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Cinematographer & Editor – Mid Level Jobs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at SIRAP
Mid-Level Cinematographer & Editor
Melbourne-based. Full-time.
About SIRAP
SIRAP is an award-winning film-led content studio creating premium films and content for brands across property, design, lifestyle, and culture. With a reputation for craft, storytelling, and exceptional client service, we partner with leading organisations to bring powerful ideas to life on screen. We are a close-knit team who value creativity, precision, and collaboration. Every project we take on is treated with care, intention, and ambition to deliver best-in-class work.
About the Role
We are looking for a Mid-Level Cinematographer & Editor to join our team and play a pivotal role across the end-to-end production and post-production process. This role is more geared towards cinematography than editing but will be a blend of both. This role blends technical craft with creative input — behind the camera on location, and in the edit suite shaping rushes into work that lasts. You'll be a trusted collaborator to producers, crew and clients, a strong visual storyteller, and a maker who ensures every project is delivered on time, on standard, and above expectation.
Key Responsibilities
Cinematography & Production Craft
• Shoot across the full breadth of SIRAP's output — brand and corporate films, architectural, design, lifestyle and property work, cultural campaigns, social content, event documentation, and commercials.
• Confidently direct talent and creative vision while shooting as required on set – as a one man band or as part of a larger crew
• Operate confidently across cinema cameras (Sony suite), lighting setups, and audio capture, choosing the right tools for each project.
• Fly drone for architectural, landscape, and narrative coverage to a commercial standard.
• Operate gimbals (DJI) across run-and-gun, architectural and narrative work.
• Record location sound to a broadcast-ready standard, including lavalier and boom setups for interview and brand work.
• Work fluidly as a one-person crew when the project calls for it, and slot cleanly into a larger crew — as DP, second operator or specialist — when it does not.
• Maintain SIRAP's technical standard across colour, sound and finishing
Editing & Post-Production
• Edit your own work and footage shot by others — building structure, pacing and emotional logic for brand films and social first creative approaches for social content from rushes through to final master.
• Operate fluently in Premiere Pro, with working knowledge of After Effects for motion graphics, titling and light compositing.
• Manage post-production workflows end-to-end, including Frame.io review cycles, ClickUp project tracking, and modern delivery pipelines.
• Champion the integration of AI tools and techniques into editing and broader production workflows — from transcription and rough assembly to audio cleanup, image and video generation. Hold a considered view on where these tools belong and where they do not.
Creative Contribution
• Contribute to creative direction at the brief stage — bringing a visual point of view to treatments, shot lists, and concept development.
• Collaborate with producers and editors to bring creative ideas to life on screen.
• Help set and maintain the visual benchmark for SIRAP's output, mentoring junior crew and freelancers in craft and standards.
• Contribute to creative brainstorms across the studio, inspiring considered approaches to story and image.
Delivery & Standards
• Quality-control your own work and the work of others, ensuring creative integrity and brand alignment.
• Manage your time and workload across multiple projects, hitting schedules and milestones reliably.
• Resolve technical and creative challenges quickly and calmly, keeping projects on track under pressure.
• Maintain a working knowledge of SIRAP's gear, edit infrastructure and storage systems, and advocate for investment where it lifts the work.
Culture & Collaboration
• Act as a culture leader within the studio, bringing positivity, accountability, and collaborative energy.
• Support the continuous development of SIRAP's brand reputation by championing best-in-class work.
• Contribute ideas beyond your own projects, supporting colleagues in delivering excellent outcomes.
About You
• 4+ years' experience as a cinematographer/editor, or hybrid practitioner in content, film, or advertising. Portfolio matters more than years.
• full time access to a fully maintained car
• A strong technical understanding across the full chain — cinema cameras, lighting equipment, gimbals, sound recording, post-production software, and the computer hardware that runs it.
• Drone experience and a current CASA RePL (or the willingness to obtain one).
• Confident gimbal operation across a range of shooting contexts.
• Hands-on sound recording experience on location.
• Fluency in Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, with working knowledge of After Effects.
• Genuine fluency with AI tools across editing and production, and a considered view on their use.
• The flexibility to work solo or within a bigger crew, with the same level of craft either way.
• An eye trained on the things that matter — light, composition, materiality, restraint.
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work closely with internal teams and external partners.
• Resilient, solutions-focused, and confident working under pressure.
• A current Australian driver's licence and the right to work in Australia.
Why Join SIRAP
• Be part of an award-winning studio with a reputation for excellence.
• Work across a diverse mix of premium brands and industries.
• Join a collaborative, tight-knit team that values creativity and ambition.
• Opportunity to shape creative ideas and see them through to execution.
• A culture that embraces innovation, including the integration of emerging technologies into creative workflows.
• A studio that invests in craft — equipment, software, time, training.
Title: Cinematographer & Editor – Mid Level
Company: SIRAP
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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