Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) is an award-winning content hub made up of passionate individuals with the tenacity and determination to create best quality entertainment for every single household. Recognised far beyond its services as a Singapore-based production company, our digital content produced has generated over 800 million cumulative views on our ever-growing social platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok) to reach out to users globally.

We want individuals who are passionate about content, and able to identify what makes a good content piece. To succeed in NOC, you’ll need to harness the following qualities: 

• A self-starter, and a finisher in handling tasks assigned 
• Quick learner: pick up the ropes of working in a dynamic environment
• High performance individuals who thrive in meeting with extremely tight timelines

Head of Content:

To succeed in this role, you will need to be extremely passionate about content and bringing value for both brands and audience. This position will require a highly relatable individual with the ability to engage easily with people and build long-lasting relationships with stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Aligning company’s creative vision and business goals while driving all aspects of content development
• Planning, developing, implementing and monitoring the company’s overall content strategy across verticals 
• Manage and drive differentiated content approach and channel experience across the social media platforms

• Overseeing distribution of content through platform channels and leading a team of project managers to produce content pieces with high entertainment value in accordance to each content vertical’s vision.
• Optimize content according to research and data findings 
• Create, edit and proofread content plans, scripts 
• Presenting monthly content performance reports and recommendations to CEO and COO

Requirements:

• At least 6 years of experience in digital content marketing, social media and advertising
• Proven work experience as a Creative Director, Strategy Director or similar role
• Proven track record of delivering successful campaigns that have been conceptualized and executed
• Expert in building and running digital content initiatives. Portrays strong analytical skills, showing deep interest in research and analysis of business related content
• Excellent proficiency in social media listening tools, content management tools, web analytics tools and Google Docs, Slides, Adobe Creative softwares
• Possess strong leadership skills to lead the content team to successful completion of its objectives
• Displays strong interpersonal and communication skills when managing conflicting personalities and agendas; able to communicate and execute ideas working together with management and working team
• Good organizational and time management skills to execute and manage multi-prong strategic tasks
• Strong knowledge of digital trends and current affairs in Singapore and S.E.A
• Advance fluency in English and Mandarin; other languages will be a (big) plus point

Lead Producer | Digital Content:

You’ll need to be a creative problem solver who anticipates problems and find resolutions quickly. Prior experience working in a fast-paced environment and is able to take charge in running projects is highly encouraged, and you’ll need to love social media and understand how trends impact the content produced!

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and executing company’s vision to create entertaining and comedic content through short-form digital content 
• Develop briefs and conceptualise ideas that weave together client objectives, visual elements, characters and dialogue to form engaging storylines suitable for the target audience whilst retaining N.O.C’s comedic and quirky DNA
• Copywriting and proofreading of social captions 
• Accountable for the growth of subscriber base on @nightowlcinematics social media pages 
• Mentor juniors to establish effective and efficient content production workflows 
• Creative problem-solving: someone who is able to negotiate and offer creative and effective solutions when managing stakeholders i.e.: sales managers, talents, direct reports, clients and founders 
• Actively involving and communicating well with stakeholders in the process to ensure synergy of all content produced

Requirements:

• At least 4 years of related working experience in Digital Content and Social Media Advertising or other related fields is required.
• Successfully train and develop a team of 5 to establish effective and efficient content production workflows 
• Possess strong business acumen – able to quickly understand and adapt to the business and take ownership to provide solutions 
• Demonstrates a driven attitude, strong leadership and communication skills
• Strong networker and relationship builder – adopting a collaborative approach internally and externally with clients 
• Adaptable individual who is able to switching hats and finding the right balance move things forward and protecting content integrity 
• Keep up with digital trends and current affairs in Singapore and S.E.A. 
• Excellent proficiency in Google Docs, Spreadsheet, Slides; proficiency in Adobe Creative softwares an added bonus
• Advance fluency in English and Mandarin; other languages will be a (big) plus point

Digital Content Producer:

You’ll need to be a creative problem solver who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and is able to take charge in running projects. A creative thinker who demonstrates a strong sense of urgency and knows how to get things done in a calm and professional manner.

Key responsibilities include:

• Bringing all of our in-house talents and production teams together to produce great work
• Successfully producing a number of projects at any time, spanning from creative development, shoot and logistics planning, edit reviewing, and publishing.
• Communicating creative ideas effectively through written and verbal communications. 
• Establishing an effective workflow to execute projects with little/no supervision.
• Coordinating schedules and managing timelines and ensuring project deadlines are met. 
• Prioritising tasks and track day-to-day with Lead Producer to ensure objective are met
• Handling any other ad-hoc duties, if necessary

Requirements:

• At least 2 years of related working experience in Digital Content and Social Media Advertising or other related fields is required.
• Able to work independently with limited supervision, and is an excellent communicator when facilitating communication between clients and talents to ensure smooth project delivery; providing timely updates upwards, and laterally to project stakeholders 
• Keep up with digital trends and current affairs in Singapore and S.E.A.=
• Excellent proficiency in Google Docs, Spreadsheet, Slides; proficiency in Adobe Creative softwares an added bonus
• Advance fluency in English and Mandarin; other languages will be a (big) plus point
• Possess a positive ‘can-do, will-do’ attitude, and open to receiving constructive criticisms to improve the quality of work  

Videographer & Editor:

We are looking for critical thinkers that are highly versatile, motivated, and possess good communication skills. Individuals should also possess the physical strength and dexterity to maneuver their equipment to obtain the best possible shots/angles. This position hence requires individuals to possess both brawns and brains to carry out their role efficiently.

