Co-Producer of Scripted Film and TV

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

What if your housemates were also your crewmates? That's the idea behind Video Village, a creative residency where filmmakers live together and produce a film and TV slate, starting with the dystopian thriller, Brain Rot OS1.

That's right, we're applying the tech startup model to indie filmmaking. Oh, and members don't have to worry about meals or rent, just making movies. Video Village, founded by professor and award-winning filmmaker, Michael Rohrbaugh, aims to build a ‘filmmaker tribe’ united around two parallel goals.

Many of the world's most successful tech companies were built by small teams living and working closely together. Video Village brings that same model to independent filmmaking.

Video Village will serve as part production company / part creative residency, where collaborators can live and work together in a scenic, communal setting. With their meals and lodging provided, residents can focus on working together to produce an ambitious slate of scripted films and shows, starting with the techno-dystopian thriller, Brain Rot OS 1, which has Devil Wears Prada director, David Frankel, attached as an official advisor.

This isn't just about making one film. It's about building a resilient pipeline that can support ongoing production, one where the team members receive profit participation and share in the financial upside.

The Video Village Founding Team will kick off their work together by producing and releasing Brain Rot OS 1, the first film in a sci-fi trilogy that explores themes around tech addiction and artificial intelligence. The script was written by Rohrbaugh, who will also direct the films. The first film focuses on a feisty group of tech-addicted twenty-somethings invited to ride out a new pandemic at a young tech mogul’s wealthy estate.

Soon, they agree to beta test the mogul’s new A.I. powered platform, and become guinea pigs in his mad science experiment.

Brain Rot will serve as the proving ground and the first project produced inside the Video Village model - a live test of the pipeline that will serve as a roadmap for the other projects to follow. The making of Brain Rot isn't separate from the Video Village vision - it's the vision in action. Brain Rot enters pre-production this fall and will likely shoot in the surrounding area.

This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to work on a series of film projects, while helping forge a new model of creative communal living.

Tired of waiting for permission? Video Village's producer is fearless, resourceful, and knows how to get films made - from financing and legal strategy to production and distribution. This role requires a proven track record of producing profitable independent films in the thriller, horror, or science fiction space. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives at the intersection of creativity, business, and entrepreneurship.

This is a W2 'at will' position. Housing, meals, profit participation, and cash wages are all part of the compensation package.

Type of Work:
Live-In / In-Person

Location:

Shrewsbury, PA (20 min to York, 45 min to Baltimore, 2 hrs to DC, 2.5 hrs to NYC)

Schedule:

~25 hours/week (part-time, flexible)

Term: two month trial period (Sept. 20 - Nov. 20) followed by an ongoing engagement

• Help shape the long-term strategy of Video Village and its slate
• Develop financing, partnership, and business opportunities
• Build relationships with investors and strategic partners
• Oversee development, budgeting, scheduling, and production
• Help identify creative solutions to advance slate

• Private bedroom in a shared creative home
• Access to beautiful property and close-knit creative community
• Lodging + Utilities + meals included
• Profit participation in the projects produced
• Substantial room for growth
• a portion of compensation in cash wages

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so early submissions are encouraged.

Final date to receive applications:
August 20

Remote Interviews:
August 20-25

Final Decisions Announced:
August 30

Move-In / Residency Begins:
Sept 20