Austin, TX Production Jobs

Seeking a teleprompter operator with gear for a non-union corporate documentary on climate change.

Shooting on Canon C300 Mk III

Thanks for your interest and hope to hear from you soon.

Seeking a sound mixer for a 2-day non-union corporate documentary on climate change. Majority of the days will be spent shooting with one presenter outdoors in forested areas.

05/31: Field
06/01: Interview + Field

Dates: 05/31 + 06/01
Location: Austin, TX
Type: Non-union corporate
Prod Company: Colormatics
Rate: $650-750/10 + $350 kit

Please include an equipment list with rates.
For equipment we would need a mixer, boom, and lav kit for 1 speaker.
Thanks for your interest and hope to hear from you soon.

Need an experienced Sound Mixer for a Build tv show. Location is one hour outside of Austin. Travel and hotel is provided if need be. Shoot date: June 6th

Please DO NOT apply for this job if you are not a local & CANNOT overnight with production.

New PBS Comedy Travel Series seeks experienced Audio local to Austin, TX to join us for a 5 day shoot. 2/3 of our 5 days will be spent in Laredo, TX. Production will provide a hotel and transportation to Laredo, TX.

Position: Audio Mixer
Dates: 6/1-6/6
Rate: $650/12
Kit: $350, to include 8 mics
Camera: 2x Alexa Mini LF

Rough Schedule:

6/1 Shoot Day 1 (Austin)
6/2 Shoot Day 2 (Austin)
Filming a Comedy Show, may want to record off their system
6/3 Paid Half Travel Day to Laredo, No Shooting
Per Diem ($50) + Mileage, if you want to self drive
6/4 Shoot Day
Per Diem ($50)
6/5 Shoot Day
Per Diem ($50)
6/6 Paid Half Travel Day to Austin, No Shooting
Mileage, if you want to self drive

Please send kit details when applying.

About the Job
Popular YouTube creator with over 20 million subscribers on the main channel (and rapidly growing sub channels/socials) is looking to hire freelance Story Editors! Ideal candidates are decisive, collaborative, and eager to learn. We are looking to build and invest in a core post team that understands the content we create, so we are open to a variety of experience levels.

What you will be doing:
-- Taking initial assemblies of videos and developing story cuts focused on pacing, character beats, and honing in on the best way to tell the story with the footage available.
-- Revising the story through multiple rounds of review with the creative team.
-- Doing initial passes of stylistic elements of each video, including music and transitional montages.
-- Collaborating with the Post Supervisor and Lead Editors to ensure smooth project handoffs for finishing stages and motion graphics

Ideal Candidate
You’re a good fit if:
-- You have experience and comfort with unscripted content - especially for YouTube.
-- You are collaborative, organized, and proactive with your communication.
-- You understand YouTube humor and storytelling, and keep on top of trends on those platforms
-- You are decisive and can work quickly through a large volume of content.
-- You’re local to Austin, TX (or live within a comfortable driving distance, within ~2hrs), for ease of attending in person meetings and coordinating footage and equipment handoffs.

Job Requirements
-- Our post team is currently fully remote - so ability to work from a home set up is required.
-- Must be proficient in Premiere Pro and have a general knowledge of Adobe products.
-- Experience with the larger Adobe suite, especially Photoshop and After Effects, is a plus.
-- Experience with Maxon Universe, especially PluralEyes, is a plus.
-- Experience editing for social media (TikTok, Instagram, etc) is a plus.
-- We encourage you to send an editing reel / portfolio of your work when you apply.

We will reach out to you to schedule an initial call and set up a test edit if it feels like you could be a good fit. All freelance work will be paid at a flat rate agreed upon prior to start.

Though this position is currently freelance, we are hoping to find candidates who could eventually transition into a full time role with the company. Rate negotiable, dependent on experience

Looking forward to meeting you!

Event videographer for 1 day (8h) of work in Austin during a conference in Fairmont Austin. Please apply if:
1) you are Austin local
2) you have your own gear - camera / tripod / lenses (Sony cameras preferred)
3) you're available on May 31st from 9:30am-5:30pm
4) you're okay with the suggested rate

EXPERIENCED EDITORS w BROADCAST POST-PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE and ADVANCED GRAPHIC DESIGN SKILLS

Widespread Creative – Austin, TX

Are you a professional video editor based in Austin, TX with advanced motion graphics and design skills?

Our Austin-based production company and creative advertising agency is currently looking to hire professional video editors who also have motion graphics and graphic design abilities with a broad knowledge of industry-standard practices and workflows for post-production editing of broadcast and narrative content and advertising design creative.

Applicant needs to have credible experience working with Premiere and Avid as well as Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and other relevant programs. Must have general working knowledge of all current cinema camera formats from Red, Canon, Arri etc. and be experienced with transcoding footage, audio sweetening and color correction for broadcast.

You'll need knowledge and proficiency with motion graphics and titling, as the duties of this editor position are turnkey from working with the producers on initial outlines and production plans to media managing and AEing at our shop while also often handling the full edit from ingestion to picture lock on anything from 6 second digital video or social media ads to 30 second TV spots and branded content to longer broadcast episodics, feature length narratives and documentaries.

You'll also want to have good time management and communication skills, be self-motivated and responsible and need to regularly coordinate with various broadcast media companies per deliverables, schedules and the like, depending on the client, campaign and/or projects at hand. So this isn't just a run-of-the-mill editing job, it's more a holistic opportunity to be involved in all the various aspects of work that go along with editing video and designing ads for traditional and broadcast media campaigns and agency clients. This keeps it interesting, it also means you need to be a good multitasker.

