Post Production Coordinator - 5-month fixed term contract

Inspired Thinking Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Wellbeing day

Smart working up to 40% from home

Work abroad up to 90 days a year

Employee assistance programme

Pension scheme

Corporate Medical Cash Plan

Professional qualifications support

Monthly Employee of the Month bonus

Referral bonuses up to £1,500

Job summary

Inspired Thinking Group, on the John Lewis Creative & Content Studio, seeks a Post Production Coordinator for a 5-month fixed-term contract based in Park Royal, London. You will manage daily processing of ecommerce and creative images and videos, coordinating with retouch, production, and external agencies to hit briefs and timings.

Key duties include QC of imagery, asset tracking, uploading assets to servers, and maintaining file organization.

Qualifications

• Mac, Excel and Photoshop proficiency with workflow experience.
• Experience in a studio/production environment handling assets.
• Excellent organisation and time management to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong communication with multiple stakeholders and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise large volumes of work effectively.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day processing of ecommerce and creative images and videos through to retouch and final delivery.
• QC images before/after retouching, ensure crops, guidelines and naming correct for uploads.
• Monitor assets, identify errors, ensure full sets delivered on time.
• Upload/download imagery from internal/external sources to FTP sites and drives.
• Communicate retouching amends to Senior Retouchers and schedule delivery within timeframes.
• Maintain housekeeping of image/video assets across servers.
• Resolve asset queries and prioritise requests from key teams efficiently.
• Track amendments via reporting log; ensure omni-channel readiness and archiving.

Skills

Mac literate

Excel

Photoshop

Studio/Production experience

Organisational skills

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Tools

FTP

Job description

We have an exciting creative opportunity for a Post Production Coordinator to join us on an initial 5 month fixed term contract.

The role sits within the John Lewis Creative & Content Team which is based in The Creative Studios, located @ NW10 7FW Park Royal.

The role is known for the day to day processing and handling of all images and videos that are produced by the John Lewis Studio. This includes uploading high quality omni channel visual assets and videos that meet timings, product style guidelines, briefs and technical specifications.

You will produce exciting content that highlights and elevates both of the Partnerships brands, working closely with:

• Art Direction
• Production
• Third party agencies
• Buying teams
• Product Launch team
• Sample Coordination team

What will you be doing?

• The day to day processing and handling of ecomm and creative images and videos through to internal/external Retouch and then final delivery
• QC’s all images produced by the studio before and after retouching, checking imagery in photoshop for crops, guidelines and consistency in line with brief, ensuring all imagery is named and sized correctly supporting quick and easy upload to servers and archive storage
• Monitoring all assets, identifying any coding errors or missing images, ensuring full suites are delivered on time.
• Downloading and uploading imagery from internal and external sources to ftp sites and external agencies, delivering to required drives in the agreed formats, on time and meeting KPI’s
• Communicating retouching amends to Senior Retouchers, schedules the amends of these and delivers within set timeframes
• Maintaining good ‘housekeeping’ of all image and video assets within internal and external image servers.
• Resolve digital asset queries and manage/prioritise requests from key teams, through appropriate channels of communication. Uses initiative to resolve queries quickly and efficiently
• Track and maintain all amends through the reporting log to support
• Images are omni channel ready and delivered to brief on time
• Ensures images and videos are archived and handled appropriately
• Work with the studio team to ensure samples are received from shoot for colour matching and passed onto the warehouse in a timely manner
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with Retouch, Production and Launch Coordination teams to ensure digital and video assets are delivered on time

Essential skills you’ll need:

• Mac literate with proven working experience of Excel and photoshop
• Experience/understanding of working within a studio/production department
• Exceptional organisation and time management skills with the ability to prioritise large volumes of work effectively & efficiently within tight deadlines
• Comfortable communicating effectively with a variety of stakeholders
• Great attention-to-detail, demonstrating a high degree of accuracy

Desirable skills you’ll have:

• Previous experience of working with and delivering Video assets would be advantageous
• Have a keen interest in e-commerce image editing and video delivery
• Previous experience of quality checking retouched imagery is useful but not essential as training will be provided

Work’s a treat!

Perks at ITG

— alongside a competitive salary, here's what you can look forward to:

• Time off that works for you — 25 days' holiday + bank holidays, a paid Wellbeing Day, flexible bank holidays to honour cultural or religious observances, and the option to buy or carry over up to 5 extra days.
• Flexibility & lifestyle — Smart Working with up to 40% from home, and after 12 months, the option to work from abroad for up to 90 days a year.
• Family & life milestones — Enhanced family friendly leave, 3 extra days for your wedding/honeymoon, and an Employee Assistance Programme whenever you need support.
• Financial perks — Pension scheme, Corporate Medical Cash Plan, electric car salary sacrifice scheme, and tax-efficient payroll giving to your favourite charities.
• Growth & recognition — Funding for professional qualifications, monthly Employee of the Month awards (£250 bonus), and referral bonuses of up to £1,500.
• Community & wellbeing — Regular Wellbeing Workshops, 30+ Wellbeing Champions, a paid Volunteer Day, and an online perks platform with discounts on top brands, days out, and gym memberships.

What next?

Like what you see? Drop us your application and someone from our team will be in touch.

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