Freelance Live-action Producer

5 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Vidico Full time

**Description**:
If you're a creative video producer that's managed, defined, and led brand video projects, online video campaigns and TVCs — this is the job for you.

Vidico is looking to expand its roster of Freelance Video Producers (Live-Action) who will drive creative direction, production, and work with a production assistant. In short, you'll need to take an idea from thought to screen, for some of the world's most innovative brands.

**based in the European Time Zone or South African Time Zone**.

**Where have I heard of Vidico?**

We are a full-service video-production agency that’s on the rise.
- We work with some of the coolest companies in the world: Square, Spotify, Uber, Airtable, Amazon, Bailey Nelson, Koala, The Oodie and Temple & Webster to name a few.
- There's a 99% likelihood you've seen (and chuckled at) our ads on Youtube/TV in Australia.
- Our television campaigns across Australia and the U.S. have generated over 1.3 billion views.

**What will I work on?**:
If you were working with Vidico last week, you'd be
- **Pitching;** using your keen understanding of brand and story to assist the strategy and accounts team in presenting A+ creative concepts to clients. You'd be writing a script to support your idea, and back this with an excellent mood-board or set of video examples that help the client understand your vision.
- **Writing;** once a project is won, you'll need to further interpret the brief to refine the script for the project. Notes on visuals, transitions should be a part of your approach.
- **Storyboarding;** you'll then direct an illustrator on your vision for the storyboard, and bring your sense for tone and pacing to the project.
- **Producing;** you'll be producing some projects yourself, but also have assistant producers working across other projects. Elements like the right talent, location and set design to match your vision for the storyboard should come naturally and quick.
- **On-Set;** you'd then be running the show on set, and direct (or assistant-direct) a team of up to 15 people on some of our commercial shoots. Calmness under pressure, and clear communication is essential.
- **Communicating with Clients;** at each stage of the process, you'd be presenting your creative work to clients with the support of a producer and creative project manager.

**What will I bring?**:
**High level of organisation skills, alongside excellent written communications ability**:

- Prioritisation across tasks, and the ability to delegate to a production assistant
- Managing multiple projects, that have different or varying requirements
- Managing multiple project timelines
- Presentation of production materials (script, storyboard) in a clear and confident manner

**A broad range of client-facing experience and relationship-building skills**:

- Confident in setting and managing client expectations
- Meeting production milestones in accordance with a timeline
- Proactive in foreseeing client needs, and strategic priorities while nurturing long-term relationships

**Pre-production and shoot-planning experience**:

- Content strategy; strong understanding of advertising platforms, digital, broadcast and emerging new media outlets
- Keeping projects on schedule and budget
- Write and develop concepts to drive brand narrative
- Casting
- Location management
- Hiring and managing crew
- Manage contracts with vendors and talent

**Post-production and asset delivery experience**:

- Manage client feedback
- Oversee work and quality of video/photography team

**Leadership and collaboration skills**:

- This role will work in a team of 5-6 on a daily basis; our vibe is very genuine, helpful and positive
- Work with key stakeholders and supplier to ensure the creative fits the needs of their business area.
- Directing, assistant directing, or producing video shoots

**Experience and education**:

- 3-5+ years of relevant experience in directing live-action video projects
- Ideally a Bachelors or Masters degree in Film and TV

**Why join Vidico?**:

- We've explained the perks of joining Vidico, the best way we know how. Click play below to hear from the team about what Life at Vidico is all about_

**Next Steps**

**_A reminder that you will be contacted only when a suitable project or opportunity arises._**

**About Vidico**:
We’re one of the only companies that’s produced award-winning work for both live-action and animation/motion graphics. Very rarely do these two specialisations come under the same roof, but luckily, our team at Vidico is crammed with A-players.From the back of head-seats on international flights to LA, or the massive stadium screens at the MCG, there’s a fair chance you’ve seen multiple Vidico videos in the last twelve months — we’re not your typical visual media outfit.Put simply, there’s a reason that companies like Amazon Web Services, Uber, Square, Koala, Vervoe and Spotify choose Vidico for their visual media production.

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