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Winchester
Full Time
£26,000
Editors at The Canopy Studio will provide post-shoot support on all Moving Image projects going through the studio. You’ll be working on quick turn around projects of varying scale and demand, manipulating footage into polished edits for both clients and The Canopy Studio. You will work closely with our Producers and Motion Designers to bring sound and visuals together seamlessly to tell brand stories. This role requires high levels of collaboration, attention to detail and passion for delivering striking and creative brand visuals.
We’re looking for someone with the following;
- Careful, meticulous and detail oriented
- Imaginative with great commercially focused storytelling skills
- A familiarity with special effects, 3D and compositing
- Un-phased by the fast paced, quick turnaround of projects post-shoot
- A collaborative and supportive attitude
- Excellent spoken and written English
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a video Editor role for a production company or creative agency
Responsibility and skills:
- Manipulate raw footage, input music, dialogue, graphics and effects into polished, clear, engaging and creative rough cut edits for client review and final cuts deliverables
- An original thinker, able to communicate your ideas both internally and externally
- Able to take direction from all angles without losing sight of the original brief and goals
- An advocate of ‘Design Together’, The Canopy Studio’s collaborative ethos
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Premiere and Davinci Resolve
How we measure your success:
Teamwork and Collaboration
- Display first class communication skills, collaborating closely with Producers, Motion Designers and the Creative
Director to ensure projects are understood and delivered on-brief, on-time and on-budget - Ensure clients’ expectations are consistently exceeded, upholding our exceptional creative standards
- Bring enthusiasm and energy to your role, whilst motivating others to do the same
- Develop an in depth understanding of our client’s creative needs, and then work closely with our Moving Image team to ensure the best end creative product is delivered
- Present your work in internal and client reviews using relevant media, eg: written ideas, storyboards, style frames
- Work in a collaborative and engaged way with the broader team
Creativity and Curiosity
- Continually discover and implement new editing technologies and industry best practices to maximise efficiency
- Offer insight into your curiosity across the moving image sector and share this with the team
- Demonstrate self-awareness and the ability to network with peers, collaborators and clients at all seniority levels
- Demonstrate a seniority on projects and a willingness and ability to deliver the highest level of service and support for both clients and team members at every stage of the project
Organisation and Planning
- Adhere to our processes when creating and saving client materials, internal assets and final files, using logical and clear sequencing for all edit versions
- Engage in meetings and team sessions
- Monitor and engage in discussion regarding your workflow via our chosen project management system
- Manage and log of time spent on tasks as and when is requested
- Advise when requested on queries from team members regarding project timings and deliverables
- Attend both external and internal meetings, calls and the studio on time, every time
- Adhere to our processes when requesting leave, and take all allocated annual leave as required
Middlewight Digital Designer
Winchester
Full Time
Depending on Experience
Midweight Digital Designers at The Canopy will drive the studio’s interactive output for both our clients and our own digital projects. You’ll have a user centric approach that drives your design decision making and will be a champion of UX thinking when solving client challenges. You’ll confidently and comfortably work alongside designers and artworkers internally and with product and marketing managers externally, to deliver distinctive and effective digital design. This role requires high levels of problem solving, talent and passion for delivering on-brand visuals, adaptability and collaboration.
