SNK Studios and Red Apple Creative Host First Camden STEAM Workplace Visit

London based studio SNK Studios and the audio agency, Red Apple Creative, opened their doors to students aged 16 to 18 to help them gain valuable industry experience as part of the Camden STEAM initiative.

The Camden STEAM Commission was established to give local young people the best skills and opportunities in order to gain valuable experience in the borough's thriving creative, digital and scientific economy. STEAM encourages a greater fusion in creative, digital and scientific education and aims to tackle underrepresentation, providing all Camden young people with access to the opportunities available locally.

Director and co-founder of SNK studios, Seb Juviler, was delighted at seeing months of planning turn into a successful event for local students: “We started this journey 10 months ago. For me, a real focus this year has been for our business to give back to the local community, helping to shape the futures of young people. To see it grow from an idea to helping real people get real industry experience has been an absolute joy for our company.” 

Director and founder of Red Apple Creative, Paul Golliker, explained why the business felt it was so important to be a part of STEAM: “With everything that has happened in the world since 2020, young people are facing challenging times when it comes to getting into work. We wanted to give back and hopefully inspire people about a career working in audio and the creative industries.”

The company's involvement with STEAM goes alongside their other initiatives, such as The Academy Team. Seb explained: “We established the Academy Team to recruit, train and reach out to young people who historically may have not made their way in the audio production, creative and digital industries. It’s an opportunity for underrepresented young people to get a foot in the door with a real job, offering workplace training and mentorship from our staff.” 

Paul expanded on the reasons their company felt this was a priority: “It’s really important to everyone in our business to have the chance to make a positive impact, as they care about nurturing diverse talent from all backgrounds.” 

SNK and Red Apple will be running STEAM workshops throughout the year as well as visiting local schools as STEAM Ambassadors, where they will talk to students about their future options and how to break into the audio and creative industries.

Learn more about SNK Studios here.

Learn more about Red Apple Creative here.

Learn more about becoming a Camden STEAM employer here.

Our Audiobooks department is hiring!

We’re excited to announce a range of new investments to take us into Summer... and out of lockdown!

Studio 6 Upgrade

We're pleased to announce a major new build to deliver a brand new ADR and mix room. The revamp of Studio 6 will provide significant additional capacity for everything from in-room voice recording for film and drama ADR, to commercials, sound-design and mix work.

The stunning new suite is due to open by the end of May.

We're also delighted to have invested in some brilliant new talent to support the additional space...

Péline Kilinc joins our Production team

In April, Péline started as our newest Audio Producer, to bolster client support for the Bookings and Project Coordination team.

Péline brings a wealth of experience with her, having worked at Smoke & Mirrors/Tag Worldwide for over two years in Audio, on accounts including Unilever, Estée Lauder and Reckitt.

James Trusson joins our Engineer team

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We were super excited to see epic war film ‘Greyhound’ starring Tom Hanks was nominated in the sound category for this years Oscars & BAFTAs. We had the privilege of being part of the sound team, recording ADR across multiple sessions with numerous cast members.

The latest ‘His Dark Materials’ series has been nominated for a sound BAFTA. We’re very proud to have been the main studio for ADR on this brilliant series too.

Not stopping there, we also provided ADR recording on a further two BAFTA nominated productions; ‘I May Destroy You’ which is up for best Mini-Series and ‘Man Like Mobeen’ up for best Scripted Comedy!

We’re thrilled to have worked on so many nominated productions. Good luck to everyone taking part. And remember... not everyone can win!

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SNK worked alongside advertising agency, VCCP, to produce the sound design & deliver broadcast mixes for the new Paddy Power 'Feel Like A Favourite' campaign for this year's Cheltenham Festival.

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The Finance Department is a small busy team which is looking for an executive to help with all aspects of the day to day processes within the department.

SNK Publishing Limited

Finance Executive & Admin Assistant

The Company

We are an agency with audio at our core. 

We have our own in-house studios and an amazing team of specialists who work across everything audio: 

• Radio and Spotify commercials

• Fully immersive 3D audio creative

• Audio brand identity and storytelling

• Podcast production

• Audio media planning and buying

• Audiobooks

• Interactive audio experiences

​We’ve gone from strength to strength in recent years, expanding both our team and our studio facility that we call home.

We believe that delivering exceptional customer service and a brilliant product are at the core of everything we do. We work to build partnerships with our clients, ensuring our solutions are tailored to their needs. 

We’re a mix of arty, geeky, techy, creative types who deliver exceptional products for our clients every single day. Diversity and inclusion matter to us. They’re not just words. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, physical ability, neurodiversity and experience. We welcome your uniqueness.

