Videographer & Video Editor

We are recruiting seeking a highly creative, tech-savvy, and results-oriented individual to join our growing team at the Head Office in the capacity below:

Job Title: Videographer & Video Editor

Location: Surulere, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The ideal candidate will possess strong creative, technical, and storytelling abilities, with a passion for creating engaging visual content across multiple platforms.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, capturing, editing, and producing high-quality video content that promotes the activities, achievements, products, and services of Chelis Group and its sister companies.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with marketing, communications, and management teams to create engaging multimedia content.
• Participate in pre-production activities, including script review, storyboard development, shot listing, and production planning.
• Manage and organize video files and footage using appropriate database and storage systems.
• Capture high-quality video footage for corporate events, promotional campaigns, advertisements, interviews, documentaries, news features, articles, magazines, and other media productions.
• Document both private and public company activities, ensuring important moments are professionally recorded and archived.
• Sequence clips effectively and integrate music, graphics, visual effects, animations, transitions, subtitles, and dialogue where required.
• Edit raw footage into compelling and coherent visual stories suitable for various digital and traditional media platforms.
• Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in videography and video editing.
• Meet with internal stakeholders and clients to discuss project objectives, timelines, budgets, and production requirements.
• Determine and prepare appropriate equipment for each assignment, including cameras, lenses, lighting equipment, ISO settings, aperture (F-stop), and other technical specifications.
• Select suitable camera angles, framing techniques, filters, and visual styles that align with project goals.
• Ensure all video projects are completed within deadlines while maintaining high production standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or HND qualification in a relevant field.
• Must be willing and able to travel at short notice when required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and CorelDRAW.
• Familiarity with special effects, motion graphics, 3D design, and animation.
• Strong working knowledge of video editing and design software, including:
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Adobe After Effects
  • iMovie
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Other relevant multimedia software.
  • Cinema 4D
  • Filmora
  • Adobe Photoshop
• Must reside in close proximity to Bode Thomas Road Surulere Lagos.
• Willing to work on alternate Saturdays.
• Strong creative, communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Attention to detail and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to edit extensive raw footage and produce high-quality final content.
• Excellent knowledge of different cameras, lenses, lighting equipment, and production techniques suitable for various assignments.

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Applications which should include their CV along with a minimum of one (1) sample each of the following video categories, personally filmed and/or edited by them:

• Animated Video
• Commercial / Promotional Video.
• Lifestyle Video (featuring a real person)

All Applications must be submitted to: [email protected] using "Videographer & Video Editor - Surulere" as the subject of the email.

Note

• These samples will enable us to assess your creativity, versatility, storytelling ability, and technical proficiency relevant to the role.
• Applicants are encouraged to submit their portfolio samples either as email attachments (where size permits) or as downloadable links.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.