Videographer / Video Editor

Videographer/Video Editor

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Hybrid/Full Time/Contractor

Please apply by sending a CV, cover letter and a link to your showreels to editorial@worldhorseracing.com or via here on LinkedIn to WHR directly (not the poster).

About the job

Mission:

• Are you interested in shaping an entire sport? Do you want to work with, and around, the best people at the top of their game around the world? Do you want your videos to be seen globally and travel far and wide?

• World Horse Racing (WHR) is a standalone digital media company, owned by the five stakeholders of Ascot Racecourse, Breeders’ Cup, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Goodwood Racecourse and Victoria Racing Club, with affiliate members of the Japan Racing Association, Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia and York Racecourse. We have totally transformed the social media landscape in horse racing in the last six years and are the fastest growing digital platform in the sport, with over a million followers.

• The Videographer/Video Editor will assist with shooting and editing video content for WHR at some of the biggest racing festivals in the world before taking on further responsibility of filming and editing your own features.

• The Videographer/Video Editor is a representative of World Horse Racing in the industry globally, and therefore will be expected to attend major racing festivals around the world throughout the year.

• The role is judged on quality of output, attaining and exceeding our KPIs around numbers of views, impressions, and followers while adhering to the brand guidelines and maintaining the innovation of content that WHR has become known for.

• This role is offered on a contractor basis, not as an employed position.

Location:

Ideally, London or the south of England, but worldwide for an exceptional candidate who can display experience of working in an international team across multiple time zones often on their own initiative.

Priorities:

The right candidate is expected to:

• Have a proven shooting showreel of live action events displaying a perspective which differs from those around them.
• Solid experience filming in a professional environment with experience on-event.
• Be comfortable with a run-and-gun style of shooting live events.
• Be comfortable with a quick turnaround of edits, especially while on event.
• Be highly creative about video editing and production, with a passion for new ideas.
• Experience across the entire video creation process from treatment to final delivery, as well as equipment and technology.
• A minimum of 2-3 years editing experience with excellent ability in Adobe Premiere and proficiency in After Effects, Photoshop and basic colour correction.
• Strong ability to communicate clearly and prioritise tasks and work under pressure.
• A love for travel, an ability to work in foreign environments and a willingness to fly globally for shoots abroad.
• Keep across new social media trends, liaise with the audience development teams to translate sports or horse racing stories and ideas into social media concepts and content.
• Be aware at all times of all World Horse Racing commercial partnerships and their requirements, and aid with delivery.
• Have your own kit, although this is not a prerequisite.
• Have a full and clean driving licence. A car is preferred.

Key relationships:

You will report to the WHR leadership team, working closely with the Creative Director, Editorial Manager, Head Of Social and our social media managers and producers around the world.

Personal characteristics and attributes:

• Care about your craft, output and industry.
• A tenacious go-getter who is passionate about telling stories for a global, digital audience, with a team first attitude.
• Enthusiasm – generate a positive atmosphere that motivates the rest of the team and encourages a can-do attitude.
• Be an international person; interested in different cultures, lifestyles and ways of doing things, and understanding of issues relating to diversity, particularly those relating to race and culture.
• Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions, as well as always looking to reflect, learn and improve.
• Show courage, intelligence and action-orientated judgement, making sound and timely decisions, demonstrate good problem-solving skills.
• Have the ability to work on your own initiative, often in foreign countries, environments and in multi-national teams.



About World Horse Racing:

World Horse Racing is an international digital media company and rights holder set up in 2018 by the combined premium racing entities of Ascot Racecourse, Breeders’ Cup, Goodwood Racecourse, the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Victoria Racing Club.

Our remit is to use the prism of these famous racing festivals to focus solely on elite international horse racing and tell its story properly for the first time.

We bring alive the sport’s excitement, glamour and culture in a non-gambling context from all corners of the globe.

Our market-leading content has grown racing’s audience beyond the current wagering-driven fan, capitalising on the adjacency to fashion, lifestyle, and celebrity.

With our growing audience, and stakeholder audiences, we are changing and defining perceptions of our sport worldwide.