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Icon Films is proud to work with a talented and ambitious team. We offer an inspiring, creative and inclusive environment, in which to do our best work. We are committed to encouraging and supporting diversity on and off screen. Our aim is that our teams will be representative of society and each team member; whether staff, contributor, contractor or freelance, feels respected and acts respectfully to their colleagues. For experienced Production, Location Crew, Development and Editorial speculative emails please email your CV to our Talent team.

Work Experience

With the unique role that broadcasting has in shaping and reflecting society’s values, we know that our staff and work experience placements must reflect our diverse society and will enrich our organisation. We run an ambitious and structured voluntary work experience and outreach programme across the year and encourage applicants from a variety of ages, background and locations.

We work closely with local schools, college and universities as well as charities and community interest groups such as Babbasa, Bristol Media, Boom Satsuma, Creative Youth Network, Knowle West Media Centre, Rising Arts Agency and South Bristol Youth. If you are interested in a placement or would like to work with us in opening up opportunities for young people in Bristol, please contact our Operations & Outreach Manager, Tracy.

Post-Production Intern

Start Date: July 29th 2019

Contract: 12 months

Location: Bristol

Salary: National Living Wage

Description

Icon Films is an internationally established production company creating a broad range of factual content. We are seeking a Post-Production Intern to join us on a 12-month contract.

Icon Films has 10 offline edit suites and 3 finishing suites. The Post-Production Intern will be responsible for technical support across the edits and department including:

Setting up, maintaining and tidying edit suites

Monitoring and maintaining consumables such as cables and tape stock
Ensuring the Technical Operations department is always kept tidy and organised
Managing the tape, drive and LTO libraries
Scheduling and processing LTO archiving jobs
Completing daily and weekly support tasks according to a schedule
Providing first line technical support to the edit suites
Researching and purchasing new post-production equipment
Ensuring that output across productions and edit platforms is of a consistently high quality
Writing technical documentation
Ongoing projects for the post-production team as required
Assisting other departments in various tasks including small edit jobs, converting video files and uploading files for clients
Assisting the IT team as required

Skills/Experience Required

Knowledge of editing software including Avid, Premiere or Resolve
Competent IT skills across both Mac and PC
Some knowledge of broadcast technology and theory such as codecs, frame rates and bit rates
Keeping up to date with developments in technology
An exceptional attention to detail
The ability to quickly analyse and solve problems
Excellent communication skills
Enthusiasm for developing a career in post-production

Applications

Please apply via Creative Access at https://creativeaccess.org.uk/opportunity/post-production-intern-2/

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Graphic Designer (Development Team)

£300pw (6-month contract, 3 days a week)

Icon Films is looking for a part-time GRAPHIC DESIGNER on a 6-month contract, to start as soon as possible. You will be working closely with our Development Team to produce pitch proposals and motion gfx for development taster tapes, to help us sell TV show ideas to commissioners across the US & UK television industry. You should be able to bring your own visual flair to projects while aligning with Icon Films’ ethos and brand guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

Work with the development team to produce outstanding pitch materials for TV shows.
Advise and lead on visual tone
Keeping up to date with new/trending graphic design techniques
Source appropriate footage, photographs and typography
Understand design briefs and further their scope with innovative ideas
Collaborate with Producers to help their writing ‘sell’ the show
Produce, collate and upload pitch materials to various platforms ahead of pitch meetings taking place in or outside the office.
Work to tight deadlines and changing priorities.
Assisting marketing, production and commercial teams as and when required with graphic design tasks

Desired Experience:

Knowledge and interest in the TV industry
2-3 years experience in graphic design (preferably in-house but agency/freelance work is also acceptable)
Experience working within film or television preferred but not essential
Fully proficient in Indesign, Photoshop and all other Adobe design platforms
Experience in motion gfx, using Adobe After Effects is very desirable.
High level of computer literacy
Enthusiasm for design trends and graphic output
Self-motivated and able to work to a brief
Problem solving
Ability to prioritise multiple deadlines with strong time management skills
Good communication skills
A strong visual flair

If you feel you can offer the above, apply for this role by sending your CV with a covering letter stating why you are the best candidate for this role to nicole.bartlett@iconfilms.co.uk

The closing date for applications is 10^th July 2019.

Due to the high number of applications we receive if you have not heard from us by the 17^th July 2019 please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Icon Films is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership or pregnancy or maternity

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What’s it like working with Icon Films Ltd?

Icon Films is a truly independent TV production company. We are looking for the inquisitive, the ambitious, creative, tenacious and the people who get things done. We work hard, we challenge our people and we provide opportunities for career development. We expect our people to take responsibility for themselves and others and work collaboratively in an ever changing, creative environment. We want to work with people who are passionate about what they, and will do it to the best of their abilities and support their colleagues to do their best work with, and for us. We promote continued development in careers from Production through to the support departments such as Finance and HR. The wellbeing of our teams is not an initiative, it is part of our culture, there is no one size fits all and so we continually review what we are doing to care for our people and their wellbeing and help our teams to care about each other. Ultimately, we are a presentation business, this is evident not only in our productions but our office space and our output. Are you up for the challenge?

Senior Management Team

Department Contacts

Tracy Patfield

Operations & Outreach Manager

Mark Lewis

Media & IT Manager

Rebecca McEwan

Business Affairs

Lynne Butler

HR Manager

Sharon Welfoot

Financial Controller

Matt Clifton

Head of Development

Tom Cooper

Technical Operations Manager

Kirstin Dryburgh & Claire Beirne