Social Videographer; LA or NYC

HOURGLASS COSMETICS — SOCIAL VIDEOGRAPHER (LA or NYC Based - Hybrid role)

Connected by creativity and driven by purpose. Hourglass Cosmetics is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand, redefining luxury cosmetics with high-performance products, innovative formulas, and award-winning franchises. Recognized by Forbes, Fast Company and Time Magazine as one of the most inventive beauty companies, Hourglass leads the industry with its breakthrough products and its commitment to animal welfare. Founded in 2004, Hourglass is globally available in 32 markets and over 4,600 doors including Sephora, Ulta, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges, Space NK and more.

Hourglass became part of the Unilever Prestige division in 2017. Discover more about the Hourglass brand story and mission on our website

The Social Videographer is a hands-on creative role focused. The role is focused on social-first video capture for Hourglass Cosmetics. At its core, this person is a strong videographer
, with photography and editing capabilities as a nice-to-have. They have a refined visual eye and a strong understanding of how to translate creative concepts into compelling, elevated content for social.

This role will focus on event reels, key brand moments and social-first product storytelling
, bringing creative concepts to life through thoughtful, visually compelling video. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable creating elevated camera and lighting setup for a controlled studio shoot and moving quickly to capture dynamic event videography.

You will work closely to execute creative concepts from brief through capture and post-production, while also responding to social briefs with strong visual solutions and bringing your own creative point of view to the work.

Video editing and photography experience are a bonus, particularly for event and behind-the-scenes capture, but video capture is the primary focus of the role.

You will work closely with the Social Media, Influencer and Brand Marketing teams. We are looking for someone who is creative, collaborative and eager to contribute ideas, receptive to feedback and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment.

• Own social-first video capture across product storytelling, event reels and key brand moments.
• Translate creative concepts and briefs into strong, visually compelling social video that feels distinctly Hourglass.
• Capture both planned and quick-turn content, working across camera and iPhone depending on the creative need.
• Partner with the Social Art Director on concepting, creative development, shot lists, capture and post-production.
• Help bring larger campaign and creative concepts to life through thoughtful social extensions.
• Capture event and in-store moments quickly and intuitively, understanding what will translate best to social.
• Edit video for social platforms, delivering content that is polished, intentional and platform appropriate.
• Bring a strong visual point of view while remaining responsive to creative direction and brand guidelines.
• Support still photography when needed, particularly for events, BTS and social capture.
• Stay close to social, culture and emerging visual behaviors, identifying creative opportunities that feel relevant while remaining distinctly Hourglass.
• Help build efficient, repeatable capture and editing workflows that allow the team to respond to the pace of social.

• You are CREATIVE: a videographer first with a strong visual eye and a distinct point of view.
• You are SOCIAL-NATIVE: you understand how people consume content today and instinctively know what will feel natural and compelling on social.
• You are CONCEPTUAL: you can take a creative idea and translate it into thoughtful, visually interesting video.
• You are…