ASSISTANT DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR

The Assistant Digital Content Creator visual storyteller. Based in our Auckland Production Complex, this role will support the Senior Video Content Producer to tell Rocket Lab’s story through videos and photography. This role will conceptualize, produce, shoot and edit engaging video and photos for use on web, social media, webcasts, events/tradeshows, and internal presentations. The Assistant Digital Content Creator will also support the production of Rocket Lab’s live launch webcasts.

This is a six-month fixed term role designed to support Rocket Lab’s marketing and communications team through an exceptionally busy period across launch and space systems.

WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO: 

Content production

• Plan, film, produce, and edit a range of video and photography products including rocket and spacecraft tests, launches, media events and employee events for use on social media, online and TV, conferences, presentations and events.
• Coordinate and manage internal and external talent for filming, including coordinating shoot dates, briefing talent, and arranging contractor support as required.
• Proactively identify opportunities to tell Rocket Lab’s story through visual content.

Launch Webcasts

• Support the Senior Video Content Producer in delivering live webcasts for launches, product releases, investor events and company town-halls.

Photography

• Photograph key Rocket Lab events, milestones, products and people
• Photo editing

YOU'LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Highschool Diploma/GED and 2 years of experience in both video and still camera operation, production coordination and post-production
• Experience using video and photo editing software (Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Media Encoder)
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into strong visual creative tailored to audience needs
• Demonstrated ability to concept, script, produce, and edit compelling and impactful videos from start to finish

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must provide links to portfolio and/or previous video and photography work,
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, operate computer keyboard and controls, and communicate verbally and in writing.
• Must be physically able to commute to buildings 
• Occasional exposure to dust, fumes and moderate levels of noise.