Travel Counsellors : Video Production Lead

Digital Producer is needed in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Client: Travel Counsellors

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Contract: Other

About Us

Here at Travel Counsellors, our customers, communities, and colleagues lie at the heart of everything that we do - and that’s what makes us special. For us, relationships come before transactions, and we are there for our customers, connecting with them on a deeply human level through the moments that matter.

We’ve been changing lives for over 28 years as the leading travel marketplace for self-employed travel entrepreneurs, empowering over 1,900 global independent travel agents to run successful leisure and corporate travel businesses. We pride ourselves in remaining a company that truly cares and one that has never wavered from its purpose; to redefine what personal means for a travel business.

Our Travel Counsellors are supported by a team of over 250 super talented people in our Support Offices to help them create unique, inspiring, and exciting experiences for their customers, building lasting personal relationships that bring them back to us, time and time again.

Our unique approach within the workplace – as well as towards customers – has seen us receive numerous awards and accolades, including being named as The Best Place to Work in Travel at the 2022 TTG Travel Industry Awards, as well as being the first travel company to be awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category!

We are currently expanding at a phenomenal rate – on the back of what is our record year in terms of revenue (over £800m) and so are looking for like-minded individuals to join our dedicated Head Office team, to help the company continue to flourish.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• You will take ownership of Video Editing of all content that comes out of our in-house studio, including editing live productions and pre-recorded content
• Support the In-house Studio Technician with the production of live shows, as well as providing annual leave/last-minute cover where needed
• Creatively repurpose video content in a variety of ways to ensure maximum return when it comes to sharing messaging
• Storyboarding video content and supporting the wider business with best practices when it comes to how to best share their content via video
• Self-sufficient in all aspects of the content creation journey from spotting opportunities, picking up a camera, producing the edit and sharing the final content

Required Skills and Experience:

• A team player with experience within this field and confident using a variety of production software including, but not limited to, Adobe Creative Cloud
• Confident (solo) camera operating including framing in a variety of environments
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the confidence and ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Strong team player who can work productively and comfortably in a small team and by themselves
• Highly organised, detail-orientated individual with high-quality standards and the ability to manage and support multiple projects at one time.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Familiar with Blackmagic Hardware & Software
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• MS Office 365

To be successful in this role you will be:

• You will be a role model for our business values, using your personality and behaviours, to maintain integrity and a can-do attitude
• You will have a willingness to go the extra mile and always strive to seek job satisfaction
• You will have the ability to think digitally as we continue to evolve as a digital first business, and that means we need you to have the right knowledge, skills and appetite to effectively use digital systems to support delivery of an efficient, robust finance environment.
• You always bring your authentic self to work
• You pride yourself on building loyal and mutual trusting relationships with colleagues, TCs and supplier partners
• You will respect and value diversity, creating an environment that is inclusive of all
• You will be focused on your own personal development as well as the future of our business, contributing new and innovative ideas and ways of working
• You actively seek out opportunities and find meaningfulness at work
• You will not be afraid to use your voice to challenge or reinforce the status quo, guided by our values and behaviours
• Highly motivated, ambitious, driven by success and comfortable working towards targets

In return you will receive the following benefits:

• A competitive basic salary + annual company bonus
• Flexible hybrid working model (1 day home, 4 days office)
• Career development and promotional opportunities
• 25 days holidays (increasing to 28 after 5 years of service)
• A Moments That Matter day (annually)
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity pay
• Holiday buy and sell
• 3 paid days charity leave
• Company events, socials, and incentives
• 3 x death in service
• Company Pension scheme
• Costco Membership
• Salary sacrifice, company car scheme
• Free breakfast, fruit, and hot/cold beverages
• Referral scheme
• Employee discount