General Staff Jobs

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years professional production experience with developing content across disciplines (design, animation, video, digital media, etc.) with a heavy emphasis on Post-Production Video & Digital Content
• Social media content production experience
• Ability to juggle and complete competing projects and deadlines.
• Your schedule is flexible, and you are willing to put in extra hours when necessary to ensure deadlines are hit.
• Are a rock star at managing and prioritizing long-term accounts.
• Quick turn project management is a strong attribute
• Workflow experience from the camera to delivery.
• Vast understanding of all technical details pertaining to syncing audio, frame rates, etc.
• Knowledge and work experience with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of apps – Premiere, Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop.

ROLE

• Manage project workflow from kick-off to final delivery meeting deadlines, and handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Collaborate with our clients to understand their needs and then guide our creative team to produce work that aligns with our client’s goals
• Keep track of hours and expenses for projects you produce and be ready to report on status to client or management at any time.
• Engage and negotiate with talent, crew, vendors, and freelancers as needed.
• Issue and collect any legal forms (releases, insurance certs, etc.), depending on each project’s needs.
• Manage expectations and communications with all internal and external teams.

VMG Studios

As a freelance assistant producer at ZINC Network, you are responsible for facilitating the production of short-form video content and influencer content for an exciting new campaign.

Based in London and reporting to the Producer, you will be responsible for suggesting and researching stories; setting up shoots in different countries; organising logistics; assisting on location as required; and overseeing edits. You may also be asked to write scripts and keep production trackers and schedules updated. You will also be responsible for helping find and onboard influencers, presenters, and other talent to take part in the campaign.

With a passion for YouTube and social media and several years’ experience of video and TV production at a professional level, you will be resourceful, curious, and brimming with ideas.

You will also be passionate about politics and social issues, and able to communicate them in a simple and effective way. Your first-class research and production skills will ensure that content for the campaign is creative, editorially robust and fits the brief. This is a fast-paced campaign with an intense production schedule, so you’ll need to be organised, efficient and with a can-do attitude to meeting deadlines.

You are expected to:

• Generate creative short-form video ideas
• Research stories, contributors, and archive
• Write scripts as required
• Coordinate with local production team, contributors, influencers, and partners
• Organise logistics of shoots
• Maintain schedules and trackers
• Prepare PowerPoints
• Oversee edits as required
• Assist on shoots as required
• Help identify and onboard relevant influencers for the project
• Work with the influencers to shape their ideas and edits
• Build and maintain an excellent relationship with our influencers, including troubleshooting where problems arise
• Identify relevant news stories and video trends

Requirements

• Understanding of YouTube and other social media platforms, video production, and current affairs
• Excellent research skills
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Excellent scripting and edit production skills
• Ability to quickly build warm and authentic relationships
• Positive and flexible ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to solve problems
• Attention to detail
• It would be great if you also had:
• Experience in journalism
• Experience in YouTube or Facebook video production

Zinc Network

ABOUT JOE

JOE is the UK’s leading media and entertainment brand for men, with a global audience of 13 million across all platforms. We’ve pioneered the way content and storytelling speaks to and represents our audience and we’ve been recognised with accolades and awards for our creativity and originality. 

Awarded the Drum Content Creator of the year and DigiDays’ publisher of the year, we’re proud to be free-thinking, flag-flying unorthodox storytellers for the modern man. Our content influences, informs and inspires men from every corner of the UK, and knits them together in a community of empowerment and inclusivity.

From current affairs to sports, we have access to some of the biggest names, as well as partnering with many of the world’s leading brands (Coca-Cola, Adidas, FA and the BBC, to name a few). 

We are one of the UK’s most influential and respected publishers, and would not have built our position in the industry without the creativity, originality and instincts of our team. We’re in a rapid growth stage right now, with some incredible projects on the horizon and we’re looking for an experienced Creative Producer – Branded Content to step in and help shape and deliver award winning branded content campaigns. 

THE ROLE

The creative department at JOE Media is at the heart of all branded content delivered across the JOE portfolio.  We are proud to be one of the leading social publishers and we are dedicated to working with brands and clients that want to take their social and video content to a new level of innovation and creativity.

The role of the Creative Producer – Branded Content is a vital position, accountable for taking pitch winning creative ideas through to the finished asset.  You’ll be working very closely with the creative, production management and production teams as well as external resources and internal stakeholders to seamlessly deliver social first video content that consistently delivers on brief. 

