Social Media Video Editor - London, United Kingdom - The Telegraph

The Telegraph

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role purpose and overview

The Telegraph needs a Social Media Video Editor with excellent social media and creative video editing and producing skills to maximise the potential of the stories we tell using social media.

You will have the chance to work across a variety of content in a fast-paced newsroom, alongside some of the country's best journalists in their field.

This is an exciting challenge to make a real impact in driving subscriptions and increasing engagement.

Key responsibilities

Create, edit and publish videos with social audiences in mind, specialising in short form and vertical formats
Shoot and edit projects including attending external shoots, voxpops and packages created with Telegraph and agency footage
Inform best practices for scripting, presenting, shooting and editing footage. Confidently deliver this, plus onthefly feedback, to both Telegraph writers and the wider Social team
Edit cutdown versions of our long form YouTube series using knowledge on trends and best practice across Insta, Tiktok, Snapchat & Youtube Shorts to inform your editing
Oversee original socialfirst content series
Use data and analytics to inform onward strategy. Make smart onward decisions based on these findings
Creating opportunities to drive traffic to the website and generate subscriptions
Flexibility to work across a seven day rota to ensure coverage of key news events

Key skills

Experience making videos 'go viral' to reach large audiences. An understanding of how to game algorithms and capture audiences by creating a threesecond hook
Setting strategy, presenting ideas and convincing others to follow best practice in previous roles
Worked in a social media role with a good understanding of content production
Experienced in video production and editing using for social media using Adobe Premiere, preferably within a national quality publisher
Strong creative storytelling and scripting skills
Proven track record of driving follower growth across diverse social platforms and nurturing engaged communities
Competence speaking 'language' of social; understanding how to connect with audiences on different social platforms
The ability to work comfortably both independently and as part of a team
Good at fostering and building relationships in person and online, individually and at scale
A firm grasp of The Telegraph's brands and journalistic values, both in digital and in print
Understanding of analytics tools, and the ability to make decisions about social media activities based on analytics when appropriate

Our benefits
The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting.

We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities.

From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you'll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy.

Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our commitment to inclusion

To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.