Digital Video Producer - overnight (6 months FTC/secondment)
About this role
We’re looking for an overnight Digital Video Producer who will relish being on the frontline in a world class newsroom. You will be responsible for delivering fast, accurate video to our digital platforms covering breaking news and premium content, making sure the audience wakes up to fresh content. You will come with a proven track record of producing, editing and publishing videos. The ideal candidate will have exceptional news judgement with bags of initiative, and be able to work fast to tight deadlines. The role requires an understanding of media law and a recognised qualification in journalism.
Sky News
Sky News is a world-class news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to story-telling. Our aim is to be the best and most trusted place for news, reflecting the diversity of our audience. Made by people who dare to challenge. Made for people who want clarity in an uncertain world.
Please not that this is an overnight, on-site role in Osterley. Four shifts a week.
What you’ll do:
Produce and Edit Video Content: Using software such as Rio, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, Avid or Quantel, create, edit, and publish videos for digital platforms, ensuring fast and accurate delivery of breaking news and premium content.
Identify and Pitch Stories/Creative Treatments: Have ideas around creative treatments we could use for our premium story-telling and angles for stories we’re not covering.
Ensure Compliance with Media Law: Apply comprehensive knowledge of media law (OFCOM, copyright, defamation etc) to all video content produced, ensuring legal compliance.
Collaborate with Newsroom Team: Work closely with the newsroom team to stay on the frontline of news production, leveraging exceptional news judgment and journalistic skills.
Essential criteria:
Proven Experience in Video Production: Demonstrated track record in producing, editing, and publishing videos, particularly for digital platforms. Experience in delivering fast and accurate video content for breaking news and premium content is essential.
Exceptional News Judgment: Passion and understanding for UK and global news, backed by the ability to identify and pitch viral and trending stories. Strong understanding of how to source and clear material for video production.
Understanding of Media Law: Comprehensive knowledge of media law to ensure compliance in all video content produced.
Recognised Journalism Qualification: Possession of a recognised qualification in journalism, indicating a solid foundation in journalistic principles and practices.
Benefits and perks
There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:
Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
Private healthcare with mental health support
Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance
Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
Sharesave and Tech schemes
A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences
How you’ll work
This is an overnight, on-site role in Osterley. Four shifts a week.
Who we are
We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.
We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.
Company at a glance
Sky connects and entertains millions of people across Europe. At the heart of everything we do, is a belief that people deserve better. For decades, we’ve shaken up every category we entered to give people what they love, to make life a little easier and to provide great value. That’s how we bring millions of customers the joy of a better experience in TV, broadband and mobile.
In TV, we offer the best sports coverage, unmissable TV and the smartest ways to stream and aggregate the TV you love. In broadband, we power homes and businesses, with a fast, reliable connection. In mobile, we bring people closer, with plans at unbeatable value. And now, you can even keep your home connected and protected, through our smart insurance. We design our products to fit seamlessly into your life, with service whenever and however you need it.
That’s how we do better for customers. And we believe in better for society too. We power the cultural economy in the UK and beyond, making award-winning news, original sport, and entertainment. We contribute billions to UK GDP, creating and sustaining thousands of jobs and sharing both our journalism and our coverage of the arts, free of charge. We are cutting emissions and making recyclable, energy-efficient products, and we give back, through free internet access and digital skills for under-served communities and young people.
Sky is owned by Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company.
Top Benefits
- Free Sky TV package
- Free NOW package
- Pension package
- Private healthcare
- Mental health support
- Aviva Digital GP
- Dental insurance
- Sky Mobile discounts
- Sky Broadband discounts
- Sky Glass discounts
- Sky Protect discounts
- Sharesave scheme
- Tech schemes
- Sky VIP rewards
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