London Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Ideal Insight is on the hunt for an experienced Director of Photography to join our fast-growing company. We work with brands big and small such as Amazon, Vita Coco, Samsung and Citroen.

Ideal Insight is a Market-leading creative agency that produces video, photography and social media campaigns for some of the UK’s Leading Brands the company has doubled in growth year on year and are on track to do the same this year. Ideal insight has also been taken over by leading global research agency MMR who look to further expand Ideal Insights offering, with 2022 set to be an exciting year yet.

The role of Director of Photography will be focussed with a side of editing and post-production when not shooting. The right person will have an extensive portfolio of work from the last five years that demonstrates their ability to create beautiful images that play a fundamental role in the overall success of a project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering high-end, TVC/cinematic quality visuals across our shoots.
• Mentor and train the existing filmmakers.
• To evolve our in-house kit and tech.
• Working collaboratively with all departments at Ideal Insight to ensure efficient planning of shoots.
• Editing of projects when not wearing your DOP hat.
• Collaborating with sister our agency to create broadcast quality TVCs and brand content.
• Working with our account managers to ensure best practices

Requirements

You will know you are right for the role if…

• You are an experienced DOP with 5+ years working on TVCs, corporates and shorts.
• Has Vast technical knowledge of cameras of different brands and their workflows.
• Stays updated with the latest tech, rigs and tools available to improve production.
• Professionally literate with Adobe creative suite.
• Is able to direct people and effectively communicate on set.
• Is comfortable with travel both domestic and international.
• Knows the nature of shooting from early hours to very late at night.
• Has a Full UK drivers license.
• Is a team player

Benefits

Ideal Insight is Equal Opportunites Employer
MMR Research

We are Life Drawing Therapy and we are looking for one male talent and one female talent as portrait life models for an online therapeutic life drawing session organized with a charity looking after girls with eating disorders.

Selected candidates will be modelling clothed and unclothed for therapeutic painting and drawing classes attended by girls with eating disorders. Sessions will be online, so models will pose from home. A professional teacher will supervise the class and direct the model at all times.

The workshops are planned on three Saturdays 10:00-12:00am & 14:00-16:00pm Uk time starting on 5th March (12 hours in total)

For reasons of privacy, models name or personal information won’t be disclosed. You may choose a nickname, and then you will be called that. It is also mandatory for all participants to have the camera on at all times and it is strictly forbidden to record or take pictures.

Successful candidates:

– Has previous experiences as life model or as model, actress or dancer (preferred, not required)

– Has a genuine interest in helping people with eating disorders

– Is body positive and body confident

– Has a bright private room, fast internet and an hd cam

*Applications will however be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview or ask for a demonstrational self-tape and appoint before closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of sending your CV, unfortunately you have not been selected for the position.

Casting Call for people 25+ to share their confessions

Looking to hear fun, snappy stories

Drinks brand campaign for social platforms inc Facebook & Instagram

Shoot will take place in East London on 25th Feb

Those chosen for filming will be paid a £200 fee

London Film Academy (LFA) is seeking a Post Production Coordinator to join our team at our busy higher education film school based in Fulham, London.

London Film Academy has a global reputation for excellence in film education. We are proud to see our graduates go on to build notable careers in both TV and film all over the world. We are looking for a dynamic Post Production Coordinator to bring expertise and organisation to oversee our busy post production department.

This role is suited to an individual with experience in post production. The jobholder will prepare all of our edit suites for the use of Students and Teachers. They will provide support to Students as they edit their projects and instil the importance of post production workflows. The jobholder will work very closely with the LFA course teams and operational employees, particularly the equipment Coordinator. They will have regular interaction with Students and Tutors.

