Freelance Videographer

About the Company:

Substance Global is a digital marketing agency specialising in a range of services across different media and industries. We are proud of our work and our people in equal measure and our passion for what we do and the culture we have developed is what drives us in everything we do. We are striving to be a more diverse company, making positive action to grow our network. We’re an agency where our independent spirit drives our people, passion and purpose. Founded in 2003, we have grown to over 80 people in London, Los Angeles, Singapore and Buenos Aires. Our work is insights-driven and innovation-led and our strategies are made up of a blend of creativity and collaboration, tailor-made for each of our client’s brands. At Substance we enjoy, appreciate and recognise that everyone we employ has different needs and circumstances. We welcome applicants at all stages of their career and life journeys, working with the individuals we employ to provide flexibility and tailored support. Our aim is to provide fewer barriers and achieve positive balance, whatever life may have, hold or throw at you.

Our working arrangements are very flexible and we encourage our people to find a suitable work-life balance. We have a number of people centric initiatives and benefits in place and are always working to improve ways of supporting our people.

Our office is based in the London Docklands area, overlooking the Thames, with good transport links and with great onsite facilities.

About the Role:

This is a freelance/contract role as a Videographer in the Creative Studio department, reporting to the Senior Producer. The salary is negotiable and the location is hybrid (mainly remote with a requirement to travel to our office in Wapping and other filming locations as required).

Responsibilities:

• You will be part of the team responsible for taking social video content to the next level by bringing flair, creativity and proactivity to the offering.
• We predict this role to be a 25/75% mix of filming and editing in favour of editing.
• In post-production, you will be editing from feature film, console game source materials and filmed footage, responsible for working on both short and long form video content, creating exciting and engaging edits of the highest quality for use across social media and the digital space to the correct technical specification.
• Filming requirements can range from co-ordinated experiential event capturing, influencer activations in foreign countries to near-real-time red carpet content for social distribution.

Required Skills:

• 4 years’ experience in a similar role
• An eye for detail, composition, framing, lighting and colour when shooting
• A passion for storytelling and visuals
• Strong communication skills, ability to stay calm under pressure on set and command a crew ahead of and on the day of the shoot
• Technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills both in the field and in the studio/at the editing desk
• Ability to collaborate effectively with a team of other designers, strategists and project managers to manage different projects and deadlines
• An understanding of marketing and enthusiasm in social media
• Willingness to stay up to date with new trends and technologies to help us stay ahead of the curve

Technical knowledge/experience

• Strong experience of digital cameras and filming equipment. For example, we may use cameras ranging from Sony FX9s, Canon R6, Sony A7III, Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro or Pocket Cinema Cameras.
• Experience with lighting equipment, for both indoor and outdoor set ups. Knowledge of using lighting equipment to set a scene suitable for the content being captured and using a variety of lighting equipment, such as LED panel lights, fresnels, space lanterns and more.
• Good knowledge of grading, audio editing and sound design
• Experience of audio recording equipment that can range from run ‘n’ gun lapel or boom mic operation to podcast quality microphones. Knowledge using Sennheiser G series lapel mics, RODE Wireless GO, RODE NTA-1, Sennheiser ME66 shotgun mics would be an advantage.
• Experience with digital audio recording interfaces will also be needed to interface between the mic, camera or computer. Such as Zoom recorders, PreSonus, Focusrite DACs.
• Experience with gimbals is a must and expert handling of tripods and monopods but experience with drones would also be an advantage.
• Proven experience across Social Media, online and offline media and broadcast, with a showreel to demonstrate.
• Knowledge of video codecs, file formats and specs for web and beyond is a must.
• Proficient knowledge of Premiere Pro
• Good working knowledge of After Effects

Preferred Skills:

• An interest in film and TV is a bonus
• Experience within a variety of media industry environments
• Experience with After Effects for simple GFX (working in conjunction with our design team)
• Experience with DaVinci Resolve for colour grading to a good level

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Our recruitment process seeks to eliminate aspects of unconscious bias. For this reason, all CVs received will have names and other personal identifiable information removed, so that those reviewing applications will do so on the basis of skill sets and aptitude alone. Selected candidates will next be appraised – either by set tasks or interview(s), or both – based on scoring criteria against the role’s required competencies. Please also let us know if you require reasonable adjustments during the interview process.

How to apply

Ready to join Team Substance? Well, if you’ve read so far, it means that you are interested! Send your cover letter, CV and your portfolio/showreel showing clear examples of your work to: jobs@substanceglobal.com.