Photographer & Video Editor

About the Role

Neon Consultancy is seeking a Photographer & Video Editor to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves creating high-quality visual content for various client marketing needs, from social media campaigns to events and activations. The successful candidate will be responsible for both capturing and editing photo and video content, ensuring it aligns with client brand identities and creative directions.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture high-quality photo and video content for client social media accounts, campaigns, events, and marketing requirements.
• Execute shoots in line with approved mood boards, shot lists, brand guidelines, and campaign objectives, ensuring strong composition and visual quality.
• Capture diverse content formats, including photography, reels, short-form videos, stories, and behind-the-scenes content.
• Edit short-form and long-form video content for various platforms, transforming raw footage into engaging and polished content.
• Handle all editing requirements, including cuts, transitions, pacing, music selection, sound design, subtitles, graphics, basic animation, and color correction.
• Organize, label, back up, and archive all raw photography and video footage, ensuring proper file management and accessibility.
• Attend and cover client events, launches, and activations, producing quick-turnaround content when required.
• Work closely with production, creative, and account teams, communicating proactively and managing multiple client projects simultaneously.

Content Quality and Creative Execution

• Maintain consistently high creative and technical standards across photography, videography, and editing.
• Understand each client's visual identity to ensure content is fresh, relevant, and avoids repetition.
• Stay updated on social media trends, filming techniques, editing styles, and platform best practices.
• Proactively suggest new creative ideas, references, and techniques to the team.
• Review all content carefully for technical and creative issues before internal submission.

Shoot Preparation and Equipment Management

• Review all production briefs, mood boards, and schedules in advance of every shoot.
• Prepare and test all required equipment, including cameras, lenses, lighting, and audio gear, before each shoot.
• Maintain and properly handle company-owned production equipment, reporting any damage or technical issues promptly.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Valid Saudi Iqama and legal residency in Saudi Arabia, with eligibility to work in the Kingdom.
• Based in Riyadh or available to work regularly across Riyadh.
• Fluent in both Arabic and English, with strong verbal communication skills.
• Proven professional experience in photography, videography, and video editing, preferably within an agency, hospitality, F&B, lifestyle, or social media environment.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with professional cameras, lighting, audio, and production equipment.
• Proficiency in professional editing and post-production software, including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, Photoshop, or equivalent programs.
• Strong understanding of social media platforms and their content requirements, particularly Instagram Reels, TikTok, Stories, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
• Excellent attention to detail, composition, storytelling, and visual quality.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and manage multiple shoots, edits, clients, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Organized, reliable, proactive, and able to take ownership of assigned work with minimal supervision.
• Flexibility to work outside standard office hours for shoots, events, and activations when required.

Work Environment

This role requires close collaboration with the Production Executive, Social Media Executives, designers, and the wider creative team. The successful candidate will maintain professional conduct when representing the agency on client premises, shoots, events, and productions. Flexibility in working hours is necessary to accommodate various production schedules.