Video Editor
Acamar Films is an award-winning independent film & television production company. Founded in 2005, Acamar is the creator of the global hit pre-school series ‘Bing’. Acamar has built a reputation for creating high-quality children’s content that supports the healthy development and wellbeing of young audiences worldwide.
Since its debut on the BBC in 2014, Bing has won multiple accolades including the International Emmy for Best Children’s Programme, a Writers Guild Award and a BAFTA nomination. Bing is a top title on BBC iPlayer with over 1.4 billion streams in the UK alone. The programme has also gained over 13 billion lifetime views on YouTube and is now available in over 165 territories.
This is a hugely exciting time to join Acamar, with active plans to accelerate the company’s global reach. Launches are planned in North America & Canada, Latin America, Japan, China, India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa by 2028.
There are now more than 4,000 SKUs of licensed Bing products including toys, games, books, clothing, theme parks, cinema, theatre, live events and digital products. This will sit alongside our expansion into digital apps and YouTube gaming.
About The Role
The Video Editor will join a multifaceted Production & Editorial team, further enabling the organisation to increase its editorial capability and bring a wide variety of content to life across an increasing range of formats.
Reporting to our Video Producer, the Video Editor will consistently deliver high quality video content that moves and delights audiences across multiple platforms and languages – helping to further build Bing’s global audience, and to drive commercial success.
What You’ll Do
- Work as part of the Production & Editorial team to support the conception, development and production of content across the board.
- Specifically work within the Video Production team – alongside other Video Producer/Editors to deliver a variety of video content (in multiple languages) that serves not only our audience but also the wider organisation. Typical content produced will include:
- Episode compilations and themed packages for our global YouTube network.
- New interstitial content created from existing visual and audio assets
- Video content for additional digital platforms (social media, app etc.)
- Feature-length content packages, for distribution at cinema and other platforms
- Channel Content for our Global Children’s values channel: Again! Again!
- Corporate / B2B (e.g. marketing sizzle reels, corporate events etc)
- Periodically film video content of live events, studio presenter pieces and other Live Action content.
- Use your strong communication skills (both spoken and written) to foster strong working relationships with your colleagues inside Acamar as well external stakeholders.
Your Skills
Technical Skills
- Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro & After Effects
- Familiar with standard Post Production workflows including Offline, Sound Mix, Layback etc.
- Ability to set up, operate and maintain broadcast level camera equipment is valuable.
Creative
- A clear understanding and vision that the audience is at the heart of everything we do.
- An ability to consider a “Child’s Point Of View” when creating content to ensure that it resonates with our very young audience and holds onto the authenticity of their lives.
- An understanding of character and willingness to translate that knowledge to our Bing DNA.
- To always strive to produce world class content, collaboratively and independently.
- Ability to generate creative ideas and to think strategically about new programme ideas and an innovative approach to programme making.
- The ability to demonstrate original and imaginative ideas and then transform those ideas into reality.
Interpersonal
- Interpersonal and communication skills strong enough to establish credibility with colleagues and to foster strong working relationships with a wide range of people inside and outside of Acamar.
- Enough resilience and stamina to sustain performance when under pressure.
- An ability to use your initiative, problem solve and provide creative leadership.
- Anticipate and provide sound arguments to support your own ideas, actions and initiative.
Organisational
- Possess the ability to deliver projects from concept to finished product – but always be open to teamwork, collaboration and honest feedback from others.
- Proven qualities of adaptability and flexibility in coping with rapidly changing circumstances together with the ability to prioritise and exercise excellent editorial judgement as circumstances change.
- Communicate ideas and information clearly and concisely, as well as listen to, understand interpret information and instructions correctly.
- Most importantly, you will have a real appreciation of and ability to demonstrate our company values, which include: creativity, collaboration, curiosity, diversity and kindness.
