Head of Video

About The Role

To direct daily news content from the video news team, managing the team of Producers. To reflect a clear and consistent Telegraph identity across all our video content.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of video journalists, producers, cameramen, sound engineers, designers and editors to consistently produce agenda-setting journalism.
• Set video strategy for app, homepage and off-platform.
• Lead the production process of our bigger video projects, from ideas generation, to planning, to publication.
• To work with news desks to set the agenda for our news video production on a day-to-day basis.
• To line manage the Senior Producer and Producers.
• To manage the commissioning process and work closely with producers to oversee all edits and quality check work.
• To attend the main editorial conferences and planning meetings, representing the department and showcasing the best video content to the wider newsroom.
• To be the main point of contact for junior members of the team regarding the treatment of stories, legal questions and training.
• Work closely with the social and picture teams to generate content that will engage non-subscribers across platforms.
• Edit content when required.
• Monitor agency feeds.
• Admin responsibilities - including rotas, managing freelancers, dealing with agencies.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and to high creative and technical standards.
• Work with the Head of Editorial Innovation to ensure the tools and platforms for our video and audio products are first-class.
• Ensure the department operates to a strict budget.

Key Skills

• Excellent news judgment and a proven ability to make key editorial decisions. (Essential)
• Full knowledge of media law (Essential)
• Significant experience in a major newsroom organisation in a digital, TV or audio environment. (Essential)
• Experience creating digital content for social platforms. (Desirable)
• Experience managing teams. (Essential)
• Video editing skills for digital output. (Adobe Premiere and After Effects preferred)
• Being able to work to tight deadlines and turnarounds. (Essential)
• Budget tracking. (Desirable)
• Knowledge of YouTube (Desirable)

Our benefits

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our commitment to inclusion

At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.