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Longmont Public Media Looking For Freelance Videographers / Video Editors

Longmont's Non-Profit Public Access Media group, is looking for videographers / video editors to work on a variety of LPM projects.
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Longmont Public Media (LPM), Longmont's Non-Profit Public Access Media group, is looking for videographers / video editors to work on a variety of LPM projects. We are Longmont's new Public Broadcasting entity and we're bringing the public access world into the 21st century. If you're interested in the old world of television and how it's moving into the new world of SmartTV's, video on phones, tablets and computers, podcasting and social media, come join us in helping invent these new paths.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include producing recorded and live video segments using various tools, videos for local government and local organizations and producing recorded and live shows and events for Longmont Public Media, Longmont’s Public Access Media group.

This includes:

  • Help select locations and create and broadcast live and recorded shows on location and in our studios.
  • Manage various social media creation and distribution. 
  • Camera, production and editing skills.

Qualifications:

  • Experience with pre-production planning, production, post-production, etc.
  • Directing on-camera talent with varied levels of experience and confidence.
  • Video shooting skills (lighting, setting up/operating video camera).
  • Experience (or desire and ability to quickly gain experience) in recording and live streaming with various technologies such as Mevo &Livestream Studio, Switcher Studio & iPhones as cameras and more traditional camera tools and operations.
  • Understanding (or desire to learn) how to create and publish podcasts (audio and video).
  • Understanding of (or desire to learn) how to publish to multiple platforms, including traditional cable TV, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Periscope, and others as the market changes.
  • Proficiency with Adobe PremierRush and other (as needed, or your preference) editing tools.
  • Ability to work effectively with internal team members and external parties and to communicate and execute a creative vision.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, distributed team environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

This is a contractor/1099 position on a per-project basis.

Depending on experience: $15.00 to $25.00 per hour to start

Contact Scott at Longmont Public Media ([email protected]) with a short description of your experience and any links to the work you've done.

Longmont Public Media (LPM) is a non-profit 501(c)3 responsible for providing PEG (Public Access, Educational and Government) programming on Channel 8, 14, 16 and 880 on the Comcast cable network. We also live broadcast on our own website and YouTube and we distribute video to a range of video and social media websites. Much of the contract work we do is for the City of Longmont (Public Service Announcements, Events, etc.).

LPM is also a new kind of Public Access Media entity that operates as a membership-based makerspace for the general community that provides a media distribution point for residents of Longmont to get their video and audio (podcast) messages out to the community. We are open to the public and paying members have enhanced access to the facility and its resources.