Join Us

The Farm is a vibrant, creative and inclusive environment. We like people who are excited by what they do and determined to be the best in their field. In return, we create long-term careers with both job security and opportunities to grow.

We can offer positions in London, Manchester, Salford or Bristol and the chance to move between locations. Our current opportunities are detailed below - if you are interested in joining the Farm family and your skill set matches what we're looking for, please send us your CV and covering letter here.

Fabulous Runners - London

29.6.2018

We're not currently looking for runners to join our team but please do apply and we'll keep you on file for when we are!

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Looking to break into post production but have no experience?

If you are a hardworking, motivated and talented individual who is confident and can make a great cuppa then get in touch.

As well as looking after our clients and talent we will identify your strong points and work to train you to be a Farm star of the future!

Amazing VFX Artists

27.8.2020

We are currently not looking to fill any positions but we are always looking for new talent for our busy VFX department and would love to hear from you and we will keep you on file for when we are hiring!

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Technical Operation Manager - Manchester (MAT COVER)

10.11.2020

Main tasks and responsibilities

Work closely with Production to ensure the smooth running of Operations, confirming and maintaining staff rotas.
Allocate required resources and coordinate logistics of multiple projects, liaising with Operations departments in other Farm locations where necessary (i.e. on Drama productions)
Draw up workflows for Operations, liaising with the client where necessary and carrying out plans and tests of the workflow where possible.
Support Ops and Producers to ensure the smooth running of workflows
Work with Edit Support to ensure any guides are up to date (i.e. troubleshooting) and provide additional cover to edit support by picking up support requests where necessary
Work with Creative and Production departments, advising on bookings and supporting its scheduling
Media management: create workspaces for all projects going onto the Nexis, creating weekly workspace snapshots to identify completed projects. Oversee the Operations team archive and delete all media in accordance with Farm policy.

Other Duties

Cover for absent staff in the team within the remit of the job accountabilities.
Undertake ad hoc projects and administrative tasks that are relevant to the operation of the department

Attend relevant training identified to ensure duties are performed efficiently

Responsible for:

Management of Operations in Farm Manchester throughout the whole of the employee lifecycle, from recruitment through to termination of employment

Provide motivation, leadership, development and direction to Operations Team

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Education & Training

5 + A to C level GCSE’s or equivalent
GSCE level minimum B grade or equivalent in English and Maths
Trained on MS Office applications

Desirable

An undergraduate level qualification in a relevant area

Skills, Ability & Experience

Proven track record in a management role, preferably in an Operations environment
Solid experience in Post-Production workflows, from initial crafting to media management
Confident allocation resources and co-ordinating logistics across multiple projects
Comfortable with different forms of Media Management
Solid office administration experience
Excellent and accurate attention to detail data input and checking
Ability to communicate well with internal departments

Desirable

Experience in a management role in a Post Production environment
Knowledge and understanding of UHD workflows

Personal Qualities

Evidence of management capability
Demonstrates strong delivery focus
Excellent client and customer awareness (both internal and external)
Methodical, accurate and precise approach to work
‘Can do’ and flexible approach to variety of duties

Post Producer - London

13.11.2020

To Post Produce projects of variable size and scope to a variety of Broadcasters and platforms.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Ensure production projects assigned to you run smoothly, working closely with Operations and support teams throughout.
Define client requirements, planning and resourcing a project accordingly among internal creative teams, escalating where appropriate
Owning project work at every stage of production, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to an extremely high standard
Manage the budgeting and scheduling of all projects assigned to you, ensuring all data is entered accurately and schedules are up to date and maintained
Working closely with Sales, agree payment schedules and terms with clients ensuring that bills are signed off in according with the agreed terms
With support from Accounts, ensure billing for all assigned projects is accurate and on time
Support fellow Producers across The Farm in the planning and execution of projects

Creative Support

Maintain regular communication and engagement with the creative teams, spending time with them to understand their roles and importance of each project
Work with the Management Team to support up-and-coming talent, ensuring succession plans are in place for key creatives
Introduce existing and new talent to clients with the view to selling them on existing/new projects

Other Duties

Cover for absent staff in the team within the remit of the job accountabilities
Undertake ad hoc projects and administrative tasks that are relevant to the operation of the department

Attend relevant training identified to ensure duties are performed efficiently

Education & Training

5+ A to C level GCSE’s or equivalent
GSCE level minimum B grade or equivalent in English
Trained on MS Office applications

Desirable

Degree level education
Excel trained to intermediate level

Skills, Ability & Experience

Solid experience in working in a post-production environment and confident with post production workflows across different genres
Good understanding of scheduling/booking systems
Ability to handle a fast paced environment overseeing several projects in various points of production
Excellent people skills with ability to form and build great client and internal relationships
Excellent and accurate attention to detail data input and checking
Evidence of good Excel and Outlook knowledge and experience
Accurate keyboard skills
Able to organise own workload

Desirable

Experience of working with ScheduAll software a plus

Personal Qualities

Methodical, accurate and precise approach to work
Understanding of how to prioritise and respond accordingly
‘Can do’ and flexible approach to variety of duties
Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Desirable

Ability to respond after hours for urgent and important matters

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