Lead Motion Designer and Editor in Leeds

The role involves a passion for storytelling through moving image in all forms including edit, animation, VFX and CGI. You will be confident in the delivery of compelling brand films, TVCs and short form social films. You will head up the post motion department, managing a team of specialists whilst keeping a hands-on role. You approach the art of editing with imagination and innovation whilst ensuring the highest quality is met at all times. Our clients and their customers live and breathe a cross channel retail world; it’s complex, sometimes confusing, and the goal of the motion team is to help enhance their experience.

Key responsibilities:

• Input into Smart Production briefs to ensure the right approach is taken based on the brief.
• Collaborate with the creative team and use own initiative to deliver work with impact.
• Deliver high quality motion assets as efficiently as possible, with a very strong attention to detail.
• Monitor the quality of output and provide feedback to both permanent team and freelancers to ensure work is delivered to the agreed standard, on time, and client satisfaction is maintained by QC’ing all work.
• Mentor and develop the post-production department.
• Help to source the best quality new freelancers and maintain robust ways of working.
• General management of the motion suite and ensure all software and equipment is appropriate.
• Support the wider production team with the development and implementation of solid post-production processes and practices.
• Be the technical ‘go to’ for the production team.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends and advancements to drive new innovative ways of working.
• Maintain a drive to succeed and desire to improve, continually develop and enhance the quality of the work we produce.

Required skills:

• A strong, professional and unique portfolio of work showcasing a wide range of projects in each area of motion graphics, animation and video editing.
• Expert knowledge of video editing techniques with a high level of skill in motion graphics.
• Exceptional knowledge across the leading visual effects programs, such as After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut, Cinema4D and the latest plugins.
• Strong knowledge of colour grading, track sourcing and sound mixing.
• Highly creative and collaborative.
• Previous experience managing a team.
• Methodical approach to work with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to multitask.
• Experience of a wide range of workflows.
• Excellent organisation and file structure skills for managing projects from project start to delivery, including versioning and rendering, confident delivering across a range of platforms.

Location and working hours:

This role will be based from our Leeds office, 9am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. Occasional travel to our other offices may be required.

What we offer:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Your birthday off.
• Additional holidays through salary sacrifice.
• Company sick pay.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Tech & home scheme.
• Pension contribution.
• Westfield Health cash plan.
• Childcare salary sacrifice.

How we work:

We expect all our team members to share the same behaviour and culture code as Ride Shotgun. We make it happen: ownership matters here. We step up, back ourselves and get things done. Proactive, practical, proud of what we produce. We ride as one: one team, always. No egos, no drama. Trust is everything. We look out for each other and do our best work together. We question everything: we stay curious, challenge the expected and look for better ways to do things. That applies to our work, our thinking and ourselves.

Equal opportunities statement:

Ride Shotgun is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and will provide reasonable adjustments where needed.