DESCRIPTION
FINCH is offering a fantastic opportunity to gain invaluable experience in the film and advertising industry working with the region’s leading Directors and Producers.
They are looking for a highly skilled and highly driven film buff for a Director’s Assistant Internship at FINCH; someone who is passionate about working in the Film, TV or Advertising industry.
As a Director’s Assistant you will work with their Creative Team and Directors to pitch for new work as well as assisting Directors during the development and pre-production process. They’re wanting a unique combo; a graphic designer and/or budding writer who is excited to become a master of both.
Your role will be to creatively translate their approach to a script into a written and visual format by researching, referencing and curating a variety of visual and verbal mediums into a beautifully designed and entertaining document. One that is the creative and imaginative pinnacle of the brief. To do this we are looking for someone who can amaze us with their skills design, their love for film and knows how to express this all in a unique and exciting way.
You need to be able to take instruction and feedback well, whilst having the confidence and initiative to work independently and problem solve. You will be working on real briefs with real deadlines. You should be eager for a challenge and keen to learn new skills. You will be working under the guidance of our current team who have an extensive knowledge of the role and can train you up.
If you are interested in this position please go to www.finchcompany.com/directors and select one ad from any of the reels and send through a brief outline on what you like about the job as well as 20 images you would submit as visual research and/or a 500 word treatment that you would submit to the Director if they were pitching on the job, laid up and designed using inDesign.
Send this, your CV, cover letter, and any other examples of your work to jake@finchcompany.com. All applicants who submit examples will receive feedback.
WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
A film buff who is interested in working in advertising and film.
Someone with phenomenal written and verbal abilities.
Someone who understands the visual language of graphic design, typography, photography, fine arts etc and has a good eye.
Someone who understands both print and digital mediums.
Someone who can take briefs from our Directors and Creative Team and turn their words into visual realisation.
Image research is part of the job so you will need to be a master researching skills.
MUST HAVES
Advanced skills in Adobe CC.
InDesign and Photoshop are the primary programs used so you must be skilled at these.
OTHER SKILLS
Skills in Adobe Illustrator and Video Editing
JOB TYPE
5 Days a Week Full Time
CLOSING DATE OCTOBER 3RD 2016