We're looking for a passionate storyteller who can take the lead on all things video for Zostel & our in-house brands. If you have 4+ years of experience in end-to-end video production, we're all ears.
Visual Storytelling & Execution
Lead Creative Direction: Drive high-impact visual narratives across social content, product launches, and brand campaigns, translating strategy into effective multi-platform films.
Direct & Produce: Direct brand ambassadors and talent, and guide collaborations with creators and influencers for hero films and supporting content.
On-Set Creative Decision Making: Make smart, real-time decisions on coverage, blocking, and editing strategies to maximise production output.
Experimentation: Continuously test new AI tools, production techniques, and evolving visual formats.
Creative System Ownership: Own and evolve in-house production systems and AI-assisted content pipelines.
AI-First Content Creation
Accelerate Production: Use AI video generation tools to rapidly prototype ideas, generate initial shots, and accelerate the overall creative timeline.
Prompt Engineering: Write high-quality prompts for video, visual, and audio generation using platforms like Higgsfield, Weavy, Runway, Pika, and various AI audio/voice generators.
Workflow Integration: Seamlessly blend AI-generated visuals and audio with traditional filmmaking and post-production workflows.
Creative Asset Development: Build and scale a global content asset bank utilising both live-action footage and AI-generated content.
Creative & Production Leadership
Act as the Creative Core: Serve as the core creative link between brand teams, external creators, production partners, and the post-production team.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Editors, Motion Designers, AI Video Artists, Colourists, Sound Designers, and Music Producers.
Accelerated Creative Delivery: Guide multiple parallel pipelinesâshoot, edit, grade, and AI generationâto ensure fast, decisive, and clean feedback loops and accelerate final delivery.
Creative Workflow Improvement: Continuously refine production processes using AI-assisted tools.
Who You Are:
A filmmaker who profoundly understands how video is consumed on the internet today.
A director who is equally proficient behind the camera and inside an AI generation tool.
A creative leader capable of maintaining craft and quality while operating at high speed and scale.
Naturally curious, experimental, and obsessed with testing new creative technologies, filmmaking, and evolving content formats.
Brownie points if you have:
Commanding yet collaborative creative presence on set.
Fast creative decision-making capability under pressure.
High organisational skills and are creatively proactive.
Summary
If youâve got an eye for killer frames, a feel for seamless edits, and a knack for turning clips into stories, we're looking for you!
Video Production Lead / Video Creative Director | Zostel Careers
