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Video Editor
Transform standout television moments into compelling digital-first content for YouTube and social media while developing your editing, production and publishing skills.
We're looking for a creative and hands-on Video Editor to join our team. You will create engaging video content for our digital and social platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
This role is focused primarily on editing, with opportunities to develop your skills in content production, platform publishing and original video creation. You will transform full episodes and talent-led rushes into compelling digital-first videos that encourage viewers to keep watching, listening and sharing.
Working closely with the Senior Short Form Manager and the wider Marketing team, you will use pacing, structure and strong visual storytelling to bring our brands to life for digital audiences. You will join a collaborative and creative environment where you can develop your craft, contribute new ideas and experiment with different approaches to digital content.
This is a permanent and full-time position. This role will be hybrid based, working in the London office Tuesday-Thursday, with exciting, award-winning brands like Sky HISTORY and Crime+Investigation.
Application: Please include a portfolio, showreel or examples of your work with your application. We would particularly like to see examples that demonstrate your editing, storytelling and creative skills.
Key Responsibilities
Video Production:
- Edit engaging short-form and digital-first video content using footage from our programme library.
- Transform full episodes and talent-led rushes into compelling content for YouTube and social media.
- Identify the strongest moments, hooks and narrative beats within longer-form material.
- Use pacing, structure, sound and visual storytelling to create videos that retain viewers.
- Support the production of original digital video content where required.
- Assist with small-scale shoots, including filming and basic lighting and audio set-up.
- Deliver high-quality work while handling complex stories or sensitive subject matter with sound editorial judgement.
Content Publishing:
- Upload and publish content across YouTube and social media platforms.
- Create thumbnails and optimise video titles, descriptions and metadata.
- Deliver clean exports in the appropriate platform-specific formats and specifications.
- Maintain digital video assets and help keep the content library organised.
- Apply brand guidelines and maintain a consistent visual style, tone and identity across digital content.
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Collaboration:
- Work closely with the Marketing team to deliver engaging digital campaigns.
- Respond positively to feedback and refine edits efficiently.
- Contribute creative ideas that improve the performance and effectiveness of our digital content.
- Manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced production environment.
Key Competencies
To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following key competencies:
- Creating and Innovating
- Planning and Organising
- Working with People
- Applying Feedback
- Adapting and Responding to Change
- Delivering High-Quality Work
Essential Skills / Knowledge
- Experience using Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Photoshop.
- Strong video-editing, storytelling and pacing skills.
- An understanding of how to structure digital video content to retain viewers.
- Experience editing long-form content into engaging short-form videos.
- Experience creating content for one or more platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram or Facebook.
- The ability to adapt content for different audiences, platforms and specifications.
- Experience editing complex stories or sensitive subject matter with sound editorial judgement.
- The ability to manage multiple projects and work effectively to deadlines.
- A proactive approach and the ability to respond to feedback, amend edits quickly and continue learning.
Desirable Requirements
- Experience filming on location.
- Basic camera, lighting and audio skills.
- Experience working in a media, broadcast or agency environment.
- An interest in factual entertainment and digital content.
About You
- A creative storyteller with a strong instinct for identifying compelling moments.
- Curious about audiences, platforms and emerging digital-video formats.
- Proactive and willing to take ownership of your work.
- Collaborative and comfortable receiving constructive feedback.
- Organised, adaptable and able to manage competing deadlines.
- Keen to learn new skills and experiment with fresh ideas.
- Careful and considered when working with complex or sensitive material.
About Us
At Hearst Networks, we share stories that matter, inspiring and exciting our audiences with hit US franchises (The Curse of Oak Island, Pawn Stars), must-see docudramas (Royal Kill List and Colosseum), and original commissions (Sex: A Bonkers History with Amanda Holden, Royal Autopsy, Cops Gone Bad with Will Mellor). Over the past few years, we’ve championed our own original programming and relished in the successes of recent series’ such as The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd, Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Royal Mob.
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We are a certified Great Place to Work® with a motivated and supportive culture that believes in working to live, not just living to work. Every employee has a voice and is encouraged to be themselves and be ambitious. With offices in Rome, Madrid, London, Warsaw, Munich and Johannesburg, we are a truly international organisation that celebrates difference and diversity.
As an inclusive employer, we value the diversity of our teams and want our workforce to reflect our wider society. We encourage and welcome applications from people from under-represented backgrounds and are keen to make sure we are inclusive and accessible to all. Please do let us know if you require any adjustments or assistance for meetings and communications with you when you apply for a role with us.
Hearst Networks Values
Curiosity is what drives us to question, explore, and innovate. We approach challenges with an open mind, ready to grow and evolve as the world changes around us. When we stay curious, we keep learning, discovering fresh opportunities, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
Courage is showing up as your true self, with confidence and heart, even when the road ahead feels uncertain. It’s about owning our choices, stepping beyond our comfort zone, and creating new paths and opportunities to explore for both our company and yourself.
Care is part of everything we do - how we treat each other, approach our work, connect with our partners and the world. It’s about creating a culture where everyone feels included, respected, and truly supported. By acting with care, we nurture trust within our teams, building meaningful relationships throughout our company.
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