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HELLO!, Video Editor

Employer
HELLO! Ltd
Location
London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)
Salary
£DoE
Closing date
19 Jun 2022

Job Details

JOB DESCRIPTION
VIDEO EDITOR

DEPARTMENT: Digital Department 
REPORTING TO: Head of Channels

OVERVIEW

We are  at the forefront of royal, celebrity and lifestyle news. As a weekly publication, we look to give our readers and viewers an experience that sets us apart. We’re a brand which is part of the movement for a kinder world. For the audience, the glass is not half full - it’s full and our content imparts that ethos in everything we produce. We know everyone’s time is at a premium and we want time spent with us to feel like a moment of luxury you cannot find anywhere else. 

It’s an exciting time  as we look to massively expand our digital offering with video becoming a core focus for the group for 2022 and beyond. Our digital department has seen great success over the few years we’ve been running and is therefore expanding so we are looking for a versatile editor who has experience across all social media including snapchat, twitter, instagram, facebook and YouTube. 

You’ll know first-hand how to craft a narrative which pulls on the right emotions, but you’ll also be adept at interpreting briefs into stand-out and shareable content across all of our platforms. Working directly with our head of channels, you’ll hit the ground running and be responsible for taking a brief and creating high production value content whilst equally helping us to craft stand-out campaigns for our advertisers. More importantly, you’ll know how to craft an amazing edit that is platform specific and how to draw people in with that golden first five seconds and you’ve ideally created great content across different social media platforms and knows instinctively what works on each.

Equally you’ll have adept skills with Adobe Creative Cloud and have a strong ability to craft and create motion graphics to accompany any edits we create. You’ll also be very reactive, capable and be able to switch your mindset at the drop of a hat for any breaking news. 

For the right person we offer competitive salaries, great benefits plus the chance to be on the ground floor to help us shape a department with very high ambitions.


What you’ll be doing:

  • Edit a wide range of videos and formats across our social platforms so knowing your social and online video formats is essential.
  • Work with publishing editors to identify trends, stories and occasionally create original edits utilising stock and online imagery.
  • Quickly assemble edits and implement notes from the head of channels.
  • Proactively experiment with different versions of an edit, exploring multiple directions.
  • Select music and editing sound beds.
  • Stay organised and ensure all finalised video assets are stored correctly within our servers with the accompanying correct metadata and ensure subtitling is turned around quickly and correctly.
  • Get involved in the creative process, contribute ideas and creative solutions where relevant and be across industry trends.
  • Keep up to date with editing workflow and innovations and ensure you are following the best procedure and workflow
  • Be the go-to for the team’s snapchat video editing requirements
  • Basic audio mixing capabilities, podcast editing experience in adobe audition desirable but not essential.
  • Build edit and graphic templates for our recurring series.
  • Working the odd weekend and evening when the need arises. 

What kind of person you are:

  • You're passionate about editing and crafting a narrative.
  • You’re looking to make a mark and help us grow into our next iteration as the video and online team expand.
  • You are an active listener and you love teamwork and collaboration.
  • You’re not precious and can take feedback well even if an idea ends-up on the cutting room floor.
  • You’re creative, you’re curious and you’re constantly learning and evolving. You’ll bring an idea to the table but know how to execute it.
  • You know that the devil is in the detail and you’re a guardian of quality.
  • You should have an amazing view of digital and social video as well as being adept at narrative creation.
  • Tight deadlines don’t faze you and you’re organised. You know how to manage your time well.
  • High production value within a narrative is part of your DNA.
  • Changes in production plans and schedules don’t faze you.
  • You work well independently and equally with a team.
  • You have great communication skills and you’re able to give and receive feedback in a tight-knit team environment.
  • You can hit the ground running and you are proactive in your approach.
  • You’re adept at short form, but know how to create compelling longer form content.
  • You are very social media savvy and keep up with what content is king across multiple networks.
  • You’ve created successful content across social media which has brought in the views.
  • You have experience with adobe audition and you have got your hands dirty editing a podcast (not essential).

Your experience:

  • You have experience working in a fast-paced professional environment, online editorial preferred.
  • You’re at an advanced level using Adobe Creative Cloud apps but an expert in Premiere Pro, great with Photoshop and you have a solid grasp of After Effects and Audition.
  • Knowledge of the latest digital workflows including digital media codecs, frame rates, image types and resolutions.
  • Good working knowledge of all social media and digital video platforms.
  • You follow workflow guidelines and naming conventions and can suggest better ways of using workflow.
  • Understanding of usage and clearance requirements for music, images and footage.
  • You have an understanding of colour correction using Premiere Pro/ Da Vinci.
  • You can create a solid sound-mix quickly.
  • You understand the big picture as well as being happy to perform some of the more basic tasks such as screen grabbing.
  • You've worked in a fast turnaround environment be that in a digital publisher or agency.
  • You are well organised, you can manage your own time effectively and quote accurately how long a piece of work will take you.
  • You’re a phenomenal communicator and you always keep stakeholders informed during your work’s progress.

Our Benefits

  • Annual Leave: 25 days' holiday during each holiday year 
  • Additional holiday day for your birthday
  • Generous Pension scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance and Healthshield Cash Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Life Assurance 6 x salary
  • Accident cover
  • Income protection scheme
  • Enhanced Maternity Pay: 16 weeks full pay 

Please click Apply now and send us your CV and covering letter.  Please note applications without a covering letter will not be accepted.

 

Company

Our story:

HELLO! has been a weekly magazine since 1988, quickly becoming a household name recognised for our exclusive royal and celebrity access, accurate, positive and celebratory reporting, as well as beautiful picture-led features and award-winning publishing philosophy.

In 2001 our digital platform was launched hellomagazine.com reporting up-to-the-minute royal and celebrity news. Our daily content ranges from the latest happenings in Hollywood to breaking news about popular British talent. We feature comprehensive picture galleries of royal events and red carpets, such as The BAFTAs and the Oscars. 

HELLO!'s social footprint is now over 15M driven by 7M Snapchat users with 13M video views on TikTok and our digital brand has transformed from a small legacy publishing site into a dynamic and high growth area of the business. 

Our annual audience has grown from 68 million unique global users to 225 million! And our USA team recently scooped the The Drum Award for Best Launch for HELLO!'s digital US product.

HELLO! celebrates the kindness and community of women through our annual  HELLO! Inspiration Awards hosted by our Editor in Chief Rosie Nixon who is an ambassador for the charity Wellbeing of Women; a health charity saving and changing the lives of women, girls and babies. HELLO! has partnered with Wellbeing of Women to launch the Menopause Workplace Pledge to which hundreds of UK employers including BBC, M&S, Royal Mail and Channel 4 have signed up to.

Our Digital and Commercial teams are based in our gorgeous WeWork office at Blackfriars and our print magazine team are close neighbours at HELLO! HQ. 

HELLO! supports hybrid working our Commercial and Print Magazine teams are office based on Tuesday and Wednesday and our Digital team on Wednesday and Thursday.

Why work for us?

Our distinctive family-owned model puts us in the enviable position of being able to offer all the benefits of a world class brand, but with a small, collaborative and supportive team feel.

Collaboration is embedded in the way we work – our people have the autonomy to collaborate on client relationships, engage teams across the business, lead operations, work collectively on projects, participate in strategy and are ultimately responsible for our growth.   This means that we are able to attract, engage and retain the best talent from the industry.

You'll be joining a passionate and fun team of professionals with leaders that care about you and your development.

Company info
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Location
Wellington House
69-71 Upper Ground
London
SE1 9PQ
GB

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