Video Content Creator

Wanted: Video Content Creator
Your Role
Our team needs your help in bringing our brand's vision to life through dynamic and visually compelling video content. This role involves producing high-quality Instagram Reels, that capture the essence of motorsport and car culture. You will be tasked with sourcing and editing footage, adding effects, transitions, and music to create engaging content that aligns with our mission and branding. You will also research current trends and innovative techniques to ensure content remains fresh, relevant, and captivating for our audience. This position requires a creative mindset and attention to detail.

Content Brief
The content we are seeking consists of short-form Reels, approximately 10 – 15 seconds in duration, focusing on motorsport and automotive footage of any era, ensuring it reflects the nostalgic yet forward-looking spirit of car culture. Each reel should be stylistically aligned with the existing content on our page, maintaining visual and thematic consistency. Music synchronization is key; video cuts and transitions should seamlessly match the rhythm and mood of the audio tracks to create an immersive and engaging experience.

Some important notes:
• You will be required to source video footage online. The type of footage you source must align with the theme of each video.
• The theme of each video will be provided to you, for example, Formula One, DTM, Japanese touge racing, Moto GP, etc.
• Audio will be recommended based on a song list provided by us. It will be up to you to cut and overlay it to the video footage as you see fit.
• There is no need to add branding to the video, this will be completed by another team member at a later stage.

Deliverables
The following is the list of requirements for the completed Reel submission:
Video Specifications
1. Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (Vertical, 9:16 aspect ratio).
2. Frame Rate: 30 fps or 60 fps. The editor must decide what looks best depending on the source footage.
3. Bitrate: H.264 Codec: Aim for 5-8 Mbps for good quality. If you're using 4K downscaled to 1080p, you can push it up to 10 Mbps.
4. File Format: MP4 (H.264 compression with AAC audio).
5. Duration: Maximum of 20 seconds for Reels.
Audio Settings
1. Codec: AAC.
2. Bitrate: 128 kbps or higher.
3. Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.
Colour and Quality
1. Colour Space: Rec. 709 (sRGB).
2. Compression Quality: Use the highest export quality setting to minimize quality loss during Instagram's re-compression.
3. Profile: High profile (for H.264) for better quality.
Best Practices Before Uploading
1. Keep File Size Manageable: Under 50 MB is ideal to avoid Instagram over-compressing it. It is not a deal breaker if the file is larger.
2. Transfer Safely: If editing on a desktop, use cloud services like Google Drive or AirDrop instead of messaging apps, which can reduce quality.
3. Test Before Posting: Preview your Reel to ensure it looks sharp and has no colour or resolution issues post-upload.

Review Process
After you have submitted the content, the team will review and provide feedback if required to ensure that the finished content aligns with our vision. Once this process is complete, the content is approved, and you will have fulfilled your deliverables.
The aim is to keep the review process to a minimum. Ideally, no more than a single round of feedback will be required before approval.

Payment
The rate we are offering is $10 (AUD) per approved reel.
We are interested in finding someone who internalises our vision and deeply understands our style of content. To encourage this, every reel that is ‘right first time’ i.e. does not require any feedback or changes will be rewarded with an additional $5 (AUD)
All payments will be made via PayPal (or similar payment platform) in $AUD.