- Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).
Hit doc series is looking for an amazing experienced field producer/multi-cam director to join the team!
Your skills include
As Camera Director:
-extensive experience field directing multi-camera crews (2-3 cameras) and understanding camera coverage and what’s needed for edits
-Ability to lead a field crew, have patience, respect for all positions and keep the crew morale up at all times
-Youre a leader and set the tone for the team, but also work well within the team too. Attitudes, egos and raised voices to anyone is not tolerated.
As Field Producer:
-Must be great with story and able to track multiple story lines unfolding in the field. No matter what you prepared to shoot, when something bigger/better or unexpected happens, must be able to adjust to new developments and track those new stories, sometimes throwing out the original plan all together
-Must be excellent and super approachable with talent as well as know how to build quick and trusting relationships off camera in order to get the best on camera content. Furthermore- must be excellent at maintaining those relationships long term.
-Must be able to connect and work with a pool of different types of personalities
-Must be willing to be on camera when needed And the 4th wall is broken
Position: Is "Field Producer" and encompasses field producer who also directs multi-cameras and crew simultaneously
Please note:
**You Must have experience and know how to produce talent and track story while simultaneously calling camera shots and looking for the best visual ways to tell the story with the camera. And must be able to work in tandem with show DP’s to insure the best overall look from lighting to staging.
Prep, Travel & Shoots
-This job shoots in LA, AP’s are located in NYC and they assist prepping your shoots
-90% of the position is LA based however if the cast is traveling and we’re tracking that as story, you would travel with them for shoots
-Must stay in constant contact with your talent to get story/life updates and plan upcoming shoots
-Must be able to Plan ahead but also be willing and able to shoot at the drop of a hat with very little notice. The doc element of this project means we need to often coordinate shoots with little notice to cover breaking story.
-Must be ok working weekends- we often shoot on weekends- more often than not.
-Prep: Responsible for creating beat sheets/shooting schedules
-In field: must be great with time management and report daily to Co-EP with shoot/story updates
-In field: You will be responsible for creating nightly hot sheets and making sure they're sent out nightly to Co-EP and Supervisors
Ultimately, we're looking for that rare, special field producer out there that has the ability and confidence to "go with the flow" & truly have fun in the field, create and maintain a super positive working environment for the cast AND crew alike, but equally be focused, dedicated and know how to get the stories and pieces needed to tell them without burning bridges with the cast.
Fantastic company/people to work for with a fantastic team assembled to work with!
If interested please contact us asap! The field prod/dir position will start mid-December.
-Position will run for 6-8 months or longer with possibility of continuing directly into following seasons
NOTES:
-valid drivers license and ability to drive if/when needed is a requirement
VITAL:
Again- please have extensive field producing experience in this genre. This is not a position for a new producer or AP ready to make the first jump to producer. 5+ years experience required as field producer in unscripted with a focus on doc-reality is required.