Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging.
The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.
Our global team of over 6,000 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.
Now offices are fully open we have embraced a hybrid working model, which allows our employees to split their time between the office and other locations, something we hope will provide everyone much more flexibility to their working week. The expectation is that working life at Hogarth will involve working from the office for about 50% of the time for most people. Please speak to the Talent Acquisition team to find out more information.
Hogarth Worldwide is the world’s leading creative content production company. Born to make the best work brilliantly, we combine craft, insight and technology to bring creative work to life for many of the world’s most famous brands.
What does a Lead Videographer do at Hogarth?
Hogarth Studios is growing to meet the demands of an ever-changing business. You will be expected to grow with that, develop with change, and be able to thrive with the demands of the business and that of an ever expanding client portfolio that the business represents.
We are looking for an individual who can adapt to a changing and thriving creative department, someone who wants to get ahead and who loves working in a versatile and positive environment
Responsible for directing and shooting premium video content for as a leading voice from a videography perspective. Liaising directly with producers and clients, you will be on the ground delivering on briefs.
Creatively lead the video content across projects, ensuring craft and quality, both in what you do and across the wider camera team.
Take on client briefs and offer creative solutions to shooting them, working closely with other team members to develop these ideas.
Ensure that all projects follow the folder structure and naming convention guidelines provided
Maintain constant communication with the Head of Content Production.
Ensure your studios and kit are well maintained and in good working order
Work with the creative and styling teams to develop treatments and responses to briefs, as well as providing edit notes for the editor.
The lead videographer will liaise directly with crew on set to ensure that all shoots are conducted in a professional and structured manner. They will also be accountable for ensuring the junior members of the team are well supported.
Reporting lines and key stakeholders
This role reports to the Head of Content Production.
You will work closely and operate under the Hogarth Studios team, based in Old Street.
The right candidate will have good understanding of Production and Post Production workflows and will work closely with the Production and Post Production teams to ensure best practices are adhered to.
Experience in directing, as a DOP or as a senior shooting director. You will have a wealth of experience shooting both product (table-top) and lifestyle.
You will have an in depth technical understanding of video equipment, lighting and new innovation (such as Virtual Production) involved in the shoot process and be able to provide advice and recommendations on kit given a creative brief.
On set you will work closely with your Camera team to ensure premium content is captured to the highest standard and is correctly backed up at the end of each shoot.
You must be comfortable directing talent and crew as well as managing clients on set.
You must have an excellent understanding of video lighting and how to create beautiful cinematic imagery.
You should be a good problem solver and be able to offer innovative, creative solutions to capturing content that clients have not considered.
You will be efficient when it comes to time management to ensure everything can be captured on time.
The right candidate will have a working knowledge of the processes involved in delivering high-end content as part of a small but highly motivated team
Experience in the use of Adobe Premiere and Media Encoder would be advantageous
Hogarth is committed to diversity and inclusion, through our ideas, our people, how we behave and conduct ourselves. Creating a truly inclusive culture at all levels of the organisation that encourages different points of view, making Hogarth not only a better company and place to work but an environment where everyone experiences connection, opportunity and a sense of belonging.
Heart and Soul: We love what we do. We bring energy and enthusiasm to all our work. We push boundaries, we are never satisfied and always want to find a better way.
Hands on: We don’t wait for things to happen, we get on with it. We are pragmatic and don’t have an ego. We do what it takes to get the job done to the highest standards.
Honest: We are straightforward; we speak openly and clearly. We operate with integrity and live up to our promises.
Happy family: We enjoy working together. We look out for our colleagues. We are an eclectic bunch. We want to work with people from many cultures and demand great things of each other. Even when things get tough, we don’t lose perspective or our sense of humour.
Hungry: We are an inquisitive community. We want to create an environment which inspires ourselves and others to be better. It is important to continuously challenge ourselves and our ways of working. We aim to provide staff with the opportunities to develop and learn.
Find out more at www.hogarthww.com/culture
25 days holiday
Private Medical Care (Bupa)
Life Assurance – four times annual salary
Pension Scheme – Company contribution
Half day leave on your Birthday
Employee Assistance Programe
WPP Group Discounts
Travel Season Ticket Loan
Gym Discounts
Mortgage Advice – In partnership with Charles Cameron and Associate
1 Volunteering day per year
Hogarth is an equal-opportunity employer. That means we believe in creating a truly inclusive culture that values diversity, equity and inclusion for everyone through our ideas, our people, how we behave and how we conduct ourselves. We strive to recruit people from diverse backgrounds and support them to achieve long-term success. This not only makes Hogarth a better company and place to work, but an environment where everyone can give their point of view, experience connection, enjoy opportunity and feel a sense of belonging.
We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability. As part of our commitment to making our hiring processes as equitable as possible, we are currently rolling out a policy which ensures that hiring managers review CVs only after they have been processed through an automated anonymisation system. This aims to ensure that all candidates are considered for interview based solely on their experience and what they can bring to the role. The solution, provided by MeVitae, scans and redacts CVs to reduce potential reviewer bias.
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