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The Videography Placement Programme is an integral part of the Video and wider creative team. Your mission will be to assist the video team to create world-class content. You will operate within a fast-growing business, learning and experiencing first-hand how the video goes from concept to delivery.
When you work for us, you’re more than a placement student – you’ll join our Gymshark family. We give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster and be the best version of themselves. We work hard, sure, but we have fun while we do it.
Placement Start Date: 1st July, 2024
Placement Duration: 13 Months (includes a one-month handover with the current placement student!)
Location: Solihull, West Midlands, UK
Closing Date: 2nd January, Midnight (Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment)
Assessment Centre Date: 5th March 2024 (at Gymshark HQ, Solihull)
What you’ll learn
You will gain experience and knowledge of:
- Marketing channels, ensuring videos are fit for purpose and delivered on time.
- Organising video shoots either in the office or on location and supporting on shoots.
- On-set experience and working with large-scale productions as well as working with stakeholders during postproduction.
- How to shoot and edit specifically for our Gymshark platform and how to create content for a range of purposes - engagement, storytelling and to drive sales, with support from senior members of the team.
- Learning best-in-class filming techniques (cameras, grips, lighting, etc.) and editing standards (grading, sound design, exports, etc.) from senior members of the team.
- Getting stuck in and working in a fast-paced team on a never-ending list of projects and campaigns.
What you’ll need
We’re not about box-ticking, a placement year is about developing you. To be successful for a placement at Gymshark, you will:
- Be passionate about learning and developing your skills
- Be an effective communicator
- Work successfully within a team environment and independently
- Have good relationship building skills
- Be able to manage and prioritise your time effectively
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment
For a videography placement with us, will also have:
- Example work or a portfolio that demonstrates your skills in video (we are asking for you to submit some examples of your work alongside your application).
- A keen interest in video production, with understanding and experience of the key stages of production (pre-production, production, post-production).
- Ability to visualise and develop video concepts, thinking creatively and outside the box to produce something unique and exciting.
- A basic understanding of lighting and operating lighting equipment.
- A basic understanding of audio recording and operating audio equipment.
- Experience in video editing with a social media/mobile-first focus, sourcing music, colour grading, etc. within the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.
- Understanding of social media platforms and what great video execution looks like on these platforms (e.g., Instagram post/story/reels, TikTok, Facebook, etc).
What you’ll get
We offer a diverse and inclusive culture, a supportive and sociable work environment, plus ample opportunities for professional growth, development, and networking. Plus, just to mention some of our perks:
- 🌴 25 days holidays + your birthday and all the Bank Holidays which can be substituted and taken whenever you want
- 🙌A tailored and individualised placement approach
- 💻 A truly Flexible Working Culture
- 👥 A collaborative, creative and inspiring working environment
- 🦈 50% Gymshark Discount
- 🥇 Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
- 📚 Great Training and Learning Resources
- 🖥 Choice of hardware and access to the best software
- 🤒 Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
- 🍎 Refuel - Healthy fresh food at GSHQ
- 🏋️♂️ Lifting Club (LC) Gym Membership
- 👉 Free monthly massages
Ready to apply?
Application Outcomes: End of January
If successful, you will be invited to complete a video/phone interview so we can get to know the person behind the application.
Video/Phone Interview Outcome: Mid-February
If successful, you will be invited to an in-person assessment centre at Gymshark HQ, Solihull, on 5th March 2024
To be eligible, you must
- ✅ Be currently studying an undergraduate degree at university
- ✅ Be able to take 13 months out to do a year in industry before going back for your final year
- ✅ Have the right to work in the UK (unfortunately we cannot provide sponsorship for placement students)
- ✅ Be happy to work from our HQ campus in Solihull, West Midlands
- ✅ Be ready to start from July 2024
About us
We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them.
It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.
Belonging at Gymshark
Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email talent@gymshark.com.
