About the role
The role
This is a short-form video producer role at New Scientist, the science magazine brand. It sits within the social and audience teams, as part of a wider push into video.
What the job involves
- Making vertical videos for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and in-app products
- Working with editors to commission, write and edit science stories for video
- Coaching New Scientist journalists to present confidently to camera
- Running the production workflow so a steady stream of social content goes out
- Pitching new video formats and overseeing freelance motion graphics and animation
Who this role is for
- Someone with proven experience producing, filming and editing short-form video for social audiences
- Confident in Adobe Premiere or similar, plus camera, lighting and green screen work
- Some presenting, voiceover or on-camera reporting experience, ideally with newsroom experience
- Comfortable using audience data to shape video decisions
- Genuinely curious about science and tech, though no science degree is needed
Spotted by Wildrness. We're not involved in this hire. Read the full advert and apply on New Scientist's website.