Camera Operator - Bristol, United Kingdom - Mendip Media Productions

Description

Mendip Media is a visual communications agency with a broad portfolio of clients across nuclear, construction, food and education sectors.

We produce video, animation and photography for communication purposes, more specifically for training, stakeholder engagement, product and service demonstration.

The company has recently won a 2-year contract to produce film, video, animation for a significant new client which means that we will see steady growth over the coming months.

With our own in-house video studio, our experienced and committed crews work regularly in a studio environment
and on location, including outside of the UK.

Our varied client base ensures that video production is always wide ranging and bespoke.

If you work for Mendip Media you will be constantly challenged by our high standards, colourful clients and interesting projects and there are great opportunities to learn from some of the very best videographers in the business.

Job Offer

Mendip Media is offering a role for a talented, committed Editor Camera Operator Director to join its small team based in Bedminster, Bristol.

This is a full-time, office-based position.

A minimum of 2-years full time editing on Adobe Premiere Pro and Camera operation is required and animation experience is advantageous.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable with editing footage to a high standard at an efficient speed, has experience of cutting interviews and montages, can animate in 2D and is adept at creating graphic overlays.

Experience of directing interviews, setting up camera equipment and assisting on a shoot as well as filming is essential.

The job will start on Monday 1st May 2023.


Duties & Responsibilities

You must be an organised, process driven video creative who values attention to detail and is fully involved in all aspects of Mendip Media's production process from concept meeting with clients, organising post production assets, indexing and arranging material correctly, working in a team and following procedure.

Ability to consistently and correctly title files, archive material and follow the agency's process is a requirement.

It is an absolute prerequisite of this role that you are able to liaise with the production manager, creative director and clients to transform outlines and storyboards into edited videos or animations.

The capability to own your own complete project _
as well as_ take other people's footage and edit it according to an outline, script or storyboard is paramount.

As part of the creative team, you may be asked to assist in producing storyboards.

You will be required to work across multiple projects simultaneously, with scheduling and creative support from the delivery team. This means that there will be a reasonable amount of 'finishing' work - including subtitling, graphic overlay creation, amendments.

In addition you will be expected to operate a small voiceover booth and mixing desk from time to time. Training will be provided.

Whilst this is primarily an editing and camera operation role with animation experience and advantage, there will be opportunities to assist the creative director on shoots and to learn about the creative operation of Sony FS7 and an A7SII (including gimble) as well as working with the studio manager to set up general studio lighting and studio equipment.

You must be able to drive; a full UK driving licence is essential. As well as have proof of right to work in the UK.


Personal Specification

Essential

• Commitment to Mendip Media & its clients. *_Our clients include many in the nuclear sector and you will be required to undergo stringent security vetting._
• Commercial video production experience of at least 2 years
• Organisational aptitude
• Storytelling and visualisation abilities
• Good communication skills
• Full driving licence
• Being based in the office
• Editing skills
• Camera operation experience
• A high quality showreel
• Soft Skills_
• Taking responsibility for projects
• Good timekeeping
• Reliability
• Accepting of flexible working patterns
• Being a team player
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Responsible workplace behaviour, including nondisclosure of client projects to third parties
• Technical Skills_
• Complete confidence in using Microsoft Office software
• Ability to liaise with production manager, creative director, client
• Understanding and visualising a client brief
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere and After Effects
• Solid experience creating 2D animation and graphic overlays
• Reliable interview and montage editing skills
• Capability to construct video narratives in the edit
• Meeting deadlines
• Creating storyboards from a brief/outline
• Driving crew car and hire cars
• Learning to use sound mixing desk & recording voiceovers
• Choosing royalty free music for editing
• Competently operating Mendip Media's 'Sprout' cloud viewing platform
• Edit suite organisational abilities

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