We’re looking for someone with the following;
- A portfolio of work that demonstrates digital design craft and UX that follows best practices and trends
- A passion for technology and innovation and an ability to embrace and creatively flourish using emerging digital platforms
- A showcase of your digital design capabilities across a range of projects, showing experimentation and energy, and being able to articulate your role within these projects
- An ability to demonstrate a clear link between your conceptual thinking and visual output
- At least 3 years’ experience working within an in-house brand team or creative agency in a Digital Design role
Responsibility and skills:
- Provide a digital perspective and valuable input across all stages of a project; from immersion to implementation
- Support the client to develop engaging, authentic and original thinking digital visuals with commercial awareness
- An original thinker, able to communicate your ideas both internally and externally
- Able to take direction from all angles without losing sight of the original brief and goals
- High level of skill in digital design software; Figma, InVision, Adobe XD or Sketch. Experience in Google Web Designer (HTML5) and interaction design a bonus
How we measure your success:
Teamwork and Collaboration
- Develop an expert knowledge of our client’s brands, and own the delivery of their digital design outputs, taking and implementing feedback well from the client
- Develop a strong and trusting relationship with our client, giving them absolute confidence in our ability to provide on-brand, on-budget and on-time digital assets for all projects
- Demonstrate an understanding of the strategic direction on all projects
- Present your work in internal and client reviews using relevant media, eg: written ideas, sketches, mood boards
- Collaborate closely with the Creative Director, Design Director and the creative team to find the optimum way of realising the digital design intent from the outset of projects, ensuring the offering is always on-brand
- Work in a collaborative and engaged way with the broader team
Creativity and Curiosity
- Continually seek opportunities to realise our client’s brand in the most effective way possible
- Be culturally connected, exploring new digital trends and share this with the team
- Demonstrate self-awareness, communicate with and help mentor juniors and interns
- Demonstrate a willingness and ability to deliver high level creativity at every stage of a project
- Demonstrate your investment and input on projects as part of a Creative team
Organisation and Planning
- Adhere to our processes when creating and saving client materials, internal assets and final files
- Engage in meetings and team sessions
- Monitor and engage in discussion regarding your workflow via our chosen project management system
- Manage and log of time spent on tasks as and when is requested
- Advise when requested on queries from team members regarding project timings and deliverables
- Attend both external and internal meetings, calls and the studio on time, everytime
- Adhere to our processes when requesting leave, and take all allocated annual leave as required
Motion Designer
Winchester
Full Time
£25,000
Fully embracing our ‘Design Together’ ethos, Motion Designers will provide vital support for one of our most important client relationships. You will become a trusted guardian for our client’s brand, and get to know their design requirements inside-out. You’ll work alongside designers and artworkers internally and with product and marketing managers externally, to deliver distinctive, effective and on-brand motion design. This role requires high levels of problem solving, talent and passion for delivering on-brand visuals, communication and collaboration.
We’re looking for someone with the following;
- A great reel of exciting motion graphics, demonstrating a keen eye for composition, timing and detail and the ability to work in a wide range of aesthetic styles
- Experience in working across different brands and categories, ideally with experience working extensively on a high-profile client account
- An ability to demonstrate a clear link between your conceptual thinking and visual output
- Excellent spoken and written English
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Project / Account Management for an in-house brand team or an agency
Responsibility and skills:
- Support the client to conceptualise, design and execute dynamic motion graphics, cinematics and animated assets with commercial awareness
- Develop designs from style frames, storyboards and treatments through to final polished animations
- An original thinker, able to communicate your ideas both internally and externally
- Able to take direction from all angles without losing sight of the original brief and goals
- Expert knowledge of After Effects, Premiere Pro and Adobe Suite
How we measure your success:
Teamwork and Collaboration
- Bring enthusiasm and energy to your role, whilst motivating others to do the same
- Develop an expert knowledge of our client’s brand, and own the delivery of their motion design projects, taking and implementing feedback well from the client
- Develop a strong and trusting relationship with our client, giving them absolute confidence in our ability to provide on-brand, on-budget and on-time motion design for all projects
- Demonstrate an understanding of the strategic direction on all projects
- Present your work in internal and client reviews using relevant media, eg: written ideas, storyboards, style frames
- Collaborate closely with the Creative Director and the moving image team to find the optimum way of realising the design intent from the outset of projects, ensuring the offering is always on-brand
- Work in a collaborative and engaged way with the broader team
Creativity and Curiosity
- Continually seek opportunities to realise our client’s brand in the most effective way possible
- Offer insight into your curiosity across design sector and share this with the team
- Demonstrate self-awareness, communicate with and help mentor juniors and interns
- Demonstrate a willingness and ability to deliver high level creativity at every stage of a project
- Demonstrate your investment and input on projects as part of a Creative team
Organisation and Planning
- Adhere to our processes when creating and saving client materials, internal assets and final files
- Engage in meetings and team sessions
- Monitor and engage in discussion regarding your workflow via our chosen project management system
- Manage and log of time spent on tasks as and when is requested
- Advise when requested on queries from team members regarding project timings and deliverables
- Attend both external and internal meetings, calls and the studio on time, everytime
- Adhere to our processes when requesting leave, and take all allocated annual leave as required
Senior Brand Strategist
Winchester
Full Time
£40,000 – £45,000
We’re looking for a Senior Brand Strategist to join our fast-growing team. You will proactively drive the management, growth and development of our client’s brand strategies, and demonstrate the strategic value The Canopy can offer.
