Here are some of our latest roles. Please do keep in touch with us, as the status of these roles are constantly changing as we fill them and new ones come in. Please get in contact if you would like to learn more about any of the roles below.

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Our client, a busy Production and Post-Production Company, requires a Producer to join their team!

The Person

3 years experience in a production role. You will be responsible for a number of commercials and corporate accounts taking projects from brief to final delivery.
As specialists in reversioning, you’ll be responsible in managing the localisation of a wide variety of content for a diverse selection of territories worldwide.
Strong organisational skills with excellent communication skills are essential.
You must be detail orientated and have the ability to juggle tasks

The Role:

Developing and deepening relationships through client liaison and account management

Managing & scheduling Post-Production: overseeing edits, graphics and sound work, including directing voice-over for UK and global markets

Coordinating reversioning and localising of variety of commercials and trailers

Preparing & managing timelines and production budgets

Assisting in Pre-Production of projects, including researching and booking all requisite locations, kit, crew etc

Attending shoots

Asset management

Researching & booking talent

Overseeing all aspects of the workflow and ensuring delivery to tight deadlines

Ad clearance (Clearcast/BBFC/CAA etc) & delivery (Adstream/IMD) both domestic and international

Always looking to encourage and explore new avenues of potential work

Key skills required

An excellent understanding of production and post-production processes, software and terminology

Good knowledge of file-based workflows and formats

Experience of FTP and online file delivery systems

Attention to detail

Good understanding of short form and commercial filmmaking

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Excellent negotiation skills

Excellent client liaison skills

Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications

Knowledge of Clearcast guidelines and Copy Central system

First class organisation and time management skills

Team skills with self-motivation

Ability to prioritise and juggle work load

A cool head under pressure

If you meet the criteria please send your CV today in Word format!

If you have finance and sales planning analyst skills within TV Distribution then we want to hear from you! Read on for a great opportunity!

Working for a well known TV company, the Project Analyst will support Distribution teams within the EMEA Region on a key transition of Sales and Accounting processes and systems.

The candidate will have a broad understanding of the distribution business working within a similar environment in a Sales Administration or Finance related function.

Responsibilities

Support activities aligned by territory group (document research, amendment analysis, validations and testing
Address deal specific questions across impacted deals and clarify contract terms where required
Provide calculation support for amendment level revenue recognition on subset of deals where required
Validate calculations relating to budgeting of impacted deals according to old and new accounting guidelines
Work with Finance Teams on manual spreadsheets required for dual accounting calculations
Support system testing for Revenue Recognition system changes
Update deals in distribution system for new requirements / conversion activities

Support with Deal Management process and systems updates
Support Deal Audit process

Qualifications and Experience

Educated to minimum undergraduate degree level

Ideally 2-3 years’ experience in a similar environment (media)

Contractual expertise very useful

Advanced Excel (pivot tables, formula) and comfortable learning new systems

Competencies

Excellent English Language skills both spoken and written
Highly numerate with excellent attention to all details - accuracy, presentation and completeness.
Proactive, flexible and adaptable

Please send CV today if you meet the above criteria.

Affiliate Sales Manager - Western Europe

Our client, a well known broadcaster, is looking for an experienced Affiliate Sales Manager to join their team.

If you are experienced in selling channels to Pay TV Distributors, particularly in Western Europe, then we want to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Overview:

This is a great opportunity to make your mark in a role that you can develop. The Affiliate Sales Manager will be responsible for;

Maximisation of channel distribution and revenue generation from affiliate Pay TV platforms
Working closely with VP of Affiliate sales and the finance team, identifying and securing business development opportunities
Support of the adsales team through securing broader distribution for channels in adsales markets