Requirements

• Edit Suites: Maintain and prepare all of our computers so they are in full working order and ready for use for Students and Tutors at the start of each day. Oversee repairs and maintenance, ensuring adequate data storage and always ensuring safety of use. Monitor and implement relevant software updates.
• Scheduling Edit Suites; manage post production facilities requests following LFA’s scheduling processes.
• Author and update editing guidelines and film credits documents, that act as a reference point to Students and are in line with LFA processes and procedures.
• Rushes: import/export rushes for all courses. Ensure students & graduates of courses receive access to rushes/completed films electronically within agreed timescales.
• Storage and Archiving: Maintenance, storage and accessibility of completed LFA films, rushes and films database.
• Distribution: Organising additional materials for conforming showreels, finalise video files/DVDs for submissions. Provide storage solutions for additional materials required by films database (e.g., posters, press kits). Complete application forms and send films to festivals.
• Liaise with the Technical Team & Senior Production Coordinator on post production requirements within production plans.
• Prepare projection rooms ready for use prior to screenings and events. Take a lead role in audio visual requirements of key LFA events such as Open Houses, and our Annual Showcase.
• Maintain, update (and delete old files) in accordance LFA operational processes and update Student computers, responding quickly to technical issues and referring problems to IT support for expert analysis.
• Contribute to the production and delivery of LFA promotional videos; trailers, films & tutorial videos that can populate the LFA website and enhance our brand.
• Support the Operations Manager in operational projects and general IT when required.
• Support the Technical Team in LFA’s equipment office when required.
• Support facilitation of online course delivery, including management of rushes transfers, distance learning requiring use of remote software licenses and technical supervision of online masterclasses.
• Teach and support Students in software and editing techniques when required.

Essential

Essential Experience & Personal Qualities

• Successful track record and experience within a post production environment with clear understanding of post production workflow and data management.
• Knowledge of editing software including Avid and Adobe Premiere.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot IT issues and knowledge of basic Mac and Microsoft software and functionality.

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of short film festival submissions.
• Experience of editing promotional material for use on social media.
• Knowledge of Movie Magic and Final Draft.
• Adept at audio visual equipment, such as projectors.
• Knowledge of technical equipment, including cameras such as Arri Alexa and Sony FS7.

Benefits

Summary of benefits will be discussed at interview and include:

• Annual leave with additional days for long service
• Paid sick days
• Continuing Professional Development
• Health Insurance benefits
• On-site cinema for screenings
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

Role Details

Salary: £23k – £28k per annum

Hours of Work: 9am – 6pm, Monday – Friday

Based: LFA Head Office, Fulham, London

Line Manager: Operations Manager

Responsible for: Students in post production, Team Assistants, editing Tutors.

Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 March, 12pm

Interviews Commencing: Monday, 21 March 2022

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

All candidates must have proof of right to work in the UK.

We value diversity and welcome applications from members of under-represented groups.
London Film Academy

The Company

Kairos Media is changing the way millennials view advertising and discover brands from across the world. Specialists in influencer marketing and social creative, Kairos Media are one of the largest influencer marketing agencies in the business today.

Operating and launching global campaigns from our London HQ, we are growing rapidly due to the huge success we are bringing to our clients, in a space that many traditional media agencies are struggling to navigate.

Kairos Media sits under the Kairos Group, which operates as an influencer marketing agency first, supporting creative, paid social and consultancy. The Kairos Group also boasts ownership of Kairos Esports, a leading esport consultancy alongside Kyma Media, an owned media agency generating 400M+ views per month.

We’re looking for an innovative and creative candidate to manage world leading & award winning video gaming brand strategies via influencer marketing.

What are we looking for:

• A die hard video gaming enthusiast with a clear passion over a variety of genres
• A fantastic record of marketing excellence, with a focus upon influencer (mostly in gaming)
• Someone who lives and breathes influencer marketing

Responsibilities:

• Lead all day to day influencer account activity and strategy for a variety of world leading gaming clients
• Ensure significant & regular innovation upon influencer activity
• Manage a influencer exec on your accounts
• Manage 4-6 influencer activations per month
• Manage day to day influencer and activation activity on your accounts
• Be responsible for full project management and delivery of client campaigns
• Aid in the creative process to come up with ideas for campaigns
• Manage regular five/ six figure influencer campaigns
• Oversee influencer recruitment and management
• Oversee large scale ambassador programs across multiple regions, or similar
• Line management of junior staff where required

