Technical Content Specialist - Videographer

The Mom Project is excited to partner with RS in their search for a Technical Content Specialist - Videographer. This role is a hybrid setup with 3-4 days remote and 1-2 days onsite at RS' Dallas, or Fort Worth, TX office. As the candidate ramps up in the role, the schedule will become very flexible.

RS Group is a global integrated omnichannel solutions partner for industrial B2B customers who design, build, and maintain industrial equipment and operations. We are a FTSE 100 company with £2 billion in revenue, operating in 32 countries, shipping 60,000 parcels a day to over 1.2 million customers worldwide.

Our Vision is to be the first choice for all our stakeholders, and we know that starts with our people. At RS we want everyone to show up to work as themselves and know that they will be supported and encouraged to develop and grow. We want work to be a place that excites and empowers, a place where you can be passionate and challenge people to think differently.

We want to hire the best talent, people who share our values and understand that when we act with respect and humility, we can do great things. That’s why we’ve put our purpose at the heart of our organization, we want to make amazing happen for a better world. We empower our people to make a difference, innovate to make it more possible, and deliver to make it happen.

Technical Expert Services (TES) is a key pillar of our Value Added Services (VAS) portfolio. RS’s offer in the Americas includes over 4 million products across 600+ brands. TES’ objective is to help our customers with the selection and application of these products while creating measurable value for the company. Customers include industrial manufacturing plants, machine builders, and system integrators.

Technical Expert Services provides 4 levels of support to our customers. Our Level 1 and 2 teams help customers with basic product selection and information. The Level 3 team consults with customers about their automation applications. Level 4 includes paid design services where we help a customer with their project. The Level 3 and 4 teams focus on Automation and Control products and are based in the Technical Solution Center (TSC) at our Ft Worth, Texas facility. The TSC contains multiple video studios which are used to host customer consultations and create content. The content includes: a) Product videos and webinars for our suppliers b) Self-help videos to assist Level 1 and 2 c) Training courses for our suppliers, customers, or internal teams.

The Technical Content Specialist supports all four levels of TES. Their primary responsibility is to manage the content creation process from end to end. This includes developing the content calendar, managing each project, script supervision, production setup, editing, and managing budgets. The Specialist will collaborate with the TES team, marketing, supplier management staff, and the suppliers directly.

Someone in this role is a self-starter that is confident in their skills and abilities. Successful candidates know the value they bring to an organization and are ready to see how their knowledge and experience can benefit our customers.

Responsibilities:

Manage Content Creation Projects

• Collaborate with TES staff, supplier management, marketing, and suppliers to define the project requirements
• Project manage the end-to-end process including project definition, storyboarding, script writing, shot planning, production setup, filming, editing, and final production
• Manage content calendar, multiple project schedules, and project budgets

Participate in Content Projects

• Actively contribute to each project step
• Assist with scripts, shot planning, production setup, lighting, and filming
• The specialist may occasionally be the presenter on-camera
• Serve as the principal editor for video and audio

Demonstrate Technical Expertise

• Help our customers see us as an amazing source of technical information and support
• Maintains video content catalog
• Be a champion for the growth of Value Added Solutions

VAS Offer Development and Support

• Assist with process development, offer expansion, and value creation
• Collaborate with other regional/global business units on technical content creation projects

Delivering Operational KPI Results

• Ensure accurate reporting of project metrics
• Work with marketing to define the promotional plan for each piece of content
• Collaborate with analysts on measuring the impact of each piece of content