Oh, and it's important that you're a good story teller, or at least understand and appreciate the importance of good three act story structure and great characters in order to create compelling narratives.
Our work and jobs are constantly changing. Our work environment is fun but productive. We develop and produce all kinds of productions out of our small shop in downtown Austin, from local to national content, and as such we wear many hats including writing, running cameras and producing and we expect our editor(s) and designer(s) to also be proficient in many areas of their respective profession.

We're offering this position on an initial hourly contract basis, pay dependent on experience, for up to 40+ hours a week initially. There is the possibility of joining our team full-time with benefits moving forward if the work goes well and you're a good fit with our culture. A positive, can-do attitude is of paramount importance!

Please send your Contact Info, Resume and Reel and/or Portfolio. If we are interested in speaking with you we will contact you. Thanks in advance for your interest.

Job Types: Part-time to Full-time, Contract

Pay: $22.00 - $32.00 per hour

ABOUT THE JOB
Popular YouTube creator with over 20 million subscribers on the main channel (and rapidly growing sub channels/socials) is looking to hire a full time Assistant Editor! Ideal candidates are detail oriented, collaborative, and eager to learn. We are looking to build and invest in a core team that understands the content we create, so we are open to a variety of experience levels.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
- Synchronizing footage and audio to create assemblies of a variety of content, ranging from multi-camera shoots to vlogs
- Initial content trims on video assemblies to create an extended rough cut
- Support tasks including searching for footage and creating/adjusting minor FX, such as open captions
- Working closely with the Post Supervisor and Lead Editors to improve efficiency for the post department, including longer term projects like maintaining and organizing shared asset libraries, and documenting processes and workflows

WE OFFER
- Salary Range: 35-50k
- Paid 2 weeks of vacation per year
- Paid holidays (list provided at hiring)
- Insurance will be available to employees after 60 days of full time employment
- - - Health and Vision insurance provided with 70% paid by company
- - - Life insurance covered 100% by company
- - - Dental insurance available as an add on, per the employee

YOU'RE A GOOD FIT IF
- You have experience with and interest in unscripted content - especially for YouTube.
- You are collaborative, organized, and proactive with your communication.
- You’re always looking for ways to improve workflows and will bring those ideas to your team to talk them through.
- You’re local to Austin, TX (or live within a comfortable driving distance), for ease of attending in person meetings and coordinating footage and equipment handoffs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Our post team is currently fully remote - so ability to work from a home set up is required.
- Must be proficient in Premiere Pro and have a general knowledge of Adobe products.
- Experience with the larger Adobe suite, especially Photoshop and After Effects, is a plus.
- Experience with Maxon Universe, especially PluralEyes, is a plus.
- Experience editing for social media (TikTok, Instagram, etc) is a plus.
- A test edit will be done before you are brought on as full time. The test edit will be paid with a flat rate agreed upon before start.
- We encourage you to send an editing reel / portfolio of your work if available

New York based prodco is looking for a TEXAS LOCAL camera operator or DP. This is posted for Austin, but also open to DALLAS or SOUTH TEXAS locals as well. The ideal candidate:

This is a long shooting calendar, using very small documentary crews. The ideal candidate is:
- Can create beautiful single camera coverage
- Is comfortable in small doc-style units (producer, cam, ac)
- Is responsible around sensitive and personal story lines

New York based prodco is looking for a TEXAS LOCAL supervising field producer, for an upcoming documentary series will an unusually long shooting calendar. This post is for Austin, but open to folks local to DALLAS or SOUTH TEXAS as well.

The ideal candidate is:
- Highly experienced leading field teams
- Is experienced and comfortable in small, intimate field teams geared to capture true doc content
- Comfortable producing personal and serious story points
- Knows how to shoot for post, and can roughly string scenes on soft stations out on non-filming days

Please DO NOT apply for this job if you are not a local & CANNOT overnight with production.

Hello!

Looking for reliable Production Assistants who are local to Austin, TX and knows the surrounding area well! We will be working at multiple locations for the run. Must be able to overnight in Laredo, TX for 2/3 nights, please note that production *will* be covering the cost of the hotel.

Job details below:

Position: Production Assistant
Dates: 6/1-6/7
Job Hours: 12 hours (Plus OT)

Responsibilities will include the following:
Driving: Cargo vans
Picking up Gear
Picking up Lunch
Providing onsite support: setup & breakdown of lunch, assisting production, camera & producers.
Cleaning and Sanitizing of set and gear
Getting appearance releases

If you are interested & available, please apply as soon as possible!

Seeking professional Cinematographer - Local hire to Austin with their own professional camera. (Required) - RED, ARRI, BlackMagic, etc. Must be capable of shooting in 4k.

Self identified women and military Veterans encouraged to apply.

This long short film (33 pages) will not start shooting until FALL 2024, with a total of 6 days split over a period of time, primarily on weekends.
Multiple locations: Primarily in Austin, but with one location being in Waco and one other TBD (But will be outside of Austin). Mileage for travel for these days will be covered in addition to regular rate.

Directed by Ammie Masterson
Co-Directed by Kevin Machate
Produced by Kevin Machate, Todd Rodgers, and Elena Weinberg
Starring Kevin Machate and Beth Shea
Co-Starring Gayland Williams, Ammie Masterson, and a well known actor still TBD.

WORST ENEMY - After receiving a devastating diagnosis, a severely depressed veteran who hides his pain through self-isolation and alcohol must accept the help of his famous cousin or risk becoming just another statistic.

Unfortunately we cannot consider anyone that lives outside the state of Texas for logistical reasons. The 6 days of filming are not contiguous and would require too much travel to be reasonable. It would not be financially feasible for anyone to travel from outside of Texas for this position.


Please send reels, websites, resume's.