Videographer

Salary: London from £46,400 – £60,000 per annum

In the Communications directorate at the FCA we change opinions and behaviours to enable a fair and thriving financial services market for the good of consumers and the economy. It’s an exciting time as we’re expanding our team and changing how we do things to deliver more engaging, insight-led, audience focused communications. If you want to be part of a supportive and fun team, work across a wide range of issues and are ready to be challenged, curious and creative then come and join us.

The team/department 

The Digital & Design team help the FCA to communicate in a clear, concise and constructive way. Our team is responsible for the FCA brand, designing collateral to support key messages, producing publications in a range of accessible formats, and creating engaging assets and campaigns for use across a variety of channels. We create digital content for the FCA website, looking at user journeys and best practice to drive continuously high standards across our site to help meet the FCA's operational objectives.

What you will be doing (the role)  

• You will be the FCA’s primary videographer and photographer for the creation of corporate marketing videos and photography, producing interviews, events, and promotional film content

• Devising, creating and producing a range of videos for our digital channels, internal and external, leading on creative direction, to support the aims and communication objectives of the FCA

• Working across the organisation on both short and long form video content to promote topical issues, tailored to a variety of channels and audiences

• Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation to understand each brief, managing pre-production, including scheduling, scriptwriting and creating storyboards to relay our messages clearly, concisely and constructively

• Responsible for post-production, editing photography and footage into compelling stories, with attention to detail on music, voiceover and sound; to produce quality end products. Adding computer graphics, closed captioning and special effects to footage

• Filming video in-house and on location. Travelling to events to capture high quality footage

• Line managing two Graphic Designers who will be working as part of a larger team. Working closely with Lead Associate to make sure goals and expectations align

• Project managing content development to ensure all projects are produced on time and working effectively with our brand and design team, ensuring all video and photographic content meets brand guidelines, quality standards and accessibility requirements

• Staying up-to-date with the latest trends in video creation to keep our content fresh and innovative

What you will get from the role  

• Working in a dynamic and busy multi-disciplinary Communications directorate

• Experience of managing a variety of projects with multiple stakeholders and audiences

• Opportunity to be part of a creative design team

• Learning about all aspects of financial regulation and its significant impact on consumers at a time of rapid technology change

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.  

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:  

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

• Private healthcare with Bupa  

• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)  

• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary  

• Income protection  

We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.  

The skills and experience you will have  

Minimum  

We are a signatory to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, who best meet the minimum criteria for a role. 

• Significant experience of producing high quality, effective and engaging videography and photography

• Sound editorial judgement with experience in developing concepts, planning, scripting and creating storyboards for video projects for use on corporate digital channels

• Proven experience of working with colleagues and senior stakeholders confidently and constructively to get the best out of them

Essential

• Experience in running video shoots, managing them on the day to capture the shots and footage needed, knowledge of law and filming in public

• Experienced in setting up and taking down cameras, microphones, lighting, props and other equipment

• Post-production skills including photo, video and audio editing and strong understanding of colour correction, retouching techniques, mixing tracks, looping music, using transitions

• Excellent skills in After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Illustrator. Other software will be considered if supported by a portfolio

• Attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines, managing multiple projects simultaneously

• Ability to problem-solve and think laterally when faced with editorial, logistical and administrative challenges

• Experience of line managing or task managing individuals or suppliers

About the FCA   

The FCA regulates the conduct of nearly 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here.  

The FCA's Values & Diversity  

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.  

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our role.   

Flexible working

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.  Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares.  We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we won’t judge you for asking.    
    

Useful information  

Applications for this role close at 23:59 on Thursday 5th September 2024.

This role is graded as Senior Associate – Corporate.

This role is London based and the successful candidate must be willing to travel as required.

As part of your application, you may be required to submit a portfolio of work, please ensure you have this prepared in advance so you are able to respond promptly if this is requested.

Got a question?    

If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact: 

• For internal applicants, please contact Melanie Dubock at [email protected]

• For external applicants, please contact Ifrah Azam at [email protected]

What to expect from our interview process  

The interview process will be over one or two stages where your core competencies will be assessed.

Application support  

We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.  

If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.