Work with VidCaster

VidCaster is actively hiring for the following roles:

We're always looking to meet folks interested working with VidCaster and the quickly changing world of online video. Learn about working with VidCaster and send us a note, even if you don't see a role listed specific to your background.

Front-End Designer and Developer

Position Summary

VidCaster is looking for a Front-End Designer and Developer who can join our butt kicking dev team to implement our creative and technical roadmap for premium theme designs, the VidCaster application user interface, and a growing front-end API.

VidCaster is a modern web application built and running on open-source tools hosted on leading cloud providers. Our entire team, including sales and support, is savvy on product and technical development. You’ll be joining a technically competent crew with deep experience in online video, video streaming and encoding, HTML5 standards and more APIs than you can name.

Some attributes you’ll likely have:

  • You are a driven designer and developer with a sufficient portfolio to prove you can effectively design and implement interfaces for a wide range of contexts and devices.
  • You can balance the need for quality design with the need to meet deadlines and ship effective front-end code that solves real problems.
  • You will have experience using HTML, CSS and Javascript to implement designs and interfaces, likely having experimented with a Javascript platform.
  • You will likely have worked to implement front-end code paired with common web frameworks and template code such as Django or Ruby templating languages.

Things you’ll do with us:

  • You’ll work with our entire team from dev to sales to identify and prioritize design and front-end development tasks.
  • You will use HTML, CSS and Javascript (jQuery) in addition to our Django-based templating language to implement themes, features and other projects as directed.
  • Your core tasks will be:
    • implementing custom premium themes for VidCaster sites,
    • iterate front-end features for our web application user interface,
    • and iterate on our front-end templating API.
  • From the guidance of mockups prepared by other designers and your own, you will write compliant HTML, CSS and Javascript (jQuery) to implement custom themes for VidCaster sites. You will conduct basic QA and cross-browser testing in partnership with other dev team members.
  • You’ll be familiar with ssh, svn and other basic command line tools to manage your own development tasks.
  • You’ll be iterating functionality and documenation of the VidCaster front-end API to enable third-party developers and partners to easily create and edit their VidCaster site design and functionality.
  • Under the guidance of dev, sales, and support team members you’ll work to implement front-end user interface elements in the VidCaster admin.
  • As a designer with wide-ranging experience you may occasionally work on other projects such as video player customizations, mobile applications, etc.

Ready to apply?

Learn a bit more about us, first.

Then send us an email with a bit about yourself, links to previous work and/or a resume and we’ll go from there: jobs@vidcaster.com. Or use our Contact Form for more general inquiries.

Back-End Developer

Position Summary

VidCaster is looking for a Back-End Developer to join our dev team and add their unique experience shipping quality code in test-driven environments to our awesome crew evolving the state of online video.

Some attributes you’ll likely have:

  • You are a back-end developer looking to join a project to flex your existing skill sets architecting and implementing new application features, iterating on our core API framework, integrating third-party applications and APIs, and other projects as necessary.
  • You have development experience with a demonstrated ability to ship quality code. You will have likely developed in Python & Django, Ruby on Rails, Java, php, or other common open-source web languages and frameworks.
  • You may have worked on large volume applications in the past and have an understanding of application design considerations relating to high volume apps.
  • You are familiar with the concepts of test-driven development and continuous deployment and eager to practice these skill sets with a driven team.
  • You are familiar with the concepts of application deployment and may have even experimented with architecting deployment infrastructure using services such as Chef, Puppet, AWS, Rackspace, CDNs, etc.
  • You have experience and comfort working with open source development stack products such as Ubuntu, Apache, Postgres, MySQL, Memcached, etc.
  • You are comfortable with basic command line tools necessary for maintaining a basic personal development environment such as ssh, vim, and basic scripting.
  • You have at least a basic understanding of front-end web software development tools such as HTML, CSS, Flash, JavaScript, jQuery, etc.

