Senior Videographer

Woodgreen is proud to be the pet charity that makes a difference to the lives of pets and their people across the UK. Our vision is a world where all pets are well cared for in loving homes for life. To achieve this, we not only provide care for pets in need, but also help people be the best pet owners they can be.

We re looking for a highly skilled Senior Videographer to join our Creative Content team. You will be curious, creative and able to turn our voices and stories into inspiring and emotive digital content that drives engagement and action.

This role is packed with potential that you will be able to get stuck into and make your own from day one. We are looking for someone with extensive experience in leading a team of videographers and well as someone who is hands on. You will be comfortable filming and editing and taking stills, as well as in the overall art of creative direction and video production, including storytelling, shoot style, overlays and aesthetics.

Our ideal candidate will be a creative visionary, a brilliant communicator, someone who is able to build strong relationships. They will be passionate about bring brands to life, creating beautiful motion assets and can run with a brief from start to finish.

We re on a super exciting journey with our brand right now where the sky is the limit, and real change is taking place. Supporting the Senior Brand and Creative Content Manager you will play a vital part in driving the development of our digital content, bringing the refreshed vision to life and setting the tone for the brand identity across all video deliverables.

You will have;

• creative flair you ll need to bring our brand to life through still and moving images.
• the ability to develop our storytelling capabilities with a focus on telling more inspiring, compelling stories of the impact of our work for audiences across our digital platforms.
• experience of storyboarding and exploring initial concepts, to filming and following through with editing raw footage, grading, adding effects, titles, copy and subtitles in order to deliver final video content.
• experience of managing people.
• the ability to work in a team you ll work closely with our design, copy, case study, comms and marketing colleagues and liaise regularly with colleagues from across the organisation and external agencies, so communicating effectively and being able to develop strong working relationships are a must.
• excellent project/time management, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.

To be successful in this role you'll have a passion for animals, a show reel brimming with engaging film and photography demonstrating your conceptual capabilities, a sharp eye for the little details, and a have a strong desire to use your film-making and photography skills for a great cause.

Please include in your cover letter why you feel you are the right person for this role (please refer to the main responsibilities in the role profile), as well las a link to your show reel.

This is a full-time, permanent position with the expectation that the successful candidate will work from our Godmanchester site for 3 days a week. Due to the nature of this role this could, on occasion, include working on a bank holiday or a weekend for which time off in lieu will be given.

The starting salary for this position is £35,598 to £39,554 per annum, depending on experience. This will be complemented by;

• 36 days annual leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays) rising by 1 day each year to a maximum of 40 days after five years
• Up to 8% employer pension contributions
• Support towards healthcare costs (cashplan)
• Employee wellbeing package to include free access to Headspace
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Enhanced parental leave (subject to qualifying period)
• Benefits hub exclusive discounts on popular brands
• 25% discount in our charity shops

Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for this opportunity as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Woodgreen is committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and, as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.

Early application is encouraged as this position may close sooner than the stated deadline if a suitable candidate is found. Interviews may commence prior to the closing date.

Woodgreen is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.