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Video and Multimedia Producer
Job Purpose
Are you an experienced and talented video and multimedia producer with an outstanding editorial track-record and a passion for story-telling? Do you have a deep interest in science, the ability to identify a great story, and the creative flair necessary to bring it to life?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
We’re looking for a Video and Multimedia Producer, skilled in all aspects of end-to-end video production to lead on a video, photography and audio production at the Francis Crick Institute. You will bring with you a deep interest in digital platforms and social media, and will lead on the Crick’s house-style for video and multimedia content. You will use your ability to understand and capture the Crick’s stories, science, people and vision to increase our impact, influence, and profile across our multiple audiences.
Who we are
The Francis Crick Institute is an independent charity established to be a UK flagship for discovery research in biomedicine.
Our mission is to understand more about how living things work to help improve treatment, diagnosis and prevention of human disease and achieve economic opportunities for the UK. In our institute, more than 2,000 staff and students use their wide-ranging knowledge and expertise to work across disciplines.
We combine this rigour with an open and interactive culture. We’re committed to bringing together people with varied research interests and expertise, including clinicians, physical scientists and applied scientists from our pharmaceutical partners, to achieve our increasingly ambitious goals.
About the role
As a highly skilled Video and Multimedia Producer you will lead on all aspects of video, photography and audio production in our Communications and Public Engagement team .
Reporting to our Head of Digital and Creative, you will be responsible for creating imaginative, high-quality and strategically-aligned multimedia content in a variety of formats, playing a key role in shaping the narrative of the Crick and what it represents.
This newly created role will find and capture stories from across the Institute. It brings with it the unique opportunity to define and shape the Crick’s strategic approach to storytelling through video and multimedia production.
As the subject matter expert, you will have every opportunity to make this role your own.
Duties and responsibilities
1. Leading on the creative development of the Crick’s video, audio and multimedia content, working with colleagues from across the Crick to tell stories that bring to life the work and science of the Crick.
2. Playing a key role in finding stories and shaping the editorial narrative of the Crick, identifying creative collaborations, and building a content pipeline that embodies the Crick’s strategic goals.
3. Leading on the Crick’s house-style for video and multimedia content, ensuring it helps deliver our strategic ambitions and is aligned with our brand, values and tone of voice.
4. Leading and producing end-to-end video and audio content (from initial creative concept, through to scripting, filming, editing and post-production) such as: explainer videos, promotional videos, events films, b-roll, podcasting, social media videos.
5. Developing and producing serialised content to help us grow and engage audiences through our social media channels (particularly YouTube, Instagram Reels and TikTok).
6. Leading on our video and audio production schedules, ensuring they are well-managed
7. Ensuring best-practice video and audio production are embedded across the Crick, training and upskilling colleagues from the Communications and Public Engagement and advising teams and individuals making their own audio and video content for social media.
8. Working with Head of Digital and Creative to develop and define the Crick’s digital strategy.
9. Working with Deputy Director of Communications to identify, develop and build strategically relevant video and audio content partnerships with creators and other organisations.
10. On larger scale projects not produced in-house, procuring and managing agencies and production companies, ensuring quality and delivery.
11. To monitor, evaluate and make recommendations for our future multimedia content to ensure we are continually enhancing and improving our outputs.
12. To ensure the Crick’s multimedia content is on-message and on-brand, factually accurate, legally compliant
13. Horizon scanning for trends and opportunities in digital video, audio and related social media content, ensuring we are ahead of the curve in our use of multimedia to engage and grow our audiences online.
14. Maintaining an inventory of the Crick’s recording equipment, making recommendations to Head of Digital and Creative for procurement of new equipment to enhance the Crick’s creative multimedia output.
15. Occasional management of freelancers and interns.
Knowledge, skills, and experience
Essential:
16. Extensive editorial experience and ability to identify and tell a compelling story, with a can-do approach to capturing footage.
17. A proven track record of presenting complex information and ideas creatively and efficiently using video, audio, and other multimedia formats.
18. Extensive knowledge and experience of broadcast technologies and proven ability to operate cameras, audio systems, vision mixers, lighting, VT and web encoders.
19. Significant professional experience of shooting, editing, lighting and sound recording.
20. Significant professional experience in interviewing and directing people in front of camera to capture key images, messages and soundbites.
21. A deep understanding of legal aspects of video and audio production including fact-checking, sourcing, copyright and obtaining consent.
22. Professional experience using Premiere Pro to edit video.
23. Experience of conducting in-depth research around specific subject areas to develop scripts and content.
24. A passion for developing social media and a deep understanding of how it is evolving.
25. A deep interest in science.
26. Experience of evaluating impact of creative outputs to improve impact of future work.
27. Strong interpersonal, negotiation and communications skills with experience of multiple stakeholder management.
28. Proven ability to spot new opportunities to develop innovative output, be open to new ideas and motivate colleagues to take creative risks.
29. Enthusiasm for our objectives and strategies and the ability to communicate these with clarity and diplomacy.
30. Able to combine creative flair with impeccable organisation skills.
31. Experience of managing freelancers.
32. Able to work independently and as part of a team.
Desirable:
33. A background in broadcast journalism.
34. Experience of creating animation and motion graphics (particularly using Adobe After Effects).
35. Experience of working with and overseeing brand guidelines and house styles for video, photography and multimedia.
36. Experience of providing training in all aspects of video production.
37. A strong appreciation of discovery science and its benefits to society.
The post holder should embody and demonstrate our core Crick values: bold, open, and collegial.
How to apply
All applicants are asked to apply online. Interviews will take place the week commencing 3rd June 2024.
Please supply with your application:
38. A covering letter which clearly outlines how you meet the criteria in the essential and desirable specification, providing relevant examples.
39. A link to your showreel at the end of your covering letter featuring work relevant to this role which you have produced, filmed and/or edited.
40. An up-to-date copy of your CV. You may wish to highlight your accolades and achievements related to the role.
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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities, regardless of ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, pregnancy, age, disability, or civil partnership, marital or family status. We particularly welcome applications from people who are Minority Ethnic as they are currently underrepresented in the Crick at this level.
Diversity is essential to excellence in scientific endeavour. It increases breadth and perspective, leading to more innovation and creativity. We want the Crick to be a place where everyone feels valued and where diversity is celebrated and seen as part of the foundation for our Institute’s success.
The Crick is committed to creating equality of opportunity and promoting diversity and inclusivity. We all share in the responsibility to actively promote dignity, respect, inclusivity and equal treatment and it is our aim to ensure that these principles are reflected and implemented in all strategies, policies and practices.
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