Job Title: Creative Producer
Location: London
Reports to: Co-Founders
Want to join the UK's most exciting up and coming digital production studio?
Strong Watch Studios is a digital production company specialising in bridging the gap between TV and digital.
We are the team behind Channel 4's Comedy YouTube Channel 'A Comedy Thing', as well as 4.0 The Snake, BBC's RANKED, Match For Hope as well as many other brands and broadcasters.
We are looking for a brilliantly talented and resourceful Creative Producer to join our team and grow with us.
We are looking for a talented and proactive individual who will be ideating, developing, directing and creating content across our plethora of clients. Being able to multitask, hit tight turnaround deadlines and work closely with production are all fundamental skills within this role. Our ideal candidate will have a wealth of long and short form video experience,
not be afraid of any genre of pitch, a deck writing whiz and above all else, an appetite to understand how our digital world works.
In this role you will oversee and support projects from conception to completion. You'll work closely with production staff, talent, project managers and other internal and external stakeholders. The ability to thrive in a fast paced environment, make quick creative decisions and work as part of a team are essential for this role.
This role is perfect for digitally native creative producers or TV AP's/Producers/Development Producers wanting to make the move into digital.
What will you be doing?
* You'll be pitching and developing new ideas that will work for SWS portfolio
* You will work closely with production who will lead the practical execution of the ideas.
* You'll produce your projects, taking advice from the Senior Creative Producer and Co-founders to shape the piece. This includes everything from talent suggestions, to script writing, storyboards, location choices, casting, feeding into set design, props and anything else requiring creative input
* You'll direct under the leadership of our Senior Creative Producer and Co-Founders
* You'll edit produce – working with an editor to craft the final deliverables for all platforms.
* You'll steer packaging and activation - you know how to make a social video fly
* You'll creatively steer thumbnails
* You're able to work independently across multiple projects at different stages including; concept development ,directing, scripts and edits.
* You'll enjoy bouncing off a team – sharing ideas and working together to make the best content for a youth audience.
What do you need to have done before?
* Substantial experience as a Video / Development / Creative Producer and a track record of hands-on creation of strong, social-first formats.
* A thorough knowledge and understanding of social media platforms is essential.
* You will be able to demonstrate superb planning skills, and the ability to manage several projects at one time. You'll know how to prioritise your workload and deliver to a deadline.
* Exceptional eye for putting together an engaging edit.
We welcome and encourage applications from traditional TV backgrounds if you highlight your areas of expertise already and which areas you need development.
Key Skills
* Strong communication and people skills
* Strong knowledge of Youtube (essential), Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook
* Organisational and attention to detail
* Drive and enthusiasm, working effectively as part of a team or independently
* Exceptional time and resource management traits
* The ability to cope under pressure and multi-task
* A passion for creating digital content across genres but with particular focus in comedy and ents
* Demonstrate exemplary leadership and communication skills
* Solution orientation
* A willingness to learn and adapt to a fast paced digital way of working
This role is an initial 3 month FTC with scope for extension.