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Meet and exceed annual affiliate distribution revenue targets from both new and existing affiliate pay-tv platforms in the Territories
Work with VP Affiliate Sales, EMEA on preparation and maintenance of the following documents in the affiliate sales region: annual budget and affiliate sales targets, quarterly forecasting report, monthly sales report, bi-weekly pipelines, and deal trackers
Coordinating the sales process, from sales materials preparation/presentation, deal and contract negotiation, as well as client deal aftercare
Ensure all negotiations are handled in an effective and timely manner
Create and develop new business proposals, conduct negotiations, secure new business. Maximise reach in all territories across Pay TV platforms
Client Management – maintain and continually develop business relationships with existing clients, especially with key affiliates.
Continual focus on increasing services provided to clients
Agency Management
Conferences –Attend major conferences across territories to maintain relationships and develop new business leads (Examples MIPTV, MIPCOM, Cable Congress, etc.)
Monitoring local markets and identify new distribution opportunities across all linear and non-linear platforms
Work with Programming, Marketing, Legal, Finance and Technical departments to ensure negotiated contract terms are satisfactory, deliverable and serviceable

PERSON PROFILE

Key Skills & Experience:

Minimum 5 years sales experience in the pay TV market with experience in linear and non-linear content sales.
Preferably with experience in markets
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong Presentation skills
Excellent Negotiation skills
Experience in sales strategy planning, including deal analysis
Strong sales administrative skills

Send CV today if you meet the criteria!

Our client, a creative agency, is looking for 4 permanent Motion Designers:

FULL TIME – Junior (20k+)

Overview

Our client, a creative agency, are looking for a highly creative Junior Motion Designer to join a talented team.

This is a great opportunity to work in a friendly team environment with great clients on a wide range of projects.

Skills & Experience required - Junior Motion Designer

· Confident use of Cinema 4D.

· Confident use of After Effects.

· Have a Strong eye for detail & composition.

· Be Self-Motivated.

· Can work in a team or solo.

· Have a Basic understanding of Lighting, Texturing, Modeling and Rendering.

· Eager to learn and develop within our expanding team.

· NUKE/Houdini knowledge is a plus!

· Octane/Arnold knowledge is a plus!

Responsibilities: Junior Motion Designer

· Translate design concepts/storyboards to Create High-End Motion Graphic Edits.

· Responsible for creating/checking multiple outputs for clients.

· Excellent time management on projects.

· Hitting Key Deadlines.

· Strong Design Skills.

· Keeping up to date with new CG trends/Techniques.

· Excellent comms between departments and own team.

FULL TIME – Mid Weight (30k+)

Overview

A highly creative Motion Designer is required to join a talented team.

This is a great opportunity to work in a friendly team environment with great clients on a wide range of projects.

Skills & Experience: Mid Weight Motion Designer

· Good use of Cinema 4D. (2-3 Years)

· Good use of After Effects. (2-3 Years)

· Have a Strong eye for detail & composition.

· Be Self-Motivated.

· Can work in a team or solo.

· Have a Good understanding of Lighting, Texturing, Modeling and Rendering.

· Eager to learn and develop within our expanding team.

· NUKE/Houdini knowledge is a plus!

· Octane/Arnold knowledge is a plus!

Responsibilities required: Mid Weight Motion Designer

· Translate design concepts/storyboards to Create High-End Motion Graphic Edits

· The candidate will support the Lead Motion Designers/Creative Team.

· Responsible for creating/checking multiple outputs for clients

· Excellent time management on projects

· Hitting Key Deadlines

· Strong Design Skills

· Keeping up to date with new CG trends/Techniques

· Project quality control and assessment to high standards (QC’ing work)

· Excellent comms between departments and own team.

MOTION DESIGNERS NEEDED: FULL TIME – Senior (36k+)

Overview

This is a great opportunity to work in a friendly team environment with great clients on a wide range of projects.

Skills & Experience required: Senior Motion Designer

· Excellent use of Cinema 4D. (4-6 Years).

· Excellent use of After Effects. (4-6 Years).

· Have a Strong eye for detail & composition.

· Be Self-Motivated.

· Can work in a team or solo.

· Have a Good understanding of Lighting, Texturing, Modeling and Rendering.

· Eager to learn and develop within our expanding team.

· NUKE/Houdini knowledge is a plus!

· The ability to work under pressure.

