Content Producer / Videographer & Editor

Content Producer / Videographer & Editor
Location: New York City / Hybrid
Engagement: Part-Time / Contract
Hours: 5–10 Hours/Week
Compensation: $25/Hour
Company: NextGen Coding Company

ROLE OVERVIEW
NextGen Coding Company is looking for a creative Content Producer / Videographer & Editor to film, edit, and publish high-quality content across YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, Snapchat, and other relevant platforms.
The role is focused on real-world content production in New York City.
We want someone who can regularly meet with our founder/team, identify interesting content opportunities, film high-quality footage, turn raw material into engaging content, and help maintain our social channels.
We already have resources focused on UGC and AI-generated content. Your responsibility is to make our real-world filmed content look exceptional.
The ideal candidate combines videography, editing, storytelling, social media, and strong creative taste.
We want content with strong hooks, interesting shots, great NYC locations, modern editing, good pacing, sound design, and a polished but authentic feel.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN
You will primarily own the filming → editing → publishing workflow.
Responsibilities include:
Filming the founder and team in NYC
Planning shots and filming sessions
Capturing B-roll and environmental footage
Editing short-form videos
Editing occasional long-form videos
Creating strong hooks and opening sequences
Adding captions, music, graphics, and sound design
Creating platform-specific versions of content
Posting and scheduling finished content
Repurposing footage across multiple platforms
Organizing raw footage and finished assets
Maintaining the content calendar
Reviewing performance and identifying what works
Capturing conferences, events, meetings, and company activity when relevant
You should be able to receive a general idea and figure out how to visually execute it without requiring a detailed shot list.

FILMING & CREATIVE DIRECTION
Filming ability is one of the most important parts of the role.
You should understand cameras, lighting, composition, framing, audio, camera movement, B-roll, locations, pacing, and visual storytelling.
Content could include:
Founder-led videos
Cinematic NYC footage
Office content
Conferences and events
Interviews and conversations
Behind-the-scenes footage
Client/project stories
Technology demonstrations
Business and entrepreneurship content
Day-in-the-life content
Educational videos
Company announcements
Longer-form YouTube content
You should be able to walk into a location and immediately think about angles, lighting, B-roll, movement, backgrounds, and how to make the footage visually interesting.
We want someone with genuine creative taste , not simply someone who knows how to operate a camera.

EDITING & STORYTELLING
Strong editing skills are essential.
We want modern, high-quality editing rather than traditional corporate video.
You should understand:
Short-form pacing
Hooks and retention
Captions
Music
Sound design
Color correction
B-roll
Motion graphics
Visual effects
Screen recordings
Transitions
Long-form storytelling
Platform-specific formatting
You should understand how quickly attention is won or lost online.
The first few seconds matter. Every edit should have a reason for keeping someone watching.

CONTENT REPURPOSING
One filming session should produce multiple pieces of content.
A 30-minute founder conversation, event, or filming session could become:
Several TikToks
Instagram Reels
YouTube Shorts
LinkedIn videos
X/Twitter clips
Instagram Stories
Longer YouTube content
B-roll for future videos
We want someone who thinks in terms of building a content library , not creating one video and forgetting about the remaining footage.
Good footage should continue producing value over time.

NYC CONTENT
The role is heavily focused on New York City.
You should be able to periodically meet the founder/team for filming sessions and capture content around NYC.
Filming could happen at our office, conferences, events, restaurants, meetings, streets, interesting locations, or anywhere else relevant to the story.
NYC should become part of the visual identity of the content.
We want someone who sees an interesting environment or moment and naturally thinks:
\"We should film here.\"
Or:
\"I can turn this into a video.\"

CONTENT OUTPUT KPIs
The role is approximately 5–10 hours per week , so we care about efficient production and intelligent repurposing rather than unnecessary volume.
Initial targets may include:
1 filming session per week or as needed
3–5 edited short-form videos per week
1–2 additional clips/variations from existing footage
1 longer-form video per month when applicable
Regular posting across relevant channels
Consistent organization of raw footage and finished assets
Maintaining at least a 2-week content backlog where possible
One strong filming session should ideally generate enough footage for multiple posts.

PERFORMANCE KPIs
Performance will be evaluated based on both production quality and audience response.
Core metrics include:
Consistent weekly publishing
Video views and impressions
Watch time and retention
Completion rates
Shares and saves
Comments and engagement
Follower/subscriber growth
Number of high-performing videos
Improvement in average video performance
Quality and consistency of production
Turnaround time from filming to posting
We will establish baseline performance and continuously improve from there.
Quality remains more important than meaningless posting volume.

CONTENT MANAGEMENT & POSTING
You will help maintain an organized content operation covering:
Content calendar
Upcoming filming sessions
Raw footage
Videos in editing
Videos awaiting approval
Scheduled posts
Published content
Reusable B-roll
Performance data
You should know what needs to be filmed, what is being edited, what is ready to publish, and what footage can be reused.
The goal is to avoid constantly starting from zero.

WHO WE WANT
Your current title could be Videographer, Content Producer, Video Editor, Filmmaker, Social Content Creator, Creative Producer, or something similar.
Your exact title matters less than your work.
The ideal candidate is:
Based in or regularly available in NYC
Strong behind the camera
A strong video editor
Creative with excellent visual taste
Familiar with modern social content
Strong at visual storytelling
Comfortable directing people during shoots
Organized and reliable
Fast without sacrificing quality
Resourceful
Able to work independently
Interested in technology, startups, business, and entrepreneurship
Familiar with YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and Snapchat
A traditional degree is not required.
Portfolio, creative taste, reliability, and execution matter significantly more.
COMPENSATION & LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY
Starting compensation is $25/hour for approximately 5–10 hours per week.
The role is part-time and contract-based to start.
We are looking for someone who can work with NextGen consistently over the long term rather than completing a few videos and moving on.
Hours and responsibilities can increase as the content operation grows and the relationship develops.

APPLICATION & INTERVIEW PROCESS
Step 1 — Portfolio
Send examples of your strongest videography and editing work, including short-form and long-form content where applicable.
Clearly explain what you personally filmed, directed, and edited.
We care particularly about your ability to make real people, locations, conversations, and everyday moments visually interesting.
Step 2 — Creative Interview
Selected candidates will speak directly with the founder.
We will discuss your filming style, editing process, equipment, turnaround time, content you admire, experience filming around NYC, and how you would approach NextGen's content.
Come prepared with three specific ideas or shots you would want to create for NextGen.
Step 3 — Paid Trial
Finalists will complete a paid real-world filming and editing trial.
The trial may involve spending approximately 2–3 hours with the founder/team in NYC and capturing real material.
The assignment may include:
One polished 45–90 second flagship video
Two additional short-form cuts
A selection of usable B-roll
Several ideas for future shoots
A recommendation for how the footage could be repurposed
We will evaluate creative taste, cinematography, storytelling, editing, hooks, initiative, speed, communication, organization, and independence.
We want someone who can be given access to the founder/company, recognize what is worth capturing, and turn ordinary moments into high-quality content people actually want to watch.

THE OPPORTUNITY
NextGen wants to build a serious media presence around technology, software, entrepreneurship, business, projects, people, and the process of building a growing company.
We want someone who can make the real-world side of NextGen look interesting, modern, polished, and culturally relevant.
The person should constantly be thinking about better shots, better locations, better hooks, better stories, and better edits.
Ultimately, we want someone who can become our reliable NYC content production partner and consistently turn what is happening around NextGen into great content.