VIDEOGRAPHER

We are currently accepting applications for this position! Any vegan from the US is welcome to apply!

We are looking for a PASSIONATE creator who loves storytelling and spreading veganism! You need to be self-motivated, hungry to learn and grow, driven, and willing to always go the extra mile for our clients, team, and company.

About The Vegan Gym

We are on a mission to help 1,000,000 vegans get into the best shape of their lives. We firmly believe that the more healthy, fit vegans there are in the world, the faster veganism will spread. Let’s work together to inspire change, spread compassion, and challenge the status quo! 💪🌱

Our main offer is our 1-on-1 coaching program, the Vegan Superhero Academy (VSA). We designed this online health and fitness program to help vegans look and feel their best. Since 2018, our team has coached over 2,000 vegans from around the world to help them transform their bodies and lives.

Combine that with our amazing reviews, and it’s no surprise that the Vegan Superhero Academy has become the most trusted vegan coaching program in the world! Check out the video below to learn about our VSA community.

Our Core Values

Our Core Values are the heart and soul of our incredible team. If you don’t think, “HECK YEAH! I’m 100% aligned with these Core Values!!” after reading them, then The Vegan Gym is not the right team for you. It is IMPERATIVE that you align 100% with our Core Values.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We’re looking for a passionate, motivated, and intuitive videographer specializing in run-and-gun vlog style filming as well as studio environment “direct-to-camera” filming to join our growing Creative Team. We currently have 2 videographers and a Registered Dietitian on our Creative Team.

This is a full-time, (mostly) remote position. In this position, you will be part of our Creative Team working to spread our message and help as many vegans as possible. You will be responsible for filming and editing content for YouTube and social media (we will fly you to our film sets around the US) and documenting our in-person events, such as our awesome Vegan Superhero Retreats! You will be an integral part of a rapidly growing team on a mission to change the world! 🙌

What you will be doing in this role MATTERS. The Vegan Superhero Academy is changing thousands of lives and making a massive impact in the world by helping to spread veganism. You can directly transform lives in this position and play a critical role in spreading the vegan message!

To learn just how much this program changes lives, please watch Mikey’s story below.

Key Responsibilities

You will be expected to script/storyboard, direct, film, and edit inspiring client testimonials like Mikey’s testimonial, event videos like our 2023 Vegan Superhero Retreat highlight video, nutrition videos like our soy myth-busting video, meal prep videos like our weight loss meal prep, and podcast videos like our interview with Dr. Michael Greger.

IMPORTANT: It is crucial that you are able to script/storyboard, direct, film, and edit videos with the quality of the above examples. To be considered for this role, you MUST include creative work examples in your application that have the quality of these example videos.

More specifically, here are the key responsibilities of your role:

  • Drive rapid growth of our YouTube channel, email list, and social media platforms.

  • Produce the best content in the vegan health and fitness world.

  • You will spend most of your shooting time filming our CEO, Leif, and other members of our team. It is your responsibility to ensure Leif genuinely wants to film because you create a fun, positive experience. It’s also your responsibility to provide real-time feedback behind the scenes to Leif and the Creative Team to ensure we produce a phenomenal end result.

  • Pay close attention to comments on all platforms to guide our creative direction and inform how you produce and manage future content.

  • Be responsible for “leaving everything better than you found it” wherever you film. You will often be filming in Leif’s personal spaces.

  • Document all lessons learned and work hard to continually improve our pre-production, production, and post-production processes.

  • Ensure all our content becomes better and better over time. Anything short of our best is unacceptable.

  • Ensure all content is properly organized and backed up.

Requirements

To qualify for this position, you MUST:

  • Be a vegan who is passionate about veganism, fitness, and plant-based nutrition 💪🌱

  • Live in the US

  • Be 100% aligned with our Core Values

  • Be driven and on FIRE to make a massive impact in the world! 🔥

  • Have a love for storytelling and filming

  • Have a proven track record in videography and digital content creation

  • Have an extremely high level of work ethic

  • Have access to high-speed internet during all working hours

  • Possess strong communication skills. Communication is essential in a (mostly) remote team.

