Video Production Specialist - Contract

Who We Are

Hammer Media is the digital media company behind Caleb Hammer and his YouTube channels, including the hit show Financial Audit.

In just three years, we’ve grown to 3+ million subscribers and over 3 billion views, making Financial Audit one of the fastest-growing personal finance shows on the internet. Our content breaks down real financial situations, helping millions of people better understand their money and make smarter financial decisions. We’ve built an entire ecosystem around financial literacy—combining engaging media, real financial stories, and practical tools that help people create lasting change in their financial lives.

As we continue to grow, Hammer Media is expanding into new shows and formats, reaching wider audiences and creating more ways to educate.

About the Role

We are looking for a technically sharp, highly motivated Video Production Specialist to own the day-to-day physical and technical execution of our video shoots. We need a hands-on technical expert with deep, practical knowledge of camera systems, lighting, and studio signal flow. In this role, you will ensure absolute visual and auditory consistency for our flagship podcast, while optimizing and managing equipment deployment across 4 distinct filming environments to maximize the utility of our production gear.

This is a 3-6 months contract position, requiring you to be onsite approximately 15 hours per week.

What You’ll Do:

• Flagship Production Execution: Act as the primary technical operator during high-priority studio recordings. Maintain absolute consistency in multi-camera composition, framing, and lighting from session to session
• Active Audio Monitoring & Mixing: Record, monitor, and live-mix audio levels (including real-time gain adjustments) throughout the entire shoot to guarantee broadcast-quality sound from start to finish
• Live Troubleshooting & Decision Making: Monitor studio systems hyper-vigilantly during active recordings. Quickly diagnose and resolve technical glitches on the fly, making independent judgment calls to keep the session moving forward efficiently
• Studio Readiness & Set Transitions: Oversee readiness across our 4 filming spaces, coordinating the efficient staging, tear-down, and configuration of shared camera, lighting, and audio gear based on the production schedule
• Technical Camera Operation: Configure and operate professional digital cinema cameras. Confidently manage advanced settings (exposure, color profiles, frame rates, and menus) to ensure visual consistency across multi-camera shoots
• Lighting Execution: Design, adjust, and modify lighting setups for various sets, utilizing both grid-mounted and floor-standing fixtures to achieve high production value
• Signal Flow & Infrastructure: Handle clean, organized cable routing, power management, and basic livestream setups, maintaining a clean and safe studio environment
• Equipment Oversight: Monitor the health, maintenance, and inventory of shared studio gear, ensuring everything is functional and ready for immediate deployment

Requirements

• Experience: 2–4 years of professional experience as a videographer, studio technician, or in a fast-paced video production environment
• Camera Mastery: Deep understanding of professional camera systems (e.g., Sony Alpha/Cinema lines, Blackmagic Design, or similar) and their technical menus/settings
• Audio Competency: Practical experience monitoring and live-mixing audio levels during active productions to ensure high-quality capture
• Lighting Know-How: Proven ability to shape light, use modifiers, and quickly adapt lighting setups to different physical environments
• Problem-Solving: Exceptional technical troubleshooting skills under tight production timelines. You understand signal flow and can quickly diagnose why a feed or fixture isn't working
• Physical Stamina: Ability to handle the physical demands of constant gear deployment, including lifting heavy equipment and managing complex cable routing

Preferred:

• Experience with live broadcast environments, digital audio networking, or hardware switchers (e.g., Blackmagic ATEM systems)
• Familiarity with optimizing studio setups for future broadcast or livestream scalability