Working Hours: Full time 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday (Flexibility required to work weekends, bank holidays, and additional hours)
Salary: Competitive based on knowledge, skills & experience
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Digital Producer & Editor to join a dynamic team at Islam Channel, where you will play a key role in producing innovative content for a global audience.
Role Summary
We are looking for talented and experienced Digital Producers who are passionate about creating exciting, engaging, and inspirational high-quality content for a Muslim audience, in the UK and around the world. You will be responsible for producing content from concept to completion. You must have extensive experience working on digital projects across different platforms and be able to juggle multiple deliverables under tight deadlines, while maintaining high standards.
As a Digital Producer, you will have a keen eye for visual storytelling and be able to generate ideas that resonate with our audience, sharing them creatively while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. Reporting to the Head of Digital during UK hours, you will fulfill the responsibilities outlined below.
Role responsibilities
- Create, produce, source, and deliver high-quality and creative original video content from concept to completion for Islamchannel.tv and related social media platforms
- Ensure content adheres to the overall vision of the company, aligns with available resources and timelines, and is relevant to the platform and audience
- Edit clips and third-party footage in Adobe Premiere & CC software or Wochit (training provided), ensuring fast turnaround as required by daily news agenda
- Identify, verify, and source relevant video clips, including handling copyright permissions for UGC content
- Publish clips to the CMS and video hosting platforms, ensuring proper use of metadata
- Attend daily morning conference and relevant production days to share ideas and collaborate effectively with the digital team
- Generate and share ideas for explainers and original video content, considering analytics and other relevant data
- Work with a range of contributors, including conducting and filming interviews
- Monitor social media analytics and provide regular reports to senior management
- Ensure all content is approved by the Head of Digital or a senior editorial team member before publication
- Collaborate regularly with your line manager to understand company objectives and contribute to digital strategy
Skills
- Proficiency in additional languages is highly advantageous
- Experience filming with various cameras
- Working knowledge of project management software
- Ability to ensure consistency, accuracy, and compliance with regulatory standards
- Ability to work on longer-form news and features and manage website content
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Team player with a positive, solution-focused approach
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is highly advantageous
- NCTJ or equivalent qualification or relevant experience with a major online publication
Experience
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in video/media production and post-production, including filming and editing video content for online platforms
- Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, especially Premiere and After Effects, demonstrated through a demo reel and/or work samples