  • Be willing to travel for filming (we generally film in 7- to 10-day blocks every 4-8 weeks) and work in a fast-paced environment.

Expectations

  • You must want to win. We are on a mission to help 1,000,000 vegans get into the best shape of their lives and DOMINATE the vegan health & fitness industry. Our audacious goals require that we refuse to settle for anything less than our best. If you don’t enjoy being pushed outside of your comfort zone and constantly learning, growing, and improving, this is not the right team for you.

  • You must be meticulous. We firmly believe that excellence is in the details. You need to always put in your 100% effort. When we film a nutrition video, we make sure the plates are spotless and everything is in the exact right place. We pay close attention to every detail and put maximum effort into every task, from the mundane to the critical.

  • This is NOT a 9-5 job. Most of the time, you will work from home and will have flexibility in your schedule, but there will be long work days as needed to meet deadlines. You can expect to work about 45 hours per week on average. Also, when we get together to film, we keep filming until we’re done. Period. Film days are often 12-14 hour days. This behind-the-scenes photo of a meal prep video set was taken at 11 pm after 13 straight hours of filming. We have a lot of fun and laughs on set! 😄

Benefits

There are many perks to this position:

  • When we’re not filming, you can work from home (or anywhere in the world) 🌎

  • You will have paid time off and can work flexible hours.

  • A dynamic, supportive, and purpose-driven work environment. ❤️

  • There is huge growth potential and endless opportunities within our fast-growing team! 🔥

  • You'll have a direct role in transforming thousands of lives and have the opportunity to watch their transformations from start to finish in this position! 😀

  • Company-covered travel and accommodation expenses for filming.

  • Limitless opportunities for personal and professional growth! 🚀 For example, at The Vegan Gym, we have a Team Book Club that allows us to grow and learn together. Some recent books we’ve read as a team include Atomic Habits by James Clear, Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara, and The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni.

  • Gear budget for all the toys and tools you need to make the most epic content in the vegan world! 😎🌱

  • Have the opportunity to attend (and document) our annual Vegan Superhero Retreats and other team events! Attendees have called this retreat “The BEST experience of my life!” and “A truly life-changing experience.” One attendee who has been to hundreds of vegan events over the past 30 years called the Vegan Superhero Retreat “the best vegan event in the world.” You don’t want to miss the power of this special experience!

  • Get the opportunity to spend all of your work time with other awesome vegans! Our entire team and all of our clients are vegan! 🌱🐮🐷🐔😊

  • Note: We currently do not provide health insurance or a 401K plan. We are a small company, and insurance costs are prohibitively expensive. But we do offer health and fitness coaching from our world-class team to help you feel (and look) your best! 😄

Why You'll Love Working With Us:

  • Impact: Every day, you'll be directly contributing to the betterment of people's lives while saving animals and the planet! 🐮🌎❤️

  • Culture: Join a team where hard work is celebrated, and wellness is not just preached but practiced.

  • Growth: We're on a fast track to becoming the go-to vegan health and fitness platform, offering unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional development.

  • Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom to innovate and operate in a way that maximizes your strengths and impact.

COMPENSATION

You will start in this position at a base salary of $60,000 USD, with performance bonuses based on the impact your videos have on growing our brand and company. You will also have plenty of upward earning potential based on your performance. We are heavily investing in growing our brand and Creative Team, and we’d love to grow with you!

PLEASE NOTE: Please take your time to answer each question in detail. We receive many applications, and we are unable to interview every applicant. Please be sure your application stands out!

Want to Learn More?

If you would like to learn more about our team and company before applying, feel free to watch this 12-minute video of The Vegan Gym Story, listen to OUR MISSION podcast episode in which The Vegan Gym founders (Leif and Anders) talk about The Vegan Gym’s mission in detail, or listen to The Vegan Gym’s Core Values podcast episode in which Leif and our team’s COO, Daphne, discuss what our 5 Core Values mean to us. Enjoy! 😊