Freddie’s Flowers was founded by Freddie Garland in October 2014 with the aim of changing people’s relationships with flowers in an ethical, and sustainable way. We want to challenge the view that flowers are for others or for special occasions, and so we offer a completely different experience to other flower businesses.

Our direct-to-consumer subscription model has been hugely successful in the UK and internationally, with our customer base almost doubling last year alone. In 2021, we secured significant investment and backing from The Craftory, a purpose-led global investment house, and are about to undertake our largest ever programme of expansion in the UK and internationally.

Our rapid growth means we’re constantly looking for great people to join our fantastic team in the UK and overseas - it is our incredible people who make Freddie’s Flowers what it is.

So come and help us spread the joy of flowers to everyone in a fun, fast-paced and collaborative working environment!

This role is responsible for the creative workflow of the creative team/studio, ensuring that work is delivered on time, to expected standards and to budget. This role is a key contributor to the Senior team and helps ensure the company is producing the best work in the most eco, efficient and effective way possible. Responsibilities include:

• Schedule all shoots in the ‘Shoot Schedule’ calendar
• Setting schedules and working to tight deadlines.
• Produce and plan the shoot details with the Art Director and Junior Art Director
• Day to day management of a shoot assistant
• Ownership and management of budgets of varying sizes.
• Managing the projects from pre production to post production stage
• Working with internal creatives, and external photographers, videographers, stylists, retouchers and colourists to get projects through each stage of the process.
• Close collaboration with the Campaign manager including accurate and objective interpretation of marketing/partnerships briefs received and advising on possible production solutions
• Prepare and manage shoot schedules, timelines, budgets and shoot briefs. Ensure all are adhered to and jobs are delivered on brief and on time.
• Organise locations, models and castings.
• Attend and support all studio and location shoots.
• Brief shoot and post-production teams for all projects; ensure that creative guidelines, style guides and briefs are followed.
• Organise prop sourcing and set build with the Art Director and Junior Art Director
• Report shoot related enquiries, updates and additional costs to the Head of Brand throughout the live process.
• Prepare images for retouch, markup imagery/video.
• Overseeing Quality Control process – ensuring everything is delivered to the highest standard, to client brief in relevant specifications for each platform.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with photographers, videographers, stylists, etc to ensure the highest level of work
• Understanding fully, market rates and routinely negotiating the best rates possible with photographers, agents, and agencies
• Working on set with directors and account teams to manage the full shoot with authority and react accordingly to potential curveballs that can be expected in production
• Work with the Head of Brand, Campaign Manager + Art Director to agree deliverables and produce shot list / check list of requirements.
• Responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the creative output, ensuring client’s style guide standards are being met.
• Research and recce any potential locations, manage all negotiations, and lead on communication and organisation of locations with the owners/suppliers as needed.
• Be proficient in all areas of Production, providing on-set back up as needed

Traffic/Project management:

• Be the first point of contact for anyone in the company submitting requests from the Creative teams.
• Input all creative requests/briefs into Asana.
• Monitor creative workflow systems and processes and maintain efficiency and effectiveness.
• Work with the Creative team to ensure the business strategy and processes are in line with company goals.
• Work with the Head of Brand to manage change, growth and the health of the business.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the Creative and Marketing team to enable the implementation and management of systems and processes.
• Regularly check in with Creative team members to ensure they have received all elements of the brief and flag any issues to the brief owners if needed.
• Ensure that each member of the Creative team is aware of what they're scheduled to work on and how long they have to complete the work.
• Monitor time taken on work and flag any issues to the Head of Brand if needed.
• Log into Asana/check progress on tasks and manage the flow of new work when people complete current projects.
• Determine the right amount, skillset and level of resource for each project and ensure this is available as required.
• Manage daily resource levels ensuring all stakeholders are up to date with changes and workflow is as steady as possible.
• Monitor work levels and flag any potential requirement for permanent role recruitment to the Head of Brand.
• Source freelance support where needed in order to deliver projects on brief, on time and to budget.
• Organise and run regular scheduling meetings and ad hoc discussions where needed to ensure all resource requirements are clear and accounted for.

Requirements

• The ability to think conceptually and solve creative problems presented by the wider team
• Proven experience in creative content, with a focus on visual assets
• High level of creativity and innovation
• Excellent organisational skills, strong ability to multitask and manage deadlines
• Proactive, flexible and positive approach to work
• Understands the big picture and will always balance the needs of our people with the needs of the business.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to balance multiple workstreams, tasks, and deliverables.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and bring clarity to fast-paced and at times fluid projects.
• Proven ability to creatively solve problems through negotiation, tact and diplomacy.
• An open-minded but critical thinker who is able to see opportunities as well as weigh their potential risks and rewards.
• Highly collaborative and transparent. (Not a sole contributor, but rather someone who will work with the team, where sharing knowledge and experience is second nature in order to grow together.)
• Strong understanding of post production process: photo grading, colour matching, retouching
• Not afraid to roll-up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to get a job done

Freddie’s Flowers recognises our success is dependent on the success of our people. Freddie’s Flowers is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce where everyone feels safe and valued. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
• 3% employers pension contribution
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary)
• Group Income Protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Long service awards and sabbaticals
• Opportunity to buy additional holiday
• WFH (where applicable)
• Learning and Development Support
• Access to discounted ClassPass!
• Weekly Yoga
• Health and wellbeing sessions with The Mind Clinic
• Team socials and events
• Weekly lunch
• An abundance of organic snacks
• Free Eye Test Vouchers
• Summer Fridays (July and August)
• Flexible working hours
• 50% of Flowers for you
• x2 25% off codes for your Friends & Family