Social Video Producer

Stylist (part of DC Thomson) is the UK’s leading media brand for women; talking to 5 million UK women a month and making up 40% of the women’s lifestyle sector.

Our audience are the UK’s finest professional women – a demographic who we understand and represent better than any other publisher. Our mission? To support, uplift and entertain this audience with compelling content and life-enhancing experiences so that they always feel seen and heard.

The award-winning Stylist magazine and Stylist.co.uk sit at the heart of our portfolio, reaching 400K women in print and over 3 million UK women online through non-stop, mobile-first content.

About the role:

Stylist is looking for a Social Video Producer to join their editorial team.

Reporting to the Head of Social Media and working closely with the Digital Content Director, Magazine Editor, and Editorial Director, you will bring experience creating and editing social video for a digital publication.

This role demands an enthusiastic approach to coming up with fresh ideas for how to showcase the Stylist brand combined with confidence in filming and editing video for social media.

The successful candidate will also have an instinctive understanding of how to serve the Stylist reader and will uphold our purpose to help women through the work that we do. An understanding of the topics that appeal to our audience – from feminism through to fashion – is also essential.

What to expect:

Working with the Head of Social Media, you’ll be at the forefront of shaping our social media video strategy across various platforms, creating video content for TikTok, Instagram and more. You will be comfortable getting the wider team involved in creating social media moments and attending events and shoots to gather behind the scenes social media content.

Responsibilities:

• To strategise and create Stylist’s social media video content
• To work with key brand ambassadors on the team to build Stylist’s profile and online presence
• To generate concepts for new social media only franchises and brand moments
• To be adept at spotting new trends and conversation points as they emerge, and make sure Stylist is at the forefront of these focal points
• To work with the editorial team to ensure ambitious KPIs and deadlines are met
• Generate ideas and create video and social content for commercial clients

Requirements:

• An extensive knowledge and understanding of social media platforms and how to grow and engage audiences
• Experience in filming and editing video for social media platforms
• The ability to work collaboratively and creatively with the wider editorial team
• To be well organised and able to juggle lots of different deadlines while working at pace
• A wealth of ideas on how to best make the brand shine on social media through video content
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Comfort in front of the camera as well as behind it
• An in-depth understanding of the Stylist brand

Beneficial:

• Experience in creating social media video for a media brand

To apply for this role, please follow our online application process and submit a CV and cover letter.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working 35 hours per week from our London, Fleet Street Office. We offer a generous package including 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, health cash plan, gym discount, excellent pension, a competitive salary, and many more staff discounts and benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from everyone and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or any other protected characteristics.

If you have any issues with your application, please email recruitment@dcthomson.co.uk

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early once we have received suitable applications. Therefore, please ensure you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

The Stylist Group is a female-focused media company which encompasses live events, a creative agency and product targeted to metropolitan women.