Associate Creative Director, Film

The role

This person will establish film standards across brand videos, documentary storytelling, science education, and vlog-adjacent pieces. They will work with engineering teams to identify and develop stories, shoot and edit projects, and manage production workflows and creative partners.

What you will do

• Establish Panthalassa's film standards across various video formats.
• Work with engineering and other teams to identify and develop stories.
• Work with leadership to ensure video output supports business goals.
• Shoot and edit projects and direct larger productions.
• Build and maintain a roster of creative partners.
• Shape production workflows and footage pipelines.
• Own production planning including budgets, schedules, crew, and locations.
• Manage and mentor the in-house Multimedia Storyteller and freelance collaborators.
• Identify people, capabilities, and systems needed as the work grows.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in a comparable role
• A portfolio of work that demonstrates human storytelling within a technology space
• Excellent communicator who is self-directed, collaborative, and comfortable giving and receiving direct, constructive critique
• Exceptional command of scripting, budgeting, production planning, cinematography, editing, color, sound, and animation
• Experience mentoring, leading, or reviewing the work of other artists
• Genuine interest in ocean technology and climate solutions

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Health insurance (company pays 100% of gold-level PPO plan for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
• Dental insurance (company pays 100% for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
• Vision insurance (company pays 100% for full-time employees, partners, and dependents)
• Disability insurance (company pays 100% for a policy to provide long-term financial support)
• Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA
• Relocation assistance to facilitate your move to Portland (if needed)

About the company

Panthalassa is a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to developing technologies to ensure a sustainable future by unlocking ocean energy potential. The company is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon.