Producer, Showbiz (Casual)

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.

The Sun has a mass-market audience and aims to appeal to a diverse audience in the UK and beyond. Are you an experienced video producer who can confidently manage and produce talent, create headline making interviews and entertaining showbiz formats? Do you love the world of celebrity and entertainment, and have your finger on the pulse with the latest stories and gossip? Have you got strong journalistic instincts and/or experience? Then we want to hear from you…

Your Role: As a Showbiz Producer in our news video department, you will be at the editorial heart of compelling content that both informs and engages audiences. Responsible for overseeing the entire video production process including running orders, casting, filming, producing, edit producing and packaging when appropriate to deliver high quality video content for distribution across channels and platforms.

Day to day you will:

• Lead on the production of Showbiz videos (news stories, interviews and original formats) alongside a production team of Assistant Producers and Video Editors.
• Develop, cast, produce, script and edit produce content for The Sun Showbiz’s YouTube channel and social platforms.
• Work with the Senior Commissioning Editors to ensure video content delivers on time, to budget and to the highest of editorial and grammatical standards expected at The Sun.
• Pitching and developing new creative ideas to the Commissioning Editor to steer the brand toward new audiences to keep our series fresh and exciting, ensuring that The Sun stays ahead of the competition through innovation and excellence.
• Produce and direct shooting briefs and scripts for series, leaning into your creative abilities to ensure each episode has a clear narrative and climax.
• Lead on the packaging of videos produced for YouTube, working with graphic designers and the wider team to effectively title videos and design thumbnails.
• Ensuring videos are delivered for Comm-Ed sign off with minimal changes required.
• Publishing content on The Sun Showbiz’s YouTube channel and other digital platforms while maintaining excellent levels of inter-departmental communication to ensure your content is best utilised across the company.
• Ensuring compliance and duty of care protocols are adhered to, and assisting the production department in maintaining the necessary paperwork.
• Target, develop and manage new on-screen talent suitable for young, digital-first audiences.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Creative & Fast-Paced: You thrive in a high-pressure, fast-moving environment, always ready to capitalise on breaking news or trending sports events to create impactful video content.
• Digital Native and YouTube First: You are deeply immersed in the digital media landscape and the YouTube sports space, with an intuitive understanding of what drives views and engagement, with an understanding of the creator economy and what makes a great sports channel.
• Content Savvy: You have a solid understanding of digital media practices, the latest sports coverage trends, and how to turn them into compelling visual stories that resonate with digital audiences.
• Editorially minded: You know what it takes to create sport content that will grab people’s attention and keep them engaged, taking your lead from the latest news and trends.
• Data-Driven & Results-Oriented: You understand how to use analytics to inform editorial content, including and especially YouTube studio and platform analytics tools.
• Detail-oriented: You pay close attention to the micro as well as the macro - ensuring the highest accuracy standards are constantly met when producing and publishing YouTube content.
• Team management: You are used to managing teams, including producers and editors, to deliver great episodes in a positive manner.
• Leadership & Collaboration: You’re a natural collaborator who works closely with colleagues to ensure a seamless video production process from concept to execution - taking ultimate responsibility for the delivery of your projects.

Why Join Us:

• Be Part of a Digital Transformation: This is your chance to be a key player in a historic brand’s digital pivot, shaping the future of video content in the newsroom.
• Innovative Environment: Work in a forward-thinking environment where creativity and experimentation are encouraged, and where your insights will help drive our digital video strategy.
• High-Impact Role: Your commissioning decisions will directly influence our video performance and play a crucial role in the success of our traffic and revenue goals.
• Growth Opportunities: As we grow, you’ll have the opportunity to grow with us, taking on more responsibilities and further advancing your career in digital journalism.
• Collaborative Team: Join a passionate, talented team of journalists, editors, and creatives who are committed to delivering high-quality video content that engages, informs, and inspires.

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.

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