Location: Los Angeles or Austin

About Saatva

Saatva is the Direct-to-consumer luxury mattress and home furnishings brand that aspires to help every consumer get a great night’s sleep, and to provide the most elevated shopping and purchase experiences possible. Experience has shown us that the more we help our customers, the more likely they are to desire a relationship with us. To that end, we have dedicated ourselves to being the most helpful brand in our space. Because we take good care of our customers, our customers take good care of us. We have been profitable since day one, and have grown, on average, 60% year over year.

Until recently, our mission has been to answer every question a consumer might have about mattresses, sleep, and sleep health, to ensure that every consumer finds the right mattress for them--even if it’s not ours. Over the coming years, our product portfolio will grow to encompass hundreds of home furnishing products. To that end, we’re looking for a Video director, shooter & editor (all in one) with experience in short form storytelling, social media video executions and YouTube videos production with experience working with creative teams made up of writers, designers and marketers. This role will collaborate to execute many of our digital video marketing initiatives that help us deliver the most elevated consumer experience possible.

Why this job matters

Everyone who has ever been born, and everyone who ever will be born, share one trait in common: they all sleep. Long after people stop needing cars, trendy IPAs, mobile phones with 360-degree cameras and Uggs, they will still need sleep. If you think this job is just about selling mattresses, think again. It’s about the happiness of all humanity for the rest of time.

No pressure.

Saatva is looking for a full-time video shooter/editor ‘Shreditor’ to support our mission of developing video content to drive results and user engagement. The person in this role will be experienced in shooting, directing and editing video content for social media platforms.

This role will focus on creating videos that drive performance and engagement on Saatva.com, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms. Collaborating with the creative team, this role will have opportunities to pitch concepts for short-form videos. From ideation to finished product, the shreditor will apply their expertise to develop, shoot, edit and manage all elements of video pre-production, production, and post-production processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Shoot and direct remote and on-location videos for various social platforms.
• Edit footage to storyboard, including audio mix, animation, motion graphics, and title cards
• Collaborate with Saatva creatives to identify casting, location, and shot list decisions based on pre-approved scripts and concepts.
• Brainstorm and pitch opportunities for original videos with the Saatva creative team.
• Deliver rough cuts of produced shoots based on scripts and shot lists.
• Execute edit revisions based on feedback from Saatva creatives.
• Identify when a plan needs to change and trust your judgment to pivot in real-time.
• Ability to deliver a compelling video within a range of budgets from small to medium.

Must-have requirements

• 2-5 years of experience shooting and editing live-action video content, scripted and/or un-scripted, for a variety of platforms and social networks.
• Experience filming with a professional HD video camera 4K1080P 60FPS or similar equipment.
• Editing footage with Avid, Premiere, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, or other software.
• An online reel and/or work samples demonstrating your experience.
• Commercial or marketing video experience

Qualifications

• BA in video, film or graphic design preferred
• 2-5 years of video experience (shooting and editing)
• Experience and strong understanding of video equipment
• Experience and strong understanding of editing software
• Experience working on marketing videos that present a product a bonus
• Experience working with a Luxury brand is a bonus
• Strong portfolio demonstrating video editing ability

Equal Employment Opportunity:

We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusiveness as demonstrated through our recruitment, retention and employee development programs, and are committed to the hiring, retention and success of diverse candidates. We maintain an environment that respects and builds on the assets and talents of each person, valuing their differences. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate against qualified job applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender (including gender nonconformity, status as a transgender or transsexual individual, and gender identity or expression), sexual and reproductive health decisions, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, military status (including past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services), genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, caregiver status, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. This policy extends to all aspects of the employment hiring process, including but not limited to recruitment, selection, compensation, and benefits