Job title: Senior Video Producer / Director
Requisition ID: 047183
Salary: £51,029 per annum
Grade: 8
Location: City Hall
Contract type: Permanent
Closing Date: 20/11/24 at 23:59
Team: Digital Communications
Directorate: Strategy and Communications
About The Role
Drive the development of a dynamic digital content programme designed to engage and connect with Londoners across video platforms. This role focuses on producing innovative video and audio content that showcases the work of the Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority, ensuring impactful reach through the GLA’s digital and social media channels.
What Your Day Will Look Like / Principal Accountabilities
* Work with the Senior Video Director/Manager and the rest of the senior Digital Comms team to plan the monthly video output, advise on content prioritisation and strategy, and review all incoming video requests.
* Work directly and independently with the Mayor and his immediate team, providing a first-class video service and influencing upward to ensure our video strategy and output is strategic and cutting-edge.
* Combine excellent stakeholder management with deep knowledge of video best practices: learn and adapt to the Mayor’s preferred camera style, maintain a trusted relationship, and ensure the best possible on-camera performance.
* Maintain flexibility in working hours and sudden changes to video shoots, in line with the Mayor’s ever-changing schedule.
* Direct and supervise in-house shoots and provide end-to-end production to post-production.
* Develop creative concepts for videos across all digital outputs.
* Independently set up and manage shoots, from “run and gun” to events, to piece to cameras with autocues.
* Generate interview frameworks to get the best possible performance from video contributors.
* Hire, brief and manage the work of production freelancers.
* Provide overall creative support to ensure high production value.
* Manage timelines, stakeholder relationships, and project status documentation.
* Maintain care and responsibility for all GLA technical filming equipment.
Skills, Knowledge And Experience
* Minimum of four years experience as a self-shooting video director/producer or similar.
* Extensive experience in video shooting with industry-standard equipment.
* Best-in-class understanding of digital media.
* Highly organised, with the ability to plan and manage video production hands-on.
* Strong people skills with substantial experience working with stakeholders at the most senior level.
* Substantial experience working under pressure.
How To Apply
* Up to date CV.
* Personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words.
* Anonymised showreel as a WeTransfer, YouTube link or similar.
Benefits
GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely. We offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
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