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We are a dynamic podcast production company based in the heart of Southgate, London, collaborating with some of the biggest talent in the UK. Our cutting-edge studio is a creative hub where podcasters bring their ideas to life, producing high-quality content that pushes boundaries. We’re now looking for a part-time Videographer/Studio Assistant to join our rapidly expanding team. This role will be crucial in ensuring seamless studio operations and producing exceptional video content for our podcast clients. If you're passionate about podcasts, detail-oriented, and have experience supporting high-profile productions, we want to hear from you. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to grow within the podcast industry, or for a freelancer seeking a steady role to complement their own projects. As a small, fast-growing company, we value self-starters who can take ownership of their work and treat the studio like it’s their own. Our studio operates Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 21:00, and 10:00 to 18:00 on weekends. The core team works Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00, but shoots outside of these hours are handled on an ad hoc basis. Due to our rapid growth, we’re looking for someone to help manage evening and weekend sessions, which makes this role perfect for anyone seeking flexibility. We’re also expanding our studio and have plans for the role to transition to a full-time position in the next 3 to 4 months, offering exciting career development opportunities. Key Responsibilities Studio Management: Open and close the studio for both early and late shifts, including weekends. Maintain a tidy, professional, and welcoming environment for our clients. Rearrange furniture and set up the studio as required by clients. Ensure equipment is well-maintained and perform regular testing. Session Coordination: Efficiently manage studio sessions, including setting up and operating both audio and video equipment. Frame cameras, set lighting, and check audio levels. Offer client support, from basic self-service setup to full sound/video engineering. Manage files post-session, upload raw footage, and distribute to clients. Client Communication: Maintain clear communication with clients throughout each session, documenting any issues or special requirements. Flexibility and Adaptability: Be flexible with working hours, particularly for sessions that fall outside regular hours (15:00 - 21:00 weekdays and weekends 09:00 - 17:00). Show versatility in your role, balancing studio management with video editing and technical support based on demand, working independently with little direction. Not Essential, But Advantageous: Advanced knowledge of Logic Pro X and audio processing/editing. Requirements: Proven experience in videography, video editing (preferably for podcasts), and studio management. Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and familiarity with Izotope RX plugins. Experience with Sony cameras and solid audio engineering skills. Strong technical aptitude for handling recording equipment and editing tools. Organisational excellence and meticulous attention to detail. Excellent communication skills for professional client and team interactions. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced setting. Availability for evening and weekend work, with a majority of shifts falling during these hours. Benefits: A minimum of 20 contracted hours per week, with 20-25 hours expected, spread across weekdays. £12 to £15 per hour, pro-rata. A collaborative and dynamic work environment in Southgate. Opportunities for growth and professional development within the podcast industry. 7 to 14 days of holiday per year, depending on hours worked, including bank holidays. The opportunity to work with some of the UK's top podcast talent in an innovative company at the cutting edge of the podcasting world. The opportunity to own equity in the business.
Are you a design and digital savvy creative marketeer looking for their next challenge? Do you have a passion for sharing engaging stories about people and places? Then you might just be who we're looking for! Concept Culture is a specialist branding and marketing agency for the Built Environment sector (Architecture, Construction, Placemaking, Property). Our creative team is looking for an enthusiastic Marketing Assistant to deliver engaging branding and content solutions for our clients and our own marketing initiatives. ** The role:** Working closely with the Creative Director, you will support marketing activities for our clients and our digital platforms, including, but not limited to: - Running marketing campaigns and measuring outreach effectiveness - Creating content to raise brand awareness for our clients (e.g. web, podcasts, newsletters, blogs, social media, events) - Delivering high-quality client projects, managing project milestones and outputs - Creating content for business development activities (e.g. business meetings, proposals) - Maintaining the customer relationship management (CRM) database - Creating and publishing content for Concept Culture's digital channels - Liaising with internal and external creative teams to deliver engaging content. ** The specifics:** - Remuneration: £22,000 - £28,000 (pro-rata per annum), based upon experience - Start date: Immediate - Contract role: 2 - 4 days per week - Location: Hybrid (Ability to commute to London, UK once per week for in-person meetings) About you: - Experience in the Placemaking, Architecture, Real Estate, Property, Construction, or Arts & Culture sector(s) - You have 2+ years of marketing, branding, or communications experience working for an agency, in-house, or freelance - You are a creative marketeer with an eye for design and a passion for storytelling - You thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous, and remote team environment - You have strong copy writing skills and can write compelling content for websites, blogs, newsletters, social media, and other marketing collateral - You can create basic graphics for digital platforms and social media - You have experience with digital and design tools - You enjoy networking, meeting new people and making connections ** What’s in it for you?** - Work with great clients who are delivering world-class, inspiring, and impactful projects in the built environment, real estate, and property sector, including developers, architects, and placemaking consultancies - The opportunity to be a part of the growth and direction of a purpose-led creative agency - Hybrid and flexible working culture ** About us:** Concept Culture (www.conceptculture.co) is a specialist creative agency for the Built Environment. Our clients include architects, developers, placemaking consultancies, and sustainability organisations. We are passionate about sharing stories of people, culture, and place. We look forward to hearing from you!
