About The Role

Accepting applications until

22 August 2026

Job Description

Your Role: Video Content Producer, The News Agents

As a Video Content Producer for The News Agents, you’ll help shape how one of the UK’s leading news podcast brands shows up visually across YouTube and social.

This is a hybrid role spanning video production, editing, editorial planning and reactive content creation in a fast-moving news environment. You’ll bring strong visual storytelling instincts, creative thinking and a sharp understanding of how audiences engage with news, politics and current affairs content across digital platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Editing & Creating 70%

Create and edit high-quality long-form and short-form video content for YouTube and social platforms.
Support the editorial planning and day-to-day production workflow of a fast-moving news show.
Translate breaking stories, interviews and conversations into compelling visual content that works across platforms.
React quickly to breaking news and turn around content at pace without compromising quality.
Work closely with editorial and production teams to ensure content is visually engaging, accurate and on-brand.
Help evolve The News Agents' visual output so it can compete with the best podcast content on YouTube and social.

Thumbnails: 20%

Produce thumbnails, social graphics and supporting visual assets using tools such as Photoshop.

Shooting 10%

Shoot and edit platform-native content that reflects current trends and audience behaviours.

What You’ll Love About This Role

Think Big : Helping shape the visual future of one of the UK’s best-known news podcast brands.
Own It : Taking ideas from concept to delivery across YouTube, social and daily reactive content.
Keep it Simple : Turning complex stories into clear, engaging visual content that connects with audiences quickly.
Better Together : Working closely with a collaborative editorial and production team in a fast-paced environment.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have

Built a strong understanding of The News Agents brand, audience and visual style.
Delivered high-quality daily video content across YouTube and social platforms.
Built trusted relationships with editorial and production colleagues.
Shown confidence in reacting quickly to breaking stories and producing compelling content at pace.
Contributed ideas that strengthen the show's visual storytelling and platform performance.

What You’ll Need

Experience in podcast and digital video production.
Strong shooting and editing skills for YouTube and social content.
Experience supporting editorial planning and production workflows.
Ability to turn around long-form and short-form content quickly in a fast-paced environment.
Strong understanding of platform trends, audience behaviour and visual storytelling.
Experience creating thumbnails and social assets using tools such as Photoshop.
Interest in news, politics, current affairs and the wider cultural conversation.
Experience working in daily, reactive or fast-moving content environments is highly desirable.