Videographer

Function: Content Capture | Cinematography | Visual Execution

Responsibility: Capture high-quality, performance-driven content across ads and social formats

Reports to: Producer (day-to-day) | Video Director (on set)

Location: Full-time | Hambi Media MCR Studio, Central Manchester (1 day in studio / 3 days on set per week)

Compensation: £35,000–£40,000 + Benefit Scheme + 27 Days Paid Holiday + Private Healthcare

Overview: The Soar Group is one of the UK’s fastest-growing performance agency groups, home to three specialist agencies. Together, the group manages over £100M in ad spend, works with category-leading D2C brands, and operates the UK’s largest Creative Strategy department with design, production, strategy, and UGC all under one roof.

What Sets Us Apart:

• Nominated for Meta’s Creative Diversity Award 2025, the only independent agency recognised.
• Highest independent agency spend on Meta in 2025.
• Official TikTok Agency Partner, Creative Partner, and one of the only TikTok Shop Partners across UK and US.
• Two production studios (London and Manchester).
• Creators of D2C Diaries, one of the UK’s leading eCommerce podcasts.
• Partnered with Meta, TikTok, Foreplay, and Triple Whale.

The Role: You will work alongside Directors and Producers to capture scroll-stopping content for Meta, TikTok and beyond. This isn’t a passive camera operation role. The best Videographers at Hambi bring genuine creative & strategic contribution to every set: thoughtful framing, strong composition, lighting that serves the concepts strategy, and an instinct for what makes content stop a scroll.

Requirements:

• 3+ years' experience as a videographer or camera operator, ideally in a commercial or advertising context.
• Skilled with Sony FX3/FX6 or similar cinema cameras and professional lighting setups.
• Strong understanding of short-form video formats and what drives conversion on social platforms.
• Demonstrable familiarity with Meta and TikTok ad styles, hooks and pacing.
• Experience shooting in both studio and location environments.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-first mindset.
• Calm under pressure and consistently reliable on set.
• A showreel or portfolio featuring commercial or branded work is required to be considered for this role.

Preferred but not essential:

• Direct experience shooting content for D2C brands or paid social advertising campaigns.
• Familiarity with tracking creative performance metrics (hook rate, watch time, CTR).

Responsibilities:

• Operate Sony FX3 or equivalent cameras and professional lighting rigs to a consistently high standard across studio and location environments.
• Manage audio capture with precision: microphone placement, monitoring levels, and flagging any issues to the Director in real time.
• Shoot confidently across multiple formats: UGC, VSL, podcast, testimonial, branded content, B-roll and product shoots.
• Execute the Director's creative vision on set with technical precision - and bring your own creative eye to framing, composition and lighting decisions within that direction.
• Apply a strong understanding of hooks, pacing, scene variety and platform-specific visual trends to every shot.
• Maintain accurate footage organisation, file naming conventions and metadata throughout and after every shoot.
• Support the Video Director and Producer during pre-production: contributing to discussions on lighting approach, kit requirements and location setup ahead of shoot day.
• Develop a detailed shot list before every shoot day.
• Stay current with Meta and TikTok creative trends and bring relevant visual references to set.
• Experiment with new techniques to elevate content quality and performance.

What Success Looks Like: In your first 90 days, you will have shot across a range of formats, built strong working relationships with the Directors and Producers you support, and have footage actively running in client ad accounts.

Attitude: You are driven, hands-on and precise in your craft. You care about the frame — but you care just as much about whether the content converts. You thrive on the energy of a busy shoot schedule, stay composed when things don’t go to plan, and bring collaborative energy to every set.

Benefits:

• 28 days paid holiday including birthday leave, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
• Long-service holiday scheme: After 2 years’ service, you’ll receive 1 extra day of annual leave for every year of service.
• Flexible and hybrid working (2 days in office).
• Regular team socials.
• Company Private Health and life insurance scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Work abroad for 1 month a year.
• Full-time Manchester-based role (1 day studio / 3 days on set per week).