Photography and Cinematography Expert

Confidential; United States; Remote; USD 76,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Zekai is seeking a Photography and Cinematography Expert for a 100% remote contractor role. You’ll review client photo and video work, judge composition, exposure, color, and technical quality, and explain your decisions in writing.

The position is worldwide remote with pay per hour between $55 and $100. Applicants should have professional experience across productions, publications or brands, and be fluent in written English.

Qualifications

• Professional work as a photographer, cinematographer, director of photography, camera operator or video producer.
• Experience with real jobs: briefs, shoot days, post-production and delivery to a client.
• Daily use of professional cameras and editing or grading tools such as Lightroom, Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve or Premiere.
• Clear written English.

Responsibilities

• Review photo and video work and judge it: what works, what doesn’t, and why; provide written explanations.
• Look at photos or video clips and judge which one is stronger for a given brief and audience.
• Check exposure, focus, color, framing, lens choice and camera movement.
• Flag technical problems that would show up later (noise, flicker, clipped highlights, wrong frame rate or format).
• Ensure the work fits the brief and the intended use (print, web, social, broadcast, film).

Skills

Camera operation

Photo/video review

Written English

Tools

Lightroom

Photoshop

DaVinci Resolve

Premiere

Job description

Role Title: Photography and Cinematography Expert

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

Opportunity Snapshot

Pay: $55 to $100 per hour

Location: Fully remote, worldwide

You’ll need: Professional experience shooting photo or video for clients, productions, publications or brands

Your tasks: Review photo and video work and briefs, judge technical quality, composition and brief match, and explain your decisions in writing

You’ll review photo and video work and judge it: what works, what doesn’t, and why. This is a good fit if you work as a photographer, cinematographer, director of photography or camera operator and make decisions about light, framing, camera settings and final delivery. You need professional experience shooting for clients, productions or publications, and clear written English.

Scope of Work

• Look at photos or video clips and judge which one is stronger for a given brief and audience.
• Check exposure, focus, color, framing, lens choice and camera movement.
• Flag technical problems that would show up later (noise, flicker, clipped highlights, wrong frame rate or format).
• Check that the work fits the brief and the intended use (print, web, social, broadcast, film).
• Write a short explanation for each decision so a reviewer can follow your reasoning.

What we’re looking for

• Professional work as a photographer, cinematographer, director of photography, camera operator or video producer.
• Experience with real jobs: briefs, shoot days, post-production and delivery to a client.
• Daily use of professional cameras and editing or grading tools such as Lightroom, Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve or Premiere.
• Comfort explaining why one shot works and another doesn’t.
• Clear written English.

This is a 100% remote contract role, open to applicants worldwide in the countries the employer accepts.