Event Staff: Videographer for Five Dollar Art Party 9/26

Job Position(s): Event Staff: Videographer for Five Dollar Art Party 9/26

ARTWATERlife is seeking volunteer Event Staff: Videographer for Five Dollar Art Party 9/26, taking place in Los Angeles, CA. This role sits outside traditional narrative or commercial production, placing the videographer in a live event documentary context where the output is candid, run-and-gun footage capturing performances, art creation, and crowd energy across a six-hour outdoor festival. It suits a self-directed shooter comfortable working without a crew, who can move through a public event and pull usable footage independently.

About the Role

The Event Staff: Videographer for Five Dollar Art Party 9/26 works as a solo operator embedded within a large outdoor art event, functioning more like a documentary or event videographer than a production crew member. The project is a nonprofit art gathering featuring dozens of artists, musicians, muralists, and artisans, so the footage needs to reflect both the scale of the event and its individual human moments. Shifts run approximately two hours within the 1 PM to 6 PM event window, giving each videographer a focused block to capture their portion of the live event coverage.

Key Responsibilities

• Shoot handheld or stabilized footage of live musical performances and artists working in real time, prioritizing clean framing in an uncontrolled outdoor environment.
• Capture candid footage of guests engaging with the event, vendors making sales, and crowd interactions that convey the atmosphere of a public art festival.
• Document the overall scope of the event through wide, establishing, and detail shots that can support a cohesive edit in post-production.
• Self-manage shot selection throughout the shift without direction from a camera operator or DP, exercising editorial judgment in the field.
• Supply footage in a format suitable for nonprofit social media content and event documentation, consistent with live event videography standards.

What You Bring

• Your own camera rig capable of producing broadcast-quality or social-ready footage in outdoor daylight conditions.
• Prior experience shooting live events, documentary-style production, or run-and-gun videography without a dedicated crew.
• Comfort working in crowd-heavy environments while maintaining steady, intentional compositions.
• Ability to self-direct through a live event shoot and identify key moments without a shot list or AD oversight.

Why This Role

ARTWATERlife is a nonprofit organization with a consistent track record of producing public art events in Los Angeles, and this project connects videographers directly to a community-facing mission with real visibility. This position is volunteer-based, with compensation offered in the form of a letter of recommendation and social media credit. For emerging event videographers or documentary shooters building a reel, the Five Dollar Art Party 9/26 offers a structured, low-pressure environment to practice live event production workflow.

Apply now for the Event Staff: Videographer for Five Dollar Art Party 9/26 with ARTWATERlife and bring your camera to one of Los Angeles’s most community-centered outdoor art events.