Remote Videographer & Editor at Brafton - Boston — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is labeled "remote" but carries significant caveats for digital nomads and location-independent professionals. While the base position is remote, it explicitly requires candidates to be located in the Boston area and involves 30–60% travel for on-location video shoots. Equipment maintenance must be performed at a facility in Quincy, MA, and a valid driver's license with the ability to rent a vehicle is required.
In practice, this is a geo-anchored remote role — not a location-flexible position. You must be physically present in the Greater Boston metro area on a recurring basis. This effectively rules out nomadic or international remote work arrangements.
- Timezone: Implicitly US Eastern (ET); client and team coordination will require EST availability.
- Visa note: The posting explicitly states no visa sponsorship is available, and work authorization must not require future sponsorship — limiting eligibility to US citizens and permanent residents.
- Travel perks: The high travel component (30–60%) could appeal to those who enjoy domestic travel, though it's client-driven, not self-directed.
If you're seeking a truly location-independent video role, look instead for remote video editors or async post-production roles at fully distributed content agencies, where on-site shoots are not required.
Brafton is one of the world's leading content marketing firms, with offices in Boston, London, Toronto and Sydney. We aspire to continually raise the bar on what people consider "marketing content." We create result-focused strategies and content to drive SEO, social engagement and leads for our clients. Our teams continuously build expertise across new media formats, including video, blogs, infographics and web design.
Brafton is looking for a highly creative and extremely focused Videographer & Editor to help in executing all aspects of our video production. The Videographer shoots and edits on-location and in-house video productions in coordination with a producer. The ideal candidate is a well-organized individual with a strong knowledge of on-location production workflows, production equipment, and is experienced in working with and directing on-camera talent.
This is a remote position and is open to candidates in the Boston area. Candidates will have the option to use our shared office space in downtown Boston.
What You'll Do:- Ensure on-time execution and delivery of high quality video productions
- Keep a pleasant and creative work atmosphere
- Shoot and edit on-location and in-house video productions
- Create storyboards for narrative work
- Coach on-screen talent and voice talent
- Conduct video equipment maintenance at our Quincy, MA equipment storage facility
- Travel on a regular basis (approximately 30–60%)
- Keep yourself current with the latest developments and trends in video production
- Promote the Video Department across the business
- Formal degree in cinematography or video/film production. Significant demonstrated professional experience without this degree will also be considered.
- Understand the full spectrum of the production process including camera operation, lighting and audio capture
- Excellent videography and editing skills, experienced in directing talent
- Experience with shooting with Canon C200s or equivalent, 3-point lighting, audio recording and mixing
- Proficient knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, and Audition
- Experience with Adobe After Effects highly preferred
- Experience with Color Correction using Lumetri
- Experience with green-screen based studio/on-location production work, and a deep understanding of its workflows
- Experience with AI generation tools for video and voice-overs highly preferred
- Ability to think on feet, multi-task, prioritize and work under pressure
- A valid driver's license and the ability to rent a vehicle
Please submit an online demo/reel portfolio example. Applications without reels will not be accepted.
Benefits Include: Health, Dental, Vision, Colonial Life, 401(k) with match, paid time off, home office perks and more!
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY | E-VERIFY: Brafton is an Equal Opportunity employer. In addition to federal law requirements, Brafton complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Brafton (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).
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