Contents Creation Manager

Responsibilities:

• Film, source footage and edit visually engaging videos that communicate key messages clearly and effectively to our stakeholders across social media platforms.
• Design graphics, infographics and animations, optimised for social media platforms to support announcements or campaigns.
• Uphold best practice for digital production, ensuring all content meets high standards of quality, accessibility and brand consistency.
• Direct senior stakeholders effectively, ensuring lighting, audio and camera equipment create the best possible results.
• Stay at the forefront of social video trends, tools and techniques, bringing inspiration and ideas to our digital content.
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions to find creative solutions that meet communications objectives.
• Effectively manage resources and technical equipment in our media studio.
• Line manage a content producer or designer, helping to facilitate a collaborative, supportive environment.
• Provide expert technical advice and guidance to the wider team and non-digital colleagues.
• Take part in an incident or weekend duty rota as required, which may involve occasional working outside office hours and during weekends.

Skills Required:

• Comprehensive production experience: proven experience in shooting, editing, and producing multi-format video content.
• Proficient in self-shooting and equipment set-up, including sound and lighting techniques.
• Social video expertise: a deep understanding of social media video trends and platform-specific content requirements.
• Strong interpersonal skills: the ability to work collaboratively to deliver shared goals, ability to confidently direct people on camera, and to explain technical issues to non-digital colleagues.
• Excellent time management skills with proven ability to prioritise and deliver high quality products.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (or equivalent tools), with expertise in video and photo editing, colour grading, audio, and visual effects.
• Confident DSLR camera operator (Sony A7SII & A7SIII). Ability to perform filming, lighting, and sound recording during shoots. Handle post-production editing, including colour correction, audio mixing, and adding graphics as required.
• Basic skills in animation or motion graphics (eg After Effects) to enhance digital content, particularly for social media. Ability to live stream events on social media channels.
• Prior experience working in the Public Sector is advantageous.

This is a hybrid role and can be based from any of the following locations: Bristol, London, Reading, Birmingham or Newcastle