Director of Photography, Post-Production Lead

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About the role

  • Director of Photography and Post-Production Lead at The Heist, a motion design and live-action studio. Guiding cinematography, editing, finishing, and post-production teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the day-to-day work, growth, quality, and workflow of the editing and post-production team
  • Serve as director of photography and camera operator on branded content and live action productions
  • Partner with directors and creatives in pre-production to shape visual approach, camera packages, lighting, crew, and shoot plans
  • Make creative and technical decisions on set while keeping the crew moving and work aligned
  • Collaborate with producers on 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 actionable feedback to editors, freelancers, and post partners
  • Connect production and post through camera, codec, color, media, and handoff decisions
  • Coordinate editors, colorists, sound partners, VFX artists, and other specialists
  • Determine in-house capabilities and when to engage outside collaborators
  • Build and maintain a network of production and post-production talent
  • Improve production-to-post pipelines and delivery standards
  • Stay current on cameras, lenses, lighting, production tools, post technology, and AI-enabled workflows
  • Mentor post-production talent and ensure work meets creative, technical, budget, timeline, and delivery requirements

Requirements

  • Significant experience across live action production and post-production, ideally within an agency, production company, post house, or creative studio
  • A portfolio or reel demonstrating strong cinematography and understanding of how footage becomes a polished final piece
  • Professional camera operating experience
  • 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
  • Deep understanding of modern post-production pipelines from ingest and offline edit through color, sound, VFX, finishing, and final master delivery
  • Working knowledge of Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, plus familiarity with wider VFX, motion, finishing, and delivery toolsets
  • Strong creative eye and attention to story, composition, lighting, camera movement, edit, color, pacing, and final polish
  • Experience leading editors, freelancers, vendors, and small multidisciplinary post-production teams
  • Ability to translate creative ideas into practical production and post plans
  • Ability to balance creative ambition with budgets, timelines, technical requirements, and production realities
  • Clear, confident communication skills and ability to work with directors, creatives, producers, clients, crew, and senior leadership
  • Comfort moving between set, edit suite, and team leadership

Benefits

  • 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

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$100,000 - CA$120,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

HybridVancouverCanada

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