*NextUp actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds*
Junior Editor/Designer
Overview of Role:
- Salary – 18-20K p/a (supported by Government Kickstart Scheme) 4 day week the odd extra day – once a month for team days
- 10am – 6pm
- Starting ASAP
- Initially remote, then flexi working office in London
- 6 Month Kickstart Placement with possibility of extension
Job Description:
NextUp needs a junior editor/designer to come on board and join the content team in delivering all video content and social assets across the NextUp platform. Reporting to the head of content, this role will primarily be focussed on the creation of video and imagery that supports, promotes and adds to the flagship comedy content. This will involve working with in-house edit teams to create short trailers, social clips, thumbnail and platform artwork as well as managing transcoding and delivery requirements across all media. Working in a fast-paced team, the role will need to be highly adaptable to changing situations and short-turnaround projects. As a junior, the long-term vision for the role is to develop and learn the craft of editing live comedy and take on greater and broader responsibilities as the role develops. The content team at NextUp is small, social, friendly, light-hearted and dedicated, so a cultural fit is also essential.
We produce most of our own content so we’re looking for someone with the ambition to get stuck into the myriad different roles on set as well as in the post production studio! This will mean occasional evening and weekend work when we produce and film the shows themselves.
Responsibilities:
- Creation of social and promotional trailers, marketing content and clips from the weekly new content added to the NextUp platform, in-line with the company style guides and approach.
- Design tasks including repurposing of existing assets, and creation of new ones as and when required.
- Maintenance and development of editorial workflows, taking completed edits and creating all extra assets required in an orderly and process-driven manner.
- Taking delivery of acquired video assets and working with the Technical manager to adapt to platform specification.
- Managing various post-production initiatives as and when required, such as working through back-catalogue of content to create montage clips/trailers or collect screenshots for use in social and platform.
- Occasional shoot-support.
Requirements:
- Excellent understanding and experience using Premiere Pro workflows, grading, audio mixing and all things post-production using the adobe suite.
- Good working knowledge of design software including InDesign and Photoshop
- Understanding of After Effects, encoder and surrounding post-production
- General awareness post-production workflows.
- Adaptability and flexibility to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Desirable
- Experience on live-set productions, especially on-camera.
- Design experience in social media and social media asset creation.
- Live-streaming experience!
- A passion for Comedy!
We are utilising a government scheme called ‘Kickstart’. You can be a graduate, or school leaver, the key thing is that you are aged between 18-24 and claiming Universal Credit. To apply please submit your CV and a cover letter to lizzie@nextupcomedy.com
Marketing Assistant
Skills required:
- High level of organisation and administration skills
- Google calendar and diary management
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Empathy and an ability to anticipate ‘pinch points’ and plan and communicate around them
- Experience of the Gsuite – Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Drive in particular
- Either experience of Monday.com or the ability to pick up such software quite easily
Overview of role:
A highly organised assistant to work with our Head of Growth (Rhys), helping coordinate his time, comms and marketing initiatives.
There will be constant check-ins and lots of communication from both sides. Somewhat like an agent, you’ll be expected to ensure his time is spent in the right places at the right times.
You’ll need the ability to organise and communicate efficiently and concisely, wrangling people and prodding for tasks whilst remaining friendly and polite.
An understanding of marketing including customer acquisition, facebook advertising, funnels and churn is a bonus as there will be plenty of opportunities to contribute to the marketing plans themselves, however this is an opportunity for an organised person to learn from a growth expert.
Outside of the above, the 3 key areas and responsibilities of the Assistant in support of the Head of Growth are laid out below:
Initiative Planning Phase
- Ensure there is a planned process for following when an initiative kicks off, who needs to know, how will the project run and who leads.
- Ensure all parties involved are up to speed on the latest initiatives and anyone needing to be involved has been consulted.
- Ensure all pre partner or negotiation emails are answered in a timely manner.
- Organise for the project, a central location for all information pertaining to the initiative. In addition, to ensure that all responsibilities of the initiative are clearly laid out in 1 pager to the various team members to ensure nothing is missed, i.e sponsorship responsibilities.
Initiative Running Phase
- Book in to the diary all project kick off calls, mid progress check ins and the review meetings.
- Be the primary point of contact for team members to filter questions through to the Head of Growth, then organise those questions and report back on the next steps.
- Assist with the Head of Growth’s diary, and ensure that project review points, presentations etc are booked in and accounted for time wise.
Initiative Wrap Phase
- Keep track of the initiatives and scores for them – reporting where necessary.
- Ensure there is a clear process for review and capturing of data and learnings from projects.
General Growth Administration
- Updating rolling documents such as the marketing plan, the road map, or the ideas document to make sure they’re current.
We’re a friendly team of 9 full time staff and 4 freelancers, working remotely (for now) around London.
We are utilising a government scheme called ‘Kickstart’. You can be a graduate, or school leaver, the key thing is that you are aged between 18-24 and claiming Universal Credit. To apply please submit your CV and a cover letter to lizzie@nextupcomedy.com.
The role is a 6 month kickstarter placement with the possibility of full time role at the end of the placement.
More on NextUp Comedy
NextUp is a small start-up that launched in 2016. Initially comprising just four people, in 2019 we grew to 9 plus freelancers.
The NextUp company culture is one that celebrates individuality, openness, creativity and collaboration, with a strong emphasis on physical and mental wellbeing. We’re ambitious and passionate – balancing tight deadlines and workloads with a positive environment and perspective. We value trust, honesty, ambition and connection and we want people who work here to feel a real sense of agency as well as being fully supported in their roles. Equality and fairness both in the company and in the comedy industry are important to us, and we aim to recognise and reward individual and team achievements big and small.
We’re looking for people who’ll join in with and help drive our vision – to be a brand synonymous with quality stand-up comedy and a true force for good in the industry.
Warning
Whilst working for a start-up can be hugely exciting, it’s really important to be aware that there is less job security on offer than there would be working for an established company or multinational.
We’re highly ambitious and we work to a short investment runway so are unable guarantee absolutely that the company will succeed and/or that any role will be secure long-term. As a founding team we will do our utmost to succeed, but also to be transparent regarding potential hiccups.
We are utilising a government scheme called ‘Kickstart’. You can be a graduate, or school leaver, the key thing is that you are aged between 18-24 and claiming Universal Credit. To apply please submit your CV and a cover letter to lizzie@nextupcomedy.com