Video & Production Coordinator in London

Department: In-House AV (Audio, Visual) Production Team

Reports into: VP of Business Development & Strategic Marketing

About Us

Defected Records is an independent British record label specialising in house music recordings, an internationally syndicated broadcasting platform, events, publishing, marketing, and artist booking. Established in 1999, Defected has a number of sub-labels including DFTD, 4 To The Floor, Glitterbox and Classic Music Company. Defected also owns and manages over 30 catalogues for heritage house imprints.

Defected run events globally including stages at major music festivals and standalone club nights, as well as residencies in Ibiza since 2003. They also host Defected festivals in London, Croatia, and Malta, drawing people from the UK, Australia, North America, South Africa and all corners of Europe. Defected’s mission is to service our community whilst helping artists build longer lasting, more impactful, and more profitable careers.

About You

As Video and Production Co-Ordinator, you will be working closely with the wider Production, Marketing and Events teams to film and edit engaging content to promote the needs of the business and keep Defected content visually interesting and attention grabbing.

Your key responsibilities are:

• Assist in the pre-production processes, including brainstorming and pitching ideas to the team, researching concepts and developing ideas for upcoming projects.
• Responsible for setting up, filming and editing content for Defected and all sub-labels under the Defected umbrella.
• Act as a videographer and photographer for shoots both in the UK and internationally when needed and be responsible for taking raw footage and taking it into post-production, developing the final deliverables.
• Execute all required post-production tasks including video, audio editing and colour grading to a high standard.
• Liaise with our audio engineers, to ensure all audio for visual livestreams are mastered and delivered up to spec.
• Either leading on or to have involvement in end-to-end production (Pre-production, Production and Post production).
• Produce short- and long-form content for Defected and sub-labels, including Moments in Music, In The House Streams, Events Streams and artist or brand focused Documentaries.
• Manage YouTube scheduling, livestreams, and reactive social-first content.
• Liaise with the Social Media and Marketing teams to create a strategic roll out for our releases or event campaigns using our internal video productions.
• Provide on-site event and festival coverage, ensuring fast turnaround and brand alignment.
• Oversee AV operations in the Basement, including filming, lighting, audio recording and photography.
• Encouraged to develop and pitch creative ideas for video formats, campaigns, and new approaches to visual storytelling.
• Provide on-set support during shoots and DJ streams, including setting up equipment, operating cameras and assisting with lighting and audio set ups.
• Attend festivals and external events to film sets for our channels.
• Edit footage to create visually interesting and engaging videos.
• Ensure timelines and delivery deadlines are being met by turning around reactive content within the given frame.
• Always up to date with new and emerging trends in filming and software to keep the content you create as fresh and exciting as possible.
• Assist with live stream content for our socials.
• Work closely with the wider team to ensure aspirational and high-level assets are delivered.

People/Culture

• Foster good relationships with all internal departments and cross-functional teams.
• Work closely with the rest of team to enable and share learnings with each other.
• Provide the team with regular updates on your work.
• Become familiar with Defected’s brand, culture, values, and existing business processes and make sure you are acting within these everyday.
• Act as an ambassador for the brand whilst liaising externally and internally.
• Act as a team player, supporting other team members where required.

Essential experience:

• A strong understanding of social media platforms (Youtube, Facebook, Tik Tok and Instagram).
• An understanding of how to target and engage house music audiences online.
• Experience setting up cameras for streams and record and using equipment to produce high quality content.
• A strong work ethic and the ability to work well in a team.
• Advanced computer skills with knowledge of how to use Premiere Pro and Davinci Resolve, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
• Strong video editing skills.
• A passion for dance music, specifically Defected, Glitterbox and DFTD.

Defected’s Core Values

• Community & Artists - Above All. Doing what’s best for the community & artist is what’s best for all our stakeholders.
• We Are a Team. We work as a team, we integrate diverse voices, we listen to one another, and we communicate fearlessly to build trust.
• Harmony Has Many Different Notes. We are a meritocracy of ideas, and the best ideas come from a diversity of experiences and perspectives.
• Roll with Superstars. Hire, develop, and retain only the best.
• Up the Tempo. Move with deliberate speed and a bias for action; fail fast, fix faster.
• Earn ‘one more tune’. Results matter, take ownership and accountability.
• Inspire the Fan in Everyone. Be a company people love for what we create and how we act.