· Strong written and oral communication skills

· Passion to look into new Software and techniques

· Ability to lead a project from Storyboard to Final Output.

· Eager to mentor and help develop members of staff within our expanding team.

· NUKE/Houdini knowledge is a plus!

· Octane/Arnold knowledge is a plus!

Responsibilities: Senior Motion Designer

· Translate design concepts/storyboards to Create High-End Motion Graphic Edits

· The candidate will support the Lead Motion Designers/Creative Team.

· The candidate will help to lead projects and manage freelancers

· Responsible for creating/checking multiple outputs for clients

· Excellent time management on projects

· Hitting Key Deadlines

· Strong Design Skills

· Keeping up to date with new CG trends/Techniques

· Project quality control and assessment to high standards (QC’ing work)

· Excellent comms between departments and own team.

· The candidate on occasion will liaise directly with the client on calls and emails.

· The candidate on occasion be asked to attend pitches with the a creative and CPS representative

MOTION DESIGNERS NEEDED: FULL TIME – Lead/CG Supervisor (45k+)

Overview

A highly creative Lead/CG Supervisor Motion Designer is required to join a talented team with experience in producing High-End VFX in the advertising sector.

This is a great opportunity to work in a friendly team environment with great clients on a wide range of projects.

Skills & Experience required: Lead Motion Designer

· Excellent use of Cinema 4D. (5-7 Years).

· Excellent use of After Effects. (5-7 Years).

· Advanced understanding of Lighting, Texturing, Modeling and Rendering.

· Advanced skills with high-end 32bit compositing.

· Have a strong passion for design.

· Strong written and oral communication skills.

· Passion to look into new Software and techniques.

· Ability to lead a project from Storyboard to Final Output.

· Have a Strong eye for detail & composition.

· Be a Self Motivated problem solver.

· NUKE/Houdini knowledge is a plus!

· Octane/Arnold knowledge is a plus!

Responsibilities: Lead Motion Designer

· The candidate will work closely with Head of Creative.

· Produce High End photorealistic work.

· Be able to direct and inspire designers to produce high-end results.

· Be responsible for briefing projects to studio.

· Be responsible for the overall quality of work leaving the studio.

· Manage and set-up new members of Staff/Freelancers.

· Helping to break-down quotes on complex VFX projects.

· Attending shoots and supervising VFX requirements on-set.

· Responsible for solving Technical and Creative problems.

· Mentoring and helping to develop members of staff.

· Managing studio KPI’s and reports.

· Adapting new technology into studio workflow

· Liaise with Head of Studio Ops for weekly reports

· The candidate on occasion will liaise directly with the client on calls and emails.

· The candidate on occasion be asked to attend pitches with the a creative and CPS representative

· Project quality control and assessment to the companies high standards (QC’ing work)

Please send reel AND CV asap if you meet the above criteria

Assistant Scheduler 6 months FTC @BT12035063

Experienced Assistant Scheduler required for dynamic company!

Our client requires an Assistant Scheduler to join their friendly team.

The role is supporting all day-to-day linear and non-linear programming and scheduling activities for their portfolio of channels, using relevant scheduling software.

Responsibilities:

Working under the guidance of and reporting to the territory Scheduling Supervisor to run presentation scheduling for channels.
Liaising with On-Air and Playout to ensure smooth planning and operation of daily programming grid coordinated with technical scheduling requirements.
Exporting daily and monthly programming grids for listings distribution partners
Creating daily presentation schedules with full inventory of advertising & channel branding.
Liaising with transmission suite over successful uploading of presentation schedules and to attend to matters arising.
Viewing all on-air materials to ensure they comply with the brand specification and OFCOM regulations.
Liaising with On Air, Sales and Marketing teams and third parties to ensure commercials, sponsorship and cross-promotions are processed accordingly.
Producing commercial transmission reports for global and regional ad sales and marketing.
Understanding of overall channel positioning objective and desired on-air look.

