Assistant Producer - Fabulous - Casual

The Sun; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company is seeking an Assistant Producer for their Fabulous women's lifestyle channel. The role focuses on creating compelling video content, managing logistics, and engaging with contributors. Ideal candidates will have experience in digital content production and strong organizational skills.

Benefits

Innovative Environment

Collaborative Team

Qualifications

• Experience in original entertainment-related content for YouTube is essential.
• Strong self-operating filming skills required.

Responsibilities

• Scout and secure filming locations aligned with creative briefs.
• Self-operate filming equipment for high-quality video content.
• Collaborate with the Producer to develop engaging video formats.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication Skills

Creative Mindset

Influencer Skills

Job description

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An iconic, dynamic storyteller with a rich heritage and a global audience in the millions, The Sun is now focusing on an exciting, video-focussed strategy to engage new audiences, putting video at the heart of The Sun’s journalism.

Sun Originals is a brand new video production studio making premium series for The Sun, Sun Sport and Fabulous brands. Creating, developing and producing a slate of brand new original shows, the team are helping The Sun reach its next generation of viewers.

Your Role:

As an Assistant Producer creating videos for our women’s lifestyle channel Fabulous, you will help make compelling video content that informs and engages audiences. You will be working with a Producer to develop, cast, film and produce high quality video for various digital platforms.

The role entails developing digital first ideas, casting, location finding, dealing with contributors and on-screen talent, as well as self-op filming on location or in a studio, across a range of formats for YouTube and other platforms.

As an additional task the Assistant Producer will manage our digital accounts driving engagement on a daily basis so an advantage to have Influencer skills too.

Day to day you will:

• Scout and secure locations suitable for filming, ensuring they align with creative briefs.
• Cast contributors and on-screen talent, working closely with the Producer to ensure the content is engaging and relevant.
• Self-operate filming equipment on location or in studio settings to produce high-quality video content.
• Collaborate with the Producer to develop returnable long form format ideas for our digital YouTube channel Fabulous. Also to help develop short form ideas for other social media platforms such as Snap and Tik Tok, that deliver on time and to budget.
• Handle logistics and liaise with contributors and talent to ensure smooth production schedules.
• Ensure the final videos meet brand and editorial standards, reflecting Fabulous’s tone and voice.

What we are looking for from you:

• Experience of working on original entertainment-related content for YouTube or other digital platforms and self-op filming experience is essential.
• Strong self-operating filming skills, with the ability to work independently on location or in a studio.
• Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• A creative mindset, with the ability to generate ideas and contribute to the development of engaging video formats.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with contributors, talent, and team members.
• A passion for women's lifestyle content and a strong understanding of the Fabulous audience.
• Experience in running a social media channel to drive engagement.

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.
• Collaborative Team: Join a passionate, talented team of Producers, 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.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this, 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 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on [e-mail].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Writing/Editing and Other

• Industries

  Newspaper Publishing

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