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About HqO

For owners and operators of commercial real estate, HqO is an end-to-end tenant experience (TeX) operating system and data and analytics platform that strengthens relationships with current and prospective tenants. We unlock business value for owners while bringing property management, marketing, and leasing teams closer to their customers. For building occupants, HqO is an award-winning tenant app connecting employees to the communities in and around their building and empowering them with tools to control their workday. Join our story and help empower our customers to build a stronger community in offices worldwide.

Our core values of “Let’s Go” (Learning, Excellence, Truth, Speed, Goodness, Ownership) define our culture and push us to be our best. We’re excited to grow our team and learn from people that want to make a difference. If you love what you do and you’re interested in being part of our journey, we want to hear from you.

Create engaging content that helps generate awareness and excitement around HqO and our unique content offerings

Got a strong sense of visuals, timing, an eye for detail, and a passion for storytelling? The HqO marketing team is looking for a motivated, hands-on producer to help create and develop video and audio content that supports our diverse content strategy, including two podcasts, webinars, events, video case studies, and more!

The ideal candidate has a technical understanding of all aspects of video and audio production, including camera, audio, editing, motion graphics, media management, etc., to ensure that the end product meets our high-quality production standards.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Help manage the creation, production, and post-production of video, audio and graphic projects for HqO’s marketing team.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on video content production and post-production processes, helping the Director of Brand Marketing scope projects properly and manage internal expectations.
• Hands-on editing of recorded material that enhances and supports our content strategy with engaging visuals.
• Build, maintain, and manage relationships with contacts, resources, and vendors needed for production.
• Create motion graphics and animation sequences–such as logo and type treatments, video effects, and graphic treatments.
• Collaborate with content writers and designers.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience producing and editing long- and short-form videos and podcasts.
• 2+ years of experience leveraging video and/or animation to support social and content campaigns.
• Expert level knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud suite of apps including Premiere, After Effects, Audition, and Photoshop.
• Outstanding communication and relationship skills, including collaborating cross-functionally within the organization.
• Organizational skills and focus on detail to drive projects from pre-production through post-production.
• Independent, creative thinker with a vision.
• Ability to thrive, adapt, and be responsive in a startup environment.

HqO

Video Producer / Editor

Our client is looking for an experienced Video Producer/Editor to create short-form video content for tech-focused websites, social channels and other distribution points. You’ll be part of our clients technology communications Editorial Team, which manages a bundle of digital content channels that collectively reach nearly 18 million people. This is a team of storytellers – a mix of trained journalists, video producers, and marketers. All of the content is tied to varying business objectives, but is mainly centered on elevating the clients tech innovations, brand awareness, and recruitment.

The ideal candidate should have experience producing video content that showcases or explains complex material. You should be able to work effectively in a highly cross-functional environment to bring the clients tech innovation stories to life on owned content channels, often under tight deadlines. You’ll edit and produce video content for a primary audience of AI researchers, engineers, and tech reporters. You’ll partner closely with the video producers, directors, and project managers in the client’s Creative Department to build video projects that are beyond the scope of a single producer/editor. You’ll collaborate with other key internal partners and stakeholders, including the clients broader Tech Communications Team, which guides messaging strategy; AI researchers and engineers, as well as legal and privacy leaders.

You’ll shoot, edit, script and produce short-form (30-second to four-minute) videos featuring AI researchers and engineers and their work. You must have strong editorial judgement; script writing, editing, and project management abilities; and a knack for translating and presenting complex technical concepts. You must build strong internal relationships with multiple stakeholders to tell compelling stories about the clients work. You must be able to work well in a fluid environment with multiple long-term and short-term editorial projects, often simultaneously.

