The role: We are looking for a highly driven, innovative and commercially minded person to lead our video operation. You will be a senior leader in the newsroom and must have extensive experience across multiple video platforms. You will be responsible for growing our video editorial, audience and revenue.

Responsibilities

• Lead the video team to produce world-class journalism across both titles
• Pitch video-led stories in morning and afternoon news conferences
• Responsible for growing audiences on our owned and operated channels
• Responsible for growing audiences across all of our off-platform channels, including YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook
• Responsible for growing video revenue across all channels
• Grow our video offering generally, with particular focus on lifestyle channels such as Style and Travel, creating new franchises and series in collaboration with commercial
• Work on the engagement of the newsroom with video, promoting our talent and increasing the prominence of video in the commissioning processes
• Work closely with commercial teams to ensure we achieve the scale needed to monetise
• Use data and analytics to guide programming and commissioning
• Strategise with the senior leadership team on video

We believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 13 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Qualifications

• Extensive newsroom experience
• To be a leader in digital video at national or international news organisations
• Be an expert across multiple video platforms, including social
• Proven track record of growing audiences on multiple channels
• To be innovative in your storytelling and production methods
• Experience growing a catalogue of original programming and series
• Experience working across multiple content verticals, from breaking news to entertainment and lifestyle
• A deep understanding of analytics and taking a data-driven approach
• Proven ability to grow revenue across various platforms
• Experience working with commercial sales teams to develop video projects

Benefits

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year