Videographer/Photographer

Description

Work Arrangement:

The Role

The General Motors Design organization is transforming the future of transportation and mobility solutions. This is an incredible opportunity to be a part of a small team within our Global Creative Visualization (GCV) group where you would have lots of project ownership and creative input .

Our GCV team is seeking a Videographer/Photographer who can demonstrate a high level of execution through a portfolio including varied professional quality productions with contemporary executions and storytelling.

Applicants must have ability to quickly develop a shooting plan capturing the personality of vehicles and talent, as well performing efficient and clean editing and other required post production/retouching.

Members of the GM Design GCV Photography/Video team must have excellent problem solving skills and the ability to follow feedback/art direction with a keen attention to detail. 

Applicants must be self-motivated and have current demonstrable knowledge of photo/video pipelines involving high quality efficient productions both in solo and team productions.

This role requires the submission of a portfolio/reel. Please see instructions below.

What You'll Do:

• High level of integrity around the confidentiality of our business.
• Ability to react quickly to the day to day needs of Design capturing vehicles in development, events and people.
• Shooting both on location and in studio.
• Execution of creative representations to capture the personality of vehicles as well as literal depictions responding to guidance and direction.
• Negotiate and problem solve to get the best possible shots. 
• High quality editing, post production, stills retouching and mastering.
• File management and following GCV conventions around archiving and delivering images. 
• Working closely with Leads and Managers from other GCV Departments on collaborative projects (CGI, Art Direction & Enhancement) with the ability to replicate the styles of others.

Additional Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• College degree with a major in an Art/Design based discipline, or representative experience.
• Knowledge of photo/video pipelines involving high quality efficient productions both in solo and team productions.
• High quality reel with varied styles and executions at a professional level.
• RED/Black Magic/Canon/Adobe/Davinci pipeline experience preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel. This role has the potential to require travel once every 2-3 months for 3-4 days.

PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS  
 
To be considered for this position, you will need to submit a portfolio in addition to your resume and profile. We strongly recommend linking your online portfolio in the "website" section of the application as we are able to access much larger files that way. If your portfolio is not available online, please follow the instructions below to upload your portfolio as a separate attachment as you did with the resume.   Please NO dropbox files or Google docs.
 
1. Save your portfolio as a pdf document 
2. Name your portfolio your LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. Example: Candidate name is John Smith. Portfolio pdf file name is: Smith, John.pdf 
3. Upload as an attachment - you may have to condense the file.  

DISCLAIMER: The Works included in your Career Portfolio must not be subject to any non-disclosure and/or confidentiality agreement. If the Works in your Career Portfolio are owned by your current or former employer, or by any other Third Party, there must be an express written consent from the Owner allowing the Works to be included in your Career

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