You’ll be responsible for delving deep into each of our clients’ brands and getting a clear understanding of their business needs. You’ll initiate, debate and inspire conversations with our clients to ensure they think far beyond their current brand challenges. You’ll consistently push our clients and our team to identify new business opportunities and areas where we can offer more. This role requires the highest levels of confidence, curiosity, tenacity and leadership.
We’re looking for someone with the following;
- Ability to confidently share your thought process with clients and colleagues in an engaging, compelling way
- Able to quickly identify areas of strategic opportunity for our clients’ brands
- Expert understanding and implementation of different research methodologies
- Ability to uncover relevant and thought-provoking insight through data and trend analysis
- Able to build solid, collaborative partnerships with client-side decision-makers and to skilfully, confidently and strategically negotiate, influencing them at a business level
- Self-motivated and proactive storyteller with real passion and drive to deliver results
- At least 5 years experience in a Creative Strategist (or similar) role
Responsibility and skills:
- Set research objectives, brief research agencies as relevant, conduct in-depth interviews and small run focus groups where appropriate and create persona profiles for our clients’ brands
- Prepare and deliver compelling and considered discovery workshops for our clients, from market research and presentation creation to manifesto and report delivery following a client session
- Challenge and probe clients to ensure we get the details we need at each and every stage of the brand process
- Direct and shape the strategy process for our clients to ensure they arrive at a clear and concise brand position
- Debrief following each project to contribute towards the creation of case studies and other studio promotional materials, reports and award submissions
How we measure your success:
Teamwork and Collaboration
- Work closely with the Managing Director to expand the strategic offering for our existing clients and confidently initiate and lead The Canopy’s strategic offer for new clients
- Bring enthusiasm and energy to your role, whilst motivating others to do the same
- Craft topics and drive conversations in terms that interest and benefit both the client and The Canopy
- Understand the balance required to provide solutions to client needs whilst making strong business decisions for The Canopy
- Advocate and become the external voice for our ‘Design Together’ ethos
Creativity and Curiosity
- Demonstrate an ability to craft topics and drive conversations in terms that interest and benefit both our clients, team members and the agency as a whole
- Demonstrate self-awareness and the ability to network with peers and collaborators at all seniority levels
- Demonstrate a responsibility on projects and a willingness and ability to deliver the highest level of service and support for both clients and team members at every stage of the project
Organisation and Planning
- Adhere to our processes when creating and saving client materials, internal assets and final files
- Actively engage in meetings and team sessions
- Monitor and engage in discussion regarding your workflow via our chosen project management system
- Maintain accurate records of client visits using our chosen CRM system and provide monthly summaries of analysed data and targeted sales strategies
- Attend both external and internal meetings, calls and the studio on time, everytime
- Adhere to our processes when requesting leave, and take all allocated annual leave as required
Freelancer
Winchester /
Remote Working
Join our freelance collective
We’re always on the lookout for talented freelancers to join our creative roster. If you’re a designer, animator, artworker, copywriter, producer, motion graphic or CGI/VFX artist, we’d love to hear from you. Simply send us your CV, and a little about you and we’ll be in touch.
Internship
Winchester
Fixed term
Paid
Canvas
Free-thinkers, daydream-believers, The Canopy can help your creative careers take flight. Our Canvas internship programme welcomes aspiring creatives into the fold, overlaying our experience with your ambition, enthusiasm and ideas.
You’ll work on real briefs for exciting clients and boost your portfolio with some outstanding work.
Stay tuned.