Key responsibilities
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• Collaborate directly with the VisLab team, public engagement and archive team, scientists, and other departments across the LMB, for photo and video projects, guiding them through preparatory and production stages.
• Produce high-quality visual content showcasing a wide range of LMB activities—including events, lectures, meetings, interviews and special occasions—in both formal and informal settings. This includes content for news stories, alumni newsletters, facility video tours, science video abstracts, scripted and unscripted films, documentaries, and more.
• Provide technical support for still and live shoots involving scientific subjects and materials, such as equipment demonstrations, scientific techniques, tissues, organs, embryos, animal models, and other research-related content.
• Collaborate with the archive team to digitise and preserve archival collections.
• Interpret collaborator goals to identify and prioritise key elements in each project, adapt to evolving requirements, and offer creative and technical recommendations to enhance the final deliverables within agreed timelines.
• Collaborate with external photographers and videographers when required, ensuring consistency in quality and style, and facilitating smooth coordination across internal and external teams.
• Actively engage in team collaboration by participating in meetings, critiques, and service reviews to help develop and improve the department’s offerings.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, working independently or within a team, ensuring all work aligns with project specifications and is delivered on schedule.
• Organise and maintain both physical and digital media assets, ensuring accessibility, efficient workflows, and adherence to the department’s file management practices. Identify and implement suitable systems for long-term physical and digital media storage and maintenance.
• Stay current with advancements in relevant hardware, software, and industry trends, and apply new techniques and platforms to enhance digital and print photo/video production.
Working relationships:
You will report to the Head of VisLab and work closely with the VisLab team and the public engagement and archive team.
You will work with scientists, facilities, operations teams and members across the LMB to support their photo/video projects through all stages of production.
You will collaborate with external photographers and videographers when required.
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Education / qualifications / training required:
Degree in photography, media design, film or television production, or equivalent relevant experience.
Previous work experience required:
Experience and advanced knowledge in science photography and videography.
Experience of working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
Knowledge and experience:
• Strong visual composition, spatial awareness, and perspective skills, developed through the creation of an extensive portfolio of both creative and technical visual work.
• Proven expertise in coordinating single and multi-camera setups (, B-roll, triple-take, master and coverage shots), managing lighting and audio equipment, and leading production teams for a range of video formats including scripted/unscripted films, interviews, instructional content, time-lapse, and run-and-gun shoots.
• Advanced skills in portrait and still photography across studio and location environments, including experience with micro and macro photography of scientific subjects and materials.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with diverse subjects, providing clear direction and support to capture strong visual outcomes.
• Proficient in video post-production workflows, including editing, colour grading, compositing, and transcoding for multiple formats and platforms.
• High-level proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, and Audition, as well as Helicon Focus for focus stacking techniques or similar tools.
• Experience managing visual media projects independently and as part of a team, including tracking progress, incorporating feedback, and delivering high-quality results on time.
• Working knowledge of standard office and communications software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams or alternatives.
Personal skills / behaviours / qualities:
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to read and adapt to a variety of personalities and working styles, maintaining strong collaborative relationships.
• Strong written, email and verbal communication skills, with a clear and professional approach.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Quick-thinking and resourceful, able to develop creative solutions in dynamic situations.
• Resilient under pressure, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a structured and calm manner.
• Passionate about continuous learning and open to exploring new tools, techniques, and workflows for improving creative output and efficiency.
• Flexible and adaptable, with a positive attitude toward change and emerging digital trends and requests.
• Open and receptive to constructive feedback, while also confident in providing thoughtful feedback to others.
• Strongly motivated by user and stakeholder satisfaction, with a service-oriented mindset.
• High attention to detail, patience, and a commitment to producing polished, high-quality work.
Additional and application information:
This is a rolling advertisement which can close or be extended, at any time, if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience.
It is anticipated that interviews will take place between 26 and 28 August.
Following completion of your probationary period, we can consider informal hybrid working arrangements, with up to 2 days working from home per week.
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