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About the Role
As the Director of Photography (DoP), you will lead the visual storytelling for HelloFresh’s YouTube content, ensuring that every shot aligns with our creative vision and brand values. Your expertise in modern digital editing workflows and end-to-end production operations is vital, as you will collaborate closely with the creative team to enhance the viewer's experience. We are looking for someone who’s not just a skilled camera operator but also a strategic thinker in visual content creation.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute a cohesive visual style that aligns with HelloFresh’s brand and storytelling strategy for YouTube content.
- Collaborate with the creative team to conceptualise and implement innovative filming techniques that enhance narrative depth.
- Manage the end-to-end production workflow, including pre-production planning, on-set operations, and post-production processes.
- Operate camera equipment and oversee lighting to achieve high-quality cinematography.
- Utilise a digital-first approach, ensuring familiarity with editing software and techniques to facilitate smooth post-production integration.
- Provide insights and recommendations on equipment, techniques, and best practices to improve overall production efficiency.
- Train and mentor junior crew members in both technical and creative aspects of cinematography.
- Stay updated on industry trends and advancements in cinematography and digital production techniques.
The essentials:
- Proven experience as a DoP or cinematographer, with a strong portfolio showcasing diverse video projects.
- Proficient with digital camera systems, lighting setups, and cinematography techniques.
- Familiarity with modern digital editing workflows and a solid understanding of post-production processes.
- Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across creative and technical teams.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and a keen eye for creative detail.
Not a must, but a plus:
- Experience with live streaming or web content production.
- Knowledge of visual effects and their integration into live-action footage.
- Proficiency in both English and German.
At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.
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About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.