Director / Vision Mixer

News Corp UK & Ireland Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in London is seeking a Director / Vision Mixer to oversee creative video production. You will lead a gallery team, ensuring high-quality visual output for major productions. The ideal candidate should be experienced in multi-camera directing, have a creative mindset, and possess strong technical problem-solving skills. Benefits include private medical insurance, gym memberships, and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to exclusive events

Qualifications

• Experience as a multi-camera Director / Vision Mixer, able to work under pressure.
• Strong visual composition and storytelling skills.
• Ability to solve technical issues quickly during production.

Responsibilities

• Oversee creative output and video content delivery.
• Lead gallery team during productions for visual appeal.
• Control vision mixing desk and manage transitions.

Skills

Multi-camera directing

Technical problem-solving

Creative mindset

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Overview

Your Team: News Studios is home to world-class video talent and state-of-the-art production facilities at The News Building in London Bridge. News Studios services all of News UK's brands - including The Times & The Sunday Times, The Sun, talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK, and Talk. The team at News Studios supports creative programming development and produces short and long-form content from a suite of dedicated studios.

Your Role: As a Director / Vision Mixer, you will be at the helm of our visual output, reporting to the Head of Studios to deliver high-quality, engaging video content. This is a hands-on, creative role where you will lead a talented gallery team to bring stories to life for a monthly audience of millions.

Day to day you will:

• Work closely with the Head of Studios to oversee the creative output of News Studios.
• Work with teams across the business to deliver high quality and engaging video content for News Studios.
• Lead a gallery team to ensure smooth, efficient and visually appealing productions.
• Direct content and control the vision mixing desk.
• Transition seamlessly between camera shots, video sources, graphics and other visual elements to maintain a high-paced production flow.
• Build effects and manage file imports into the vision mixing desk.
• Devise best working practices to accommodate a variety of shows depending on the complexity of the content.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Experience as a multi-camera Director / Vision Mixer with a proven ability to work efficiently under pressure.
• Creative mindset with a keen eye for visual composition and storytelling.
• Proficiency in technical problem-solving to quickly diagnose and address technical issues during a fast-moving production.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with various production crew members.

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes
• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

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