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicating the creative vision clearly to production management, helping deliver accurate budgeting for all branded content video concepts. 
• Manage multiple projects from pre-production to TX, ensuring production pipelines are carried out effectively on all projects
• Helping prep and attend all video shoots with responsibility for making sure that the end product is in line with the creative treatment.
• Spotting opportunities during shoots to elevate the content and capture unplanned beats that will explode across multiple platforms. 
• Record and supply accurate time codes, liaising with the creative lead.
• Brief the assigned editors on the project up to first cut for Director/Head of Creative review
• Participate in calls/meetings with internal and external stakeholders where concepts and pitches are discussed and developed
• Supporting the Head of Creative, Senior Producer and fellow Producers and Director across production related tasks when necessary
• Drawing up detailed video production treatments, liaising with the creative and production department 
• Work without supervision to juggle multiple projects and confidently deliver on time. 
• Ensure there are on set log notes to hand post shoot
• Problem-solving and communicating between inter-departmental teams during the production process
• Improve the implementation and execution of production best practices

Who we’re looking for

• 3+ yrs experience as a Producer at a production company, social agency or publisher.
• 3+ yrs experience working on Social Video Productions.
• Confident with various filming techniques, cameras and post production tools.
• Experience working on commercial branded content.
• Experience casting talent, and hiring freelancers
• Understanding of content from an editorial POV as well as a brand/client POV – being committed to respect the audience and get the brand’s tone of voice
• Demonstrable working exposure and knowledge of video pre-production, production and post-production, including workflows and processes, equipment and software programs/tools

SALARY & BENEFITS

Competitive Salary 

Health Insurance

25 days holiday

Free Headspace Subscription

JOE Media

Movie Idea

Remember that movie called “Strange Days” with Juliette Lewis and Ralph Fiennes?

So, the idea is a kinda like a remake, but with nowadays technology, with VR goggles, Metaverse and Criptocurrencies.

Like the black market of our own, not so far, future.

And before you think about “Ready Player One”  it’s not a Adventure movie, but Crime and Drama, just like the movie I mentioned before.

Job Description

Goal Overview

To oversee the episodic assistants while providing support for production.

Associate Producer Responsibilities

Production Support

• Firsthand communication with Producers upon arrival and throughout the day.
• Keep the production team up to date on project status.
• Generate prep and post status reports.
• Working with the production team to manage project SAN space.

Assistants Team

• Ensure your assists have all the information and elements require to perform and complete their tasks.
• Evaluate and reprioritize tasks as needed to accommodate changes in the daily schedule.
• Organize your assistants’ tasks to ensure projects meet their deadlines.

Preparations for Projects/Sessions

• Assist producers in WO and task creation, job spec wrangling
• Actualizing and billing out work orders.
• Confirm all material needed for project has arrived and has been forwarded to the appropriate individual(s)
• Interface with client if required materials for jobs are missing (i.e. rough cut, drives, etc.)
• Coordinate with Operations the rental and installations of any additional resources needed for projects.

Execution of Job

• Ensure all resources assigned to job are available as scheduled
• Make sure projects are ready for sessions to begin on time.
• Verifying project prep for any issues and/or missing items, and communicating them with the Producer and client.
• Communicate all session changes to Producer
• Work with Producer and assistants to troubleshoot any session related problems
• Assist in greeting and escorting clients to the bays upon arrival.
• Assist in checking in on artists, clients, assists, and client services on a regular basis to make sure the session is well supported. The client should feel the producer’s presence and know that you are taking care of them.

Final Delivery

• Work with the vault to ensure delivery specs have been met
• Notify the Producer if any delivery deadlines that will or are in jeopardy of being missed
• Coordinate the archive of final VAM and CCM

Final Billing

• Ensuring all work orders and tasks are filled out and submitted, following up where needed.
• Actualize work orders for Producers sign off.

Virtual Sessions

• Setting up test feeds prior to session, including all face to face virtual interaction.
• Communicating with our Engineers if any network issues arise.

Engineering

• Engage Engineering staff to resolve urgent technical problems
• Ensure all rental resources are set-up and tested

Requirements / Background

• 2 year TV Post Production
• Knowledge of digital capture cameras and files
• Background and/or knowledge of offline editing
• Avid and/or FCP experience
• File based workflow experience
• Media Pulse and/ or post production scheduling software experience
• Post scheduling experience

Company 3

The role

Supporting Brand delivery performance.