Key Points: - Freelance, remote working from anywhere in the world - Help launch an eyewear brand in the UK - Flexible working, make your own hours - £250 annual frames benefit for yourself and a 20% discount for friends & family - Room for growth at a fast paced start-up Description: An eyewear brand based in London are looking for a freelance remote Dispensing Optician to help launch their unique frame designs into the UK market. This is a fully remote position and you can be based anywhere in the world, so long as you are registered with the GOC as a qualified Dispensing Optician. This role is freelance and you will be able to make your own hours. You will be working with a fast paced start-up looking to shake up the UK’s optical industry and be a key part of its growth story, working closely with the Founders and COO to make the company a success. This role would be ideal for someone who is looking for freelance and/or remote work alongside another job or who has other responsibilities. There are opportunities for growth as the company expands, including transitions to other departments or taking on leadership roles. The Role: - Play an essential role in delivering exceptional eye care services to customers. - Provide expert advice on lens selection, frame compatibility and customisation options to meet each customer’s unique style and vision needs. - Educate the leadership team on proper eyewear care and maintenance, including lens cleaning, frame adjustment and storage techniques. - Collaborate with the team to enhance customer experience, address key inquiries and concerns, promote brand awareness and loyalty. - Stay informed about the latest trends, technologies and developments in optometry to provide the highest level of experience for customers. - Uphold the company’s commitment to excellence, integrity and innovation in all aspects of eye care and customer service. Requirements: - Registration with the GOC as a qualified Dispensing Optician. - Proven experience in a clinical optometry setting. - Strong clinical skills. - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. - Basic computer skills, including Google Drive, Word and Excel. Ability to use Notion desirable but not a requirement. - Experience of working with high growth start-ups would be an advantage, but are not mandatory. Details + Key Benefits: - Fully remote role from anywhere in the world - Freelance - completely flexible work hours as you see fit for your schedule - Competitive cash salary, paid on a project basis - £250 in company credits annually to be spent on new frames from site - 20% friends & family discount code for any frames purchased from site - Room for progression as the company’s presence grows - including transitions to other departments or leadership roles (and potential company equity packages) - Start Date - Spring 2025, around May 2025 onwards To avoid missing out on this opportunity, please send your CV across as soon as possible. A cover letter is not necessary. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend a 30 minute video interview with both founders. We look forward to reviewing your applications!
Job Title: WK Events Manager Days/Hours This is a 18-22 hour/ 4 day a week role. You will work up to 45 hours in 'peak season' per week (roughly May-September) but off peak will be considerably less. 4-5 day working week as standard. Mondays off when weekend work is required. Event work can happen at irregular times! Location: SW18 based and other locations (on events) London locations + outside of London events travel Salary Offered £15ph (admin and small events) Up to £20ph (larger events) Reporting to: Ops Manager/ MD Requirements: Full UK Manual Driving License, Confident driver with various vehicles. OVERVIEW OF WELL KNEADED Company Overview Well Kneaded Ltd is a unique farm-table pizzeria, events company and Charity based in South West London. We serve an exciting and innovative seasonal menu of sourdough pizza, amazing pasta, locally-sourced salads, small plates and top quality drinks. We’ve won awards recognising our sustainable sourcing and supply chain, and are a charity because of our employment practices offering opportunities to young people who have faced barriers to employment. Well Kneaded has a great team culture and we’re committed to a supportive and enjoyable working environment for all our team. OVERVIEW OF EVENTS ROLE The events manager role combines client and on-event management with business development and event ops. It is a hands on role for someone who wants a great combination of management & office based work with practical on-event management. We have a busy calendar of weddings and events, especially from May- September but you will help us fill that all year round. You will be able to hit the ground running, making sure our events setups outfits look the part, are well organised, and are health and safety compliant. The events we cater span weddings, birthdays, street parties, festivals, in-house pizzeria events and corporate workshops (more recently) and more. You will be responsible for creating the amazing Well Kneaded experience ‘off-site’. A key part of your role will be clear communication with the head chef at the pizzeria and the event teams, in order that events operations are well planned and smoothly executed. The role requires your high capacity for planning and organisation.! You will be strategic and able to quickly understand the bigger