At Squarespace, our award-winning Creative Department creates all the advertising, content, & design work we use to build & market our brand. We've built our internal production capabilities to the point where we can shoot & edit the vast majority of our work in-house, & we're looking for an experienced filmmaker to help us continue delivering beautiful, & compulsively watchable videos.

The ideal candidate is a DP first & a director second. They should have the technical ability & aesthetic taste to light scenes, operate professional camera & lens packages, & tell cinematic & engaging stories. You should be familiar with all aspects of video production, from pre-production to post-production, & have the ability to maintain relationships with external vendors & crew. You'll flex from one-person shoots to more complex productions in partnership with other creative team members. Deliverables will include interviews with key executives & customers for investor relations, recruiting content, elevated product demos, documentary-style content with our Squarespace Collections talent, behind-the-scenes videos, & fun ideas for our social channels.

This is an onsite role that reports to the Senior Creative Manager of our Studio team at our New York City flagship office.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5 years of relevant experience.
• A strong reel of previous work & specifics about your role on each project. If you went to film school, great. If not, it's also great.
• Familiarity with & ability to operate professional cameras & lens packages (mirrorless & DSLR packages don't count, sorry).
• Familiarity with & ability to build beautiful & cinematic lighting in the studio & on location (both with & without a gaffer).
• Broad knowledge of film aesthetics, the ability to determine the correct aesthetic per project type, & execute them.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a broader creative team. Sometimes, this will include shooting scripts you didn't write & supporting other directors as a DP.
• Experience with a broad range of deliverables, aspect ratios, & channels.
• Ability to plan on set for animation, compositing, & type placement to be applied during the edit.
• Willingness to build & maintain a network of crew members & vendors primarily in NYC but also in LA.
• A strong desire to make every project, at whatever scale, better than it needs to be.
• Experience with video editing, color correction, sound design, & mixing are all pluses.

Benefits & Perks

• A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums
• Fertility & adoption benefits
• Access to supplemental insurance plans for additional coverage
• Headspace mindfulness app subscription
• Retirement benefits with employer match
• Flexible paid time off
• Up to 20 weeks of paid family leave
• Equity plan for all employees
• Pretax commuter benefit
• Education reimbursement
• Employee donation match to community organizations
• 6 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Dog-friendly workplace
• Free lunch & snacks
• Private rooftop

Cash Compensation Range: $126,500 - $203,550 USD

The base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, & location, among other factors.

In addition to the cash compensation above (which includes base salary and, where applicable for eligible roles, may include on-target commissions or overtime pay), all Squarespace employees are eligible to receive equity in the company as part of their total compensation.

About Squarespace

Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands & businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries & territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, & scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, & marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity, creating & managing social media presence with Bio Sites & Unfold, & hospitality business management via Tock. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in bustling New York City, with offices in Chicago, Dublin, Ireland, Aveiro, Portugal, & coworking spaces in the UK, Netherlands, & Australia. For more information about our company culture, visit www.squarespace.com/about/careers.

Our Commitment

Today, more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives & experiences with the world. Not only do we embrace & celebrate the diversity of our customers, but we also work toward the same in our employees. At Squarespace, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.