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Videographer
2 months ago
**Media Specialist **(Videographer) **| **Circa **£36,000** negotiable + excellent benefits **| **Permanent** | **Hybrid | Berkshire
Are you an experienced **videographer** who can fulfil this Media Specialist role at Thatcham Research? Do you have a gift for turning complex, technical information into interesting and **engaging** material? Come and join a leader in the field of **automotive research** and support our mission of improving road safety for all.
Once settled in your new role within the Design & Publishing team, you’ll be responsible for producing high quality visuals and sound to support the work of our commercial and engineering research teams. This role offers a unique opportunity to inform, educate and influence a wide audience via your creativity, while supporting us to drive safety improvements across the European automotive industry.
**Your mission**
- Deliver high quality media output, both capturing and editing, to support engineering data for highly technical automotive test scenarios
- Filming and editing to broadcast quality
- Photography and post production alignment to company brand standards
- Provide fault finding and preventative maintenance to media equipment as and when required
- Support the wider business areas with ad-hoc media requests
- Willingness to work in a dynamic and changeable outdoor environment
**Skills & experience that will set you up for success in this role**:
- Experience of media production and specification, including identifying customer requirements and developing high quality solutions
- Excellent skills in video editing, compositing and photographic manipulation using software including Adobe CC with a focus on Premier, After Effects and Photoshop
- Experience of technical video delivery with an emphasis on scientific and engineering research with the ability to create repeatable sequences for comparative analysis
- Photography skills to a high-quality standard.
- Knowledge of broadcast camera systems including sound interfacing, Drone flight, use of GoPro cameras, use of camera supports including fluid head tripods
**_Did you know..._**
**About you**
You have a creative flair with the ability to interpret detailed technical information and translate this into engaging and captivating media content. Your excellent organisational skills enable you to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines, whilst your proactive and positive nature enable you to build and influence effective working relationships.
**Perks & Benefits**
Salary** - **Circa **£36,000** negotiable, dependent on skills & experience.
- 10% non-contributory pension
- 29 days holiday (inclusive of Christmas shutdown) + public holidays
- Group Life Assurance (equal to 3 x basic salary)
- Group Income Protection (after 2 years’ service)
- Salary Sacrifice schemes (cycle to work & tech scheme)
- Money Health Financial Wellbeing Platform
- Health Cash Plan (cash back on eligible medical treatments)
- Discounted gym membership
- Sports & Social club
- Payroll charitable giving
**When we work**
Our standard working hours are** 8:30 - 16:30** Monday - Thursday, **8:30 - 15:45** Fridays. _(Talk to us about flexible working if this doesn’t quite suit you)_
**How we work**
Our blended working approach means you’ll spend time working from our office in Thatcham, Berkshire and from home should you wish to. Occasional travel to our track testing facility in Gamston Nottinghamshire, may also be required to support on-site activity.
**What we do**
At the cutting edge of automotive research in the UK, Thatcham Research has a unique role in shaping the design of new vehicles and influencing ever higher standards of safety, security and repair.
With an on-site Crash Laboratory, Repair Technology Centre, Training Academy and Crime Lab, our research expertise is driving some of the very latest automotive developments in technology, materials and standards in this fast moving and highly technical industry. Our active safety track site is one of the leading accredited Euro NCAP testing facilities, trialling and assessing the very latest developments in vehicle safety and assistance technologies.
**Our Values**
**Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging**
We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace which values diversity and embraces each individual's authentic self. We are proud to champion a culture where colleagues freely share their diverse perspectives, recognising that these contribute to our innovative spirit. Our journey of growth and understanding is continuous as we actively invest in diversity training, workshops, and partnerships to ensure positive change.
Beyond our silver membership in the Automotive 30% Club, we collaborate with various organisations to advance equity not only in gender but also across ethnicity, age, disability, social mobility, LGBTQ+ identities, experiences, and thinking. Our aspiration is to create an environment where everyone thri