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Essence, part of GroupM, is a global data and measurement-driven media agency whose mission is to make brands more valuable to the world. Clients include Google, Flipkart, NBCUniversal, L'Oréal and the Financial Times. The agency is more than 2,000 people strong, manages $4.5B in annualized media spend, and deploys campaigns in 121 markets via 22 offices in APAC, EMEA and the Americas. Visit essenceglobal.com for more information and follow us on Twitter at @essenceglobal.
About the team
Essence's Video department started only two years ago, but this small team is growing fast. We're part of a wider Creative discipline and we're founded on the belief of great people challenging creativity, supported by brilliant strategy and data driven principles. As a team of creative thinkers, we push boundaries, stay ahead of trends and create campaign-winning work that is memorable to both our clients and consumers. The creative team is seriously collaborative in the way we work and our down-to-earth approach ensures we can ideate, create and refine to deliver the best creative work as one team.
Context for the role
Digital channels such as YouTube and social networks attract billions of video views every month. That's a lot of people watching video online, and therefore also consuming video advertising in non-traditional formats. Skippable ads, stories, bumpers, Snap ads, TikToks, interactive ads, AR and more. With this ever-expanding list of formats, it's no surprise that advertisers struggle to master the best approach for each.
At Essence, we work to unpick this. We've created a video team that understands the needs and demands of each channel and its ad formats. We deliver best-in-class video advertising and create the most compelling video for the audience.
About the role
Reporting into the Head of Video Creative, you'll be a key part of the video production team, working in an exciting, fast-paced and highly creative environment. We're looking for someone who lives and breathes motion, video and animation, and who's creativity and passion as well as technical ability shine through - regardless of professional experience. Whether you've already been working in the industry, or you've spent your free time creating beautiful videos and animations, we want to hear from you if you have a passion for the work, and the digital and social channels you'll be creating for.
What you'll do
- Create, edit, animate new and existing video and still assets
- Produce videos and animations for social channels and YouTube with best practices in mind
- Liaise with our team of producers, with support from the Head of Video Creative and Video Editor/Videographer
- Deliver videos to brief with creative support and oversight from senior creatives
- Participate in ideation sessions and contribute to the creative evolution of the work and the department
- Have a keen eye for detail and the ability to take on board constructive criticism
- A passion for the work and desire to learn and develop
What we're looking for
- A minimum of 2 years experience of motion graphics and video creation
- Ability to animate images, text, objects and layers with existing assets as well as creating new ones
- Video and audio editing skills
- Strong skills with After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Audition and the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as FCPX
- Someone who knows digital video channels and social platforms inside out - a regular on Snap, TikTok, Twitter, as well as YouTube, Facebook and IG and the rest!
- A team player who loves to work collaboratively
- An impressive portfolio of work showing your talent and creative flair
Bonus points for
- Ability to work with 3D
- An interest in new developments in video - interactive, AR etc
- Experience of working with and creating automated video templates
- Illustration/animation skills
- Experience creating video advertising
What you can expect from Essence
Essence's mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world. We do this by employing the world's very best talent to solve some of the toughest challenges of today's digital marketing landscape. It's important that we hire people whose values reflect those of our own: genuine, results-focused, daring and insightful. As an Essence employee, we promise you a workplace that invests in your career, cares for you and is fun and engaging. We believe these factors create a workplace where you can be yourself and do amazing work.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.
