Senior Video Creative

About Substance

Founded in 2003, we have grown to over 70 people in London, Los Angeles, Singapore and Buenos Aires. Our work is insights-driven and innovation-led and our strategies are made up of a blend of creativity and collaboration, tailor-made for each of our client’s brands.

We are a friendly and diverse team who work and have fun together - our values are: People First, Creative, Passionate, Honest and Collaborative.

Our working arrangements are flexible: we are happy for our team to work on a hybrid basis and we encourage them to find a suitable work-life balance. Our UK office is based in the London Docklands area, overlooking the Thames, with good transport links and with great onsite facilities. We have a number of people-centric initiatives and benefits in place and are always working to improve ways of supporting our people.

Your Role

You are part of the team responsible for taking social video content to the next level by bringing flair, creativity and proactivity to the offering. You will need a drive to succeed and desire to improve, continually developing and enhancing the quality of our work.

You are editing from feature films, console game source materials, filmed footage (both internal and external sources), influencer and user generated content. You are responsible for working on both short and long form video content, creating exciting and engaging edits of the highest quality for use across social media, digital media, cinema and broadcast to the correct technical specification. You will have strong motion skills and be working on all stages of a project, from concepts, branding and storyboarding, through to editing and animation/motion design.

You provide quality assurance for the video output of the studio.

The ability to take briefs and transform them into engaging audience specific content for multiple platforms is essential. A complete understanding of the production lifecycle is required.

As the most experienced editor in our team, you are the source of expertise for video and audio editing within our studio and be able to guide and train other members of the team. Experience managing people, mentoring and showing leadership qualities will be important in this role.

You are a creative individual with a skill for visual storytelling, able to construct a narrative primed for user consumption and engagement. Whether this is a 15s social spot or a 3 minute long featurette you will be adept at creating a compelling visual story for any end user. To be able to take this further through integration with motion graphics, visual effects or create a video from scratch in these mediums themselves.

This role will be key to the development of the studio and as such there is room to advance and grow your career within this.

The projects we work on can range from less than 24 hrs turnaround to over a month so flexibility and ability to adapt to timeline pressures is a must. Yet, we must keep our standards to the utmost quality that our clients have come to expect from us in every situation. Experience in an Editorial capacity will be advantageous here.

Key Skills

• 4-6 years experience in a similar role
• Fluent across the Adobe suite, in particular Premiere Pro for Editing and After Effects for Motion Design. Experience with Audition, Photoshop and InDesign will be advantageous.
• A passion and ability for storytelling and visuals
• Experience of a wide range of HD, UHD, HDR, RAW and VFX workflows
• Knowledge of file-based production processes and content production systems.
• Understanding of the fundamentals of audio and video, including digital technologies and formats
• A portfolio that shows a real passion for video and motion design, including; Creative ideas, well executed, Storytelling, Sound design skills, Strong typography, Storyboarding, Motion skills.
• Ability to communicate with confidence and act assertively when required
• Experience of a busy production or similar environment and the ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with a wide range of people at different levels.
• Advanced problem-solving skills and the ability to apply them to operational situations.
• An understanding of marketing and enthusiasm in social media
• Staying up to date with new trends and technologies to help us stay ahead of the curve

Technical knowledge/experience:

• Strong experience across Social Media, online and offline media and broadcast
• Detailed knowledge of video codecs, file formats and specs for web and beyond
• Expert knowledge of Premiere Pro
• Strong knowledge of After Effects for motion graphics and visual effects work
• High level audio editing and sound design experience
• Good knowledge of colour grading

No agencies please