Requirements

• A clear and demonstrable passion for gaming across a variety of genres
• 2-4 years of influencer marketing experience
• 2-4 years professional experience within marketing (ideally within a gaming, social-first marketing agency)
• Experience managing marketing campaigns with significant budgets
• Live and breathe the community & content creator world, through Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and any other social media platforms where influencers produce content
• Ability to multi-task and successfully work under pressure
• Excellent communication with the ability to build a rapport with clients
• A demonstrable history in the industry or at an agency of achieving excellence through creativity & innovation

Benefits

• 36 days holiday per year, including a 10 day block “reset”, Christmas closure and birthday day off.
• Subsidised bespoke benefits package giving you access to benefits you want (Childcare, enhanced pension, healthcare, gym, Netflix, Deliveroo, you name it, it’s on there)
• Mental Health partnership with Plumm giving you access to therapy and counselling, and your immediate family access to a huge range of resources.
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity policy as well as enhanced policies for same-sex and non-binary couples.
• Enhanced compassionate leave so you can truly take the time you need.
• Flexible working hours giving you an earlier start for an earlier finish or later start for a later finish.
• Company away days! (Covid royally screwed this but it will return)
• Community days – we give you time off to go support a cause you believe in!
• Plenty of clubs/societies – and if we don’t have something that suits then you can always suggest it.
• Holiday office closure & additional time off for religious holidays

Kairos Media

TOPJAW is a London based high production value content creation brand. Primarily distributed through our own YouTube and Instagram channels, we travel the world making food and travel films, documenting the best things to eat, drink and do. Our platform is growing and we are excited for when travel resumes to normality.

We produce self-funded films as well as sponsored content with companies such as BT, Diageo, Specialized, Mazda and Shell. We are looking for an experienced and talented Senior Film Editor to join our team and studio in Vauxhall, London.

Our ideal candidate is a collaborative team player with a strong track record of producing exceptional film content. We’re looking for someone creative, dedicated and highly organised who has ambitions to grow with us and become an integral part of the TOPJAW team.

WHY TOPJAW?

• You’ll work with passionate and driven people who love what they do.
• You’ll take full ownership of projects and have significant creative influence.
• You’ll work with some of the world’s largest and most exciting brands as well as support small independent businesses.
• We’re all about working hard and having fun. We’re an energetic team that laughs a lot.

KEY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Taking ownership of edits and ensuring they’re completed on time and within specified deadlines.
• Working closely to a brief when working with brands and making sure all key messaging is hit.
• Enhancing the TOPJAW brand through contribution of content for our social channels.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Someone experienced in using Premiere Pro and the entire Adobe Creative Suite.
• An individual with experience across all areas of editing – including assembly, sound design, colour grading and 2D animation.
• An individual with initiative and imagination who is able to work under pressure.
• Someone with a keen interest in food and travel content and excited to work with us to develop and constantly improve TOPJAW.
• A responsible and diligent team player who is able to plan, prioritise and work independently.
• Someone with a good grasp of social trends and social media, sharing our love for high quality content creation and desire to create the best content on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
• An individual who is detail orientated and a strong storyteller.

Salary £55-60k pa, experience dependent.

To apply, please send your CV, covering letter (<500 words) and answers to the below to our email address.

– Your favourite YouTube channel and why?

– An example of some of your best sound design work

– Your favourite Premiere Pro shortcut

– A film or piece of content which has inspired you, (recent or old)?

Employment Type: Full-time

TOPJAW LTD

Moneymedics is a fast-growing media start-up, founded by an ex-investment banker and senior medical professionals. Our mission is to disrupt the personal finance industry by breaking down and delivering easy to understand personal finance information to our Millennial and Gen Z audience, using a lifestyle and tech-focused approach.

About the job 

This is a home-based/remote role. Part time, 25 hours a week. Monday – Thursday 9:30am-4:30pm.

Flexi working available 

Funded training available 

Kickstart Criteria below

You’ll be supporting the founders with the creative development (i.e. scripting and creating briefs) of video and editorial content as well feasibility assessment, scopes and timings.

Creating best in class content work that is consistently on time, on scope and on budget.

