Video Editor in City of Westminster

Based in London HQ, TEAM LEWIS is a global marketing agency that has evolved from a start-up to a multi-national organisation over two decades. Our success stems from talented individuals delivering award-winning campaigns and expanding client relationships into new markets or services.

The Video Editor's main focus will be capturing and powerfully bringing to life strategic insights, brand messaging, creative ideas, and concepts. The role will help the evolution of innovative storytelling at LEWIS, including brand videos, product videos, corporate videos, interviews, case studies, events, and showreels. Animation will include kinetic typography, motion graphics, title animation, 2D animation, and 4D animation. Creative thinking, technical knowledge, and strong organisational ability are essential for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Review and recommend the range of services that should be offered, advising on deliverables and rate card.
• Educate account servicing teams on when and how to sell these services to clients.
• Develop ideas for creative use of video and partner with account teams to pitch video work to clients.
• Provide guidance and recommend solutions on emerging animation technologies, such as 360 video, virtual reality, and augmented reality.
• Storyboard for internal videos for corporate updates, house marketing, recruitment, events, etc.
• Manage video projects from conception to delivery, including production timetables and costings; ensure workflow is logical and structured, delivering to deadline.
• Use Cinema 4D and After Effects with an understanding of surrealism.
• Bring a high level of quality control to ensure that everything produced under the LEWIS name is striking, creative, and professional.
• Interview and recruit key hires as required, helping to resource from your network.
• Be a collaborative, encouraging, supportive member of the UK team.

About you:

• You have experience working at a management level in a video unit in a digital, marketing, brand, or PR agency, producing a variety of videos on a range of topics.
• Understanding of digital media techniques, videos, formats, and compressions.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud software, including editing and animating in Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects; 3D animation (Cinema 4D) is a bonus.
• Experience in filming various styles of video, producing animation, and combining the two.
• Professional editing experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work with clients to develop a concept and a script/storyboard.
• Ability to source venues, talent, and additional crew when appropriate.
• Prepared to travel to client locations, conferences, and events for filming.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills: proven track record of meeting deadlines and budgets.
• Ability to problem solve, project manage, and multi-task.
• A passion for video that extends to researching and staying at the cutting edge of video/filming techniques and trends; connected within the creative community.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the responsibilities for this role. Other responsibilities may be added from time to time. TEAM LEWIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to creating and fostering an environment focused on equality, empowerment, and respect.