Video Producer - The Mirror

What will the role involve? - Shooting original, high-quality footage in the field and within a studio environment. - Writing, filming, and editing social video, ensuring all content is optimised to maximise reach, visibility, and audience engagement. This will include delivering voiceovers and pieces to camera under tight deadlines for quick-turnaround video content. - Applying platform-native storytelling techniques with a strong editorial eye. - Ensuring all video content complies with internal editorial guidelines as well as legal and copyright standards. - Utilising social media analytics tools to evaluate performance and inform future content strategies. - Monitoring social platform updates and competitor activity to keep output ahead of industry trends. - Travelling to capture stories, collaborating closely with journalists and other video team members. - Working flexibly on a shift rota, including weekend and night shifts, to maintain continuous newsroom coverage. - Providing guidance and expertise to team members on complex filming and editing technicalities. Who are we looking for? - Technical Videography Expertise: Highly skilled in shooting original, high-quality footage on a wide variety of DSLR cameras, both as a solo operator in the field and ideally also in a multi-camera studio setup, though we will provide further training on studio equipment. - Journalism background: An NCTJ or BJTC qualification, a proven track record in a busy newsroom environment, with demonstrable experience shooting social video content and a thorough practical understanding of media law are essential. - Proactive and self-motivated mindset: Always ready to be out in the field filming, producing everything from red carpets to vox-pops, both in front of and behind the camera. This might sometimes be at inconvenient social hours - Editing Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite - Communication & Teamwork: Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven track record of working collaboratively in a fast-paced, professional environment. - Organisation & Adaptability: Exceptional time management skills, adaptability to evolving technology, and a focus on delivering against key audio-video KPIs.