We’re continually pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and we always celebrate our successes along the way.

We’re part of the SNK Publishing Group, based in London and New York, which includes SNK Studios, and Red Apple Digital.

We’re really proud of what we’ve achieved so far but we’re not stopping there, as we’re now looking for a Finance Executive & Admin Assistant to join us. 

Our Culture - Defined By Our Team

We're honest and open. A swear jar would bankrupt us all. We're all equal and we laugh at ourselves...and each other.  

We're unconventional, productive and we do whatever it takes to get the job done. We like burgers (meat, veggie and vegan). 

We always make time for each other and our clients. We live and breathe audio. We're people pleasers. We're all very different and we love that about our team.  

We praise each other and recognise achievements. We like going to the pub. We don't quit, we fix. We're kind and caring. We make a difference. We stick together and pick each other up when it's needed.

Some of us like to dance! We say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. We're passionate and motivated. We always leave our clients feeling good.

The Role 

The Finance Department is a small busy team which is looking for an executive to help with all aspects of the day to day processes within the department. The ideal candidate will have at least two year’s Finance experience. The position is full time, Monday to Friday 9am-6pm, and will be predominantly based at the facility just off Tottenham Court Road although there may be some working from home in the short / medium term. Finance will be the primary focus, probably taking up about ⅔ of your time. 

The admin element of the role will be about supporting the wider teams, it might include reception cover and support for junior team members.

Key Responsibilities: 
 

Sales Ledger:

• Raising invoices to clients

• Producing client statements

• Chasing client payments

• Resolving queries
   

Purchase Ledger:

• Obtain authorisation for supplier invoices

• Allocate invoices to jobs

• Reconcile supplier statements

• Process company credit card statements

• Finance email management

General Admin duties

• Assisting departments with CRM bookings

• Ordering of supplies

• General Admin for all departments

• Supporting the Director’s PA

• Support for the Front of House team
   

Essential Requirements:

• 5 x GSCE’s C grade or above (or equivalent qualification)

• Sage 50 C Accounts

• Excel (Pivot, Vlookup)

• Google suite (Gmail/ Google docs/ Google Drive,etc)

• Experience of a CRM

• Minimum 2 years accounts experience, ideally within the advertising or production industries

• Excellent numerical skills

• Attention to detail

• Good communication skills

• Organised

• Proactive nature 

• Team player

• Able to prioritise workloads

The Person We're Looking For:

You love finance and admin and have worked in a similar environment in a production company, studio or creative agency before.

You’re comfortable working within a team, you role your sleeves up, work hard and support others. 

You’re confident, you don’t get flustered when it’s busy and you’re comfortable managing many different projects simultaneously. Strong organisational skills and accuracy are in your DNA. You’re not a passenger, you’re proactive and you enjoy making things happen.  

You’ll appreciate that a positive attitude is just as important as producing great work. You don’t miss deadlines and are willing to go that extra mile to make sure of it. 

The Hiring Process

It’s really important that we are a right fit for each other. Therefore we usually have three chats; online, on the phone or in person, including some technical tests. This is so we can get to know each other properly which is really important for you and us, as we want you to be with us for a long time so you need to know it’s right for you.  

If there is another way you’d like to do this that will really give you the chance to shine, please tell us if we get in touch to chat.
 

Hours

9am – 6pm Monday to Friday with occasional out of hours work required, detailed in T&Cs.

Occasional monthly team and company wide meetings and get-togethers (when permissible!) will be required out of hours. Christmas parties, summer parties, team outings and general socialising are an important part of what we do.

Salary & Benefits 

• Competitive salary

• Probation period: 6 months with benefits starting after 3 months

• Various training schemes to help us all be better

• Subsidised Bupa medical care

• Cycle to work scheme

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Apply 

Please email [email protected] with the subject header “Accounts Executive & Admin Assistant” and tell us why you’d like to join us and how you’d add brilliance to our team. 

Closing date for applications Monday April 19th.

Audio Producer, SNK Studios - Job Description

SNK Studios is one of London’s leading audio post production companies. We occupy 6 floors on Tottenham Court Road; a lovely building stuffed full of audio studios.

Clients who trust us include Aston Martin, Hasbro, Paddy Power, Disney and Amazon. We produce audio in all formats for commercials, TV and feature films. The building also houses stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos suites with two ADR spaces. We also have an entire foreign language Dubbing dept.

We believe that the people in our company are our strongest asset and we’re proud to have a brilliant team who amaze us every day.

We’re part of the SNK Publishing Group, based in London and New York, which includes Red Apple Creative, and Red Apple Digital. We’re a mix of arty, geeky, techy, creative types who deliver exceptional results for our clients. 

