Digital Video Producer
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NewsweekDigital Media
Remote, United KingdomContract
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Job Details
- Required Skills
- Scripting
Requirements
- Experience producing and editing video for a reputable, fast-paced digital newsroom, broadcaster or media organisation.
- Proven ability to identify, source, edit and publish several video stories each day to a high standard.
- Strong news judgement and a clear understanding of how video can strengthen digital journalism.
- Proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro or comparable professional video-editing software.
- Experience producing video for websites, social platforms and YouTube.
- Strong understanding of different video formats and how content should be adapted for individual platforms and audiences.
- Experience sourcing, verifying, labelling and crediting footage from agencies, social media, official feeds and other third-party sources.
- Strong scripting, caption-writing and visual storytelling skills.
- Ability to work accurately and calmly to tight deadlines, including during major breaking news events.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to organise assets, manage multiple assignments and provide clear production handovers.
- Solid understanding of media law, copyright, sourcing best practice and ethical journalism.
Responsibilities
- Produce multiple high-quality, timely and platform-appropriate videos for Newsweek’s website, social platforms and YouTube.
- Identify, source and create strong visual content that adds clear editorial value to Newsweek’s journalism.
- Respond quickly to breaking and trending news, anticipating the visual requirements of major and developing stories.
- Monitor agency feeds, official sources, social media and other relevant platforms for footage and emerging visual stories.
- Edit videos in the format best suited to each story and platform, including reporter-led, voiceover, caption-led and soundbite-led formats.
- Ensure all footage is accurately verified, clearly labelled, properly credited and correctly ingested into Newsweek’s systems.
- Optimise videos for their intended platforms, taking account of format, length, pacing, framing, captions and editorial angle.
- Collaborate with the Newsdesk, social team, reporters and editors to develop video-led coverage and support wider newsroom priorities.
- Apply sound editorial judgement and rigorous fact-checking to ensure accuracy, fairness, clarity and journalistic integrity.
- Keep assets and project files clearly organised and provide effective handover notes between producers and shifts.
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