Requirements:

Must have previous experience in TV/media environment
Ability to work independently and as an integral part of a team.
Understanding of the local TV/media business and overall industry trends in channels and programming.
Ability to work independently and as an integral part of a team, with tact and sensitivity.
Can demonstrate meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.

Please send CV asap in Word format if you meet the criteria.

Programme Planner 1 month FTC - @BT12035062

Experienced Programme Planner required for great 1-month contract with a highly regarded broadcaster!

Our client, a well known broadcaster, requires an experienced Programme Planner to join their team on a 1-month contract.

If you have relevant experience and are available in March / April, please send your CV in Word format.

French Speaking Presentation Scheduler - 12 month FTC @BT12035061

Exciting role for an experienced Scheduler in a renowned company. The role requires someone with fluency in French and English.

The ideal candidate will have experience of both presentation scheduling and programme planning. The role also involves some media planning.

Strong organisational skills, brilliant time management skills and excellent communication skills are a must. Confident presenting skills and the ability to lead meetings are also important.

Duties Include:

- Build the plan in the scheduling system – working with the programme planner in Paris to insert the programmes, avoiding clashes and over-repetition of episodes.

- Working with the Media planner in Paris to ensure optimum promotion of upcoming programmes – making sure high priority campaigns receive enough air time, while ensuring promo variety on air.

- Prepare the daily schedules; this includes formatting, adding promos and secondary elements, and timing out.

- Send the schedules to Playout in an accurate and timely manner, following the rules of engagement.

- Anticipate the delivery of all the elements and liaise with the different services in charge

- On call for transmission queries outside of office hours.

- Regular communication with the team in Paris.

- Liaising between the broadcaster in London and the team in Paris.

- Liaising between the team in Paris and the support team in London to ensure all the technical issues and are fixed in a timely manner and representing the French team in meetings about the system.

- Participate in meetings, presentations and projects with the UK team as well as the French team.

Please send CV today if you meet the criteria!

Creative Production Manager, Kids Drama Series Production 3 month contract witha view to becoming permanent @BT12035060

Urgent role! Are you an expert in managing scripted series productions? Great opportunity for an experienced Creative Manager to make their mark!

Our client requires a Manager to oversee scripted series productions; namely kids drama with the core target 7-11 year olds. The ideal candidate will be very well connected in the industry with strong managerial skills, excellent communication and negotiation skills and solid experience of digital content and episodic digital content. Must have a real connection with the target audience.

The role involves:

Serve as the lead creative executive for new content projects

Serve as point of contact between the regional office and local markets to share info and collaborate in their development and production projects.

Focus on creation and production of content for digital platforms.

In accordance with approved schedules and budgets, work closely with both internal and external partners to push for maximum possible creative quality and production values while delivering on time and on budget.

Develop strategies to support network activity and initiatives for new series.

Oversee all creative aspects of assigned projects from development stages (as needed) through pre-production, production and post-production, to deliver against the agreed creative vision.

Manage and mentor junior staff as needed to develop their skills.

Keep track of all the territories development and production activities.

Responsibilities:

Provide timely, coherent, structured feedback and notes to talent and producers throughout the production process.
Create and maintain positive relationships with internal and external production partners.
Negotiate creative differences with production partners.
Review all production materials including premises, outlines, scripts, rough cuts, final composites and/or sound mixes as agreed for each project.
Ensure all Standard & Practices considerations are being observed throughout the production.
Keep internal stakeholders updated with creative progress and highlight any issues that may affect the budget, schedule, and/or quality of the series.
Represent company point of view and creative goals to producers. Uphold network standards and production guidelines.
Collaborate with talent, music, interactive, CP, distribution as necessary.
Implement strategies to support tentpoles, specials and new opportunities.
Support content development for all platforms; brainstorm new applications, uses, strategies, etc.

Experience Required:

Substantial, proven experience at Manager level within original/current series

Sufficient experience in “Current/Original Series”

Strong creative reputation and strong network of contacts and relationships

Experienced in development and production of long form and short form content for digital platforms.

Exemplary writing skills and knowledge of script structure

Ability to manage and direct creative talent

Knowledge of target audience and interest in entertainment geared at the demographic

Please send CV today if you meet the above criteria.

