The Company

Usborne is an independent, family business, creating books which spark curiosity in children of all ages. These range from books for babies such as the bestselling THAT’S NOT MY®… series of touchy-feely books, to YA fiction from acclaimed authors such as Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Ravena Guron – with everything from Sticker Dolly Dressing to Philosophy for Beginners in between.

You can see our books here at www.usborne.com  

Whilst the company is now a market-leader in children’s publishing and one of the best-known brands in children’s books globally, the company retains a friendly and familial feel. If you want to work somewhere close-knit enough for people to know your name, but which has a first-class reputation around the world, Usborne is the place for you.

The Role

This is a hands-on creative production role, leading the creation of video and photographic content across the business.

You’ll take ownership of the full content process , from initial idea through to final delivery, creating engaging, on-brand content that supports campaigns, showcases our books and connects with audiences across multiple channels.

No two days are quite the same. One day you might be filming a new title or author, the next editing social content, planning a shoot, supporting a live event or helping colleagues shape their own video output.

Alongside creating content yourself, you’ll also play a key role in maintaining quality and consistency across the business, offering guidance, sharing best practice and helping ensure everything we produce reflects the Usborne brand.

What you'll be doing

• Creating high-quality video and photography for campaigns, books, authors and internal initiatives

• Managing the full production process, including planning, scripting, shooting and editing

• Producing content for a range of channels including social media, YouTube, sales materials and digital platforms

• Supporting live content production where required

• Working closely with teams across the business to respond to briefs and deliver creative solutions

• Managing and developing the Usborne YouTube channel

• Maintaining an organised library of creative assets

• Keeping up to date with trends and identifying opportunities to improve content and formats

About you

We’re looking for someone with strong practical experience in content creation who enjoys a varied, hands-on role.

You might currently be working in a creative production role, in-house or in an agency, or in a TV, broadcast or digital media environment, but you’ll be someone who is used to taking ideas and turning them into finished content.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience in video and/or photographic content creation

• Experience managing projects from concept through to delivery

• Strong technical skills in filming, lighting, sound and editing

• Experience creating content for digital and social platforms

• The ability to interpret briefs and translate them into engaging content

• A good understanding of brand and visual consistency

Alongside this, you’ll be:

• Organised and able to manage multiple priorities

• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively

• A clear communicator, able to build strong working relationships

• Adaptable and proactive, with a practical, solutions-focused approach

• Someone who enjoys making things happen and seeing ideas through

Experience in a fast-paced creative, agency or broadcast environment would be an advantage.

Location and Benefits

We offer a 35-hour working week from our offices in Farringdon, London. After an initial induction period (where we require new staff to work in the office for 4 or 5 days per week), we offer a hybrid working model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home which we feel optimises our opportunities for collaboration and contact with our colleagues.

In addition to our transparent salary grading structure, for this role we also offer a range of benefits which include:

• 25 days paid holiday entitlement plus bank holidays – rising to 30 days with service

• Industry-leading Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.

• Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders.

• Healthcare Cashback scheme.

• Virtual GP service.

• Enhanced Family Friendly benefits.

• Paid Volunteer Day.

• Rewards and Discount services and shopping.

• Cycle to Work Scheme.

• 75% discount on Usborne books.

Recruitment Process

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role and therefore applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK at the point of application. 

After scoring of anonymous sift questions we will long list and review CV's and then set an exercise for completion, after which successful applicants will be invited for an in person interview. We expect to undertake first round interviews in person from mid-June onwards.

Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the application and/or recruitment process.

Usborne is dedicated to building a diverse taskforce that reflects the wide range of communities that read our books globally. Decisions are made based on the individual’s skills and experiences and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics in Publishing.

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