City AM
Head of Studios - City AM
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Head of Studios
Company
City AM
Location
London, UK
Reports To
Editor in Chief and COO
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About the Role
City AM is looking for an ambitious, creative and strategic Head of Studios to lead our multimedia proposition and expand our reach across digital platforms.
In this senior role, you will be responsible for ensuring that all video, audio, and social content reflects and amplifies City AM's editorial tone, values and objectives.
You will manage the production and distribution of City AM’s existing shows and develop proposals for new high-impact formats designed to drive audience growth across multiple platforms.
You will work closely with executive leadership (CEO, COO, Editor, Deputy Editor and Digital Editor) to align business and editorial priorities, while collaborating with commercial colleagues to create innovative, platform-native revenue opportunities without compromising City AM's journalistic integrity.
This is a senior position suited to an individual with two to three years of digital content and studio output experience, ready to step up to a management role. The successful candidate will lead City AM’s Studio output and manage a team of three producers - including a Social Media Producer - and will be responsible for all planning, production and growth strategy across video and audio content.
Key Responsibilities
Platform & Content Strategy
- YouTube Growth: Lead the YouTube strategy, encompassing channel positioning, titles, thumbnails (working with Design Dept.) descriptions, chapters, playlists, Shorts, audience retention, and subscriber growth.
- Publishing & Distribution: Build platform-specific publishing plans around major interviews, video franchises, podcasts, investigations, events, and breaking-news moments.
- Short-Form & Multi-Platform Repurposing: Collaborate with the Social Media Producer to turn long-form interviews and podcasts into short-form clips, trailers, carousels, posts, and follow-up content.
- Performance Analytics: Monitor daily performance metrics including reach, watch time, completion rate, retention, shares, saves, click-throughs, followers, subscribers, and return viewers.
- Platform Ownership: Work with the Digital Editor to develop City AM’s wider platform strategy across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Facebook, WhatsApp, and emerging channels.
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Editorial Leadership & Production
- Editorial Direction: Ensure that Studio output reflects and amplifies City AM’s editorial tone, values and priorities.
- Commissioning & Guest Booking: Commission long-form podcasts, video franchises, interview series, and editorial formats. Book high-profile guests, leveraging relationships to bring authority, newsworthiness, and audience interest.
- Production Pipeline: Oversee the entire production pipeline from concept through to publication.
- Quality & Standards: Maintain City AM’s high editorial standards across moving image and audio—ensuring accuracy, fairness, tone, legal compliance, and reputational integrity. Serve as the final quality control check to ensure output is authoritative, engaging, on-brand, and impactful.
Commercial & Senior Leadership Alignment
- C-Suite Reporting: Report directly to the COO and Editor in Chief, effectively translating business and editorial priorities into a cohesive, actionable content agenda.
- Commercial Integration: Work alongside commercial colleagues to develop platform-native sponsorship, branded content, and video revenue opportunities, carefully balancing commercial ambitions with journalistic credibility.
- Senior Representation: Represent the video, audio, and social teams in senior editorial and commercial discussions.
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What We’re Looking For
- As Head of Studios you will be responsible for www.cityamstudios.co.uk in addition to our editorial output.
- Proven track record leading or helping to lead multimedia, video, audio, and social strategy within a high-pace news, business, or media publisher environment.
- Deep knowledge of video/audio growth levers across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, podcasts, and social platforms.
- Strong editorial judgment with high standards for accuracy, tone, and media law/ethics.
- Demonstrated ability to book high-profile interview guests and commission compelling editorial formats.
- Experience balancing commercial/branded content goals with editorial independence.
- Outstanding communication and leadership skills, with experience presenting to and collaborating with C-level executives.
How to Apply
If you are ready to shape the future of City AM's video, audio, and social output, please send your CV and covering letter, plus any links to published content, to matt.kenyon@cityam.com
Salary: Competitive, dependant on experience
Deadline: 6pm Weds 30 September
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