We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.
Job Title: Social Media Videographer
Grade: HEO / IO
Salary: £35,405 - £39,000
Location: The role will be based at 102 petty France. We currently attend the office for a minimum of two days a week and you may be asked to attend for additional days when required.
Directorate/Unit: Communications & Information Directorate/External Communications
Team: Digital and Strategic Communications, Content and Channels Team
Type of Contract: 24 month FTC
Working Pattern: Full Time
The Ministry of Justice supports a range of issues that have a profound impact on people’s lives. We are at the heart of the justice system, and our priority work ranges from prison reform to modern justice and support for victims.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join a busy and ambitious team, creating innovative social media content at a cutting-edge government department.
You will share responsibility for the team’s video production, photography and graphic design for our broad-reaching channels, working on briefs across our vital portfolios: Prisons, Probation, Victims, Sentencing, Courts and Justice.
You relish getting to know a portfolio well and discovering a project’s specific needs and offering creative solutions at an edit desk or on location. You will be required to travel to different locations and occasionally work non-standard office hours.
If you’re passionate about creating video, photography and design for engaging social media content, and you want to work on high-profile people-centric issues, this is the job for you.
Here are a few examples of our recent work:
Reducing Reoffending with Sebastian Vettel:
Supporting Prison Leavers - Stacey's Story:
Meet the Next Generation of Prison Officers:
Banning the abuse of intimate images online:
British Sign Language Jury Access:
Upskirting campaign:
Meet Probation Officer Sam:
HMP Five Wells – Smarter Prisons:
The Clink Restaurant:
Sentencing and Public Protection:
How a Probation Officer fights crime:
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Manage the production process from start to finish: conceptualising, coordinating, shooting and editing to final product delivery at pace, ensuring that the outputs meet the brief’s needs, speedy time constraints, quality and budget.
- Shoot and edit both studio and location footage including interviews, pieces to camera, engaging b-roll, and promotional videos for campaigns and events.
- Determine what equipment is required for shoot’s using our high-end kit list and have an intricate knowledge of camera set-up, lighting and audio. Help carry/transport kit when travelling to/from and around locations as required.
- Direct talent including senior leaders, government ministers, stakeholders and VIP guests with confidence, sensitivity and clear creative vision.
- Shoot and edit photography including portraits, groups, presentations and large events.
- Travel for shoots (nationally – England and Wales, occasionally internationally), sometimes multiple times a week as required and sometimes outside of office hours. For example, to prisons, courts, victim support units, probation centres, charities.
- Design graphics and engaging social media posts bespoke to social platform formats – Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn etc.
- Work on fast-paced briefs, making technical and creative recommendations and presenting ideas for approval or development, explaining clearly and confidently how the creative work will achieve the key outcomes.
- Discuss work schedules and status knowledgeably and confidently.
- Manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail and deadlines.
- Work with and foster feedback to develop content.
- Work effectively as part of a team other videographers, photographers, designers, and strategists.
Essential experience and personal skills:
- 3+ years of industry experience or demonstrable equivalent industry knowledge and skills.
- Excellent and proven knowledge of digital video production with a thorough understanding of production, timeframes and technical delivery.
- Excellent knowledge across Adobe Creative Cloud apps, including Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Illustrator (knowledge of After Effects is a bonus).
- Proficient in self-shooting and equipment set-up, including sound and talent direction, and particularly an excellent knowledge of lighting techniques.
- Creative flair, originality, a strong visual sense and ability to challenge where you feel innovation or improvements are needed.
- Proactive and positive attitude and a passion for creating the best possible creative.
- Strong communication and direction skills, bringing out the best from high-profile talent and diverse case studies, both on camera and behind the scenes.
- Working knowledge of DSLR cameras and lenses (Sony experience is a plus).
- Knowledge of using social media to test and refine messages, scaling up what works.
- Degree (or equivalent) in media production, film production, performing arts or other related subject is preferred or equivalent practical on-the-job experience.
Please note:
- This role requires regular travel as outlined, often multiple shoots in a week. Where it doesn’t conflict with shoot schedules we do support remote working, in agreement with your line manager. The outside-of-standard office hours can be claimed back, or you have a later start time on those shoot days, in agreement with your line manager.
- You will report into a senior member of the Content and Channels team.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to build a workforce that is more representative of the UK’s diverse communities and the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity
Application process
We will be using success profiles to assess your communication and delivery abilities.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and provide examples of Civil Service behaviours (PDF) and competences based on the Government Communication Professional Competency Framework (PDF).
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
And these GCS competences:
- Comms – Ideas: Digital
- Comms – Insight: Digital
- Comms – Impact: Digital
Interview
Should you reach the interview stage, we will ask you to complete a practical task to present alongside examples of your creative digital work/portfolio.
The interview will be conducted in person at our head office in London.
In interview you will also be asked additional Qs across the aforementioned Civil Service behaviours (PDF) and competences based on the Government Communication Professional Competency Framework (PDF) and be required to provide relevant examples.