Core Responsibilities:

• Help manage the production of short-form video, from concept to distribution. This includes basic video editing work.
• Help manage the video production process with multiple stakeholders-in particular AI researchers, engineers and other technical people, who will guide you on the technical details; and communications partners, who will guide you with the overall goals and messaging.
• Interview AI researchers, engineers, and other technical people.
• Partner with content distribution leads to package content for specific channels/moments/audiences.
• Effectively work with the clients Creative Department and external vendors to produce video projects.
• Help write scripts and plan film shoots.
• Propose new formats and methods to tell tech innovation stories through video.
• Help manage a content calendar and oversee the internal reviews and approvals necessary to publish video content on schedule.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience highly preferred
• 2+ years experience producing video in a newsroom or branded content studio.
• 2+ years video editing experience, with knowledge of Adobe Suite-including Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, and Media Encoder.
• Experience editing and mixing multiple tracks of audio, including voiceovers, music and sound effects.
• Solid production experience, including camera, lighting and sound.
• Demonstrated visual creativity and strong storytelling skills.
• Experience with project management, editorial execution, and decision-making.
• Demonstrated exceptional organizational skills and natural curiosity, particularly about technology.
• Proven ability to prioritize and gracefully handle complex, diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to handle the complexities of creating content for a technology company.
• Proven ability to anticipate and mitigate risk.
• Strong attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience creating video content that explains complex topics.
• Experience managing multiple projects at once and mitigating feedback from multiple stakeholders
• Familiarity with creating content about computer engineering, AI, and other emergent technologies.
• Proven ability to think critically, plan, and execute resourcefully, both autonomously and as part of a broader distributed team.

Planet Technology

The Role

You’re a multi-talented post-production enthusiast with some serious technical skills, whose new mission in Life is to keep the Boombox Editing team organized and properly resourced.

You see the Big Picture of all things editing at Boombox and you make sure the team is well set-up from a technical standpoint and that workflows are going smoothly! 

Your Superpowers?

• Weekly review and oversee post-production team calendar and deadlines
• Identify bottlenecks or missing resources/tools/hardware and address with Head of Post-Production and Producers
• Lead the onboarding of in-house editors and freelancers in relation to editing workflow and technical delivery specs (eg: Editors, Graphic Designers, Motion Designers, etc.)
• Implements different workflows depending on project scope and resources (from 4K/6K multicam shows to smaller one offs) 
• Create a Media Management plan for Assistant Editors & Media Managers
• Ensure current procedures are respected and seek areas for improvements such as hard drive management and weekly check ups on the servers  
• Review hard drive needs for projects, helping cost out additional needs
• Set proper archiving guidelines to have a fail-safe solution
• Content project file and data management, managing Assistant Editors & Media Managers
• Expert in Hard Drives, NAS, RAID, Proxy, Formats, Codecs, etc.
• Good knowledge of network and sever settings
• Editing equipment maintenance and propose improvements where needed
• Can implement a remote editing workflow

Qualifications

• Strong Technical Knowledge required: experience as a DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) is of outmost value
• Innovator: Constantly looking for better & faster implementations of workflows as technology progresses
• Multi-tasking superpower: ability to triage and prioritize conflicting demands
• Troubleshooting guru: someone who will go the great lengths to solve and understand tech problems when they arise
• Problem-solving: find solutions to creative and practical dilemmas
• Communication: persuade Producers of the technical possibilities and limitations of post, keeping the team happy!

Perks of the gig

World-class projects, unique workplace in St-Sauveur (#LaurentianLifestyle), Health & Fitness allowance, All-Player Bonus, Travel opportunities, Remote Work Set-up, Health & Dental Insurance and a cool team of fun people doing high level work and having a good time along the way!

Send your CV to [email protected]

Boombox Group

For a full job description and information on how to apply for the post please visit https://jasminvardimon.com/about-us/opportunities/

Deadline Friday January 28th 5pm

Are you eager to develop your Producing career? Are you energetic, organised and motivated with a passion for performance?

Internationally acclaimed Jasmin Vardimon Company are seeking an Assistant Producer to join the team and build upon our excellent track record as an internationally acclaimed, global touring company.

The successful candidate will be joining the company at an exciting time as we are moving into our brand new, state of the art, Creative and Training Space in Spring 2022. As well as providing exceptional facilities for our students, our new work will be created here, prior to touring in autumn 2022 and we will be building on our acclaimed and innovative VR version of Alice, which is touring the UK from February 2022.

