Paid gig: Student event videographer, Nov 12 (Toronto)

Job Position(s): Paid gig: Student event videographer, Nov 12 (Toronto)

jie is hiring a student event videographer for a one-night live event production gig in Toronto on November 12, 2026. This role sits on the camera side of live event video production, capturing performance footage, atmosphere, and product documentation across a four-hour shoot with no post-production deliverables required. It suits emerging videographers and students building credits in live event videography, particularly those comfortable working in low-light, high-energy environments with moving stage lighting.

About the Role

This is a single-night camera operator engagement for a live music event featuring bands, DJs, and a music-reactive light show at a downtown Toronto venue near Jarvis and Richmond. The shoot runs from 8 PM to midnight on Thursday, November 12, 2026, and the deliverable is raw footage only, with no editing turnaround expected. The production workflow is straightforward: shoot continuously throughout the event, cover a product introduction segment, and hand off your files.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture high-quality performance footage of live bands and DJs throughout the event, covering both wide establishing shots and tighter performance angles.
• Document the music-reactive light show in a way that communicates its visual design, requiring an understanding of exposure management under rapidly shifting coloured stage lighting.
• Shoot crowd and atmosphere footage to support the overall event documentation package.
• Cover a product introduction presentation during the event, including clean close-up shots of the product in use.
• Operate your own camera and audio equipment throughout the full four-hour shoot with no technical support provided on set.
• Deliver raw, unedited camera files as the final output, with no colour grade or assembly cut required.

What You Bring

• A portfolio demonstrating live event videography or concert video production work, with a link ready to submit at application.
• Hands-on experience shooting in low-light conditions with moving coloured stage lights, including practical knowledge of manual exposure and shutter settings.
• Your own camera body and audio recording setup capable of producing broadcast-quality footage in challenging lighting environments.
• Student or emerging filmmaker background is welcome, making this a solid early credit in live production.

Why This Role

jie is offering a paid single-night engagement at a rate of $150 to $200 CAD, which is competitive for a four-hour live event shoot requiring no post-production work. For videographers building a reel in live event video production and concert documentation, this is a direct credit with real on-set conditions. Applications are due by November 5, 2026, with confirmation by November 6.

Apply now for the student event videographer role with jie and get your camera work in front of a Toronto production that values emerging talent.