Creative Exec (Video Chef)

Jungle Creations Limited; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Jungle Creations is seeking a Creative Exec (Video Chef) for its Twisted brand in London. The role involves presenting and cooking for food videos, recipe development, and collaboration with a creative team. Ideal candidates will bring significant cooking experience, a passion for food media, and creative flair to help elevate the Twisted brand.

Benefits

Free daily breakfast

Office dog day every Wednesday

Pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Eye care support

Mental health support

Volunteering days

Wellbeing day

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• 1+ years on-screen cooking or live cooking demo experience.
• 2+ years professional cooking experience.
• 2+ years experience in recipe development.

Responsibilities

• Onscreen presenting and cooking for food videos.
• Recipe development and high-quality production.
• Contributing to innovation strategies for the Twisted brand.

Skills

Content analysis

Time management

Communication

Creative thinking

Job description

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Job DescriptionJob title: Creative Exec (Video Chef)
Department/Brand: Twisted, Media
Reports to: Hugh Woodward, Creative Lead (Twisted)
Duration: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Office Location: Batty Street

All Twisted video chefs, whilst working to the Twisted brief, must demonstrate a strong aptitude for cooking food from around the world to the highest standard, ensuring that all recipes are researched, tested and developed to ensure they are camera-ready. It’s also important to note that we expect chefs to demonstrate a firm understanding of what makes their own food and cooking unique - all good cooks have individual passion points and we celebrate that here at Twisted.

Supported by an award-winning videography team, Twisted video chefs are expected to self-shoot or co-produce food videos which function as premium, marketable products for the Twisted brand, both commercially and editorially.

As a member of the Twisted on-screen talent team producers will be expected to develop in their role to be comfortable presenting (and cooking) on a multitude of Twisted video formats that live across Twisted’s numerous content platforms. All Twisted video chefs are ambassadors for the Twisted brand and must live and breathe our ethos!


Job RequirementsBackground and Experience OR what you’ll bring to Jungle

Essential experience required:

• 1+ yrs on-screen cooking or live cooking demo experience, preferably with an element of self shooting
• 2 + yrs professional cooking experience
• 2+ yrs experience in researching, writing or developing recipes
• Ability to develop and enact creative ideas
• Ability to thrive in a creative, close-knit team
• Devoted interest in and a deep understanding of cookery writing, online food media and wider food industry

Desired experience:

• Experience drawing storyboards
• Content creation experience (filming and/or editing)
• Social media management experience
• 1+ yrs social media industry experience
• 1 + yrs practical management experience

Skills & Competencies

Skills:

• Content analysis
• Time management and prioritisation
• Communication
• Creative thinking

Competencies:

• Attention to detail
• Relationship building
• Collaboration
• Innovation
• Resilience, adaptability, flexibility, dynamism;
• Sharing (learning, knowledge, ideas);
• Accountability and ownership

Job Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities OR What you will be doing as a Creative Executive

Video Production

• Onscreen presenting / cooking
• Ensuring consistent high-quality across recipe production, from concept to presentation
• Recipe development, fully researched, completed and recorded
• Full creative ownership of recipes produced, measured against KPIs
• Recipe writing for website

- Creative Development

• Thorough recipe development and research
• Contributing to prompt and thorough responses to any UK/US commercial food briefs, liaising with the wider agency where necessary

- Strategy

• Contribution to proposal, innovation and development of wider Twisted brand and its subsequent media platforms, ongoing projects and offline endeavours.

Job Benefits
What’s in It for You?
At Jungle, we value our people and offer a range of perks to enhance your experience with us:

• Free daily breakfast
• Office dog day every Wednesday!
• Pension scheme
• Generous holiday allowance, including your birthday off
• Eye care support
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health First Aiders
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Regular social events and direct communication with leadership
• Volunteering days
• Wellbeing day
• Recognition schemes and awards
• Long-service awards
• High street discount vouchers
• Cycle-to-work scheme

Jungle Life - We believe in adding to our culture, not just fitting into it. At Jungle Creations, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We celebrate different perspectives, encourage innovation, and create a sense of belonging where everyone can thrive.

Our Mission
‘We exist to create ideas that get people to thrive online and in the real world.’

Our Values
Collaborate – We work together to achieve great things
Innovate– We push boundaries and find creative solutions
Champion – We support and uplift each other

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of background, feel valued and empowered. If you require any extra support or reasonable adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

If you don’t meet all the requirements but believe you’d be a great fit, we encourage you to apply!

Visit our website to learn more about Jungle Creations and other opportunities:
https://junglecreations.com/about/