Ready to apply?

Learn a bit more about us, first.

Then send us an email with a bit about yourself, links to previous work and/or a resume and we’ll go from there: jobs@vidcaster.com. Or use our Contact Form for more general inquiries.

Senior Back-End Developer and Team Lead

Position Summary

VidCaster is looking for a Senior Back-End Developer and Team Lead who can bring our dev team to new heights thanks to your experience shipping quality code in test-driven environments with the future potential to evolve into a full CTO position.

Some attributes you’ll likely have:

  • You are an experienced developer looking to join a project to become the operations lead and bring best development practices to a young, eager, and hard-working core team of front-end and back-end developers.
  • You have significant development experience with a demonstrated ability to ship quality code. You will have likely developed in Python & Django, Ruby on Rails, Java, php, and/or other common open-source web languages and frameworks.
  • You have worked on large volume applications in the past and have faced and overcome numerous challenges related to scaling.
  • You have actively developed in test-driven and/or continuous deployment environments and have the ability and drive to bring these best practices to our regular operations.
  • You have experience creating and working with deployment architecture using tools and services such as Chef, Puppet, AWS, Rackspace, CDNs, etc.
  • You have experience and comfort working with open source development stack products such as Ubuntu, Apache, Postgres, MySQL, Memcached, etc.
  • You have at least a basic understanding and the ability to coordinate front-end software development (HTML5/CSS3/jQuery) with other developers.

Ready to apply?

Learn a bit more about us, first.

Then send us an email with a bit about yourself, links to previous work and/or a resume and we’ll go from there: jobs@vidcaster.com. Or use our Contact Form for more general inquiries.

Content Marketing Intern

Position Summary

The Content Marketing Intern will produce video content, live broadcasts, blog articles and social media posts to promote online video best practices, highlight how organizations are using online video, inform our users about industry trends, and instruct end-users about how to use the VidCaster application.

The goal of the internship is to gain direct experience with modern content marketing and its ability to directly impact operations by driving traffic and awareness to VidCaster. The Content Marketing Intern will gain hands-on experience on a wide range of activities ranging from production to using new online video technologies. This is a non-compensation intern position. Class credits will be provided.

Some day-to-day tasks include but are not limited to:

  • Produce web friendly videos profiling the diverse use cases of VidCaster, highlighting how clients use VidCaster to drive their businesses or organization forward
  • Use video screen recording software to produce instructional video tutorials including voice-over commentary to assist end-users to use VidCaster
  • Post-production as necessary for content produced by you or others
  • Create written material such as blog posts on video production techniques, online video distribution strategies and other topics as directed
  • As requested, consult with clients to advise on simple and effective video production practices

Skills Required

  • Prior demonstrated experience in modern video production and post-production techniques
  • Ability to collaborate with diverse team to synthesize diverse team input into simple, cohesive video pieces
  • An understanding of web software as a service and the "cloud" SaaS model
  • Thorough understanding of mainstream NLEs such as Final Cut Pro
  • Ability to teach others how to use desktop and web-based video production tools both in-person or remotely
  • An understanding or acceptance of agile production techniques where getting things done is a higher priority than perfection

Education Requirements

  • Pursuing degree with focus in media production.
  • Must have a passion for the start-up community and thrives on self-motivating in a results driven environment. Experience in online media, online video a plus.

Ready to apply?

Learn a bit more about us, first.

Then send us an email with a bit about yourself, links to previous work and/or a resume and we’ll go from there: jobs@vidcaster.com. Or use our Contact Form for more general inquiries.

Sales and Marketing Intern

Position Summary

The Sales and Marketing Intern will work on projects that will directly impact lead generation and the effectiveness of call, email, and marketing initiatives. The goal of the intern is to directly impact the sales pipeline and to assist in rapid client acquisition at VidCaster. The Sales and Marketing Intern will gain hands-on experience on the sales process and methodology that drives the organization. This is a non-compensation intern position. Class credits will be provided.