The role is flexible across the week (3 days) for a fixed term of 2 years. It is, however, important that the Assistant Producer operates across all aspects of the company’s work, from establishing relationships with existing and potential venues, festivals and commissioners, ensuring logistics are smooth and cost effective, to maintaining excellent communication across all departments and controlling the budget.

The salary is £25,000 per annum, pro rata, with a relocation fee of up to £1,000 offered to support the move to Kent.

The Jasmin Vardimon Company is committed to a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the job specifications – our opportunities are open to all.

Jasmin Vardimon Company

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Working closely with the Video Production Manager organising shoots.

Collaborating with the video team to produce high-quality video content for Just Hype’s Social Media Team.

Assisting the team filming sets, setting up and packing up cameras, lighting & audio equipment. 

Booking locations, talent and collaborators for shoots.

Helping the team buying props and styling talent outfits.

Organising 3rd party contracts/release forms, call sheets, risk assessments and invoices.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

A self-motivated and creative individual.

In-depth knowledge & understanding of production processes.

Excellent organisational and time-management skills.

Great at taking direction and working in a team, but also independently.

Attention to detail.

Effective communicator on all levels.

Competent & able to work very quickly under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

A solid understanding of social video platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube etc) and formats.

Strong interest in technology and able to learn new products and features.

DESIRABLE:

Previous experience in filming and editing.

Full driving licence.

HYPE.

Are you a creative, socially savvy Video Editor who is looking for your next exciting opportunity in the online media industry? Look no further…

Diply – one of the largest networks of social properties around the globe – would love to hear from you! 

Have you ever created a video that went viral? In this role, it happens all the time! You might know us for some of our social brands, such as Diply, Crafty, Mommy Needs Vodka, Snacks & Hacks and Definitely Not Gourmet. Boasting over 100 million followers across multiple platforms, our audience is committed, enthusiastic, and craving MORE! Video is an integral part of Diply’s content, and you will be right in the centre of the action! From crafts and hacks to viral videos – you’ll be shooting, producing and editing all that and more as a key member of our video team. Alongside your fellow producer/editors, you’ll be collaborating with our internet-savvy social media team to bring top-notch entertainment to our varied audiences. Whether flexing your skills with the Adobe Suite in post-production, thoughtfully crafting new episode concepts or wielding a camera in-studio, you’ll have the opportunity to prove your ability to tell stories in new and engaging ways and push the boundaries of video innovation.

So, what exactly will you be doing?

• Editing videos: You’ll use Adobe Premiere & After Effects to cut original footage together into a fun, snappy edits, ready to be shared across our network. You’ll also recut and optimize video assets from our creator partners for new audiences and package videos using assets from our extensive licensed libraries. 
• Filming onsite: Some of our videos are shot at our London studio, and you’ll have the opportunity to be a key part of the action. On occasion, you’ll be asked to flex your cinematography and directorial muscles while setting up lighting and shots, capturing the footage and/or directing the action.
• Getting the details right… and on time: Producing detailed scripts and production packs; making quick edits based on feedback; securely saving and cataloguing your files; delivering assignments on time—these are all essential parts of this role!
• Collaboration: Teamwork makes the dreamwork, amirite? We’ll rely on your valuable feedback and observations in team meetings, your creative ideas in brainstorming sessions, and your keen eye and sense of timing to help us get each video just right.
• Analysis: Regularly review the analytics for the videos on each platform (Snapchat, Facebook, Tiktok and Instagram) to identify ways to improve performance.

