Senior Videographer Heathrow, England
Job description
This is a key time to be joining British Airways as we Build a Better BA. We take huge pride in our past – but we’re looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain.
The Content Hub is British Airways' in-house creative studio, specialising in a dynamic mix of graphic design, video, photography and audio content. The team's high profile output can be seen by customers, colleagues and the media. No two days are the same, working across a fast-paced portfolio of varied and exciting briefs from marketing, CX, PR, social and colleague communications. You could be producing a video that tells our sustainability story, photographing new products on board, or even designing the livery of an aircraft.
With increasing demand and the scope of our portfolio broadening, this is an exciting period for the Content Hub. We are looking for an inspiring leader and creative talent to play an integral role in shaping and crafting the next chapter of our brand.
Taking a lead position in the team, this role will be accountable for BA’s in-house video and audio production, working alongside the Design Lead to champion all creative direction and strategy.
Key duties
- Overall day-to-day running of video production; designing the process and framework for delivering high quality content
- Building an outstanding team of videographers and editors, with a focus on growing capability and skills
- Championing the team to deliver compelling content from initial concepting to final delivery, through inspirational and effective leadership
- Developing and implementing an insight-led omni-channel video, photography & audio content strategy, to support business areas and commercial needs
- Acting as the content authority across all video / photoshoot briefs. Delivering and providing guidance on the conception and development of storyboards
- Overseeing and directing creative agencies, suppliers and talent, building out a reliable and responsive support network for the team
- Leading on performance analysis of assets produced, and propose actions for the future to continually improve
- Directing the development, introduction and governance of BA’s AV content guidelines, in coordination with Design Lead and Brand team. Managing VO and audio application across the team in line with TOV principles
- Guiding creative processes and staying abreast of AV advancements, providing opportunities for greater vision and innovation
- Leading on technical solutions and integration, proposing effective content tools, equipment and kit
Skills & experience
- Leadership: ability to inspire and influence directly and indirectly across functions. Experience building teams, mentoring creative teams and directing agencies / suppliers
- AV Production: has vision and flair for creative ideation, within the parameters of content and brand guidelines
- Data analysis: an ability to analyse content data and insights and make recommendations
- Supplier network:holds relationships with content producers, developers and agencies to grow team longer term and continually improve deliverables
- Strategic: translates information and analysis into actions. interdependencies between projects, brand/commercial priorities and sees the bigger picture
- Resource management: ability to prioritise and judge effective use of resources, across activities based on short and long term needs
- Strong communication uses a number of influencing approaches to build support for ideas and plans. Strong ability to present and articulate clear creative direction to multiple parties
- Agency management: experience building successful agency partnerships with shared goals
- Content development: experience delivering outstanding AV content that sets you apart. Strong portfolio of conceptual work, integrated marketing campaigns and branding.
- Adobe Creative Cloud, including Premiere Pro expert knowledge
Our Corporate and Support roles come with big potential to make your mark on our business. The airline industry changes so fast that we’re constantly evolving and finding new ways to impress customers and get ahead of our competitors. If you’re an innovator, brave and bold, you will be in your element at British Airways.
Your impact on British Airways will be rewarded with a competitive rewards package plus the opportunity to develop and progress your career in many directions.
Not only will you have the chance to further your career development within BA, you’ll have access to our competitive reward and benefits package. This includes core company paid benefits such as a Defined Contribution pension scheme, generous Life Assurance cover and a whole host of options to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. You can also sign up for a range of voluntary benefits such as Private Medical cover, Dental and Critical Illness cover, Technology Scheme, Cycle to Work and Electric Car Scheme. And of course, you’ll be able to enjoy the benefit of staff travel as soon as you join us
We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity at British Airways. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an entire list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities
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