Job description
Overview:
Who are Zertus?
Zertus UK & Ireland is made up of Humdinger Foods, Kinnerton Confectionery, Lir Chocolates and the Sun Valley Nut Company. We manufacture a range of products within the snacking and chocolate categories and have various manufacturing sites and offices across the UK and Ireland. Our goal is to create innovative and distinctive products that delight our customers. We are the UK & Irish division of Zertus GmbH, which has headquarters in Hamburg and over 2000 employee’s across Europe!
We’re seeking a new Digital Video and Motion Designer to join our team …
Are you a digital design professional looking for your next role? Do you have a flare for creative storytelling and the vision to transform these stories into high-quality video and stop-motion designs? Are you a social media guru who can take our Instagram and Tiktok engagement to the next level!
We’re seeking a Digital Video and Motion Designer to join the Zertus team, who can create engaging and ‘thumb-stopping’ content for our brands social platforms. Our brands include: NOMO, Fruit Factory, Sun Valley Nut Company, Kinnerton Kids, Lir Chocolates, Baileys and Guinness.
This role is homebased, within the London area, working Monday- Friday 09:00 – 17:30 per day (37.5 hours per week).
Responsibilities:
Our Locations: Hull, Heckington, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Fakenham, Bromborough, Navan (Ireland). We have a Hub Space in Camden, London for Hybrid/ Home Workers too.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Digital Video and Motion Designer
Who are Zertus?
Zertus UK & Ireland is made up of Humdinger Foods, Kinnerton Confectionery, Lir Chocolates and the Sun Valley Nut Company. We manufacture a range of products within the snacking and chocolate categories and have various manufacturing sites and offices across the UK and Ireland. Our goal is to create innovative and distinctive products that delight our customers. We are the UK & Irish division of Zertus GmbH, which has headquarters in Hamburg and over 2000 employee’s across Europe!
We’re seeking a new Digital Video and Motion Designer to join our team …
Are you a digital design professional looking for your next role? Do you have a flare for creative storytelling and the vision to transform these stories into high-quality video and stop-motion designs? Are you a social media guru who can take our Instagram and Tiktok engagement to the next level!
If so, we'd like to hear from you!
We’re seeking a Digital Video and Motion Designer to join the Zertus team, who can create engaging and ‘thumb-stopping’ content for our brands social platforms. Our brands include: NOMO, Fruit Factory, Sun Valley Nut Company, Kinnerton Kids, Lir Chocolates, Baileys and Guinness.
This role is homebased, within the London area, working Monday- Friday 09:00 – 17:30 per day (37.5 hours per week).
Key responsibilities of a Digital Video and Motion Designer:
- Produce creative and designed assets for a multitude of platforms, such as organic and paid social.
- Review typography, layouts ensuring good attention to detail.
- Create engaging and ‘thumb-stopping’ social media content from marketing briefs.
- Develop creative concepts and communicate these to the wider marketing team.
- Oversee concepts through to final design, aligned with brand guidelines and as outlined in brief.
- Translate strategic creative direction into high-quality video and stop motion designs.
- Stay up to date with the latest trends, technology and digital marketing best practices.
- Create creative across videos, social posts/campaigns, emails, website assets and presentations.
- Be able to support on non-digital design projects within the design team.
Skills you’ll need to succeed in our Digital Video and Motion role:
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related field (A degree is desirable but candidates with relevant experience will also be considered)
- In-depth knowledge of digital marketing techniques, channels and best practices
- Experience in video creation/editing, using after-effects and stop motion skills is essential
- Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, llustrator. InDesign, After Effects & Final Cut Pro.
- Ability to adopt brand aesthetic and guidelines with ease while always seeking out new ways of doing things
- Execution success on Tiktok
- Experience in digital video motion with the ability to demonstrate building and growing an engaging audience for social media platforms, including (but not limited to) Youtube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest
- Engaging videography/photography and styling skills
- Knowledge of the social media landscape and be regularly consuming social content to remain up-to-date with trends and applying this in the form of referencing
- Strong time management and communication skills - able to work to tight deadlines and multitask on a daily basis
- Proficient in MS Office and marketing software
- Experience with web design
- Good time-management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on a brands success
- Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
- Design for print knowledge an advantage but not necessary as full training will be provided to help expand your skills in the area.
Rewards & benefits - what can Zertus offer you?
- Attractive company Pension scheme and life assurance scheme at x4 basic
- Company paid Health Care Cash Plan via Paycare plus access to Paycare Perks for high street and retailer discounts
- Home based role
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Holiday purchase scheme – purchase an additional 5 days leave per year
- Charity fundraising and team events
- One additional day paid leave for charity/community work
- Discounts via our staff shops
- Employee values wards
- Referral bonus vouchers
- Training and development opportunities
- Free parking at all manufacturing sites/ offices
- Access to London Hub space in Camden for home-workers
- Ongoing commitment to our ESG strategy – protecting out people, communities and our planet
- Access to Grocery Aid charity support
When you join Zertus, you will be based at one of our Humdinger, Kinnerton, Sun Valley or Lir Chocolates UK/ Ireland locations, unless your role is hybrid/ home based.
Our Locations: Hull, Heckington, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Fakenham, Bromborough, Navan (Ireland). We have a Hub Space in Camden, London for Hybrid/ Home Workers too.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- To apply, please submit your CV and Portfolio
- 1st stage interviews via Teams
- 2nd stage will involve a task
Zertus UK & Ireland
www.humdinger-foods.co.uk
Hull, United Kingdom
Paul Tripp
Unknown / Non-Applicable
201 to 500 Employees
Unknown
Food & Beverage Manufacturing
2001