About the Role:

We're offering an exciting 6 month placement at non-profit, multi award-winning studio Oxygen Films. We're looking for someone to work on Oxygen's flagship project, in production in August 2022 - engaged and involved in the groundbreaking virtual production elements from pre to post production. We want to encourage exploration, new skill development, research and independent projects within the role "Creative Producer".

Our Creative Producer will work with the Production team of Oxygen Films (Michael Houghton, Head of Production; Eleanor Hodson, Head of Intimacy; Lily Corke Butters, Head of Progression and Development), as well as freelance creatives (Matt Bates, Cinematographer; Rose McLaughlin, Art Director).

The role is based in Leeds, though we offer flexible working and are happy for the individual to work mostly remotely if that is better for them. We do have a quiet, private office space which has WiFi and facilities which we can also offer the individual if they would work better in a creative environment away from home. There may be some travel required for when filming takes place as part of the project. We believe all filming should take place in the Leeds City Region, and if it is outside of that we will reimburse travel expenses for those shoot days. Candidates must have a base in the Yorkshire and Humber regions.

Unsociable hours are not encouraged at Oxygen. We have worked hard to create an environment where our team understand their roles, what their work is, and that they are trusted to manage their hours how they see fit. We want our team to have space to breathe, to be creative, and to forge good work/life balances. We will always be up front about when work is needed and give months of notice should we plan a shoot to take place outside of what is considered 'regular' hours.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The project that the individual will work on is titled "Electric Love", a sci-fi thriller with strong LGBTQ* themes. A bold multi-arts project involving film, art and technology exploring the lack of intimacy and connection (physical and emotional) in a technology-induced cyberpunk society.

The film will offer young and emerging, systematically underrepresented and disadvantaged artists to work with Oxygen in a creative and compassionate environment. The 'Creative Producer' role will provide a distinct selection of arts opportunities to produce, create and deliver a visual output in their authentic voice. Opportunities will include production design, set building, VFX / Virtual Production workflow, marketing, distribution, and other ad-hoc duties and tasks which will inevitably arise during pre-production.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The individual will have autonomy and freedom to manage their own projects within the wider production. They will have plenty of support in the Oxygen team to share tasks, receive training, get support, and have weekly 1-to-1's with an Oxygen team member to check in on how things are going and if they have any issues or difficulties.

Since we were founded, we have engaged with 542 under-served young artists from the North. We involve creators aged 16-25 to lead teams, own responsibility within various departments, and be genuine decision-makers. We are at the forefront of better representations of sex, sexuality and intimacy on screen, and are proud to be the zeitgeist for safer and more progressive productions where everyone's wellbeing is prioritised. Together we’ve built a shared vision, aspiration and foundation for our organisation.