Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is a family-run business that has been offering exceptional cruise experiences for over 170 years. With a fleet of ships that provide intimate, friendly, and immersive voyages, we are committed to delivering world-class service with a personal touch. Join us and be part of a proud heritage that is all about making lasting memories for our guests.

Role Overview

As we continue to grow, we are now strengthening our Marketing team with a Senior Production Executive in our Ipswich Head Office. Working on a hybrid basis, you will support the delivery of high-quality visual and audio content for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, including brand storytelling videos, FAQs, and short animations. Working across projects of varying scale, this role executes in-house productions and supports agency-led work, ensuring all content is delivered efficiently, consistently, and to a high standard, supporting brand storytelling and wider business goals.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end video production on small to medium-sized projects, from initial brief through to final cuts, including scripting and storyboarding.
• Work with the wider Marketing team to support the delivery of video projects, ensuring technical requirements are met and assets are shared and stored via the DAM.
• Act as the central point of contact for all incoming video requests, advising on approach, feasibility, costs, and timelines.
• Project manage video edits and production schedules across filming and post-production, providing regular updates and proactively escalating risks or resourcing challenges, while ensuring deadlines are met and stakeholders are kept informed.
• Create and manage clear creative and practical briefs for photographers, videographers, and drone operators, ensuring brand standards, outputs, and deliverables are fully understood.
• Oversee post-production and final delivery of stills and footage, including selects, video edit outputs, image selection, retouching guidance, colour-grading requirements.
• Support the social media and PR teams with production planning to ensure the smooth delivery of shoots, events, live radio coverage, and other outputs.
• Co-ordinate the ongoing updates of three-sixty virtual tours, including shoot logistics, supplier management, and stakeholder sign-off.
• Ensure contracts, licensing, and usage rights are secured for all assets (music, imagery, talent, and locations).
• Co-ordinate and collaborate with external production companies, photographers, videographers, and drone pilots to deliver high-quality content that meets brand and business needs.
• Work creatively and collaboratively with video editors, both on-site and within a wider freelance network.
• Support the Brand Ops & Creative Lead on large-scale photoshoot projects, including model shoots and TVC production, in collaboration with creative and production agencies.
• Oversee the use of audio across the customer journey, championing sonic branding and the consistent use of approved brand audio and stock libraries to ensure a cohesive, on-brand experience across all touchpoints.
• Deliver radio creative through appointed agencies, providing scripting support when needed and managing approvals with senior leadership to ensure outputs meet campaign requirements.