Location
London, hybrid working with at least three days a week in the King's Cross office.

Hours
Full Time, 12-month fixed-term contract or internal staff secondment.

Salary
Starting from £41,223, with a package commensurate with skills, experience, and responsibilities.

About the Role
Join the Guardian and be part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation delivering fearless, investigative journalism that holds power to account. As a Social Video Producer (Podcasts), you will film, edit, and produce engaging video and graphical content to grow the audience for the award-winning Today in Focus podcast and other Guardian shows across social media and video channels. You will cover a wide range of UK and international stories including housing, pop culture, elections, conflict, education, human rights, technology, and investigations.

You will work closely with producers, executive producers, and hosts to generate ideas for presenting and promoting episodes on social channels, as well as creating additional content to engage audiences. Responsibilities include operating studio cameras, directing podcast video shoots, editing social video content, briefing guests, and ensuring the highest levels of creativity, editorial, and legal standards.

Additional duties involve exploring new ways to connect with audiences through explainers, image carousels, and behind-the-scenes content, assisting with YouTube optimisation, managing and responding to comments on social platforms, and providing data analysis on content performance.

The role offers a challenging and exciting environment focused on career development, training, growth, and fostering an inclusive culture. Job share applications are welcome.

Benefits
Six weeks annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Generous pension scheme with employer contributions of 8-12% depending on age. Two volunteering days annually and payroll giving options. Season ticket loans available. Life cover, income protection, eye tests, and optional dental insurance. Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies. Support policies for IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality.

The Guardian champions diversity and inclusion, offers wellbeing support including free yoga and pilates classes, corporate gym membership, cycle to work scheme, and a canteen overlooking Regents Canal. Employees have access to extensive learning and development resources and support for professional qualifications.

Experience
- Using video editing software, ideally Adobe Premiere
- Shooting video in and outside studio settings
- Directing multi-camera video podcast shoots
- Understanding design tools such as Photoshop and Figma
- YouTube channel management and search engine optimisation
- Community engagement and audience data analysis on YouTube and social platforms
- Interpreting audience metrics to guide creative and strategic decisions
- Delivering high-quality outputs under strict, recurring deadlines
- Knowledge of Guardian podcasts and what makes compelling episodes
- Understanding of media law
- Active interest in UK and global current affairs

About You
You bring a diverse perspective to the role and are enthusiastic about producing compelling social video content. You are committed to upholding editorial and legal standards and enjoy working collaboratively in a dynamic environment. You are proactive in exploring new ways to engage audiences and have a strong understanding of how social video content is discovered and consumed.

The Guardian actively encourages applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in UK media and supports an inclusive recruitment process.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are mandated, but demonstrable skills and experience in video production, editing, and social media management are essential.