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Reporting Lines & Key Stakeholders
This role reports to the Head of Broadcast and works closely with the broader talent post production team, as well as client-side agency teams and brand stakeholders.
KeyResponsibilities
- Analyse all received material — separating by parts, checking sync, and initiating the decoupage process with a careful eye for quality and continuity
- Lead the end-to-end editing process: assembling commercials, refining scene details, cuts, and montage to meet the elevated aesthetic standards of high-end beauty clients
- Lay audio on soundtracks, ensuring sound and vision are in perfect sync throughout
- Prepare offline edits and submit for client approval, managing feedback rounds and implementing adjustments efficiently and accurately
- Prepare final copies for broadcasting, ensuring all technical and compliance requirements are met
- Insert film ID information on clapperboards and follow broadcaster-specific formats to ensure timely and compliant delivery
- Save and archive master files to the server in an organised and consistent manner
- Conduct reference research to inspire and complement creative editorial decisions, staying current with beauty advertising trends and visual styles
- Support the broader post production team across a variety of formats including TV commercials, digital campaigns, and global versioning
Requirements
- Proven professional experience in offline editing, ideally with a portfolio that includes beauty, personal care, or premium FMCG advertising
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere, including proxy workflows, media conversion, and all core editing functions
- Strong working knowledge of post production tools including Flame, Nuke, After Effects, Maya, Final Cut, Arnold, and Photoshop
- Solid understanding of cinematographic and editorial techniques as applied to beauty and commercial content
- Familiarity with a wide range of video formats and their appropriate uses across broadcast and digital platforms
- Proficiency in material conversion workflows to optimise for fluid editing — using Media Encoder, DaVinci Resolve, or equivalent tools
- Experience with material selection, subtitling, clapperboard insertion, audio sync, and copy preparation
- Working knowledge of broadcaster delivery requirements, with experience ensuring compliance to avoid transmission failures
- Proactive, organised, and deeply committed to project deadlines and deliverables
- Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills — comfortable working directly with clients and creative teams in attended sessions
- Resilient and adaptable under pressure, maintaining quality and composure across tight turnarounds
- Genuine commitment to continuous learning — staying current with evolving tools, trends, and best practices in post production and beauty advertising
Why work here:
At WPP Production, you'll help shape the future of content production at a truly global scale. We bring together world-class talent, cutting-edge studios, and advanced technology to solve some of the most complex creative and production challenges in the industry. You'll work in a collaborative, borderless environment where craft excellence is valued, innovation is encouraged, and AI and next-generation tools are used to amplify not replace human creativity. With access to diverse projects, global career opportunities, and the backing of WPP's unmatched network, this is a place where you can grow your skills, make real impact, and create work that performs for every audience, across every channel, at every moment.
Inclusion and Impact
WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
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