GREENVILLE, SC

9/8 Central, an EMMY award-winning digital marketing agency in Greenville, SC, is looking for a full-time Lead Videographer to join our growing team.

First, a little about you:

You love making content for social media. The pace of it, the volume of it, the fact that you'll shoot more in a month than most people shoot in a year. This is where the attention is, and you'd rather be where the attention is.

You don't think of social media as the lesser cousin of real filmmaking. You think it's harder. You get three seconds to earn the next three. You're framing for vertical while you're still blocking the shot, and you know that a beautiful piece nobody watches past the hook isn't beautiful. It's just expensive.

You still love a production day. The early call time, the truck packed the night before, the moment the first shot comes up better than the storyboard did. You know a good shoot day isn't luck. It's someone thinking three steps ahead all day long, and you like being that someone.

You're technical without being precious about it. You can run camera, set a light, fix the teleprompter, and troubleshoot the LED wall, and you'll do whichever one the day actually needs. Titles matter less to you than the footage being right.

You're good with people, which is rarer than it should be in this job. You can tell when a client is nervous about being on camera and you know how to get them talking like a human again. You welcome guests onto set like you're glad they came, because you are.

For you, it's not about the gear. It's about the person in front of the camera feeling comfortable enough to say the thing, and about it landing with somebody who was about to keep scrolling.

If you just nodded along to any of that, we should probably talk.

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

Pre-Production

• Builds shot lists and production plans in alignment with the director, as needed
• Leads the creative for the shoots you are assigned
• Collaborates with the social media team on ideas
• Creates and distributes shoot-day schedules
• Books crew, talent, locations, and permits
• Sources, preps, and tests technical elements ahead of shoot day
• Flags scope and budget risks as they surface
• Works with the social team to refine shot lists against the script
• Builds shot lists that produce volume, capturing multiple usable pieces per setup
• Contributes social content ideas during concepting
• Explores ways to use AI and automation to speed up scheduling, documentation, and shoot prep

Production

• Coordinates with the crew
• Serves as Director on assigned projects, and supports our Director of Production on the ones that they lead
• Coaches clients and on-camera talent through best practices so they feel comfortable and sound like themselves
• Serves in key technical roles as needed, including Directing, camera, lighting, and photography
• Runs assigned studio productions and podcast sessions
• Shoots social-first content as the primary deliverable on most projects, keeping volume high without letting quality slip
• Ensures media backup and redundancy on every shoot
• Travels for projects as needed, currently 10–15%

Post-Production

• Hands off media, documentation, and shoot notes to editors
• Supports finishing work, including color grading and photo editing

Studio & Facilities

• Maintains studio cleanliness and readiness for productions, tours, and events
• Owns gear prep, storage, tracking, and maintenance
• Maintains battery systems and equipment firmware
• Operates and troubleshoots the LED wall
• Drives the grip truck to set and keeps it packed, serviced, and ready
• Recommends equipment upgrades and looks for tools that make production days run better

Contractor & On-Set Relations

• Welcomes clients, guests, and talent on set
• Maintains contractor relationships, including sourcing, vetting, and negotiating vendor rates
• Confirms paperwork, releases, and arrival logistics before anyone shows up

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of professional video production experience, including time leading or directing shoots
• Strong hands-on command of camera, lighting, and audio, w