Blood and Gold Dust Productions is seeking a creative, dependable Content Producer / Social Media Manager to help build the online presence of an independent feature film and its director.
This is a hybrid position combining video production, editing, social media management, and digital marketing. The ideal candidate can professionally shoot and edit YouTube videos while also turning each filming session into short-form content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube Shorts.
Our content will include director videos, filmmaking education, investor-facing presentations, production updates, behind-the-scenes material, interviews, promotional videos, and content related to the upcoming feature film Blood and Gold Dust.
This position requires someone who understands how to create polished, professional content—not simply casual phone videos or generic social media posts.
Responsibilities
- Film professional YouTube videos featuring the director and production team
- Set up and operate cameras, lighting, microphones, and teleprompter equipment
- Help direct and coach participants during on-camera presentations
- Edit long-form YouTube videos with clean pacing, graphics, music, and sound
- Create vertical videos for Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts
- Identify strong hooks, quotes, and promotional moments from longer videos
- Write captions, headlines, video titles, descriptions, and calls to action
- Design or coordinate YouTube thumbnails and basic social media graphics
- Develop and maintain a consistent social media content calendar
- Schedule and publish content across multiple platforms
- Organize footage, project files, photographs, graphics, and completed videos
- Track performance, engagement, audience growth, and video analytics
- Recommend ways to improve content based on performance
- Maintain a consistent visual style and brand voice
- Coordinate directly with the director and production team
- Occasionally film meetings, events, interviews, location visits, and behind-the-scenes production activity
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is both a capable video producer and a strategic social media marketer. You should understand how to make someone look and sound professional on camera, while also knowing how to package that material for different audiences and platforms.
Our primary audiences include:
- Potential film investors
- Film industry professionals
- Cast and crew
- Independent filmmakers
- Western and mystery film audiences
- Supporters of the New Mexico film industry
You should be able to recognize that investor-facing content requires a different tone than entertainment-focused social media content.
Required Qualifications
- Experience shooting and editing professional video content
- Strong understanding of camera composition, lighting, and audio
- Experience editing long-form and short-form videos
- Familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or comparable editing software
- Experience creating content for YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn
- Strong writing skills for captions, titles, descriptions, and promotional copy
- Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple pieces of content
- Strong organizational and file-management skills
- Ability to work independently and accept creative direction
- Professional communication and dependable attendance
- Ability to work locally in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas
- A portfolio or examples of previously produced content
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with filmmakers, production companies, actors, or entertainment brands
- Experience filming interviews, presentations, podcasts, or educational videos
- Knowledge of YouTube search optimization and audience retention
- Experience creating thumbnails and graphics using Photoshop, Canva, or similar software
- Familiarity with paid social media advertising
- Experience with social media analytics and reporting
- Photography experience
- Interest in independent film, Westerns, mystery films, and the New Mexico film industry
- Access to professional camera, audio, and lighting equipment
Initial Paid Trial Project
Selected candidates may be asked to complete a paid trial assignment that includes:
- Filming one director-focused YouTube video
- Editing one complete long-form video
- Creating three short vertical clips
- Producing one YouTube thumbnail
- Writing titles, captions, and descriptions
- Preparing a short posting plan for the completed content
The trial project will help determine the candidate’s production quality, creativity, reliability, communication, and understanding of the project’s brand.
What Success Looks Like
The successful candidate will help us create a repeatable system in which one filming session produces multiple useful pieces of content, including:
- One polished YouTube video
- Several short-form social media clips
- Photographs or promotional frame grabs
- Investor-oriented LinkedIn content
- Quotes or educational posts
- Behind-the-scenes material
- Content that can be reused across multiple platforms
How to Apply
Please submit:
- A résumé or summary of relevant experience
- A link to your video-production portfolio
- Examples of social media accounts or campaigns you have managed
- Examples of long-form and vertical video work
- A list of the camera, lighting, audio, and editing equipment you use
- Your hourly rate, day rate, or preferred monthly retainer
- Your availability
- A brief explanation of why you would be a good fit for an independent feature-film production
Applications without examples of previous video work may not be considered.
About the Project
Blood and Gold Dust is an independent Western murder-mystery feature film being developed and produced in New Mexico. The production is building a professional online presence to support investor outreach, audience development, production credibility, and the eventual marketing and release of the film.
Blood and Gold Dust Productions is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate candidates based on qualifications, experience, professionalism, reliability, and the quality of their work.
Pay: $48,341.12 - $58,217.26 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Albuquerque, NM 87112