You’re a fit if you have the following…

• You’re a graduate of a Film/Television/Media program or have equivalent experience and know-how
• You’re well-versed in Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects (this is a must!)
• Hands-on experience in video production. Ideally, you have a working knowledge of lighting, mics and digital camera equipment.
• Graphic design skills are a bonus
• An innate passion to take your career to a whole new level
• Creativity and curiosity, as well as a drive to innovate, experiment and test ideas

Compensation & Benefits

• This role will receive an annual salary with an annual variable pay target. The annual variable pay is based on company performance, as well as individual performance.
• 100% paid employee and dependent health & dental premiums
• A remote-first approach to work with opportunity to collaborate and work in-person when needed
• Generous and inclusive leave policies
• Flexible time-off policies
• A supportive culture designed to help you develop and grow
• A host of unique perks and fringe benefits

To Apply:

Does this sound like you? Amazing! Please submit a resumé, cover letter and a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Please Note…

We are committed to employment equity and encourage all people, including women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities and persons of aboriginal descent to apply. Upon your request, we provide accommodation for disabilities during the recruitment and selection process. If you request accommodation, HR will reach out to consult with you so that we can tailor our arrangements to suit your needs. In addition, all new employees are advised of our policies for accommodating employees with disabilities.

Diply

CreativeDrive is a team of Passionate Creators who help brand owners, creative agencies and media partners produce innovative content at unparalleled speed and scale. Our mission is to Innovate to create solutions that empower clients to drive sales and awareness.

The Senior Producer is responsible for acting as the primary liaison between the Company and assigned client(s) as well as leading and supporting the Production workflow for assigned clients, estimating and invoicing of all assigned client projects. This role will project manage a team of creatives, producers and assistants in the execution and development of digital content strategy including ecommerce, existing social media platforms and new platforms for clients within the Fashion & Beauty portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project integrity for client(s) with projects ranging from photo to video, ecommerce to marketing, soft and hard goods
• Oversee production and project crew including manager schedules, booking talent, models, stylist, freelancers, coordinating merchandise and inventory required.
• Coordinate and manage the production workflow, ensuring that all shoots remain on schedule and within budget, troubleshooting discrepancies in coordination with leadership and client representatives as needed.
• Ensure all areas of production strategy and project management are aligned and agreed to with key stakeholders, providing on-set coordination as needed and reacting quickly to changes.
• Assist with developing content per client expectations and in line with current events, trending topics and pop culture in a way that is relevant to the brand and its customer base.
• Responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the creative output, ensuring client’s style guide standards are being met.
• Where and when necessary, give creative help and guidance from a production standpoint and mentor junior creatives
• In collaboration with Production Manager, develop estimates, finalize billing, research vendors, and generate final project reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Marketing, Communication or related field
• 5 years of related experience with an agency or production company in social media, content production, e-commerce, or commercial photography/ set production with the fashion or beauty industry
• Experience and/or portfolio of clients within the fashion, beauty, luxury or high-end consumer goods industry a must.
• Detail oriented and proficient in project and file management
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Teams, Outlook and Smartsheets.
• Proven experience in both still and fashion high-volume photography production
• Eager to work in a fast-paced environment while simultaneously producing quality work under tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative and effective communication skills

CreativeDrive

Overview

Looking to add a talented full-time production designer to our Los Angeles team. You will be partnering with clients, producers, and other creative staff at HAUS. You are highly competent, an excellent communicator, and mature enough not to have an ego. You should be incredibly independent, able to manage your time effectively, and confident enough to ask questions as needed. You possess a mix of both creative and technical skills that allow you to work quickly while remaining detail-oriented and excellent at following directions/feedback. You are a Photoshop PRO, comfortable with retouching and using layout templates to quickly execute standardized assets for rapid delivery for different projects, and flexible enough to work on the occasional out of the ordinary request with your supervisor.

About The Job

• Assist with high volume standardized asset production with changing specifications per project
• Juggle quick turnarounds for projects with competing deadlines
• Managing your own time and executing priorities as tasked in a remote work environment
• Work closely with your supervisor in the day to day and to navigate and deliver any out of the ordinary requests
• Remain easy to work with when receiving and executing direction/feedback
• Maintain a clear POV on quality (especially for composition and lighting) compared to usual deliverables
• Execute tasks like retouching, graphic design, matching new requests to layout templates, file delivery to multiple platforms, etc.