Channel Coordinator - 12 month FTC @BT12035059

Our client requires a Channel Coordinator to join their team on a 12 month contract.

Duties include:

· Assisting the Channel Manager with the day to day running of Channels

· Retrieving support material for new programming and add to online workspace.

· Communicating channel priorities to the creative team via monthly make-list meetings.

· Write / edit synopses for all new content, including episodic series and all new titles and enter into system

· Work with the channel manager assisting with planning and stunts

· Help analyze competitor ratings – looking for trends and themes.

· Enter monthly planning grids into system and work with the channel manager assisting with planning queries.

· Write monthly highlights for the channel

· Manage the Social media presence for the channels and reply to all viewers emails in a timely manner.

· Attend weekly traffic meetings to update and keep track of all new material. Work with the channels manages and traffic to ensure all content is ready

We will consider Channel Coordinators, Schedulers, Programme Planner or On Air Production Coordinators for this role. You must be fluent in written and spoken English and Italian.

Please send CV for further information.

Media Planner - temp @BT12035058

Our client, a well known broadcaster, requires a Media Planner to join their team for the month of March.

The ideal candidate will have solid media planning experience and will be able to hit the ground running in a busy department.

This is an interesting role in a friendly team.

Please send CV today!

Senior Analyst - Sales, Planning & Operations CEE 12 month mat cover @BT12035057

Our client has an urgent requirement for an experienced Analyst for in their international TV distribution business!

The role involves working across all media with a focus on very high profile clients in the CEE region.

High level Excel skills essential.

Attractive salary on offer.

THE ROLE

Responsibilities fall into the following areas:

Deal Management & Administration

Set up & maintain deals in Sales & Rights Management systems
Analyse rights in the contract and accurately record
Manage contractual obligations and meet all deadlines as detailed in the contracts
Uphold Sales Planning Procedures
Track the workflow of contract, amendment, notification processes for every deal, client schedules, availability lists and ad hoc reports.
Assist and track progress of deal execution.

Client Support:

Maintain & expand Internal Relationships.

Sales Analysis

Support negotiations with new and existing clients with analysis
Maximise revenue for active Volume Deals through proactive tracking of title performance and product windowing and slot utilisation
Runs Tracking.

Title Inventory Management

Analyse reports for available product and identify appropriate titles that meet client and sales criteria in order to maintain an accurate record of product to maximise the sales potential
Ensuring up-to-date, accurate Avails lists are maintained at all times
Window management.

.Forecasting & Planning

Take ownership for ensuring all deals and data are accurate and up to date
Maintain annual forecast informing of updates when necessary
Responsible for coordinating and entering mid-range plan information for relevant territories & media
Create and provide summaries and updates, utilising system functionalities, to Sales & Finance within prescribed deadlines.

PERSON PROFILE

Summary:

The successful candidate must have a passion for content and a broad understanding of the distribution business necessary to support the sales process.

You must be highly motivated with excellent communication skills in a deadline driven environment.

Specific requirements include:

Qualifications and Experience

Educated to minimum undergraduate degree level
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar environment (media)
Strong computer skills, in particular Excel (pivot tables, formulae), PowerPoint and comfortable learning new systems.

Skills

Problem Solving & Decision making
Proactive, flexible and adaptable
Highly numerate with excellent attention to detail.

DETAILS

This role will be offered on a permanent basis.

Remuneration will be attractive, and very competitive.

To learn more or apply, send you CV in Word form asap via grapevinejobs. We'll get back to qualified candidates immediately.

Freelance Production Manager On Air Promos

Ref@BT120315039

Experienced PMs who have worked within a creative services team within a broadcaster are required for some freelance bookings we have in and around London starting very soon. If you are available and ready to hit the ground running then we want to hear from you! Please send your CV today.

General Call Out

We always require experienced Presentation Schedulers for our busy clients. If you are experienced and proficient in Vision, Perspective, IBMS, BSS, Provys, Zeus then we want to hear from you!