Company Description
114 race victories in Formula 1, nine times Formula 1 Constructors’ Champion, seven times Formula 1 World Drivers Champions and the only team to have won in F1, 24h Le Mans and British Touring Cars. A proven track record that sets Williams Racing apart from the competition. Our unique character, combined with a deep passion for racing and future-oriented thinking, has created the very essence of our company.
Our mission is to win races and, in doing so, establish an authentic racing and lifestyle brand. Pure efficiency and the determination to win are key components of our company’s DNA and its overriding purpose. And it’s not only about being victorious on the racetrack. It is the essential mindset to remain competitive and to achieve success in everything we do.
It follows therefore that Williams' world class people are its most important asset. Our team operates at a high standard to ensure success.
Our commitment to support the next generation of innovators and winners, gives us the opportunity to be ready for every challenge we face. Together we are successful. Together we win. We are Williams.
Job Description
This is an amazing opportunity to join Williams racing F1 team at an incredibly exciting time. Our Filmmaker/Videographer will excel in video and film production and become an integral part of our growing in-house content team. You will be the anchor to our video capabilities both at race weekends throughout the year and at our HQ in Grove, bringing undeniable creative and stylistic abilities in the form of shooting, directing, and post-production. You are an absolute end-to-end specialist in filmmaking with a showreel and portfolio ranging from high-end, high-octane cinematic visuals to considered and calm storytelling, through to sharp/trend-driven short form reels.
You have the ambition to collaborate and take full control of how Williams portrays itself as one of the most iconic sporting teams in the world, solo-shooting with the drivers on one weekend to operating as a lead Director/DP in larger shoot crew setups on another, you deliver visuals with top-tier class and finishing. You are completely comfortable with filmmaking language when discussing shot composition, lighting techniques and production approaches with a broad admiration for work in advertising, branded content, documentary and CGI worlds.
This role is a key strategic move to the department, where you will have ownership and huge contribution to ideation, visual style, technology and overall look and feel of our content. From daily and weekly fast turnaround videos to larger features, series, brand campaigns and one-off TVC style ideas. You will have the scope and opportunity to move Williams forward in how we express our brand and how we are perceived on the grid and as a business.
We are looking for a talented individual to take concepts from idea to delivery working closely with our Creative Producers. This role will require frequent travel on race weekends.
To be considered, you must have a clear showreel and/or website attached to your cv / application.
Main Duties:
* Deliver best in class video content in a competitive F1 environment.
* Confidently operate around key high-profile talent and a fast-moving sport both abroad and in the UK.
* Contribute to video ideation and help guide on best use of various platforms.
* Work closely and effectively with a wider internal content team including social media managers, creative producers, production managers, editors, motion graphics artists and more.
* Help manage internal camera/production equipment and guide on any new technologies keeping Williams at the forefront of content trends and capabilities.
* Work alongside the team’s retained creators, including but not limited to; car launches, partner activations and events.
* Implementation of a consistent style and tone of voice across all video content produced by Williams, in conjunction with the brand teams, social media team and more, to align with the wider marketing strategy.
* Drive content production both on race weekends throughout the F1 calendar and back in the UK at our HQ in Grove.
* Challenge and seek to continuously improve processes, procedures and protocols related to video and content production at Williams.
* Understand and handle the importance of representing Williams and most importantly our content team as a positive, solution-based, and collaborative presence within paddock and at Grove.
Qualifications:
* At least three years of industry experience delivering best in class film/video content, ideally in a sporting industry if not motorsports/F1 itself.
* Clear capabilities across ideation, scriptwriting, directing, shooting and postproduction.
* A strong storyteller whilst being able to turn their creative hand to anything from TVC-style high end visuals to handheld BTS documentary and disruptive social video.
* Complete understanding of softwares such as Adobe Premier, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve and best practices.
* Complete understanding of camera systems and technology and best practices.
* Comfortability communicating with and directing top-tier drivers and high profile management, instilling confidence and reliability in the filmmaking process.
* Be ambitiously driven to take creativity at Williams to new successes.
* Enjoys working both autonomously and in a team.
* Experience working under pressure and clear ability to take ownership of projects and processes independently when needed.
* Experience working with multiple stakeholders across different departments in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
* Exceptional visual skills and the ability to execute and deliver even in high-pressure situations.
Additional Information
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Williams is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.
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