About Edwardian Hotels London
Edwardian Hotels London is one of the UK’s most dynamic collection of luxury hotels and restaurants. With more than 45 years of caring for guests, we welcome our visitors to experience the finest of British hospitality. Today, Edwardian owns and operates The May Fair and The Edwardian Manchester, and The Londoner – the world’s first super boutique hotel.
The Senior Creative (Photography, Videographer and Design) works with the Head of Creative Design and the Marketing Team to represent Edwardian Hotels London’s company identity. The role requires cross-functional working with other disciplines to develop innovative solutions for Edwardian Hotels London across print, web and digital platforms. Create engaging content that helps sell and market products.
Photographer Responsibilities
- Take the brief to understand specifications and work closely with F&B and marketing teams
- Capture and process images until you achieve desired results
- Direct models for the poses, mood and overall feel of the product shots
- Constantly improve image quality using various editing methods
- Use and maintain modern and traditional technical equipment (cameras, lenses, etc)
- Arrange objects, scenes, lighting and background and adhere to specifications
- Ensure that all photo equipment is looked after and stored away correctly
- Archive photographic images and maintain database
- Keep abreast of photographic best practices and procedures
- Suggest innovative ideas regarding lighting and shooting techniques
- Camera equipment is for work purposes only. Do not use the equipment for personal projects
Videographer Responsibilities
- Take the brief to understand specifications and work closely with F&B and marketing teams
- Film videos on set or on location
- Ensure that equipment for a shoot is present and working
- Plan the shoot with the creative team and the client
- Edit footage in post-production
- Direct other camera operators so that the required footage is acquired
Design Responsibilities
- Develop design concepts that support Edwardian’s brand strategy.
- Guard the individual brand identities across Edwardian’s portfolio of hotels, restaurants and spas.
- Lead creative sessions for project start-ups and oversee through to completion.
- Establish creative direction across the entire line collateral and online distribution.
- Collaborate with the creative team, account team, strategy team, and copywriters to
generate innovative and commercially viable concepts for campaigns and projects.
- Experience managing designers within the team and juggling deadlines and priorities.
- Keep the creative product cutting edge and ahead of our competition.
- Build an award-winning creative portfolio.
- Manage project quality control and meticulous attention to detail.
- Manage print suppliers.
Required Skills
- Proven industry experience as a Senior Designer.
- A portfolio featuring luxury background within design, brand development, interactive commerce
and the creative process.
- Exceptional creativity and innovation, demonstrating strong ideas in action.
- A passion and fluency for typography and layout.
- Experience presenting your work and communicating ideas.
- A desire to push boundaries and go the extra mile.
- Proficient with Apple.
- Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Illustrator,
Photoshop (Premiere Pro an advantage).
- Proficient with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Professional approach to time, costs and deadlines.
- An ability to stay calm under pressure and to give and receive constructive criticism.
Company Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 28 days Holiday per annum including Bank Holidays increasing with long service
- Complimentary hot meals, salad bar and unlimited beverages provided daily
- Recommend a Friend Scheme of up to £500 per friend recommended.
- Annual complimentary night stays within our hotels
- Preferential accommodation rates for all Edwardian Hotels for Hosts, their family and their friends
- Access to a discount platform for all of the most popular stores and outlets
- Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme
- Regular social events across all hotels
- Annual company recognition events held in January each year
- Wellbeing champions across all of our hotels
- Access to our company doctor for medical appointments and occupational health support
- Access for all hosts to our online learning platform Edwardian Academy
- Opportunities for promotion and a wide range of training programs to support your development
Eligibility
In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the Uk. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.
