Videographer & Editor at a Dynamic Content and Media Technology Company - Talent Spur Advisory

Talent Spur Advisory - Our client is a dynamic Content and Media Technology company that creates, curates, and distributes content that matters to viewers. They are bold and daring, exploring untold stories and investing in technology that allows for innovative distribution across the African continent and globally. With revenue derived from productions for third parties, advertising and sponsorship sales, airtime sales, licensing of original productions, and affiliates’ partner Stations.

They value authenticity, relevance, and optimism to guide its engagement with stakeholders. They provide the right platform, speaking to an aspirational audience at the right time. With an objective to be the most-watched FTA channel with the widest footprint across Africa, connecting viewers in Africa and the diaspora with diverse programming including an exclusive line-up of dramas and comedies, soaps, relevant news, local sports, documentaries, and educational and kids' programming. Developing content that celebrates the diversity of African cultures and nurtures conversations that promote Africa.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Videographer & Editor

Location: Lekki / Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract (Fully Onsite)
Reports To: Head, Studio Operations
Works & Interacts With: Project Stakeholders; (Management, Team Members, Project Manager)

The Role

• We are seeking a Videographer & Editor to join our growing company.
• You will be responsible for filming high quality footage, and reviewing all audio and visual footage, assembling, transferring, or uploading raw footage to a computer for review, and creating the best output by cutting and connecting various footage, adding sound effects, and graphics, and fine-tuning the completed content into one cohesive video or film.
• To be successful in this position, you’ll be a self-starter, capable of delivering brilliant creative ideas, and show apt attention to detail.

Work Location:

• Corporate Office at Ikeja and Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, and any other project location, as may be required to complete work responsibilities.

Contract Type:

• Fixed-term Contract Employment for 12 months, with an opportunity to be retained as a permanent employee, or contract renewed given satisfactory performance and completion of key milestones and KPI Deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality footage by engaging in filming, color correction, editing, and sound audit.
• Ensures that the overall job quality matches the project brief by analyzingand understand the project brief, capture all relevant brief specified data, as well as paying critical attention to brand profiling (capture/ visualize brand look & feel e.g., logo, colors & fonts).
• Carry out pre & post-production function by ensuring that Produce content for TV & digital platforms meet optimal quality standards and are error-free. (Sound is properly mixed, no spelling mistakes, Overall Video Edit).
• Joining the production brief meetings, and ensuring understanding of the production vision for each project.
• Review raw footage to ascertain the shoot list.
• Manipulating film and video footage by utilizing modern editing techniques.
• Maintaining continuity while moving shots according to the scene standard.
• Trimming footage and aligning rough content.
• Insert dialog, sound effects, music, graphic content, and special effects to improve video quality.
• Improving and correcting lighting, coloring, and faulty footage.
• Ensuring the project follows a logical sequence and Liaising with the production team and director to present a final cut that matches the production brief or script.

About You

• A Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from any accredited university. Training in Video Production and editing software such as Final Cut Pro and others is required.
• Proven track record of excellence and 3+ years of experience working with Film and Video.
• A creative individual with a background in Media, Art, Communication, Photography, and Videography. The ideal applicant should have a mix of these backgrounds to be able to understand the rudiments in producing a finished quality film or video.
• Industry experience in media and entertainment is required.

Ability to Use, Understand or Apply:

• Advanced knowledge of videgraphy, sound audit, editing software, such as; Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer, Lightworks, and Premier.
• Artistic editing techniques and the ability to create finished, broadcast-worthy projects that accurately reflect the vision of the production director.
• 3D Composition and Special Effect.

Ability to / Demonstrate:

• Proficiency in the use of editing software programs.
• General understanding of computers, and digital equipment.
• A clear understanding of each project brief, film and video production, corporate identity and branding, advertising, and multimedia design.
• Ability to take and follow directions, while also having a creative eye for improvements.
• Creative, artistic skills and innovation in delivering and producing concepts and ideas.
• Effective Time Management and efficient at working in a fast-paced environment.
• Optimism, with a dogged and never-give-up attitude.
• Excellent written and oral communication (ability to speak aptly, concisely, and coherently).
• Great interpersonal and collaborative skills.
• Give and receive constructive criticism.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
• Effectively work independently and with a flexible routine.

Benefits
Salary: N180,000 - N250,000 Gross Monthly (The final offer to be decided by the level of expertise, qualification, and capacity).

Application Closing Date
25th August, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using "Videographer and Editor" as the subject of the mail.