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About the Role

The Telegraph seeks a creative video journalist to research, produce, and edit video content for its website, app, and social media. This role involves reacting to news, creating quality visuals to expand audience reach, and contributing to subscription goals.

Responsibilities

• Source video content from agency feeds and social media.
• React quickly to breaking news by sourcing relevant video content.
• Script, edit, and produce short-form video content for digital platforms.
• Source, edit, and deliver content and metadata efficiently while maintaining editorial standards.
• Distribute video articles in The Telegraph’s CMS, including writing accompanying text.
• Progress towards self-shooting films on location, operating studio facilities, and delivering complex edits.
• Work unsociable hours, including regular early morning and evening shifts.

Requirements

• Video production background with a focus on news output.
• Strong news judgment with the ability to identify great video news content.
• Full knowledge of media law.
• Journalistic background preferred over technical.
• Excellent news and current affairs knowledge.
• Video editing skills for digital output (Adobe Premiere and After Effects preferred).
• Deep understanding of the social video competitive landscape and emerging platforms.
• Ability to work quickly to meet deadlines and think creatively about video storytelling.
• Ability to contribute ideas and communicate planning lists to senior editorial colleagues.

Skills

• Video production
• News judgment
• Media law
• Journalism
• News and current affairs knowledge
• Video editing (Adobe Premiere, After Effects)
• Social video landscape understanding
• Creative thinking
• Communication

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Mid-level

Education Level

• Journalistic background preferred

Benefits

• Dynamic working opportunities
• Medical cover
• Six months fully paid maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity/partner leave
• Life assurance
• Season ticket loans
• Access to training and development opportunities through The Academy

About the Company

• The Telegraph Media Group operates in a fast-paced, demanding, and interesting industry.
• Fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• Committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives, and backgrounds.
• Proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader.

Equal Opportunity

• Believes in equality of opportunity and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
• Provides support for disabled applicants or those with long-term health conditions.
• Offers reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process.