Senior Video Producer, Royals

The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK publishing hundreds of stories a day and reaching over 170m unique users digitally every month. Its exclusives set the news agenda and its campaigns have changed the lives of many. Delivering news entertainment and sports coverage to millions of readers every day. With a rich history spanning decades we are dedicated to providing accurate insightful and engaging content across print and digital platforms.

Are you obsessed with the Royals and want to be part of the video team who make some of the most watched Royal content in the World Are you a digital native storyteller Do you create and consume your content on YouTube as well as Social channels Ready to help shape the future of one of the Suns fastest growing communities

Were on the hunt for a Senior Producer to oversee our flagship studio show Royal Exclusive help produce our Royal documentaries and create the next raft of Royal formats as well as working seamlessly with our News colleagues to be across all Royal breaking news.

Youll have sharp editorial instincts strong experience in running shows and understanding your digital audience and lots of creative energy. Youll be comfortable managing a moving schedule and confident being a key part of the production process from inception to delivery.

Your Role: As a Senior Producer you will be responsible for delivering one of our flagship Royals formats overseeing its execution (including cut downs and socials) from end to end. Supported by more junior colleagues you will need to lead and inspire as well as make sure that any supporting formats also published to that channel and created by them are up to the highest standards. Working directly into the Exec Producer and Channel Manager you will need to make editorial decisions based on analytics adapting and evolving our content to ensure it is as successful as it can be.

A confident independent worker youll be comfortable leading your team and making decisions whilst also able to working closely with production to ensure our workflows are adhered to and we stay on time and on budget for delivery.

Your Team: Sun Originals is a brand new video production studio making premium series for The Sun Sun Sport and Fabulous brands. Creating developing and producing a slate of brand new original shows the department is tasked with delivering huge new audiences developing a raft of famous new faces and helping to deliver The Sun to its next generation of viewers.

This is your chance to join a talented team redefining how content is created and consumed contributing to creative innovative video output that drives traffic and revenue as we redefine how a brand at the heart of the nations conversation finds innovative new ways to tell the stories that matter in the fast-paced digital world.

Day to day you will:

• Make confident editorial decisions based on channel ambitions backed up by analytics

• Cast and book the best talent

• Pre and post production delivery oversight

• Be confident liaising with the editorial news team

• Produce shooting briefs and scripts for series

• Be confident on set and managing talent on set and on location

• Be confident writing video headlines and supporting descriptions

• Pitch and develop new creative ideas to the Exec Producer

• Leadership of more junior colleagues to ensure successful delivery of their formats and social assets delivery

• Ensure compliance and duty of care protocols are adhered to and assist the production department in maintaining the necessary paperwork

What were looking for from you:

• Digital Native: You are deeply immersed in the digital media landscape with an intuitive understanding of what drives traffic online especially on YouTube and how content needs to adapt across platforms.

• Royal News Savvy: You have a solid understanding of journalistic practices the latest news and lifestyle coverage trends and how to turn them into compelling visual stories that resonate with digital audiences.

• Data-Driven & Results-Oriented: You use analytics and performance insights to shape editorial decisions and optimise content.

• Team Management: You are used to managing teams including producers and editors to deliver great episodes in a positive manner.

• Leadership & Collaboration: Youre a natural collaborator who can work closely with colleagues to ensure a seamless video production process from concept to execution.

• Organised: You have excellent project management skills and ensure your production admin is correct and up to date.

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

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