Key responsibilities include:

• Take part in the conceptualisation, storyboarding, filming and editing of online video content on platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and others.
• Operating camera and lighting equipment
• Providing creative solutions to unforeseen problems on set
• Ensure that all footages required during a shoot are acquired, and footages are shot with a purpose
• Edit and trim footage segments in post-production into a meaningful and quality video within short timelines while staying meticulous and conscientious.
• Collaborate closely with the team to facilitate creation of multimedia content

Requirements:

• At least 1 year of related working experience in Digital Content and Social Media or other related fields is required.
• Understands process of pre & post-production. (e.g cutting and assembling of raw footage, dubbing, adding sound effects etc.)
• Possess the technical knowledge on the type of equipment(s) being used.
• Proficient with using related softwares: Adobe Premiere Pro & After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro Design etc. 
• Fast learner with a positive attitude, able to stay calm under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• You can work independently and excel as a team player
• Able to handle heavy equipment
• Advance fluency in English and Mandarin; other languages will be a (big) plus point

Sound Engineer: Post Production – Full Time

You’ll be working with our editors to produce audio for videos, to be posted on our various channels in the company. There will also be opportunities to be on set to record audio for productions. Due to production schedules, working hours may vary.

Requirements:

• Experience with DAWs and post-editing
• Have a good sense of sound design
• Responsible
• Proficient in English
• Minimum O Level
• Mandarin proficiency

Responsibilities:

• Produce quality audio masters for YouTube/Instagram
• On set recording
• Audio inventory management
• Dialogue editing experience

Motion Graphics Designer:

What makes NOC’s videos stand out are not simply just the cinematographer or how high definition they are. It is the fact that NOC’s videos are produced with the audience in mind. As such, in order to keep our videos as engaging and entertaining as possible, we put in our utmost efforts into our superimposed motion graphics. The motion graphics designer should be able to have a good sense of aesthetics and be able to work with the different editors of different segments to come up with the most appropriate yet engaging motion graphics. NOC is also currently exploring 3D animation and a motion graphics designer who is proficient with creating 3D animation is largely preferred.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a related field
• Professional qualifications, Diploma, and/or Degree in related field
• Proficient in related software (Adobe After Effects & Illustrator)
• Knowledge in 3D animation software preferred
• Highly creative with an eye for details

Social Media Manager:

The social media manager of NOC typically works independently with little to no supervision, and his objectives are to utilise all the social media platforms under his fingertips to reach out to all the audience. He is also expected to have an excellent command of English and is able to generate his own daily bite-sized content from existing resources to engage with the audience. Being the mouthpiece of Night Owl Cinematics, he is required to be extremely professional when communicating with the public and be able to keep track of all the platforms that NOC utilises.

Requirements:

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience
• Excellent command in written and spoken English
• Optimising content and technology
• Able to manage all social media platforms as well as website

Admin Assistant:

All manners of operations require administrative work. The admin assistant of Night Owl Cinematics holds a very crucial role of making sure that the accounts and the paperwork are all nicely done. The admin assistant will have to handle quotations, invoicing, management of accounts, keeping track of jobs and may often be the first person to liaise with the stakeholders. He or she will also be largely involved in the operations of the company itself, hence this is not a position to be looked down upon.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of accounting and admin experience
• Professional qualifications, Diploma, and/or Degree in Accountancy
• Provide secretarial, accounting and administrative support to team and management
• Manage admin duties (data entry, documents, filing, etc)
• Manage accounting duties (maintain records of invoices, payments and transactions, etc)
• Other ad-hoc administrative duties assigned

Talents (Actors / Actresses / Hosts):

The staff that operates behind the scene are responsible in making sure of the smooth operation of the company as well putting out the content, but it’s the people who are in front of the camera responsible for making sure that the content sticks with the audience. It is also crucial that the talents are responsible and professional, and does not have a negative image. Talents should also be able to resonate with the vision of Night Owl Cinematics as well as being able to understand the audience.

Requirements:

• Have a great sense of humour
• Understands what appeals to the local viewers
• Able to be professional on set
• Be disciplined / responsible to turn up for shoots on time
• Ability to improvise and think out of the box (good to have)

Key Attributes:

• N.O.C Culture, N.O.C Work Environment Well, we are seriously fun but at the same time… crazy serious Social Media Fiend Passionate and curious about all aspects of digital content marketing
• Street Fighter Thrive as a strong individual – lead and be a team player in a rigorous and fluid environment. Know your art of the deal; handle clients and be a good negotiator. And sometimes… you just have to kick some ass! Handle your N.O.C team to get the best out of everyone
• Steady (lah) Possess a high level of intellectual curiosity, and demonstrate strong judgment in the face of ambiguity
• Create Different Bridge creative and technical conversations – we need a leftie and rightie (brain)
• Closer. Tenacious, agile, goal-orientated. Be self-driven to succeed and always up for a challenge! Being able to start is great, but closing and finishing strong is most important.

Disclaimer:

• We are only accepting full-time applicants as well as interns.
• Full-time applicants to be above 21 years of age, and males are required to have completed their National Service
• We regret to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered

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Working hours is 11am to 7pm, at Yishun. Saturday is an optional half-day and some weekends / PH will be burned for shoots.

You need to be okay with animals such as cats and dogs because we allow pets to be brought to the office.