Aquent
Videographer [AQ-12851]
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Project: Interview / Talking-Head Video
About The Role
We are looking for an experienced Freelance Videoographer / Editor to film and edit a talking-head style video for the Infectious Disease team. The project will involve filming interviews with three senior stakeholders and delivering a polished, broadcast-quality final edit. This is a hands-on role requiring strong filming, lighting and post-production skills, with the successful freelancer responsible for taking the project from shoot through to final delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Film three senior stakeholder interviews
- Shoot across three locked-off camera set-ups, ensuring consistent framing and visual quality.
- Provide and operate professional filming equipment.
- Set up simple, clean and effective interview lighting.
- Capture high-quality dialogue and production audio.
- Edit the interviews into a polished final video, incorporating supplied B-roll footage.
- Complete colour grading and audio mixing.
- Ensure the final edit is professionally finished and delivered to the agreed specification and deadline.
- Manage the workflow from filming through to final delivery, maintaining consistency across all interviews.
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Requirements
- Proven experience as a shooter / videographer and editor, ideally with strong experience filming interviews and talking-head content.
- Own professional camera kit, ideally Sony A7S III, Sony FX3 or equivalent/better.
- Confident creating simple, professional interview lighting setups.
- Strong understanding of composition, framing and visual storytelling.
- Excellent editing skills, with the ability to create a polished final cut from interview and B-roll footage.
- Strong colour grading and audio mixing capabilities.
- Teleprompter capability is preferred.
- Able to work independently and manage a tight production and post-production timeline.
- Strong attention to detail and a professional approach to working with senior stakeholders.
Timeline
The project has a tight turnaround, with filming and post-production required to enable final delivery by early September 2026.
Ideal Candidate
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The ideal freelancer will be a confident, technically strong shooter/editor who can independently manage both production and post-production. You will be comfortable working with senior stakeholders, creating clean and professional interview content, and delivering a high-quality final edit within a short timeframe.
Client Description
Our client is a charitable foundation based in the United Kingdom dedicated to improving health and well-being globally. It is one of the largest non-governmental funders of biomedical research. They support scientific advancements, fosters innovation, and invests in initiatives that aim to tackle pressing health challenges around the world.
Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.
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