Location
Hybrid - Based between home and our office either in Kings Cross, London or Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Hours
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary
£43,974 per annum

About the Role
Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Brand and Content team as our Video Content Creator. The successful candidate will join our fast-paced and motivated team to deliver highly engaging short form video content for social media, digital adverts, website and events. Your content will build and push the Sense brand, increase understanding of the challenges faced by disabled people with complex needs, help those affected to live full and meaningful lives, inspire people to fundraise and take action, and communicate the impact of Sense’s work through engaging and compelling storytelling. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for all aspects of video production, including creative development, logistics and planning, directing, filming, conducting interviews and all elements of post-production. You’ll spend a lot of time out on location capturing authentic moments and voices, translating them into compelling and engaging video content.

Key Responsibilities
Deliver a consistent pipeline of engaging short form video in platform-native formats and related assets. Interview storytellers on camera, who may have sensitive stories, to create compelling and engaging storytelling video content. Attend events and activities with the people we support to capture video content. Act as a representative of Sense’s workforce in campaigning or information videos when appropriate. Work with internal teams to identify and plan the role that video plays in the wider communications mix. Ensure videos are optimized for different platforms, including using trending sounds, adding engaging text overlays, and incorporating relevant hashtags. Develop creative concepts and present ideas to internal stakeholders. Proactively identify opportunities, contribute ideas, share skills and help drive quality by working closely with teammates and services, collaborating on projects where required. Run and deliver all areas of video production, including planning, organising and running video shoots, and all elements of post-production from social media editing to grading, captioning, exporting for social platforms, creating accessible transcripts and publishing on Sense's YouTube channels. Help to maintain our asset library, ensuring assets are uploaded, described and tagged correctly, and helping colleagues to use it when required. Manage agencies, freelancers, volunteers and beneficiaries to produce video content as required.

Experience
Experience in all aspects of shooting and producing a high standard of digital first short form video content for external audiences either in an agency or in-house. Strong experience in creating video edits for social media (including TikTok), with demonstrable understanding and knowledge of optimal formats and tactics for different channels and platforms. Experience in fast-paced short (and medium-length) content, aiming for a fast turnaround. Experience in developing strong creative content ideas to deliver against content strategies. A strong understanding of and experience in crafting engaging and impactful storytelling video content. Working with case studies or interviewees with experience in planning and conducting interviews and drawing out compelling stories. Skilled experience in producing, directing, lighting, audio recording and shooting short form digital first video. Editing (Adobe Premiere Pro), including colour grading, audio, and exporting to required formats. Familiarity working with imagery and graphics as part of video projects (Adobe Photoshop). Mobile videography and editing skills as well as professional camera and editing skills. Originating and storyboarding video content with skilled use of visual storytelling techniques. Strong organisation and project management skills, including an ability to plan work effectively and juggle multiple projects at the same time. Proactivity in seeking out content opportunities and making things happen. Strong communication skills and the ability to present engagingly about creative concepts and ideas.

About you
Creative, motivated, and passionate about storytelling through video. Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality content. Ability to work collaboratively within a team and independently when required.

Qualifications
Relevant experience in video production and editing is essential. A portfolio showcasing your video content is required as part of your application.