Videographer

Overview

Scout Studios is looking for a versatile Videographer who can move quickly, think visually, and take a story from idea to finish.

You'll help own the high-volume brand content pipeline that surrounds Scout's flagship storytelling, adding depth and character to the company’s story by capturing the people, vehicles, events, moments, and stories inside Scout Motors as the company continues to build.

One week you may be shooting a walkthrough at the Scout Motors Production Center in Blythewood, SC, the next, producing an experiential event recap, filming a product walkaround, supporting a CRM story, or off-roading in the desert, producing product development and adventure stories.

This role will be deeply embedded in the ongoing development of the Scout Motors company, brand, and vehicles, and is poised to own the content work that is quick, nimble, culturally aware, and often the most frequent interaction our audience will have with the Scout brand on our content channels.

You'll collaborate with the broader Scout Studios team while working directly with the Head of Scout Studios to develop a content and storytelling pipeline and creative identity of your own.

Why Scout Studios

Scout Motors and the Scout brand have a rare and special opportunity: we're building the company, the vehicles, the community, and the stories surrounding them from the ground up, at the same time.

Scout Studios has a front-row, all-access seat.

You'll help make sure the journey is told, from the large moments to the small stories in-between, that keep the momentum moving.

What you’ll do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Be a talented and visionary flex content creator.
• Shoot, edit, and deliver high-quality video content across Scout's digital ecosystem.
• Own projects from pitch and brief through capture, edit, finishing, and delivery.
• Drive short-form content across Scout’s online channels, with the goal of deepening our storytelling and entertainment content on our YouTube channel and other emerging platforms.
• Support CRM, corporate communications, internal communications, experience, and other cross-functional storytelling, while upholding Scout Studios’ creative and visual standards.
• Work with the Scout Studios team to capture interviews, product demonstrations, events, behind-the-scenes moments, employee stories, community stories, and lifestyle content.
• Lead creative approaches that elevate everyday content requests beyond traditional corporate video.
• Work comfortably as a solo creator when appropriate, operating cameras, lights, audio, directing, and editing.
• Scale up and collaborate with the larger Scout Studios crew for more ambitious productions.
• Work with the Head of Scout Studios to establish templates and repeatable production approaches for recurring content needs.
• Experiment with new formats, tools, technologies, and storytelling techniques.

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role will be based out of the Scout Motors corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC. 
• This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. 
• This role will be embedded in the ongoing development of the Scout Motors company, brand, and vehicles. As such, travel will be a meaningful and necessary part of this role, with expected travel ranging from 40-50%.
• Scout vehicles are being developed for rugged adventure, worksite use, daily-living, and everything in-between, and candidates for this role should expect that travel will take them to a variety of climates and environments, including harsher cold-weather, hot-weather, mountainous, and remote locations.
• Candidates should be comfortable operating in remote and harsher conditions when necessary, and physically capable of carrying and operating equipment, from camera systems to lights and audio equipment as needed.
• Candidates for this position should carry an active drivers’ license, and be comfortable driving on urban, highway, and country roads, gravel roads, and some light off-road trails when needed.

What you’ll bring 

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring: 

• 5+ years of professional experience creating video and digital content.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong shooting, editing, and storytelling ability.
• A strong understanding of camera fundamentals including composition, exposure, movement, lenses, and lighting, and the ability to distinguish the right camera system for the right job.
• Strong proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Premiere Pro) and DaVinci Resolve.
• Understanding of modern social platforms and how storytelling changes between formats.
• Strong editorial instincts, pacing, music selection, and sound-design fundamentals.
• Ability to operate effectively as both a solo creator and part of a larger production crew.
• Strong organizational and file-management habits.
• Ability to work quickly while maintaining visual and brand standards.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new tools and production techniques, and drive innovation.
• Minimum of High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required for all roles at Scout Motors, Inc.

Preferred

• Automotive or outdoor/lifestyle production experience.
• Photography experience.
• Drone certification and aerial-production experience.
• Motion graphics or After Effects experience.
• Color-grading experience.
• Experience producing social-first and vertical content.
• Experience with live events and fast-turn editorial.
• Experience working directly with executives, engineers, designers, craftspeople, or other nonprofessional on-camera talent.
• A strong passion for automotive culture, design, adventure, music, travel, or the outdoors.

Who You Are

You're a maker and a visionary.

When something interesting happens, your instinct is to figure out how to capture it and tell a story around it. You can see the story in a production center worker, an off-road adventure, an engineering prototype, a community gathering, or a thirty-second moment that most people might glance over.

You have a passion for driving the creative process from start to finish, diving deeper into stories, and enjoy operating both as a nimble solo-creator and part of a larger production crew.

You're curious, self-directed, collaborative, passionate about creating content, and eager to grow. You want ownership rather than simply receiving assignments.

What you'll gain

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up.  This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation.  In addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:

• Competitive insurance including:
  • Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with:
  • An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including:
  • 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
  • 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
  • Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range = $85,000.00 - $105,000.00

Internal leveling code: IC9