Requirements

• 3+ years working of digital production experience in graphic design in a digital, creative environment (agency and/or in-house) for a tech/entertainment/consumer brand
• Demonstrable, seasoned experience working in Adobe Photoshop for retouching and graphic design
• Expert in all aspects of graphic design with proven ability to create high-quality creative (portfolio required)
• Understand, advocate, and embody the company’s values and team goals
• Flexible with a good sense of humor
• A love of movies and TV shows
• English communication, both written and verbal
• You must live in California, preferably the Los Angeles area

Please do not contact anyone directly.

Benefits

High output. Low maintenance.

We’re HAUS, the award-winning creative digital studio based in Los Angeles. We’ve worked hard to make a name for ourselves as a full-service creative and technology partner to the world’s biggest companies. We have been cutting our teeth in production for ad agencies since 2007. As pixel perfectionists we honed our skills and hardened our resolve to make the best damn magic on the internet. 12 years later and we’ve grown to become the industry-leading digital agency we were originally created to service.

We’re always looking for the best.

The world’s most recognizable brands look to us (and perhaps to you?) to be best-in-class digital craftsmen. Our global team of crackerjack creatives and industry-leading devs are already building the next big beautiful piece of internet magic. Think you can hang with our crew? We’re always looking for the best and brightest to join the team.
HAUS Los Angeles

Description: Secures on-air guests for interviews and reports to head of booking department as part of the network booking team as well as to the executive producer of the show to which they are assigned. Responsible for outreach and vetting of guests and developing and maintaining relationships with guests and guests’ representatives. This position works closely with news, programming, and talent in production.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

· Collaborate with the show’s Executive Producer and team in identifying top-tier guests for broadcast

· Conduct guest research and outreach.

· Support the team in identifying and booking relevant on-air guests for appearances and interviews.

· Develop and maintain strong relationships with newsmakers, experts, elected and appointed officials, publicists, press secretaries, communications directors, agents, managers, and celebrities.

· Represent the network as the primary point of contact for guests and their representatives.

· Conduct pre-interviews and guest vetting with potential on-air guests.

· Confirm interview logistics including date, time, and location for on-air appearances via remote, phone, field, or in-studio appearances.

· Provide guests with interview topics and areas of discussion.

· Communicate on-air appearance requirements to guests.

· Secure exclusive interviews and content with newsmaker guests.

· Identify new and emerging voices as subject matter experts.

· Ideate and pitch guest ideas to production team to which they are assigned.

· Ensure the guests are of the caliber and quality consistent with Newsmax brand.

· Must be a news junkie and comfortable working in a fast-paced, professional work environment

Newsmax Media, Inc.

General Description: Responsible for working with show hosts, preparing the rundown of new stories, identifying and integrating guests, overseeing and executing the production of key video and graphic elements with guidance from the Executive Producer. Makes important editorial decisions and guides talent, writers, associate producers for daily show development. EP is also responsible for insuring technical team and control room follow show instructions. Must be able to build segments and develop story ideas from beginning to air. Responsible for the oversight of daily rundown changes and work with the show director and production crew to block the newscast. This includes editorial discussions, writing scripts, package production, graphics elements, out-of-show teasing, show timing and field coordination. Must calmly deal with changes and breaking news during the show and ensure all content meets Newsmax Media Network standards for journalistic integrity and production quality. 

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

·      Determine best news stories for the newscast and create daily rundown

·      Work with show host in program preparation and execution

·      Identify stories for provocative, compelling television

·      Develop story ideas, research and plan segments

·      Delegate responsibilities as appropriate to associate producers, assignment editors and video editors

·      Supervise production staff

·      Produce timely content under heavy deadline pressure

·      Keep current of local events and politics

·      Excel in a highly competitive environment

·      Create compelling and provocative content including tease writing

·      Exceptional editorial skills; attention to detail

·      Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

·      Bachelor’s degree preferred

·      3+ years executive producing experience or overseeing newscast production

·      Strong writing and organizational skills required as is the ability to produce content under heavy deadline pressure.

·      Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and work on deadline.

·      Attention to detail is must.

·      Ability to collect and analyze data and information accuracy as well as follow through.

·      Team player with strong communication skills both written and verbal.

·      Proactive and solutions focused.

·      Professional appearance.

Newsmax Media, Inc.