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Film, Videography, Communications, Marketing, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in a content creation role including video production and editing
• Experience in all aspects of video creation including project definition, storyboarding, script writing, shot planning, production setup, filming, editing, and final production
• Ability to create quality multimedia stories using photography, videography, graphics, text, and sound that accurately informs and engage our audience
• Experience in project management, and ability to coordinate multiple simultaneous projects with various timelines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task across different projects
• Detail-oriented and capable of producing a highly polished final product
• Experience with screen recordings (Camtasia, OBS, Screenflow, etc)
• Experience with video/audio editing (Premier Pro, Davinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Audacity, Avid, etc)
• Experience with graphic design and editing (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity Designer, etc)
• Knowledgeable on how to improve lighting, color, and audio in post-production
• Ability to operate video cameras, mics, audio equipment, and teleprompters
• Familiar with how to properly light and film a green screen, and how to key it out in post-production
• Ability to edit and create long-form video content utilizing stock and owned footage, graphics, text, etc
• Knowledge in multi-channel marketing including social, web, email, etc
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication
• Demonstrate creative thinking and problem-solving skills
• Good presentation skills, including the use of visual media
• Ability to lift 40 lbs
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with motion graphics tools (After Effects, etc)
• Experience with industrial automation and control products or industrial manufacturing
• Possess mechanical and electrical aptitude and understand how electro-mechanical devices work
• Good photography skills
• Good script-writing skills
• Good on-camera presence

Equal Employment Opportunity

RS Americas, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and maintains policies and practices that are designed to prevent and prohibit unlawful discrimination against any qualified employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other unlawful classification to the extent protected by law. This policy of nondiscrimination applies to all employment practices, including hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, training, and termination. Employees who engage in unlawful discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

Our Culture at RS Group

At RS Group, we continue to build our culture around our inclusion strategy, which focuses on five key priorities:

Race, Gender, LGBTQ+, Disability, and Well-being.

Though what we look like today doesn't fully reflect our ambitions, we are working hard to change this. We are committed to ensuring our organization is authentically and sustainably diverse in order to seek and embrace the very best talent that will help us Make Amazing Happen for a Better World.

Our people matter and are vital in keeping our global organization moving, so when it comes to how we work and the culture we create, our aim is to ensure each person is empowered to bring their true self to work every day.

From CEO Lindsley Ruth to our warehouse distribution associates—and everyone in between—we acknowledge we're all different and have something great to contribute. We are all amazing in our own right.

Here at RS, we don’t believe in quick fixes. We acknowledge that sustainable, authentic change takes time, and we will always champion diversity, inclusivity, accessibility, and representation within our culture.

We listened to our people when they asked for a greater, more meaningful focus on diversity and inclusion (D&I) across our global organization. Since then, we've launched five dynamic RS Group D&I employee resource groups to provide support and a voice to employees. Looking at the bigger picture, we have placed diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility at the forefront of our D&I journey.

• EmbRACE - Supporting colleagues of color
• Elevate - Supporting the advancement of women in the business
• LifeWorks - Support with mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Spectrum - Supporting our LGBTQ+ colleagues
• Bloomers - Supporting early career development

Our Benefits

At RS, we value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive, family-friendly, and inclusive benefits package. Our people are fundamental to our business, and we are here to offer support every step of the way.

Health and Wellness

Employee health and wellness is an important part of our culture. Throughout the year, RS provides multiple opportunities for our employees to take control of their health, individually and together.

• Comprehensive Benefits - Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees, dependents, and domestic partners
• Transgender Benefits - Coverage for psychotherapy, hormone therapy, lab testing, medications, and certain surgical procedures
• Employee Assistance Programs - Emotional and psychological support, plus, guidance and support on legal, financial, family, and work matters.

Support for Families

RS knows parents Make Amazing Happen every day. We care about our employees—and their growing families—so we provide peace of mind as they begin their most important role.

• Maternity Leave - 12 weeks fully paid
• Paternity Leave - 2 weeks of paid leave
• Adoption Leave - 12 weeks of paid leave for the primary parent
• Foster Parent Leave - 2 weeks of paid leave for a foster parent
• Fertility Benefits - Coverage and support through WINFertility and Cigna to assist in your journey to parenthood

Personal Development

• Education Reimbursement
• Mentorship with Ignite
• Virtual Learning Options
• Lean Competency System Training

Financial Wellbeing

• Dave Ramsey Smart Dollar
• Company paid short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Bonus program - bonus eligibility in addition to salary

Giving Back

• Paid time to volunteer
• The Washing Machine Project

Flexibility & Time Off

• Paid time off, including vacation, jury duty, sick leave, disability, holidays, floating holidays, and parental leave
• Bereavement leave, including miscarriage and extended leave of loss of child or partner