Having a real affinity for content creation – ensuring the best design, animation and copy is used to deliver outstanding branded content.

Essential Skills

You’ll be full of ambition, be proactive with your approach and above all, an excellent and enthusiastic communicator.

You will be comfortable working across the integrated process, spanning creative development, production & delivery.

You will understand the attitude required to work in a small to medium sized team; you’ll be happy to chip in wherever required within the creative process and always champion the work!

You will have a strong sensibility for story and ability to develop ideas across a variety of formats and genres, based on an understanding of what works on different digital platforms.

You have the ability to work well under pressure and flexibility in coping with rapidly changing circumstances.

To undertake such other tasks including general administrative duties as may be required from time to time.

**Kickstarter Scheme Criteria**

Must be 16-24

On universal credit 

Not currently employed

Not currently in education and must be referred by your work coach

MONEY MEDICS

Senior Creative Producer

London

Permanent

£60,000

My client a leading independent global asset manager based in the City of London are looking for a Senior Multimedia Producer to join their thriving in house multimedia team within Global Marketing. This is a comprehensive in-house resource for all video, podcast, and photography requirements in support of building the company brand.

The team are dedicated to delivering the best outcomes for their clients through a highly diversified range of actively-managed products. The team are also responsible for recording and editing all video and podcast content for clients, and they use an in-house studio facility to record high quality interviews using high quality cameras and lighting equipment.

This new permanent Senior Multimedia Producer role will be working within a high-energy and collaborative culture which helps their clients achieve their goals and ensures that the team love the place they work.

The successful candidate will be required to support the Head of Multimedia and the business with advanced multimedia requirements. The role will require the candidate to assist the Multimedia team in delivering an in-house agency model, providing next-level professional results with a focus on delivering:

· High quality corporate videos including live streaming of events.

· High quality portrait photography using professional studio setup

· High quality animations using After Effects in enhancing all video content

Duties and responsibilities

· Deal with advanced animation skills across video, banners, and infographics

· Film, edit and export corporate videos

· Have strong understanding of digital SLR photography with professional lighting techniques

· Record, edit and host podcasts for both internal and external clients

· Support the team in the development of new products, templates and systems that streamline processes and are suitable for external client needs

· Deal with the operation of the live broadcasting to TV networks using in-house system

· Have experience with supporting external events with filming presentations, post video content and photography

· Have expert knowledge of live streaming video content across the web and virtual platforms

· Have experience building relationships with stakeholders, including communicating and collaborating across teams and functions

· Be customer-focused and able to identify the needs of each individual client by tailoring corporate guidelines to meet their needs within brand capabilities

Technical skills and qualifications

· Advanced skills in CC AfterEffect’s

· Advanced skills in CC Premiere, building templated mogrt’s; supporting workflow

· Advanced skills with Photoshop, building ActionScript workflows

· Proficiency in podcast recording, editing, and hosting

· Directing and supporting live streaming virtual hybrid events using multi camera setup

· Experience with Frame.io preferred

· Professional portrait studio photography

· Experience with third party streaming platforms – ZOOM, GlobalMeet, Concise and On24

· Medium skills CC Audition, modifying sound imperfections within recordings

This is a brand-new permanent role working for a highly prestigious Asset Manager in London, the company offer a hugely impressive perks, benefits, and bonus package as well as a very collaborative and flexible working environment.

The successful candidate would need to have a strong creative vision with a clear, concise ability to provide direction to clients in supporting their end results. As well as being a very friendly, professional, approachable and an all-round team player

We are looking for a candidate who is committed to collaboration and working as part of the global Brand, Creative and Digital team.

To apply for this brilliant new permanent role please send your CV to Gemma at HYF today.

HYF Recruitment

Casting Call

• Looking for Builders, Labourers, Tradespeople, ages 25-60s
• To take part in the new BBC One TV Promo
• One day shoot between 15-20th March within the M25

Paid opportunity with no filming experience needed

US Comedy Series

We are looking for a Welsh speaking woman in her 60s/70s for a guest role in an Emmy award winning US comedy series.