Freelance Cinematographer

**Freelance Cinematographer**
- An excellent opportunity to grow your career and work with an industry leader, 26+ years strong.
- Enjoy an hourly rate of $20 to $30, based on skills and experience.
- Work with a supportive team focused on learning and growth

**About Memory Tree**

Memory Tree Productions is an end-to-end digital marketing production studio. We’re a team of highly skilled, creative people. Some of us are Producers, Directors, Cinematographers, Animators, Video Editors, or Graphic Designers, but we’re all storytellers. Since 1996 we’ve produced literally thousands of videos and tons of other creative collateral, aimed at doing everything from marketing various products to educating employees about workplace safety, to helping find children a home. What sets us apart is our ability to truly understand your message, and translate it into memorable, meaningful content that makes an impact.

Over the last 26 years, Memory Tree has had the honour of telling over 12,000 stories in over 30 languages all over the world. As a team, we share an overwhelming sense of pride in all that we have accomplished, and we are thankful for being able to tell so many stories. We’re one of Canada's largest video content creation studios and a great place to work.

For more information, please visit our website: memorytree.ca

**About the Opportunity**

Reporting to the Vice President of Media Production, you will work with our team creative and production professionals, external vendors, and our clients on a variety of projects. You’ll shoot the amazing images that help visually tell our stories.

**About You**:

- Working with our team in various environments with a wide range of equipment to create incredible imagery and put it together through editing to tell our clients’ stories.
- Filming various types of projects (interviews, live events, b-roll, tutorials, etc.)
- Lighting interviews and scenes
- Contributing creative ideas in pre-production as well as on set.

To qualify, you'll need 3+ years of successful cinematography experience as part of a creative, film/TV, or media production agency, or marketing department. You also possess post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent experience, and can show a strong portfolio that demonstrates originality, innovation, and multi-disciplinary thinking.

**The following skills and experience are also required**:

- Ability to work in a busy and creative environment, diligently balancing many projects at once with tight deadlines and production schedules.
- Self-motivated and detail oriented, with the ability to work equally well independently, and as part of a diverse creative team.
- Positivity and passion for creativity and storytelling.
- Ability to understand and respond well to feedback and criticism.
- A strong customer service and teamwork mindset
- A strong collaborative approach and skills for problem-solving.
- Experience with various 4K camera units.
- Experience with various camera supports and rigs.
- Experience with video lighting for both scenes and interviews.
- Experience with audio recording gear.
- Experience working within existing brand guidelines.
- Experience editing video using Premiere Pro CC, as well as After Effects, is preferred but not required.
- Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, is an asset, but not required.
- Drone certification is an asset, but not required.
- Class G driver’s license and the ability to travel to locations not served by public transportation.
- We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code._

**Job Type**: Freelance

**Salary**: $20.00-$30.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kitchener, ON N2H 6R4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- cinematography: 3 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kitchener, ON N2H 6R4