Video Production Technician

VPM is hiring a Video Production Technician

Job Title: Video Production Technician
Location: Richmond, VA
Job Type: Full-Time with Benefits, Non-Exempt, Hourly
Department: Production
Hiring Salary Range
: $45,000

VPM is hiring a Video Production Technician!

VPM is dedicated to informing, inspiring, and connecting our community. Beyond broadcasting, our physical spaces serve as hubs for storytelling, civic dialogue, creativity, and public connection. We connect people across Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley to insightful programming in arts and culture, history, science, news, and education.

We are currently seeking a Video Production Technician in our Richmond, VA location to provide operational, creative, and technical support for live and recorded studio and remote audio/video productions.

The ideal candidate possesses 21st-century technical skills for video production and engineering, as well as a curiosity for cross-training across multiple production roles including camera, graphics, audio, lighting, virtual reality, and more. Production Technicians are team players with good communication skills and a strong sense of organization and work under the direction of clients or VPM staff to meet production goals.

Production Technicians prepare studios and equipment for each production or event and are expected to resolve technical issues as they arise.

This overtime-eligible position must be responsive to the whims of the production studio nature; while it will largely follow a Monday to Friday schedule, scheduled night and weekend shifts are common — as are surprise long days.

This is an exciting time to join VPM as we settle into our new Downtown Richmond location!

As an independent, non-profit service, we believe attracting and retaining diverse staff is crucial to serving our community and fulfilling our mission to create and serve a more informed public.

• Fill a variety of production roles and prep material for our VPM productions and broadcasts, including operation of cameras, graphics, audio, video sharing, and etc
• Set up and operate video and audio recording equipment and cabling during live or recorded productions (cameras, audio, graphics, lighting, mics, etc)
• Erect production sets, scenery, and lighting according to production needs
• Take direction from and collaborate with producers, directors, on-air talent, and crew to accomplish production goals
• Welcome and assist guests on-air with instructions and mic placement
• Support virtual studio production using Zero Density technology and workflows
• Participate in cross-training to work in multiple production roles
• Perform routine maintenance on equipment and help maintain equipment inventory
• Disassemble and store sets and equipment after production
• Keep studios and other work areas in order
• Other such related technical production support

• Bachelor’s degree, high school diploma or equivalent experience required
• Six (6) months of work experience in television, film or video production
• Dependable, detail-oriented, and a strong team player
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite
• Knowledge of basic computer networking
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with on-air staff, off-air staff, production and technical crews, and management
• Ability to lift overhead and carry up to 50 pounds for prolonged periods of time
• Ability to work on ladders or in elevated spaces
• Ability to walk/stand for long periods of time
• Ability to be flexible to work unusual hours often in remote locations, including overnight travel at times
• Ability to maintain a valid Virginia driver’s license and operate a vehicle as needed
• Ability to take direction and work under deadline pressures consistently displaying a professional demeanor

• Experience with Zero Density and Unreal Engine is a plus
• Experience with the Ross Video products.

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to…