operational picture of Well Kneaded for diary management and coordination, and will be an excellent team player and motivator. You will be a natural problem solver, managing both client and team expectations with an energetic flair, in the lead up to an event, and also the wind down. Responsibilities PRIMARY - Being the first point of contact for all event enquiries, responding promptly and clearly communicating how Well Kneaded can provide great food to employ great people for a greater planet and converting those enquiries into bookings. - Clarify with the client and put in place specific requirements for event logistics and staffing. - -Maintain clear records of past and upcoming events and pro-actively communicate these with accountants & internal team when needed. - Responsible for execution of our events work in line with WK Vision & values to give our clients the best events experience (internally and externally) in London including developing relationships with new venues/ clients and working with online platforms to market our events offerings. - -Maintain WK Events storage areas, including the WK lockup and any areas used in the pizzeria. - Responsibility for health and hygiene and food safety procedure on events, ensuring 100% operationally safe events, and that all events team are trained and prepared in this. This includes responsibility for regular maintenance of all events set up - -Weekly meetings with Events/Ops team to discuss anything events based. - -Manual handling of events equipment and food - SECONDARY - Grow our KERB opportunities as well as our regular client database and communications/ marketing strategy. - Take responsibility for events P&L (after 6 months in role) - Develop marketing materials (alongside ops & marketing manager) including promotions for events offerings in order to retain and grow events stakeholders (clients, venues, tasting participants, potential partnerships with local schools/ mums groups/venues, etc) - Weekly meetings with Head of Food to develop events offerings where you see gaps, within budget - If capacity, develop and market downstairs basement kitchen and/or garden for pizzeria private events together with Ops Manager and head of front of house. - Add posts directly to Instagram/ Facebook that are pertinent to events/ the team and also the pizzeria if required. - Position Type - Event role has possibility to be a job share between a senior event manager and events coordinator where the events manager has overall oversight & a focus on driving growth and coordinator has on-event/ day to day ops focus. This means role could be 2-2.5 days/ week. - EXPECTATIONS & LIMITING FACTORS - Be able to handle emergencies and last-minute changes of plan under pressure. - There is an event-staff holiday freeze in July (No holiday can be taken in July due to the full nature of the WK calendar) - The nature of the job involves a lot of weekend and evening work, so days off are generally Sundays and Mondays, with one full weekend off per month (except June/July). In quieter seasons there will be more flexibility on this. - Being able to confidently drive a manual vehicle - PERSON SPECIFICATION - The Events Manager will be committed to the Well Kneaded vision and values, with a keen interest in sustainable food and amazing event creation and will have the following: - Previous experience in events or managing/ leading a team. Including examples of responsibility for running events from start to finish. - Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and Powerpoint - Confident to take initiative and is pro-active in project and event management. Is as good at starting a project as well as is at finishing it, and feeding back in. - Highly organised and excellent at planning. - At least an active interest in sustainability - English; strong in both written & verbal communication, if not your first language - UK Drivers License - confident to drive multiple vehicles including a vintage van. - Strong relational skills PERKS/ BENEFITS/ HOLIDAY - 29 days holiday (statutory plus an extra for your birthday) + sick pay + pension (holiday increases 1 days/ year worked with WK after year 2, up to 4 extra days) pro rata if not full time. - 6-8 weekly reviews with line manager. - Friends and family discount (20% off bill when you eat in with f&f) - Christmas day & Easter Sunday off - If full time- Management/ Leadership training plus up to 2 team days per year Free delicious food - Being part of a team who champions each other. - 2 Complimentary tickets per year for friends and family to in-house events - Seeing transformation in the lives of young people - Pension contribution and sick pay Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Freelance Pay: £15.00-£20.00 per hour Additional pay: Yearly bonus Benefits: Additional leave Canteen Casual dress Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Flexitime Paid volunteer time Sick pay Store discount Work from home Schedule: 10 hour shift 12 hour shift 8 hour shift Day shift Holidays Monday to Friday Overtime Weekend availability Ability to commute/relocate: South West London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Experience: Event Management or Leadership: 1 year (preferred) Licence/Certification: UK FULL MANUAL DRIVING LICENSE (required) Work authorisation: United Kingdom (required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in South West London Expected start date: 06/01/2025