Videographer/Editor - Digital Media Specialist

Department: Marketing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Chester, CT

Description

We are a group of self-starters who take immense pride in our work, but we also understand we succeed as a team. That means we honor our commitments, actively collaborate, and communicate with candor and respect.
We operate with transparency, courage, and respect. We are guided by a solid moral compass and hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards. Appreciating our differences and seeking a diversity of backgrounds and opinions helps us drive innovation and create a safe culture where everyone can be themselves.
We get to know each other and invest in the whole person. We empower our employees to be the best version of themselves by providing an environment that fosters growth, enrichment, and fulfillment. We purposely pursue creative exploration, and if we fail, we learn, advance and try again.

The Digital Media Specialist - Videographer/Editor functions as an internal creative services partner to Whelen Engineering, with a primary focus on video production, editing, and digital content creation. Responsibilities include planning, filming, editing, maintaining, and distributing video content for product, service, training, event, and brand-related needs, while also supporting photography responsibilities as needed.
This role supports in-studio and field production, web and digital services, social media, and the archival organization of video and photo assets. The videographer/editor will collaborate with Marketing, Engineering, Sales, and other departments to create compelling content that highlights Whelen’s products, services, and brand while maintaining Whelen’s Brand and Corporate Standards.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Plan, film, and edit high-quality video content for products, services, events, training, and other company initiatives
Operate and maintain digital cameras, video, lighting, and audio equipment for both in-studio and field production
Use Adobe Premiere Pro or comparable video editing software to produce polished, brand-aligned video content
Apply lighting, composition, audio, and production techniques to capture professional video in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings
Maintain organized video archives and ensure digital content is accessible, properly labeled, and available for future use
Collaborate with internal departments to create videos that highlight Whelen products, services, capabilities, and customer applications
Support photography needs for product, application, event, and marketing content as required
Work with engineering department to obtain samples and prototypes for product launches and related media needs

Qualifications and Education:

Bachelor’s degree in video production, digital media, communications, photography, or a related field
3+ years of experience in videography, video editing, digital media production, or a related creative role
Experience using digital cameras for video production; specific knowledge of professional camera systems is required
Adobe Premiere Pro or comparable video editing software proficiency
Adobe After Effects experience
Practical knowledge of lighting set ups, audio recording, and studio and field production best practices
Drone piloting experience and FAA Part 107 certification are a major plus
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments
Must be a motivated, organized, self-starter who enjoys working with all types of people as part of a highly collaborative, high functioning marketing team
Ability to provide video editing samples or a creative portfolio is required

All Employees Shall

Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements.
Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards.
Attend scheduled EH&S training program.
Actively support the organization’s efforts to meet or exceed EH&S goals and plans.
Recommend improved EH&S practices.

Must be able to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and third parties. This ability to communicate requires the employee to be conversant in English as the majority of our workforce and the third parties that we encounter only speak English.

The incumbent is responsible for complying with the policies in Whelen’s “Employee Handbook”.

This Job Description is to serve as a guide. It is intended to be flexible and will continue to evolve over time with business needs and demands and may be updated periodically and at the Company’s discretion. Nothing in this position description changes or is intended to change the employment at-will relationship with the Company. Employment at-will means that an employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.

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All Employees Shall

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