Responsibilities

Executive responsibilities

· Alongside with Project director responsible for shape/structure of Producer team

· SME on broadcast and moving image for new business opportunities

· Improvement and development of department and model to lead an innovative and client focused team

· Aware of, and suggesting, technology and process improvements to develop team and solution

· Thorough planning and preparation with client services for campaigns through foresight of upcoming work

· Working with the agency on pre-production guidance and attendance, creation of master assets and campaign handovers with the account teams and senior producer

· Preparation of cost estimates / set up costs

· Responsible for Creative output and quality of output across portfolio

· Producing creative post work, simple shoots

· Overview of portfolio of accounts they oversee

· Client facing, liaising with both agencies and clients for the global and local markets

· Involved in Pre-Production Meetings with Agencies and Clients, advising on how best to shoot and master their final assets for Global Adaptations

· Advising on post requirements ahead of a shoot where necessary

· Briefing ops with campaign set-ups to facilitate localisation

· Pitching on the post for new campaign briefs

· Ensure team are engaged and motivated

Producing

· Day-to-day responsibility for managing projects

· Involved in new campaign briefing as required

· Interpreting and consolidation of client briefs

· Managing project timelines

· Providing clients with rate card cost estimates and timelines for all deliveries highlighting any risks and dependencies in meeting agreed deadlines, alongside any additional information you may require to execute the brief

· Identify and advise the client of any issues concerning their Creative Agency and delivery of master files, and how these could be resolved for the benefit of the client

· Briefing projects in to the various internal teams, transcreation, VO, business affairs where necessary

· Facilitate multi-channel briefs

· Responsible for the end to end management of all local briefs

· Manage, book and record VO sessions and manage the usage

· Maintain an up to date internal status sheet of all live briefs and work in production

· Ensure any broadcast related tasks are in progress and will meet timelines such as clearance, broadcast codes and usage negotiation

· Where required, ensure on behalf of the client via business affairs that usage rights are secured as per brief, advise clients when usage rights are due to expire

· Be the client’s subject matter expert, assisting with any queries, and advising how best to ensure briefs are delivered to the highest quality in the shortest timeframe

· Based on experience view overall project and decide best route for work, 3D/AE/Flame

· Book & brief 2D and 3D operators.

· Book and direct sound mixes

· Creating bespoke post production solution where required

· Scheduling all elements of the production including editors and sound mixing

· Ensuring all output meets client requirements, has been through QC and is approved before release to the client.

· Answering client technical queries or liaising with operators or technical staff to obtain and provide requested information

· Where necessary estimating VFX/project work off rate card

· Accurate estimating, billing and reconciling jobs, requesting PO’s and creating 3rd party PO’s

· Where opportunities arise, seek to cross sell Tag capability across channels, and into the post production of the TVC master asset

· There may be a requirement to attend face-to-face briefings with clients offsite, as well as assisting with hosting clients who attend our offices in person to oversee the execution of any briefs

· Attend campaign ‘wash-up’ meetings with clients to identify future learnings to be applied to the following campaigns and build further relationships with clients

· Coach and Mentor team members, adding to a positive atmosphere with a can-do attitude

Client Development

· Develop, maintain and extend client relationships

· Manage client expectations in relation to project objectives, timelines and budgets

· Work to gain a strong understanding of the clients business

· Build strong working relationships with clients on a daily basis

Technology

· To use requested client software and/or CMD, Di, ATLAS and internal trackers to manage all elements of the client processes as agreed.

· To keep the system updated with specifications, status and costs as required.

