Videographer

We are looking for a creative, experienced videographer/video producer to envision, film, edit, and produce videos that authentically tell the story of a Menlo education to a range of audiences, including current students and parents, prospective families, and alumni. A member of the School’s highly collaborative communications team, a successful candidate must be able to build rapport and make strong connections with students, faculty, and other community members. This is a full-time, in-person, year-round position based at the School’s campus in Atherton, CA. The anticipated start date is May 15, 2024.

Duties include:

• Envisioning, designing, filming, and editing videos that embody and foster Menlo’s brand and increase affinity among parents, students, and alumni
• Transforming exemplary student work and accomplishments in academics, arts, and athletics into digital stories that capture the Menlo experience
• Strategizing and creating video content for the website, digital magazine, various community emails, school leadership, as well as other regular communications
• Producing several highlight videos per year (first day of school, Thanksgiving, Holiday assembly, last day of school, dance concert)
• Producing promotional videos for major events such as arts productions and athletics events
• Strategizing and creating video profiles of alumni
• Capturing and documenting content from lectures and educational presentations to share with a wider audience, such as assembly and other guest speakers
• Producing high-quality videos that share the impact of giving and build enthusiasm for the School’s Development efforts, specifically for the Annual Fund and Auction
• Managing a digital archive of the School’s video assets
• Providing and posting regular video content for the School’s social media platforms
• Collaborate with the school’s primary photographer and occasionally photograph school functions
• Teaching and guiding faculty, students, and parent volunteers with video needs and/or documenting special projects and learning experiences

You can see some of the recent videos the School has made to get an idea for our style here: https://www.menloschool.org/about/video-gallery.php 

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate should have exceptional storytelling abilities and an eye for cinematography. They should have proven experience operating professional video and still photographic equipment as well as planning shoots, filming and capturing a variety of footage, setting lighting, editing and color-correcting footage, scriptwriting, conducting interviews, and sound mixing/audio balancing. They should be an experienced video editor who is fluent in editing software such as Adobe Premiere and After Effects. Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and a background in photography are also desired. This individual should be able to multitask and work independently and also collaborate with different types of people and departments across campus. They need the ability to build rapport, make connections, and put students, faculty, and other video subjects at ease. It’s also beneficial if the candidate has a passion for education and enjoys being in a school campus environment and working with students and educators. Must be comfortable with a flexible schedule as several school events occur during evenings and/or weekends.

We offer:

• An exceptional work environment and caring community.
• Highly competitive salary.
• A comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees and their families, including generous contributions to a retirement plan. Learn more by going to https://www.menloschool.org/employment-benefits.php.

To be considered for this opportunity: 

Please submit your resume and cover letter through our portal.

To complete your application, we are requesting candidates submit the following supplemental materials in addition to their resumes. Priority will be given to candidates who complete these items.

In a brief cover letter, please address the following:

1. Describe your videography experience and discuss how your skill set aligns with the position description
2. Explain why you want to work at Menlo School
3. Provide a url/link to a portfolio of your video work, specify at least three examples you are particularly proud of, and explain how they showcase who you are as a videographer/storyteller

(Note: when submitting portfolio samples through our portal, you must do so in a single document. Additional materials can be emailed to [email protected].)