects for the Department of Marketing and Communications.
• Executes shoots on site/on location including audio, camera operation and talent directions. Additionally, handles assignments requiring special lighting, multiple locations, creativity, special audio needs, custom graphics, and animation.
• Conducts interviews with clients, attorneys, employees, and others and ensures valuable sound bites are captured.
• Plans and performs video post-production tasks, including reviewing footage, making editorial decisions, logging, rough cuts, audio adjustment, color correction, adding photographs, motion pictures, motion graphics, animation, audio and music, and final editing using Adobe Premiere software.
• Utilizes computer graphics and special effects for video post-production in accordance with the overall production concepts; compresses/encodes video projects for output; makes video products available in a variety of formats; observes brand standards, ensures consistency and relevancy to production; monitors technical quality of end product; and coordinates internal and external duplication services as required.
• Produces educational, instructional, promotional (long and short form) or event-based videos as requested by Pre-litigation, litigation, and marketing, including defining objectives, shooting in studio and remote locations, conversion of existing video formats for video editing.
• Creates material used for, but not limited to shooting videos, and conducting field interviews; edit material for OTT, social media, web applications or schedule guests as needed.
• Uploads videos to the Web and Media Library.
• Oversees the production of closed captions for Marketing and Communications video productions.
• Schedules studio production time for Marketing and Communications projects.
• Schedules off-site video shoots.
• Operates camera for live video feed at events as needed.
• 50% local travel.
• Must have reliable transportation and a clean driving record. (company mile reimbursement)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience or, any combination of education and experience that is equivalent to it.
• Demonstrated experience in the areas of videotape production, as well as a thorough knowledge of audio, video and multimedia hardware and software required.
• Must be available to work a non-standard schedule to fulfill assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Excellent communication skills required.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively and collegially with both legal and marketing staff as required.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on multiple assignments and to work collaboratively within a team required.

Please note, actual salaries may vary within the range based onvarious factors unique to each candidate including, but not limited to, training, education, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

Chicago Pay Range

$63,000 - $65,000 USD

Physical Requirements:

• Office environment with normal business hours necessary to satisfactorily perform job functions.
• Stationary Position – Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.
• Move or Traverse – This position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, meeting rooms, office machinery, etc.May occasionally ascends/descends the stairs to get to other floors, cafeteria and parking area.
• Dexterity – constantly operates a computer and other office machinery such as a copy machine/printer.
• Move, Transport, Position, Put, Install, Remove - Occasionally moves supplies weighing up to 10 pounds for various presentation and event needs.
• Communicate, Detect, Converse with, Discern, Convey, Express oneself, Exchange information - The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Detect, Determine, Perceive, Identify, Recognize, Judge, Observe, Inspect, Estimate, Assess - The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Benefits and Perks:

• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company Paid STD (with no waiting period) and LTD Insurance
• Option to purchase additional Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Coverage
• 401(k) with company contributions
• Paid Time Off
• 10 Company Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement

Please note that this job description is intended to outline the primary duties of the role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The job description is subject to change with or without prior notice, and that a reasonable accommodation may be requested to perform the essential functions of the job.

WLG and its affiliated companies provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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