The Commit Partnership is seeking the portfolios and resumes of diverse, creative and talented videographers for project-based contracts and ad hoc requests. The ideal candidates must have strong project management and customer service skills.

If you have a passion for authentic storytelling through video, please share your portfolio and fee structure.

Candidates should provide at least 3 recent professional references along with their portfolio submission.

Position Summary

Designs, shoots, and produces videos and photography for traditional and digital advertising for recruitment, public relations, advancement, and internal communication that support the organization in achieving its major initiatives and goals. Works closely with marketing and communications staff and collaborates with members of the organization in planning and producing these projects.

Potential Areas of Support:

• Creation of TV, web, and social-based ads
• Creation of videos to support annual reports
• Creation of brightspot videos to showcase best practices
• Creation of motion graphic videos
• Filming B-roll
• Experience with photography a plus, but not required

Responsibilities

• Command a proficient knowledge of design in various software applications
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines
• Responsible for the design, layout, and formatting of materials
• Develop unique videos for a variety of branding projects such as presentations, web/mobile sites, and more
• Follow creative direction for the company as well as brand guidelines
• Must be dependable, positive, open-minded, and possess the ability to clearly communicate both verbally and visually
• Ability to create emotional impact through telling a story through video
• Detail-oriented with strong visual and production skills

Qualifications

• Client facing experience
• Proven professional directing, shooting, sound, and lighting experience
• Eye-catching portfolio (please submit with application)
• Ability to use own equipment
• Proficient with traditional and modern equipment
• Solid knowledge of professional video editing software such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Premiere, After Effects, or Apple Final Cut Pro X.
• Knowledge of the production process
• Strong shooting and editing skills
• Willingness to travel for on-site video shoots
• Ability to accept feedback, review work, and make changes when necessary
• Bilingual a plus, but not required.

Compensation

• Project-based rates vary based on the type of work, the scope of the work
• Potential for retainer if candidate is a good fit

The Commit Partnership is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to hire individuals with backgrounds similar to that of the stakeholders they serve. As an organization that embraces equity and inclusion, all employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Commit does not sponsor visas of any kind.

About The Commit Partnership:

The Commit Partnership (“Commit” or “The Partnership”) is focused on the powerful idea that every child in Dallas County should receive an excellent and equitable education, preparing them to flourish in their careers. To reach this vision, the Partnership serves as a community navigator and connector, analyzing data to elevate strategic initiatives, improve practices and policies, and ultimately grow community capacity, capabilities, and resources to serve students more effectively.

Founded in 2012, the Partnership is the nation’s largest educational collective impact organization: a coalition of over 200 partners (public and private schools, colleges, foundations, businesses, and nonprofits), all working collaboratively to solve our region’s biggest systemic educational challenges. Our flagship effort, Early Matters Dallas, focuses on improving early childhood outcomes, while our second initiative, Best in Class, aims in partnership with the Communities Foundation of Texas to increase the number of effective and diverse campus educators serving DFW’s 1.2 million students. Our third initiative, Dallas County Promise, seeks to align our local higher education institutions to maximize the number of students who can access and complete a quality postsecondary education. Day-to-day work is supported by more than 40 full-time staff members who combine data, deep educational experience, and strategic thinking to collectively support Partnership efforts while advocating for Dallas County students at the state and local level and convening community conversations around the latest research and best practices. The net result is a shared roadmap for the future that civic leaders and local stakeholders own and hold themselves mutually accountable for its execution. In 2019, Commit helped secure the Texas Legislature’s passage of House Bill 3, a historic $6.5 billion investment in public schools, geared toward strategies that have improved student outcomes in North Texas and across the state.

Our Core Values:

The Partnership centers its work around six core values that inform how we approach improving outcomes for students in Dallas County.

• Integrity: To best serve students, families, and the community we will act honestly and ethically in how we make both internal and external decisions, present data, and communicate with partners
• Equity & Inclusion: We seek to help transform systems in ways that ensure every student has access to the resources they need. We do this by actively and explicitly working with others to create more equitable outcomes and processes.
• Students First: Our decisions are guided by multiple stakeholders, but ultimately rest upon one question: What is in the best interest of students?
• Systemic Impact: We are patient and persistent as we identify the most effective approaches to help create lasting systems change. Once identified, we prioritize and relentlessly attack systemic challenges with efficiency and excellence.
• Humility: We embrace the fact that our community’s success depends on our ability to work cohesively with each other and to constantly learn.
• Joy: It is important we bring a constant sense of optimism and have fun while taking on this difficult work.

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