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Hiring Gaffer for vertical short drama.
$400/Day
10 days between 5/18 and 5/29
Los Angeles

We are looking for a Grip/Gaffer, a jack of both trades, in the NYC area for branded content shoot. We'll be capturing interviews and b-roll. Must be professional, experienced, reliable, and punctual. Please include your resume and any references.

** Preferably with your own Grip Package and Light Package - Please note if you have your own equipment or not.

In search of a Gaffer with a minimum 1-ton package, local to or willing to work as a local to Plano, Texas. This shoot will be for a feature documentary, including (1) interview day (which will require lighting units and grip gear). The interview day will have Grip support, but b-roll days may require our Gaffer to work solo as our footprint must remain light.


The documentary's subject matter is neurodiversity/neurosensitivity, and we will feature those from within the community. The individuals participating have kindly offered to share their stories, and we seek to celebrate them while telling honest and informative stories.


A little about our team: our team values individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and we foster a welcoming environment for all. Particularly for this documentary about neurodiversity/neurosensitivity, we encourage those from within the community to apply - we welcome those who can bring a more specific perspective to the team.

We will be conducting video-conference interviews to discuss the specific needs of this production in greater detail.

Rate is for 12 hours, plus a negotiable kit fee for gear

Seeking an experienced gaffer, ideally with rentable gear package for a sit down interview w/ a small team for a documentary. Must have experience setting up / lighting for sit down interviews in a studio. Must have a references.

Must be local to Atlanta (not willing to work as local).

Please include a PDF of your resume or credit list, and/or link to IMBD.

Thank you!

Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

Seeking a Gaffer to assist with capturing interviews and b-roll for our client in Smithville, MO. This is for a local branch of a nation-wide restaurant chain.

Seeking candidates with documentary and corporate experience, ideally in the commercial/event space.

Let us know what lighting/grip gear you can provide, if any. Our DP may be able to cover this, so not necessarily a deal breaker if you don't own anything!

Call time is TBD

Rate is $250 for five hrs on set

Looking for energetic, hard working lighting team members to help out with a very small crew, indie budget music video shoot. Looking for people willing to help out on all aspects of the production, able to lift and carry heavy equipment, and be willing and eager to chip in with whatever needs to be done to have the production run smoothly.

Please send resume or links with any relevant experience you may have, along with your asking day rate. Individuals who are budget friendly to indie gigs will be highly considered for this as well as future work.

Pay up to $350/day depending on experience. Please include your asking day rate with your application. Individuals who are budget friendly to indie gigs will be highly considered for this as well as future work.

We are looking for an experienced Gaffer who is local, or willing to work locally, to the Houston, TX area. Travel will not be provided. This job is non-union, capturing short-form digital content.

Shoot Days: Mon 6/10
Rate: $650/12 (hourly rate based on 14 hours to account for OT)
Project: Amazon low budget social video
Crew: Ability to work as Non Union
Local to Hazleton, PA or willing to work as a local (has local accommodations)
Project location: Hazleton, PA

We are looking for an experienced Gaffer who is local, or willing to work locally, to the Hazleton, PA area. This job is non-union, capturing short-form digital content.

Shoot Days: Wed 6/5 and Thursday 6/6
Rate: $650/12 (hourly rate based on 14 hours to account for OT)
Project: Amazon low budget social video
Crew: Ability to work as Non Union
Local to Hazleton, PA or willing to work as a local (has local accommodations)
Project location: Hazleton, PA

Looking for a well-equipped gaffer who comes with a good 1-2 ton L&G package. You are very experienced with lighting corporate videos and have references who'll tell us that. You're fast and precise, and know how to light and shape light. This is a docustyle corporate film, so we're going for a nice "natural" look rather than a super-staged commercial look. Most of all, you're super fun and easy to work with.

This is a 10 hour day in San Ramon/Bay Area and the rate includes you and your kit for the day.

Seeking crew for "Real Work," a short film about an elderly getting scammed. The audience will see how the relationship between the scammer and elderly man builds through the story.

The head of the lighting department responsible for implementing the DP's vision. They work closely with the DP to set up and adjust lighting equipment to achieve the desired mood, tone, and atmosphere for each scene. The gaffer oversees the lighting crew, ensuring that all lights are properly positioned, powered, and controlled to enhance the visual storytelling and support the director's creative vision.Plays a pivotal role in overseeing and coordinating all aspects of the production process. Their responsibilities include managing budgets and schedules, arranging for locations and permits, and ensuring that the production runs smoothly from pre-production through post-production.

Seeking experienced Gaffer with corporate experience for a 1-day executive leadership shoot in Dallas, TX on May 14th to support camera team in lighting for 3x interview set-ups.

-2x camera shoot
-Total of 3x talent delivering reads from a script/teleprompter throughout the day.
-B-roll of the corporate offices.
-Ability to provide own gear for an additional kit rental fee is a plus.
-Tech scout on May 13th

Looking for a key grip for a b roll shoot - nimble crew a la ENG but needing someone to be able to be adaptable for space and move calmly and quickly.

Please send references along with response!

We need a Gaffer to gaff our 4-day shoot in Rio Grande Valley.

You should have at least two credits, and your own equipment.

We are brining the series Black Clown to Rio Grande Valley (from Dallas) and are looking to connect with up and coming talent in the valley.

The shoot will be 2-days on, 1 day off, 2-days on for a total of 4 shoot days.

Dates: May 14-17

Production Info: We will be filming lifestyle spots for a senior living brand, in their communities around the Nashville, TN area.

Role: As gaffer, you'll be supporting our DP in executing their vision for lighting each scene using our Aputure fixtures and modifiers. We will have our grip truck on-site with all necessary grip and other gear.

Jupiter Entertainment seeks an experienced Grip as a local in Panama City, FL to join us on a new true crime series from 5/23-5/24. Gear will be provided (a full list will be sent upon hire/request).

This shoot will consist of single on-camera talent for sit-down interviews (taking place indoors) as well as b-roll. True crime experience is strongly preferred.

If you are interested and available, please include your rate for a 10-hour day excluding any rentals, as well as your reel/credit list along with your application. Thank you!

Jupiter Entertainment seeks an experienced Grip as a local in Atlanta, GA to join us on a true crime series from 5/20-5/22. Gear will be provided (a full list will be sent upon hire/request).

This shoot will consist of single on-camera talent for sit-down interviews (taking place indoors) as well as b-roll. True crime experience is strongly preferred.

If you are interested and available, please include your rate for a 10-hour day excluding any rentals, as well as your reel/credit list along with your application. Thank you!

Looking for a grip to assist the DP with a 10 hour b-roll & interview shoot in Laurens, SC.
No gear is required, and the rate is $250/10h.