Video Content Coordinator Eastleigh 2024

We understand the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance, so all of our roles are open to flexible and hybrid working.

We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they’ll love. Join us as a Video Content Coordinator and you’ll be a big part of this.

Key responsibilities

As Video and Content Coordinator you will deliver compelling video content for our customers so that they’re supported at every stage of their home improvement and shopping journey. The video content coordinator is responsible for the planning, creative and day-to-day delivery of B&Q’s video content such as How To’s, campaign videos and real-time content. As well as creating high quality, engaging video content to meet customer and colleague needs.

In this role you will:

• Plan video content that meets a customer need (providing a solution to a problem or enhancing the shopping experience)
• Work with the Video Producer to plan and schedule projects that meet business and brand objectives.
• Work with the Head of Content, Social & PR and Video Producer to develop new and creative solutions for video content, always stretching our thinking and trying new things
• Conceive and execute real-time video content to respond to cultural events and moments, allowing us to be agile and reactive where we need to be to remain ahead of the competition.
• Have responsibility alongside Producer for creative development of concepts, ideas and briefing from initial brainstorm to execution.
• Stay on top of current and upcoming trends for styling and projects. Keeping an eye on gaps in content and identifying areas of opportunity.
• Take accountability with the Video Producer for the delivery of video content to relevant B&Q stakeholders, working with selected third parties or in-house production resource
• Liaise with Video Producer to review the brief and agree the desired outcomes whilst providing guidance on how to best execute video content to meet these needs
• Liaise with production agency during and post production for required video content
• Liaise with Content Planning Manager and Video Producer to ensure the right message is prioritised for use
• Adhere to Health & Safety guidelines and ensuring all assets are put through creative review.
• Liaise with Commercial Buying teams and Content Planning Manager to prepare props and products ahead of video shoots, keeping product lists with EANS ready for product linking on YouTube and enquiries.
• Liaise with channels on sign off of content from scripts, set designs, props and product nominations, locations, cast, and final creative within brand guidelines to ensure it meets the agreed brief and stakeholder needs.
• Upload completed and approved assets to The Source/The Dam

Required skills and experience

To be successful in the role you will need:

• Flair for creativity and innovation in the creation and scoping of video content
• Good communication skills to ensure plans are supported and backed internally
• Excellent organisation skills to ensure work is delivered on time and to budget against the plan
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Aware of, and able to capitalise on, cultural moments and opportunities in video output so that B&Q is present at the right moments
• An ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise under direction from senior team members
• A natural ability to communicate with a range of business stakeholders and to provide regular updates on project progress
• An awareness of the enhancements available in video content such as annotations, interactivity, click-to-buy etc
• Sound knowledge of video production process from briefing to scripting, production and editing
• A sound understanding of Adobe Creative Suite (to include Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Auditions, After Effects) , Microsoft Office and be MAC proficient would be beneficial for this role.

Whats in it for me

As part of a great team, you’ll be valued for who you are.We’re committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities. You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business.

We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more!

So we can support you during the application or interview process, please contact recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk for any recruitment adjustments.

We want to ensure that all employees, future employees and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application, please contact us at recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk.