
Lead Videographer Manchester, England
Job description
Location: Manchester
Type: Permanent
Industry: Ladieswear
Job Ref: TGN4535
The Role
We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic Lead Videographer and Editor to join our fast-growing, exciting, and dynamic Creative Team in Manchester. The position is perfect for anybody with a highly creative vision and a passion for creating and editing campaign video and social media content, emerging platforms and viral content wanting to establish themselves within the fashion industry.
Responsibilities:
- Developing, executing and editing dynamic and premium-level campaigns, paid marketing videos and social media content that establishes unique identity within the competitor landscape and returns excellence in ROI.
- Editing all campaign, marketing and social media assets on a day-to-day basis according to trading activity including assets for TikTok, Reels and Stories reacting to emerging trends quickly to guarantee engagement.
- Sourcing viral and fitting music concepts for our social videos with a knowledge of how social media algorithms work in order to guarantee the best engagement.
- You will work collaboratively with our Social and Graphics teams to ensure assets are aligned and be able to input creative motion text, graphics and effects to your work.
- Attending campaign and social media ideation meetings and developing and storyboarding briefs for campaigns, social media content days.
- Executing all manner of videography from campaigns to events, social media days to content and/or directing any external parties and ensuring all content is up to standard.
- Liaising with external international videographers to ensure briefs are clear and standards met and ensuring all assets are received within agreed timeframes.
- Working with the Creative, Marketing and Social Team to develop unique, engaging, and viral social content around our Trading Calendar, launches, social days, trending subjects and key objectives.
- Ensure all content is on-brand, consistent in style and quality, and optimized for search and user experience for all content channels, including social media, mobile, video, especially short-form content.
- Highly organised, and delivery focused to ensure brief is fully delivered and relevant teams are communicated to, and all assets are received back.
Skills Required:
- You are passionate about video and video editing on all levels and have an excellent understanding of lighting and colouring.
- You have a genuine passion and creative flair for fashion and all levels of video and social media living on social media platforms.
- You have a good understanding of brand and a critical eye with attention for detail
- You are an ‘ideas person’ with a ‘can do’ attitude- enthusiastic, self-directed, and full of creative energy.
- You are well experienced in creating unique and engaging campaign and marketing videos as well as social media videos Premier Pro and other video editing programmes and have a good knowledge of video editing apps.
- You can manage your own workflow and meet tight deadlines and can be flexible when required.
- Excellent research skills to pinpoint new and emerging trends first- jumping on them before anyone else.
- You are able to assist in the recruitment and mentorship of junior team members as we onboard.
- Strong communication (both verbal & written) & interpersonal skills and an ability to direct all creatives on set where needed.
- Self-motivated, detail-focused and can drive collaborative success.
- Encourage collaborative behaviours and flourish when working with highly creative and productive teams in all environments.
- A passion for fashion campaigns, social channels, and trends.
- Able to display autonomy and confidence within the team by ensuring all projects are tracked, communicated, and running efficiently.
- Ability to make sound decisions, focus on detail, and a proactive problem solver who can think and act on their feet.
- Able to respond to last minute changes and requests gracefully, as working with many different personalities will require patience and diplomacy.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Positive and logical thinker who can bring out the best in delivering a brief.
- Enjoy a fast-paced working environment.
- 1-2 years in a similar role
Benefit:
- Competitive salary
- Extra day of leave for your birthday
- Core hours enable you to flex your working times around your needs on an ad hoc basis
- Opportunity to make an impact in a fast-growing company with global ambitions
- 33 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
- A fantastic working environment with open communication channels, autonomous high-performance culture, and a truly collaborative style
- Learn from likeminded & talented team members
- Opportunity to develop in various areas that you may take an interest in as part of your personal development
- Cycle to work scheme
- 40% staff discount
- Social events
- Free snacks, drinks & treats
