Digital/Video Producer, No Parental Guidance (Mat Cover)

Do you get the reality of modern parenting, the funny bits, the chaos, and everything in between? Are you drawn to the kind of honest conversations people are actually having about family life? If you live and breathe podcasts, YouTube, and social-first storytelling, this could be for you. We’re looking for a Producer to join No Parental Guidance on a maternity cover contract. You’ll understand what the brand stands for, honest, relatable, and unfiltered conversations about family life, and bring sharp editorial instincts, creative energy, and a passion for content that truly connects. If you’re excited by storytelling, community, and creating content that resonates with parents, we’d love to hear from you. Your Role: As a Producer on No Parental Guidance, you’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering the show’s content, bringing fresh, relevant editorial ideas that reflect the realities of modern parenting. You’ll be hands-on across the production process, attending shoots, supporting recordings, and working closely with the hosts to develop engaging, conversation-led episodes. Building a strong working relationship with talent will be key, helping to create a comfortable environment where honest, unfiltered conversations can thrive. Alongside this, you’ll take the lead on researching and pitching episode ideas, ensuring content stays topical, relatable, and aligned with the show’s voice. You’ll also support the wider team in delivering episodes from concept through to publication, maintaining high editorial standards throughout. Working closely with the Commissioning Editor and Channel Manager, you’ll help refine content using performance insights, while collaborating with editorial and production teams to ensure everything runs smoothly and on schedule. Day to day you will: Support the delivery of our flagship vodcast format and contribute to its ongoing growth Work with the Commissioning Editor on content planning and development Oversee guest bookings, sourcing and coordinating relevant and exciting talent Assist with pre-production, filming, and post-production processes Write briefs, scripts, and episode outlines Support on set during recordings, helping manage talent and ensure smooth shoots Write engaging copy for episode publishing and promotion Pitch and develop new content ideas Collaborate with team members to deliver high-quality social and supporting content Liaise with commercial teams on sponsored content where required What we're looking for from you: Podcast & Culture Savvy: You understand the podcast and digital content space, with a genuine interest in parenting, family life, and the funny, chaotic moments that come with it. You know how to turn these real-life experiences into engaging, relatable, and often hilarious content. Digital Native: You have a solid understanding of what works online, particularly on YouTube and social platforms, and how content should be tailored for each. Creative and Curious: You bring fresh ideas, love exploring new angles, and are always looking for inventive ways to engage audiences and grow formats. Comedy Minded: You have a knack for spotting and shaping moments of humor in everyday parenting, turning them into content that resonates and entertains. Collaborative: You enjoy working as part of a team and building strong relationships across editorial, production, and talent teams. Organised: You can manage multiple tasks, keep on top of deadlines, and ensure production workflows run smoothly. News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. Life at News: Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy. At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society. Benefits: Some of our benefits include: Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5% Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you to apply for any of our roles please contact us.