Client Specific

· Develop an understanding of the full end-to-end campaign process and the client brand

· To consult and drive the client to the awareness of new technologies and other Tag service lines

· To develop an understanding of the client industry, products and competitors

· To develop strong client relationships within the client base

· Act as the link with other Tag business areas

Skills and Experience required

· A friendly, positive team player

· Leadership experience, with gravitas within company/industry

· 7 plus year’s experience in a post-production environment, preferably within commercials/advertising

· Familiar with all broadcast software and programmes

· Strong interpersonal/communication skills

· Pro-active

· Exceptional client facing skills

· Committed to high-quality output and service, with an eye for detail

· Strong organizational skills, with the ability to multi task

· Good analytical and numerical skills

· Able to handle challenging situations and act appropriately

· IT literate

· Confident but not arrogant

Measures of Performance

· Retention of the accounts

· Increase in % client revenue over reviewed calendar year

· Improving or maintaining ‘green level’ customer satisfaction scores

· Improved internal processes measured by productivity score

· Promotion and development of team

· Less than 3% of jobs past material date whilst in production

· 0% of jobs booked in without a job route

· 0% of jobs booked in without client PO supplied

· 0% of jobs unbilled 30 days past material date

Tag

Jellysmack

Apple

At Media Partnership we require an enthusiastic and positive TV and Video editor to join our award winning, growing team. The role involves the full spectrum of video production including management, planning and editing. Working collaboratively with our creative team, the TV and Video Editor will take full ownership of the editing process, playing a vital role in delivering World class content to our large portfolio of diverse clients.

What you’ll be doing

• Producing engaging video content for local and national TV commercials
• Developing and delivering corporate videos to suit various social media platforms
• Clocking commercials and delivering content to TV channels to broadcast specifications
• Working collaboratively with other members of the Creative department to ensure content is fresh and unique
• Using the latest software and keeping up to date with current trends and approaches within the market
• Going home knowing you’ve created something awesome

Key skills

• Proven track record of cutting edge video editing
• Expertise and in-depth knowledge of Adobe Premiere and Photoshop
• Ability to colour grade using either Lumetri or Da Vinci Resolve
• Understanding and appreciation of how video content can be applied across social media platforms

Desirable:

• Knowledge and experience of other elements of the Adobe creative suite (After Effects, Illustrator, Audition) and/or Avid ProTools

Additional Skills

• Exceptional time management
• Ability to turn projects around in a short time scale
• Good communication skills and confident when speaking both internally and externally
• Organised and efficient

Desirable:

• Knowledge of supplying content to broadcasters
• Experience in a commercial environment

Applicant Requirements

• All applicants MUST supply links to their showreel and/or other work
• Must be available to be interviewed in person, at our offices in Gateshead

Salary will be dependent on experience.

Media Partnership

OVERVIEW – JUNIOR CREATIVE PRODUCER: 

PLEASE APPLY THROUGH THIS LINK https://jobs.b-engaged.co.uk/jobs/1444422-junior-video-creative)

HIFEN Studios is looking for an enthusiastic junior content producer to join our growing team in creating content within sports marketing.

This is an incredibly exciting opportunity and a chance for an enthusiastic creative to grow and progress with the company. We are looking for a professional worker, who is comfortable working in a team but a willing independent worker with initiative. 

THE ROLE 

Assist storyboarding, planning and pre-production for campaign shoots

Production (working on set with the production team shooting content for brand and athlete clients)

Post production duties to edit and deliver high-quality content for clients

This role will be working across sports & gaming content production. The candidate will be required to have strong passion and knowledge for both industries and a keen eye for developing content for sports & gaming communities across all platforms. 

You will be tasked and responsible for: 

1. Knowledge of photography and videography on digital platforms
2. Create engaging and original content
3. Scheduling regular video and photo content in line with targets and KPIs
4. Contacting content creators and getting permission to use sourced content
5. Adhering to HIFEN Studios style and templates
6. Graphic development

KEY REQUIREMENTS 

• Strong written and deck building skills 
• Creative shooting, editing & effects (photography & videography)
• Creative thinking for client brief proposals
• A knowledge and passion for all things marketing & sport
• Experience using Google Docs, Sheets, Storyboards
• Excellent time management & organisation.
• The ability to formulate and create original content.
• Edit on Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After effects
• Shoot using the Sony series (A7S ii/FS7)
• Shoot using Ronin equipment 
• Strong communication skills
• Strong people skills

ABOUT THE CANDIDATE 

Previous experience in a similar role (1-year minimum)

Can work to tight deadlines and committed to unusual working hours

A creative approach

Self-starting and not afraid to take risks

Energetic with a ‘can-do’ approach

A passion for sports & gaming 

Terms

£17,000 – £20,000 (depending on experience)

Please send a copy of your CV, portfolio of photography, showreel of videography, covering letter and any other links to current work to [email protected] 

Please do not apply if you do not have content creation experience

London studio based role

HIFEN Studios