We are currently looking for talented Senior Creatives/Directors to join our team, either as full-time staff or on a freelance basis.

The suitable candidates will have passion and enthusiasm alongside proven experience in documentary and/or commercial production. You must be an excellent storyteller with strong narrative skills.

Responsible for maintaining Lonelyleap’s standards of creative excellence with at least 6+ years experience in the industry with a solid creative and production background.

Role:

We’re looking for candidates who are passionate about storytelling. People that believe in collaboration with clients and the Lonelyleap team to create great work but who also have the confidence and ability to stand on their own feet and lead a project from inception through to delivery.

Our clients are as vast and varied as our team, so we need someone who is both flexible with their ideas and able to conceptualise and execute ideas for broadcast, commercial, corporate, documentary, animation and digital work.

Responsibilities:

• Develop creative treatments and design concepts from client briefs

• Work with internal teams to generate ideas for pitching and proposals

• Lead creative sessions for project kick-offs

• Manage multiple film projects from concept through to completion

• Directing films, from initial ideas to attending shoots and overseeing post- production and delivery

• Bringing creative direction to projects at various stages of production, as required by the business, to help support the quality of our output and support team members

• Establish creative direction for the entire line of deliverables (integrating films, motion graphics, web design)

• Provide quality control over concepts and projects

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

Proven experience in:

• Documentary and/or commercial film production

• Scripting writing, creative copywriting and concept development

• Directing shoots – with strong interview skills, creating shots list and liaising with crew to ensure the creative vision is realised

• Ideally be a self-shooting Director

• Liaising with external clients

• Ability to lead projects from concept to completion

• Coordinating a team of people

Skills:

• Ability to storyboard or translate ideas to designers

• Excellent communicator

• Flexible and organised

• Detail oriented

• Mac savvy

• Experience with Abode Creative Suite design software such as InDesign, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator is desirable but not essential

How to apply:

Please get in touch by sending the following to recruitment@lonelyleap.com

•  Covering note
•  CV
•  x3 examples of your work that you feel align well with Lonelyleap's portfolio

Please state whether you are interested in a full time role and whether that's for our London or New York office, or whether you are interested in working for us in a freelance capacity

Please label your email subject with "Creative - New York" or "Creative - London"

We are always looking for talented Editors to join our team, either on a freelance basis or as full-time staff.

We’re interested in hearing from candidates with a passion for storytelling and a minimum of 4-5 years’ experience across documentary and/or commercial projects.

Role:
We’re looking for candidates who are passionate about storytelling; people that believe in collaboration with the Lonelyleap team to create great work. Our clients are as vast and varied as our team, so we need someone who is both flexible with their approach and able to edit for broadcast, commercial, corporate, documentary, animation and digital work.

Responsibilities:
● Offloading and transcoding rushes from various cameras and formats
● Craft films of varying length and style
● Take direction and feedback as well as provide creative input and flair
● Delivery of films to detailed technical specifications

Proven experience in:
● Offline and online editing
● Documentary style storytelling
● Codecs and media formats
● Collaborative editing with directors, producers and external clients
● Ability to juggle multiple projects

Skills:
● A solid knowledge and understanding of Adobe Premiere Pro
● Detail orientated approach to editing and project management
● Excellent communicator
● Flexible and organised
● Ability to multi-task and prioritise
● Mac savvy
● Knowledge of Davinci Resolve, After Effects and the rest of the creative suite is desirable but not essential

How to apply:
Please get in touch by sending the following to recruitment@lonelyleap.com
 
•  Covering note
•  CV
•  x3 examples of work that you feel align well with Lonelyleap's portfolio
 
Please state whether you are interested in full-time or freelance roles and whether that's for our London or New York office.
 
Please label your email subject with "Editor - New York" or "Editor - London"

We are always looking for talented Producers to join our team, either as full-time staff or on a freelance basis.

We’re interested in hearing from people with a minimum of 4-5 years’ experience in documentary and/or commercial production.
  
Role:
We’re looking for candidates who are up for the challenge of managing large projects for major corporate clients. You would need to be able to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team, taking projects from conception through to delivery. You would be expected to manage client relationships, so we are looking for someone who is personable but highly professional in their approach to client management.
You will be responsible for medium to large-scale budgets, so you must demonstrate an awareness of budget management as well as an ability to come in on target. You will also demonstrate an awareness and passion for the documentary format, showing an understanding of what it takes to tell a good story and how to achieve creative aims under sometimes challenging budget or schedule restrictions.
 
Responsibilities:
● Strategic understanding of client and campaign objectives
● Leading pitch proposals and treatments alongside creative team
● Setting up shoots, some of which involve international travel
● Overseeing post-production including managing voiceovers, edits and motion graphics
  
Skills:
● Hard working, with superb organisational skills
● Excellent communicator
● Act calmly under pressure  
● Mac savvy and confident using Excel & Word
● Knowledge of InDesign and budget management/scheduling software (ideally Farmers Wife) is desirable

How to apply:
Please get in touch by sending the following to recruitment@lonelyleap.com
 
•  Covering note
•  CV
•  x3 examples of work you’ve produced that you feel align well with Lonelyleap's portfolio
 
Please state whether you are interested in full-time or freelance roles and whether that's for our
London or New York office.
 
Please label your email subject with "Producer - New York" or "Producer - London"