The Sales and Marketing Intern will perform all or some of the following job description:

  • Assist in designing and executing strategic marketing campaigns for US and non-US markets. Monitor campaigns to ensure all provision leads are identified as opportunities for sales reps within Salesforce.com (tradeshows, webcasts, website, meet-ups etc.)
  • Assist with the coordination and execution of webcasts and live events, including the handling of invites and management of invite lists.
  • Identify new sales leads by researching industry databases, trade websites, and other sources to be entered into Salesforce.com.
  • Support sales and marketing with their day-to-day functions.

Skills Specifications

  • Organized work habits: demonstrating consistency, effort and effectiveness.
  • Appreciation and demonstrated skill in a customer service or sales environment.
  • Ability to work in a team setting and setting personal goals.
  • Ability to gather, keep up-to-date and apply competitive information in the sales process.
  • Proficient knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Experience in Salesforce.com preferred not mandatory.

Education Requirements

  • Currently enrolled college student with emphasis on business degree or equivalent.
  • Must have a passion for the start-up community and thrives on self-motivating in a results driven environment. Experience in online media, online video a plus.

Ready to apply?

Learn a bit more about us, first.

Then send us an email with a bit about yourself, links to previous work and/or a resume and we’ll go from there: jobs@vidcaster.com. Or use our Contact Form for more general inquiries.

Working with Us!

A bit of background:

  • Our technical co-founders developed VidCaster while producing local TV with the San Francisco Chronicle and other partners here in the Bay Area. We were fed up with the numerous web tools for video that didn’t “talk” to each other and took a huge amount of time to setup and integrate. Meanwhile, we were fed up with legacy TV distribution as a whole and see the “unbundling” of content to be the future of video.
  • Last year we pivoted to focus solely on VidCaster and no longer do video production, but it’s still in our blood. Now VidCaster is the foundation of our company – it’s an end-to-end video platform that not only hosts video content but also designs and hosts a fully customizable and interactive video website complete with video SEO. It allows non-technical users to quickly do all this on a self-service basis.
  • Our popular consumer-oriented product allows users to instantly create auto-syncing video websites on their own domain from their YouTube channel.
  • In addition to hosting thousands of consumer sites, the VidCaster platform also powers video sites and video SEO for top-tier enterprise clients such as Zendesk, Microsoft and Airbnb.
  • We’re serious about the company, we’ve hustled to make this reality, but we love celebrating these accomplishments as well. We’re a 500 Startups backed company and recently closed a healthy seed round with a sweet office in SoMa near South Park, CalTrain and the AT&T Ballpark.
  • The company is revenue generating and growing quickly. This is the perfect time to join the project if you are looking to grow with a driven, efficient team with a solid foundation and significant growth potential.
  • VidCaster is a modern web application built and running on open-source tools hosted on leading cloud providers. Our entire team, including sales and support, is savvy on product and technical development. You’ll be joining a technically competent crew with deep experience in online video, video streaming and encoding, HTML5 standards and more APIs than you can name.

What you get working with us:

  • Work with an awesome, driven and motivated team on an awesome, elegant software product in the quickly evolving online media space.
  • Competitive salary, benefits, stock options.
  • A healthy mix of on-site and work-from-home ability. We spend most of our days at our office in SoMa near AT&T Park, CalTrain, Muni and BART, but we also telecommute as needed.
  • Fun field trips including 500 Startups HQ, robot hackathons and more.
  • A new set of awesome, driven, if a bit crazy, friends.
  • An amazing set of industry contacts from our deep working relationships with our broad range of API, development and business partners.

Ready to apply?

Send us an email with a bit about yourself, links to previous work and/or a resume and we’ll go from there: jobs@vidcaster.com. Or use our Contact Form for more general inquiries.

VidCaster is located in downtown San Francisco's SoMa district and is an equal-opportunity employer.