Creative Content Producer

International Institute for Anti-Ageing
Job title: Creative Content Producer

Location: Riverside House, London, SE1 9HA

Salary: up to £42,000

Who we are

We innovate. We challenge. We transform skin health. The International Institute for Anti-Ageing (iiaa) is a fast-growing, vibrant company, working at the cutting edge of the global professional beauty industry.

We partner with a vast network of leading beauty and skincare professionals across the UK and Ireland, acting as distributors, educators and skin health experts: empowering skin professionals to achieve results for their clients and businesses.

Powered by innovative brands including, Advanced Nutrition Programme™ beauty supplements and pioneering Environ® Skin Care, we deliver dramatic results for skincare professionals and individuals. We work with a sustainable mindset, striving to protect our planet in everything we do. Our team is made up of experienced and highly skilled staff, who are fiercely passionate in the pursuit of excellence. The success of the iiaa is grounded in the quality of our products and the dedication of our team.

This is an incredibly exciting time to join the iiaa, as we expand and challenge in the professional beauty sector. In 2021, we were named in the Sunday Times International HSBC International Track 200 league table as one of Britains leading private companies with the fastest-growing international sales.

Join the iiaa to become part of a dynamic, collaborative and pioneering company, working with products that make a real difference to peoples lives.

About this role

We have an incredible story to tell, but our success depends entirely on how we tell it in pictures, words, and connections with our audience.

As the iiaa Creative Content Producer you will need to be an excellent hands-on all-round creative content producer. You will be an essential part of the creative team to help develop and drive the creative and visual development of the brand, specialising in photo and motion creation. You will be responsible for creating, assisting and maintaining photography and motion (video + GIFs) assets across the site and all channels to ensure consistency in brand visual experience. The role is a mix of asset creation across photography and motion, as well as editing, cropping and management of these assets for handover to our wider inhouse team. This will span anything from shooting pack shots suitable for ecommerce in a studio setting, how to videos, docuseries featuring our community, GIFs for social, behind the scenes videos, to more creative, stylised video content using real people, shot on location etc. You must be able to express yourself through your work and execute an idea through to finished asset with excellent retouching and video editing skills.

‪A sharp eye for detail, strong packaging / still life photography skills and fluency in using the Adobe Creative Suite (predominantly Photoshop, After Effects and Premier) and a passion for digital media (photography, video, motion graphics) is essential. You should be a whizz on your iPhone and be able to shoot great pics, videos, gifs and other content at home, or out and about. As well as a technical expert in photography equipment for shots that require more detail, lighting and precision within a studio setting.

You will work closely with the Brand, Social, eComm, PR and Digital teams to deliver against all creative briefs to help increase commercial gains and sales and provide customers with a superior, consistent on-brand experience.

Key Responsibilities

Work as part of the creative team to bring the brand vision to life across photography and motion assets, to promote and progress the success of the brand
‪Creation of photography and video assets for digital marketing material, our ecommerce sites, social content, emails, paid ads, affiliate and onsite banners
‪Retouching/image balancing, cropping, clipping and artwork images ensuring they adhere to our / 3rd party eComm guidelines
Retouch, colour balance and format motion (videos, GIFs etc) ensuring they adhere to our / 3rd party eComm guidelines
‪Liaise with other departments within the company to supply assets for multiple uses
‪Create assets that are flexible and work across all of our channels to maximise their effectiveness, always thinking cross-channel
‪Responsible for assisting the Graphic Designers with the maintenance and creation of regularly changing on-site and social imagery, being briefed by them and creating image and motion that answers their brief
Creating behind the scenes videos and stills when working with other designers on shoots
Work with the team to help pull together prop lists for shoots
Be up to date with the trends in social content, regularly undertake competitor research, making improvement suggestions
‪Maintain and help develop brand photography and motion guidelines across all channels
Maintain our in-house photography studio, helping to set it up, advise on equipment, surfaces, props and regularly update in line with brand look and feel to keep our assets looking fresh
‪Other ad hoc duties within in the team.

Skills and Experience

The ability to shoot (photography / motion) from concept to fruition both in a studio setting and real world
‪Adaptable and with the ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
‪Strong communication and time-management skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a variety of people and personalities
‪Work effectively on your own initiative as well as within a team
‪Excellent organisation skills with the ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks to meet tight deadlines
An appreciation of commercial drivers within beauty/retail and how the design assets can affect conversion rates
‪Understanding of the limitations and ensuring we are always shooting with 360 formats in mind
‪Able and flexible to work in different settings when required: our in-house studio, from home, or on location.

Our Perks

The iiaa offers a vibrant working environment, underpinned by an enthusiastic, collaborative and communicative team. The working atmosphere is informal, but we work hard.

As part of our innovative business, you will work alongside passionate colleagues in a dynamic, international and ambitious environment that embraces and celebrates individual differences in skills, culture and backgrounds.

You will have the opportunity to succeed in a rewarding and challenging role, in a business built on a culture of collaboration and community with a strong environmental ethos at its heart.

Our colleagues are proud to be part of the iiaa, and a passion and dedication to the company and its mission is the foundation of all we do.

Additional benefits:

Private Health Care after 2 years service
Discount on our fabulous products, plus an allowance to spend each month
20 days Annual Leave, rising the longer you stay with us plus Public Bank Holidays
3 days at Christmas to spend with your loved ones, the company closes over the festive period
Workplace Pension Scheme
Free Eye Tests at Vision Express
Recommend a Friend Scheme We reward you for bringing great people into our business
Yearly rewards, charity raffles and more activities that create a fun and enriching working environment

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please apply today!

IIAA Ltd is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We welcome applications from everyone, and we value diversity in our people. We are passionate about having an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our team members are treated with dignity and integrity. This is central to our recruitment process, therefore we actively encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.