Hattori Hanzo Shears is hiring: Videographer in Los Angeles

Job Description
We're hiring one person to run content at Hanzo. If you're the right one, you already feel it.

Here’s the truth about social media in 2026: most brands are still making content like it's 2019. Polished. Safe. Forgettable. Meanwhile a seventeen‑year‑old with an iPhone is pulling ten million views on a video they shot in a parking lot — because they understand the one thing most brands don't.

Attention isn’t bought anymore. It’s earned in the first 1.3 seconds.

We’re looking for the person who already knows that in their bones.

Here’s the deal.

Hanzo is building something most brands won’t — a content operation run by one obsessive creative instead of a committee of five. That person owns the whole thing. Shoots. Cuts. Posts. Writes the hook. Picks the thumbnail. Reads the analytics on the flight home and adjusts before landing.

This isn’t a videographer job. It isn’t an editor job. It’s a seat most brands never offer, because most brands don’t trust one person to hold it.

We do. If you’re the one.

What you get to do:

Fly to a different city most weeks and shoot content that actually makes people stop scrolling

Cut short‑form and long‑form — and know the difference in your sleep

Write the hooks. This is the whole game. Everything else is execution.

Build Hanzo’s identity on social from the studs up — voice, rhythm, recurring bits, the whole world

Use AI where it multiplies you, ignore it where it flattens you

Test, watch, adjust, repeat — until Hanzo is the brand people send to each other unprompted

Who this is for:

You’ve already done this. Maybe for yourself, maybe for a creator, maybe for a brand that didn’t deserve you.

You can point to work that performed. Not "my cousin liked it" performed. Numbers‑on‑the‑screen performed.

You have taste. You have range. You have the kind of work ethic that makes other people quietly uncomfortable.

You don’t need a creative brief to know what good looks like.

Who this is not for:

Generalist marketers who want to "learn video."

Wedding shooters looking to pivot

Anyone who needs a 47‑slide deck before they can cut a 30‑second edit

Anyone who thinks "going viral" is a strategy instead of a byproduct

What we put on the table.
Salary + full benefits. Medical, dental, vision. 401(k) with a 4% match. Gym stipend. A travel schedule most creators would kill for. And the one thing money can’t replicate — creative control with a brand that’s already sharp enough to cut glass.

The exact number depends on your work. Send us something great, and we’ll move fast.

How to apply.
Send three pieces of content you made. Not your best three — the three that performed. Include the view counts. In one sentence each, tell us why they worked.

If that question annoys you, we’re not a fit. If it excites you, we want to talk this week.

P.S. — Most people reading this far will close the tab and tell themselves they’ll come back to it tonight. They won’t. The person we hire is the one who sends the email before dinner.

Qualifications

Demonstrated expertise in content creation. You have a proven track record of creating and executing content—whether for personal projects, creators, or brands. You can provide concrete examples of your work.

Measurable performance results. You can document content that has achieved significant engagement and reach. We require specific metrics and analytics data, not subjective assessments.

Strong creative instincts and technical proficiency. You possess both refined aesthetic judgment and the technical range to execute across multiple formats and styles. You understand content strategy at a fundamental level.

Independent creative decision‑making. You do not require extensive creative briefs or approval processes to identify and execute high‑quality content. You have a clear understanding of what constitutes effective content.

Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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In Summary: Hanzo is building a content operation run by one obsessive creative instead of a committee of five . Fly to a different city most weeks and shoot content that actually makes people stop scrolling . Travel schedule most creators would kill for . Salary + full benefits: 401(k) with a 4% match .

En Español: Descripción del trabajo Estamos contratando a una persona para ejecutar contenido en Hanzo. Si eres el correcto, ya lo sientes. Aquí está la verdad sobre las redes sociales en 2026: la mayoría de las marcas todavía están haciendo contenido como es 2019. Polido. Seguro. Olvidable. Mientras tanto un niño de diecisiete años con un iPhone está obteniendo diez millones de visitas en un video que grabó en un estacionamiento porque entienden lo único que muchas marcas no hacen. La atención ya no se compra. Ya se gana en los primeros 1.3 segundos. Buscamos a la persona que ya sabe eso en sus huesos. aquí está el trato. Todo lo demás es ejecución. Construye la identidad de Hanzo en los medios sociales desde el principio voz, ritmo, bits recurrentes, todo el mundo Utiliza AI donde te multiplica, ignora dónde te aplata Prueba, observa, ajusta, repite hasta que Hanzo sea la marca que las personas se envían entre sí sin pedirle a nadie ¿Para quién? Ya has hecho esto. Tal vez para ti mismo, tal vez por un creador, quizás por una marca que no te merecía. Puedes señalar al trabajo realizado. No "me gustó mi primo" se realizó. Números en la pantalla. Tienes gusto. Tú tienes rango de trabajo. Tienes el tipo de ética que hace que otras personas sean incómodas silenciosamente. En una frase cada uno, nos diga por qué trabajaron. Si esa pregunta lo molesta, no somos adecuados. Si le emociona, queremos hablar esta semana. P.S. La mayoría de las personas que leen hasta ahora cerrarán la pestaña y se dirán que volverán a ella esta noche. No lo harán. La persona que contratamos es quien envía el correo electrónico antes de cenar. Calificaciones Experiencia demostrada en creación de contenido. Usted tiene un historial comprobado de creación e ejecución de contenidoya sea para proyectos personales, creadores o marcas. Puede proporcionar ejemplos concretos de su trabajo. Resultados mensurables. Puede documentar contenidos que tengan un compromiso e instintos significativos. Necesitamos métricas específicas y datos analíticos, no evaluaciones subjetivas. Se logran fuertes intuiciones creativas y habilidades técnicas. Comprenderá cuál es el rango más refinado y los procesos técnicos independientes necesarios para ejecutar estrategias e ejecutivas.