Assistant Director (Video) - Contract

About Us:

We're on a mission to make it possible for every person, team, and company to be able to tailor their software to solve any problem and take on any challenge. Computers may be our most powerful tools, but most of us can't build or modify the software we use on them every day. At Notion, we want to change this with focus, design, and craft.

We've been working on this together since 2016, and have customers like Pixar, Mitsubishi, Figma, Plaid, Match Group, and thousands more on this journey with us. Today, we're growing fast and excited for new teammates to join us who are the best at what they do. We're passionate about building a company as diverse and creative as the millions of people Notion reaches worldwide.

About The Role:

Notion is currently seeking an Assistant Director (Video) to join our creative team in NYC or SF on a 3-month contract basis. As assistant director, you will report to the Video Lead and be tasked with helping to develop and execute multiple videos for an upcoming Notion campaign. Duties include managing timelines and budgets, traveling for on-location shoots (international travel required), directing local film crews, working with agency partners, and overseeing post-production creative through asset delivery.

What You’ll Achieve:

• Produce and Direct high quality videos to support various teams at Notion through major launches and company moments. This includes involvement from ideation through pre-production, post-production, and delivery.
• Tell a wide range of stories for a global audience.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and external vendors
• Manage deliverables for media delivery

Skills You'll Need to Bring:

• 5-7 years of producing or directing experience
• Bias toward action to make sure things are moving in the right direction.
• Ability to pitch new ideas + formats that fit with the Notion brand
• Ability to collaborate in-person up to 2x weekly in NYC or SF
• An impressive portfolio/demo reel with relevant work. A mixture of documentary and narrative branded work is preferred.
• Storyboarding experience to align stakeholders on creative buy-in prior to production
• On-set experience, including directing crews & conducting interviews.
• Technical proficiency with camera systems (codecs, framerates, etc) and non-linear editing programs (Premier Pro). Some editing may be required. Experience with film (Super8 or 16mm) a huge plus.
• The ability to travel domestically and internationally (San Francisco, New York, Dublin, Hyderabad)
• The ability to absorb and synthesize feedback: You’re open and resilient to multiple feedback cycles and changing requirements, and you respond with creative solutions.
• Speed: You’re unfazed by tight deadlines and work iteratively to turn around drafts for review so we can make quick progress.
• High bar for quality: You strive for ways to stand out and create first-in-class videos
• Collaboration: You work well with others and aren’t afraid to give (and receive) constructive feedback with cross-functional partners
• Adaptable: You can easily pivot and embody the Notion brand.

Nice to Haves:

• Knowledge of Notion a huge plus; to tell stories about Notion, it helps to understand our product

We hire talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds because we want our global employee base to represent the wide diversity of our customers. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every bullet point listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. If you’re a builder at heart, share our company values, and enthusiastic about making software toolmaking ubiquitous, we want to hear from you.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as locat