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Pillar4 Media is seeking a Video Producer (contract position) to support content creation for Garage Gym Reviews, one of the leading brands in the home gym equipment and fitness review space.

This contract role will help increase video output, improve production quality, and streamline filming workflows while supporting both long-form YouTube content and short-form social media videos.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a hands-on production environment, assisting with filming, editing, equipment management, and shoot logistics. This role requires both in-studio production work and periodic travel for on-location filming.

Pillar4's mission is to help people live healthier lives with access to trusted resources, in depth product reviews & supportive communities. Our vision is to build the #1 content and commerce engine connecting consumers directly to the best brands in all four pillars of health and wellness: sleep, fitness, nutrition, and mental health.

Reporting to the VP, the Video Producer will:

• Support in-studio video production, operating cameras, lighting, and audio equipment while capturing high-quality A-roll and B-roll of hosts and gym equipment. You'll help maintain brand visual standards, assist with multi-camera setups, and manage footage organization and backups.
• Own short-form video editing, transforming long-form content into engaging clips for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and X. This includes crafting strong hooks, adding captions and motion graphics, and optimizing edits for engagement and retention.
• Assist with long-form YouTube editing, supporting rough cuts, syncing audio, selecting strong takes, and adding B-roll and graphics while collaborating with the lead editor to improve pacing and viewer retention.
• Capture detailed equipment footage, including close-ups, movement shots, and assembly visuals used across product reviews, while organizing footage into a structured internal library.
• Provide production and creative support on filming days, helping with set setup, lighting adjustments, thumbnail sourcing, and shoot logistics to keep production efficient.
• Travel periodically for content production, assisting with filming at manufacturer visits, trade shows, gym tours, and other industry events while managing equipment, mobile filming setups, and daily footage backups.

• Experience with video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro (or similar), with familiarity in After Effects preferred.
• Working knowledge of camera systems, lighting setups, and audio equipment used in studio or content production environments.
• Strong understanding of short-form social video editing and how pacing, captions, and visual movement improve engagement.
• Solid organization and file management skills, including media backups and structured project workflows.
• A proactive, collaborative mindset and the ability to adapt in fast-paced production environments.
• Willingness to travel periodically for on-location shoots and support dynamic production schedules.

• Openness to feedback and collaboration: You'll be working closely with folks across different teams, so you'll need to be open to the process and accept feedback and critique.
• Strong communication skills: You'll have the ability to build relationships with external stakeholders, report up to internal stakeholders, and foster strong alignment with your team.
• Alignment with Pillar4's culture: We live by our values and expect our team to buy in.
• Act with focus
• Get after it
• Grow without limits
• Build the team
• Obsess Over Customers
• Commit to Service
• Entrepreneurial spirit: Our team members act like entrepreneurs in that we are incredibly driven, agile, goal-oriented, and are always up for a challenge.

Why You Should Join Us

• Results: Pillar4 has built the #1 digital media company in the sleep health and hygiene space and is profitably expanding into fitness, nutrition, and mental health verticals.
• Stability: We are privately owned, have a holding period of 'forever,' and have significant cash to invest.
• Exposure: You will have a front-row seat in growing a business. Your teammates have built and sold companies, managed hundreds of employees, and run campaigns with Fortune 500 brands.
• Market landscape: The $4 trillion health and wellness market is a highly relatable industry that is transforming. There's no better time than now to be building a business in this space.
• Career growth: There is no cap on growth, promotions, or the opportunity to own and put your stamp on important projects. Prove your value and you will be rewarded accordingly.
• Learning: We are a mighty team with subject matter experts in creative, branding, content strategy, SEO, paid media, and more. The opportunity to grow new skills and learn from smart people is endless.
• Impact-focused: Opportunities to take part in our quarterly initiatives with organizations like Beds for Kids and The Green Chair Project and help respond to the critical needs of our local communities.
• Fun: The team has a high bar for excellence but also a real interest in each other and making work fun.

Who We Are

Launched in 2017, Pillar4 Media operates a portfolio of market-leading digital brands that help consumers make better purchasing decisions. Our vision is to help people live healthier lives with access to trusted resources, in-depth product reviews, and supportive communities. Our mission is to be the #1 content and commerce engine connecting consumers to the best brands in all four pillars of health and wellness: sleep, fitness, nutrition and mental health.

We also partner with the leading direct-to-consumer brands in our markets to grow their businesses online. Our current portfolio includes the following:

• Mattress Advisor, launched in 2017
• Mattress Nerd, acquired in 2018
• Sleepopolis, acquired in 2020
• Mattress Clarity, acquired in 2020
• The Fit House, launched in 2021
• Garage Gym Reviews, acquired in 2021
• Sleepyti.me, acquired in 2022
• Sleep Advisor, acquired in 2022
• BarBend, acquired in 2023
• Breaking Muscle, acquired in 2023
• Morning Chalk Up, acquired in 2023
• Partnerships with leading direct-to-consumer brands and media companies to grow their businesses.

All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or any other discriminatory factors.

At this time, Pillar4 will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

All offers are subject to a background check.