Cole Outdoor Productions would like to start by expressing our appreciation for your interest in joining the newest and fastest growing company in the outdoor media production world. At Cole Outdoors, we are committed to producing exciting and high quality hunting videos for the hunting communities across the country. Established in 2007, Cole Outdoors was born from the desire of seven long-time friends that share a passion for the outdoors. Our goal is to create a video series dedicated to men and women in the field that appreciate the hard work and dedication that comes with consistently harvesting mature animals.
We hunt only under wild and fair chase conditions. We pride ourselves in putting in the blood, sweat, and tears of doing our own homework, scouting, and stand sets. Our videos reflect the year round efforts it takes to be successful, including the hard learned lessons that we all encounter in the woods. Not every hunt is perfect and not every second of footage is award winning, but all of it good and bad is part of the experience.
Cole Outdoors currently has Pro Staff members in various states including: New Jersey, North Carolina, and West Virginia. With our success, came the desire to spread across the country and reflect the individual differences that geography plays in the deer and turkey woods. Our criteria for consideration are as follows:
1. Individual must be of good and morale character.
2. Individual must possess strong ethical standards.
3. Professionalism
4. Professional 3 CCD Mini-DV or HD Camera
5. Professional Audio (Wireless Mics and Shotgun Mic)
6. Tripod AND Tree Mounted Camera Arm
We take careful consideration in the selection process of our pro-staff. Quality of video, character, and professionalism are among the top of our qualifications. Each individual wanting to become part of Cole Outdoors must submit a preliminary video profile, showing what you are capable of contributing to the Cole Outdoors team. A video profile can be edited footage that is put on DVD or be raw footage. The video(s) will be reviewed and critiqued by Advisory Staff members.
After your video profile is reviewed we will then determine if you’re a candidate for the next step of the process. We require 5 quality, usable, harvests over the course of the first four seasons—2 deer and 2 turkey seasons. We require three of those hunts to be whitetail deer and no more than one doe harvest. A usable hunt consists of hunter interaction, scenic shots, various wildlife, impact shot, all necessary cut aways, and recovery of game harvested. Keep in mind; these harvests do not have to consist solely on the applicant. You can film others to make up your five harvests. This standard allows Cole Outdoors to see the quality of your footage and the consistency needed to contribute to our vision.
What’s in it for you? First of all, there will be no monetary compensation for submitted footage or the effort in obtaining such footage. However, with the blessing of some great sponsors and outfitters there is the possibility of free gear and hunts if the opportunity arises. We make no guarantees of gear or outfitted hunts. However, we can guarantee that you will be part of a winning team. Through your dedication to producing high quality footage for submission you will have the opportunity to see yourself on our annual deer and turkey hunting DVD’s and future television aspirations. This opportunity is a tremendous adventure and gives the chance for you to see your dreams come true, all while making new lifelong friends in the hunting industry.
If your interest relies on an effort to become wealthy and travel the world at no expense, you have knocked on the wrong door. If you are looking to break into the hunting DVD industry and share the success of Cole Outdoors becoming the new standard for outdoor media, then your adventure starts here!
If you have any questions please contact….
Kyle Bors
Pro Staff Advisor/Property Manager
KyleBors@coleoutdoors.com
Pro Staff Opportunity
Good luck and have fun.
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