Organisation: National Galleries of Scotland
Location: Edinburgh
Full-time and Permanent
Salary £29,888 – £32,602 per annum
Plus generous benefits package
Hybrid / flexible working
About the role
Are you a talented multimedia professional with a passion for creating high quality content? Do you have the creative ability and technical expertise to bring stories to life? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Digital Team and play a key role in helping us to elevate the production of compelling digital content across our platforms and exhibitions. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you’ll enhance production workflows while delivering high quality and engaging experiences for our audiences.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with significant technical expertise in video and audio software. You should have extensive knowledge of essential equipment required for the role, including cameras, lenses, audio workstations, and lighting. A strong understanding of file formats for export and storage, as well as publishing of interpretive media is also required to ensure content aligns with our house style and processes.
Your responsibilities
In this role you will assist with the postproduction on multimedia content, creating rough and final cuts of video and audio content. You’ll support video shoots, audio recording sessions, and other special events including live broadcasts. Additionally, you will help maintain our digital video and audio archive, ensuring metadata for files is accurately recorded. You will ensure quality and consistency following our guidelines and best practices across media and platforms.
The difference you’ll make
As part of the team, you will work collaboratively on the direction of high standard filming/recording and postproduction outputs, visible on our partner platforms and in-gallery paying exhibitions. Along with the team, you’ll be accountable for ensuring the provision of any required equipment and supervision of expert freelance staff. Your duties will include:
1. Editing high quality video and audio content for our digital channels aligned to our temporary exhibitions, permanent collection, and other projects.
2. Supporting the broadcast of live events including talks and lectures.
3. Producing professional content that engages, and is suitable in tone and style for, the different platforms it is aimed at, whether for social media non-specialists, members, or a wider more international audience.
4. Developing new content in collaboration across departments and as part of a project team.
5. Maintaining an efficient archiving system for all digital assets created.
6. Working with colleagues to generate an inclusive and collaborative environment with an emphasis on continual improvement and cost-effective techniques and approaches.
7. Liaising with colleagues across teams to ensure that content is published to the highest standards and optimised for key audiences.
8. Supporting training for colleagues in use of production equipment. Maintaining and coordinating the use of multimedia production equipment.
9. Supporting the development and implementation of content strategy working across teams to do so.
Who we are looking for
To succeed in this role, you’ll need the following range of knowledge, skills, and experience:
1. Educated to degree level, or equivalent in digital media production, visual or moving image arts, or equivalent qualification.
2. Experience of creating video content, specifically in regard to camera operating, lighting, and editing.
3. Technical expertise with media editing tools and software, such as Adobe Premiere Pro and other Creative Suite applications, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Microsoft Office Suite.
4. Excellent communication skills and an ability to manage and develop good relationships with external clients and customers.
5. Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
6. Understanding of new developments in digital storytelling, technologies, and delivery.
7. Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative attitude and understanding of the issues involved in working in partnership.
8. Strong creative and editorial skills; impeccable writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
9. Good organisational and time management skills.
10. Ability to plan and work on own initiative.
It would also be great if you have:
1. Knowledge of National Galleries of Scotland collection.
2. Copyright and licensing procedures and negotiation requirements.
3. Knowledge of best practices in design thinking, information architecture and user experience.
4. Familiar with commitments relating to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Please apply directly via our careers portal. Applications via email will not be accepted.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 10 February 2025.
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