Director of Photography / Post-Production Lead - The Heist

What You’ll Be Doing • Help lead the day-to-day work, growth, quality, and workflow of The Heist’s editing and post-production team.

• Serve as director of photography and camera operator on branded content and other live action productions.

• Partner with directors and creatives in pre-production to shape the visual approach, camera packages, lighting, crew, and shoot plans.

• Make confident creative and technical decisions on set while keeping the crew moving and the work aligned with the idea.

• Collaborate with producers to scope production and post needs, timelines, budgets, resources, and workflows.

• Guide projects from ingest and offline edit through color, sound, VFX, finishing, versioning, and final delivery.

• Review edits and provide clear, actionable feedback to internal editors, freelancers, and post partners.

• Keep production and post connected by making camera, codec, color, media, and handoff decisions with the finish in mind.

• Coordinate editors, colorists, sound partners, VFX artists, and other specialists across projects.

• Help determine what we can handle in-house and when to bring in the right outside collaborator.

• Build and maintain a trusted network of camera crew, editors, colorists, sound partners, VFX artists, and other production and post talent.

• Improve production-to-post pipelines, including capture specs, color workflow, media management, review, and delivery standards.

• Stay current on cameras, lenses, lighting, production tools, post technology, and AI-enabled workflows.

• Mentor our post-production talent, help the team grow, and ensure finished work meets creative expectations, technical specifications, budgets, timelines, and delivery requirements.

What You'll Bring • Significant experience across live action production and post-production, ideally within an agency, production company, post house, or creative studio.

• A portfolio or reel that demonstrates strong cinematography and a clear understanding of how footage becomes a polished final piece.

• Professional camera operating experience, with a strong command of camera systems, lenses, lighting, exposure, movement, composition, and on-set workflow.

• Experience serving as a director of photography on branded, commercial, or other professional content productions.

• A deep understanding of modern post-production pipelines, from ingest and offline edit through color, sound, VFX, finishing, and final master delivery.

• Working knowledge of tools such as Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, plus familiarity with the wider VFX, motion, finishing, and delivery toolset.

• A strong creative eye with excellent attention to story, composition, lighting, camera movement, edit, color, pacing, and final polish.

• Experience leading editors, freelancers, vendors, and small multidisciplinary post-production teams.

• The ability to translate a creative idea into a practical production and post plan, then help carry it through.

• The ability to balance creative ambition with budgets, timelines, technical requirements, and production realities.

• Clear, confident communication skills and the ability to work directly with directors, creatives, producers, clients, crew, and senior leadership.

• Comfort moving between set, edit suite, and team leadership depending on what the project needs.

Additional Info • Monday - Thursday in office (Fridays are remote optional)

• Flexible time off, including paid vacation and sick days

• Consistent culture and team-building events

• Employee recognition and incentive programs

• Seasonal celebrations and gatherings throughout the year

• Office lunches

• Branded company swag

• Access to industry events, learning opportunities, and non-profit outreaches

• Dog-friendly offices

• Unlimited coffee, drinks, and snacks

• Flex work and travel options

• Comprehensive extended health benefits