Diversity and inclusion matter to us. They’re not just words. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, physical ability, neurodiversity and experience. We welcome your uniqueness.  

We’re continually pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and we always celebrate our success along the way.

We’re really proud of what we’ve achieved so far but we’re not stopping there, as we’re now looking for a new Audio Producer to join our SNK Studios team.

Our Culture - Defined By Our Team

We're honest and open. A swear jar would bankrupt us all. We're all equal and we laugh at ourselves...and each other.  

We're unconventional, productive and we do whatever it takes to get the job done. We like burgers (meat, veggie and vegan). 

We always make time for each other and our clients. We live and breathe audio. We're people pleasers. We're all very different and we love that about our team.  

We praise each other and recognise achievements. We like going to the pub. We don't quit, we fix. We're kind and caring. We make a difference. We stick together and pick each other up when it's needed.

Some of us like to dance! We say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. We're passionate and motivated. We always leave our clients feeling good.
 

The Person We Are Looking For

You love audio and Post Production and have worked in a similar environment in a production company, studio or creative agency.

You’re comfortable working within a Studios team, booking sessions into the diary, preparing quotes, responding to client requests, briefing Sound Engineers and speaking with potential new clients. 

You’ll enjoy the opportunity to work across the wider teams, including with Red Apple Creative, our internal audio agency who specialise in Radio and Digital Audio advertising. 

You’re confident, you don’t get flustered when it’s busy and you’re comfortable managing many different projects simultaneously. Strong organisational skills and accuracy are in your DNA. You’re not a passenger, you’re proactive and you enjoy making things happen.  

You’ll be a strong believer in delivering exemplary customer service which is just as important as the work we produce. You don’t miss deadlines and are willing to go that extra mile to make sure of it. You’ll be really proud of the work we produce and you’ll share it with your wider network.

Key Responsibitlies 

- Helping with incoming booking enquiries and providing potential new clients with rates and advice.

- Penciling and confirming sessions in multiple studio diaries.

- Helping with management of ADR sessions, including script preparation and secure file handling. 

- Managing project bookings and scheduling recording/mix sessions with engineers.

- Welcoming clients to the facility and being the face of the company - the first point of contact when it comes to enquiries and requests.

- Logging session details and supplier charges to enable succinct invoicing.

- Working closely with the Red Apple Creative team to help in the production of audio scripts, casting voices and doing music searches.

-Supporting our long-term clients, gaining an understanding of their requirements and ensuring they always leave happy and feel valued. 

- To forge strong relationships with other internal teams and external suppliers.

- To keep internal CRM system up to date  

- To occasionally represent the company at industry events.

Essential Requirements 

- Ideally a couple of years previous Production or Post Production industry experience will be required in a similar role, managing audio projects from brief to broadcast and a thorough understanding of what’s involved:

• Working with account management and creative teams.

• Knowledge of quoting on audio post jobs.

• Running recording sessions and working with sound engineers.

• An ear for great audio.

• Negotiating best rates with external suppliers. 

- Although audio engineering is not part of the role, an understanding of audio and video terminology including file formats and specs is important. 

- A friendly, positive, professional attitude.

- Attention to detail especially whilst working at speed and at times under pressure. 

- Ability to multitask, use initiative and prioritise jobs.

- Knowledge of email, word processing and Google doc applications.

- Must be comfortable delegating jobs to engineers and working closely with the Production team.

Bonus Points 

• Fluency in other languages

The Hiring Process 

It’s really important that we are a right fit for each other. Therefore we usually have three chats; online, on the phone or in person. This is so we can get to know each other properly which is really important for you and us, as we want you to be with us for a long time so you need to know it’s right for you. 

If there is another way you’d like to do this that will really give you the chance to shine, please tell us if we get in touch to chat.

Hours

9am – 6pm Monday to Friday with occasional out of hours work required, detailed in T&Cs.

Occasional monthly team and company wide meetings and get-togethers (when permissible!) will be required out of hours. Christmas parties, summer parties, team outings and general socialising are an important part of what we do.

Salary, Holiday & Probation

Starting salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Probation period: 3 months extendable to 6 months at company discretion.

25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Annual salary review

Discretionary Benefits (after passing probation):

Share in a company-wide target-based bonus.

Bupa Medical Cover.

Option to take up the Cycle to Work scheme.

Generous maternity and paternity policies (above statutory minimum).

Apply 

Please email [email protected] with the subject header “Audio Producer - SNK Studios” and tell us why you’d like to join us and how you’d add brilliance to our team. 

Closing date for applications April 15th. 

Previous applicants welcome. No agencies please, we already work with partners. Thank you.

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