Video Editor - Sports Direct London
Job description
Frasers Group started as a small store in Maidenhead in 1982 and from there, grew to become a global powerhouse. We are now a collection of the world’s most iconic brands. We’re reimagining retail and believe the higher the risk, the greater the reward. We’ve never been afraid to push forward and change the way the industry operates, diversifying our portfolio and elevating stores. We’re not sitting back – there’s no room for hesitation.
The video editor will join a growing creative and marketing team based in London where they will have the opportunity to work across several different video formats editing content for:
- Social content – organic & paid ads, Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube, etc
- Campaign content – narrative-led hero films
- Retail window screens - up and down the country & Europe
- Branded content & business development materials – yearly showreels
As the editor, you’ll manage material such as footage, audio, sound effects, graphics, and special effects to produce a final film or video product. This is a key role in the post-production process and your keen eye for detail will determine the quality and delivery of the finished result.
To help bring life some edits we need someone who has a base understanding of motion graphics and design to implement into videos, helping elevate the content and giving it a premium feel. We’d also like someone who has a basic understand of audio editing to help sound design certain projects and fix audio issues.
This role will work in close partnership with the Lead Editor & wider social team editing footage that over the past two years that has included top-tier athletes such as Lionel Messi, Bruno Fernandez, Jack Grealish, Mason Mount, Conor Benn, Emma Radacanu, Bernardo Silva, Carl Frampton, Ellen White to name a few!!
- Receiving a brief and in some cases an outline of footage and/or a shot list.
- Digitally cutting files to put together the sequence of the film and deciding what's usable.
- Creating a 'rough cut' (or assembly edit) of the video and determining the exact cutting for the next and final stages.
- Reordering and fine-tuning the content to ensure the logical sequencing and smooth running of the video.
- Experimenting with styles and techniques including the design of graphic elements
- Selecting relevant music & sound FX to support the video.
- Correcting faulty footage, grading and colouring and adding special effects.
- Creating and implementing titles, motion graphics & animations to videos.
We’d love to meet someone with…
- A keen eye for detail and a critical mind..
- Creativity and a passionate interest in film and video editing.
- Patience and concentration.
- The ability to listen to others and to work well as part of a team.
- Proficiency in Premiere Pro & After Effects.
- A high level of self-motivation, commitment, and dedication.
- Organisational and time management skills.
Additional Information
- Own it and back yourself - will take pride in what you do with confidence, but not overconfidence. It’s important you take ownership of your decisions, stand by your convictions and reason with contradiction.
- Think without limits and take the team with you - See the possible in impossible and will be open-minded and humble, not afraid to take a risk if it’s the best option for the business.
- Don’t hesitate and act now - ask for forgiveness – not permission. You will be comfortable juggling multiple projects acting both decisively and instinctively without support from managers.
- Be commercial and customer-focused - be creative and analytical, balancing big-picture trends and detailed commercial performance. You will have a forensic commercial mindset, always considering the commercial impact of any decision.
