Anthony restaurant group - Freelance Food Videographer & Social Media Content Creator

Videographer is needed in Houston, United States.

Client: Anthony restaurant group

Location: Houston, TX

Contract: Contract

Job Description

Anthony’s New York Italian is seeking an experienced freelance food videographer and social media content creator to produce premium content for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts. The ideal candidate should be knowledgeable in lighting, filming, and editing food to ensure it appears fresh, upscale, and irresistible. Content will include handmade pasta, New York-style pizza, prime steaks, seafood, cocktails, desserts, brunch, live music, chefs, and the overall dining experience.

Requirements

Required Experience:

• Minimum two years of professional food or restaurant videography experience
• A strong portfolio showcasing food, restaurants, chefs, cocktails, or hospitality
• Direct links to food videos personally filmed and edited are mandatory
• Experience creating high-performing Instagram Reels and TikTok videos
• Strong knowledge of food lighting, composition, close-up filming, motion, and editing
• Must own professional camera, lighting, audio, and editing equipment
• Must be based in Houston and available for regular on-site shoots

Responsibilities:

• Visit the restaurant approximately one to two times per week to film content
• Produce high-quality short-form videos for Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts
• Capture professional food, cocktail, restaurant, chef, and lifestyle photography
• Film food preparation, plating, cheese pulls, pasta making, steak carving, cocktail preparation, and guest experiences
• Edit videos with strong hooks, music, captions, transitions, and professional color correction
• Create content promoting menu items, happy hour, brunch, live music, specials, and private events
• Develop a monthly content calendar and creative video ideas
• Write engaging captions and prepare content for posting
• Deliver finished content within agreed deadlines
• Review performance and recommend ways to increase reach, engagement, and reservations
• Maintain a polished, upscale New York-Italian brand image

Additional Information

This position is not for beginners; we are looking for an experienced food-content professional. General wedding, real estate, corporate, or lifestyle videography does not qualify unless the portfolio demonstrates strong restaurant and food work.

Schedule: This is an ongoing freelance position, not a one-time project. Some shoots may occur during lunch, dinner, brunch, evenings, weekends, or special events.

Compensation: Competitive project rate or monthly freelance retainer based on experience, portfolio quality, shoot frequency, and agreed deliverables.

How to Apply

Your application must include:

• A direct link to your restaurant and food-videography portfolio
• Links to at least five food videos you personally filmed and edited
• Restaurant social media accounts you have created content for
• Your Instagram, TikTok, website, or professional portfolio
• Your equipment list
• Your availability
• Your project rate or preferred monthly retainer

Applications without a professional food-videography portfolio will not be reviewed.

Pay: $25.19 - $30.33 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person