Video Producer/Director
Birmingham
Company: Slinky Productions Ltd
Location: Based in Birmingham, but you will be expected to travel throughout the UK - and occasionally internationally - when required.
Duration: 3 month Fixed Term Contract initially, with plans to continue a full time permanent staff position for the right person. We are looking for someone to develop a long-term working relationship with, so please do not apply if this would be a stop-gap or stepping-stone temporary position for you.
Pay Rate: Negotiable, depending on experience.
Application Deadline: Thursday 8th September 2016 (5pm)
Interviews for Short-listed Candidates: W/C 12th September 2016
Proposed Start Date: Monday 19th September 2016
Applications will only be accepted from candidates who meet ALL of the following criteria:
- You must have at least 2 years experience working as a Producer/Director in a corporate video and/or a television production environment.
- Can provide at least two examples of short-form factual corporate/commercial content that you have DIRECTED. No TV/broadcast programmes please.
- Have a full UK driving license. - Are able to attend an interview at our offices in Birmingham in September, and also relocate to the Birmingham area if offered the position.
JOB DESCRIPTION
As a Producer/Director, working alongside our Executive and Senior Producers, you will oversee video projects from conception to completion - working with our in-house production team and freelance crew.
You will be comfortable in leading a diverse variety of productions; from white-collar corporate videos right through to product promo videos and multi-camera/multi-crew event videos.
You will be great with clients, an enthusiastic team player (and also a great team leader), extremely organised, obsessed with note-taking, a confident decision maker, great at conducting filmed interviews, and strive to achieve the best outcome with a 'can-do' attitude in what can sometimes be challenging environments with limited time or resources (depending on the clients needs and requirements!).
You will also be comfortable in Producing and Directing a wide variety of productions, from live event coverage, corporate films and TV commercials - and above all, you will be capable of handling multiple projects at any given time at various stages of production (i.e. spinning lots of plates!).
DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
Working alongside our small but mighty in-house production team, your typical work duties will include:
- Attending client meetings and and taking/developing new video briefs
- Work on pitch and tender documents with concepts and ideas
- Holding regular meetings with the Exec. Producer to discuss productions
- Supervising the progress of projects from pre-production to post production
- Preparing scripts
- Production paperwork (permits, releases, call sheets, schedules)
- Directing and overseeing a variety of shoots
- Interviewing and journalistic prepping
- Client management
- Troubleshooting, conflict management and negotiation
- Working closely with our in-house Editors
- Maintaining contemporary technical skills
- Developing company processes
- Awareness of current health and safety regulations
- Some general office duties
- Making the tea when it's your turn!
DESIRABLE SKILLS (but not essential)
- Basic filming/camera skills
- Basic editing skills to construct initial rough narrative/outline cuts
APPLYING
Applications for this position will only be accepted through our online application form via the link below Strictly no phone calls to the production office. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
ABOUT SLINKY PRODUCTIONS
We are an small-but-mighty busy production company with large ambitions. We produce a wide variety of content working to very high standard with premium client service. Our current roster of clients include Jaguar Land Rover, South West Trains, the NHS, West Bromwich Albion FC, Chiquito and Frankie & Benny's.
We mainly produce corporate and commercial video content for a range of regional/national companies and global brands, but also produce multi-camera content (including conference and music concert shoots), TV commercials, promo videos and content for television news agencies.