Senior Video Producer

THE BRITISH MUSEUM; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned cultural institution in London is seeking a Senior Video Producer. The role involves creating and managing video content for various platforms, leading a skilled team, and optimizing audience engagement on YouTube. The ideal candidate will have a background in video production, strong editing skills, and experience in managing projects and teams. This position offers a competitive salary and is integral to enhancing the Museum’s digital presence.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in video production industry.
• Highly proficient in filming, lighting, and sound recording.
• Senior level experience with people and project management.

Responsibilities

• Produce, film, and edit videos aligned with Museum's strategic goals.
• Manage YouTube channel to maximize audience engagement.
• Collaborate with the Head of Department on project development.

Skills

Video Production

Team Management

Content Creation

YouTube Management

Editing with Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Degree in Video Production, Film, or related

Tools

Sony FX3

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Job description

Overview

Senior Video Producer

Communications

Full-time: 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)

Permanent

£41,723 per annum

Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 6th October 2025

About the role:

The British Museum is looking for a Senior Video Producer to join the in-house Video & Audio Production team. The role is responsible for creating and supporting digital content for stakeholders across the Museum to the highest standard. You will support the messaging, content strategy and KPI's set by the Head of Department (HoD).

As Senior Video Producer, as well as creating and possibly presenting content, you will be the departmental lead on video and audio production; technically and editorially influencing and supporting a talented and skilled team of Video Producers to create stand-out entertaining, informative and factually accurate content that doesn't dumb down but smarts-up!

You will have creative flair, a passion for detail and storytelling. You will intellectually engage and collaborate with the staff to tell the exciting stories of the museum. You will monitor and manage the content of the Museum's YouTube channel; producing high-quality, in-depth content for our world leading exhibitions, individual galleries, membership, communications, short-form online advertising, social media, podcasts and YouTube channel to grow and engage our audience of curious knowledge seekers and forward thinkers.

You will have a genuine interest and experience in YouTube content and trends; understand the differences between making content a success on YouTube vs short form platforms, or broadcast; identify data driven opportunities to optimise future content; understand how to drive audience engagement, build communities and grow our YouTube audience.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Content creation: Producing, filming and editing long and short-form videos that align with strategic goals of the department and Museum, whilst expanding understanding of a subject.
• Drive best practice in video-audio production, legals, H&S and respectful collaboration of BM staff.
• Coordinate work with other teams with a digital remit (Marketing, comms, social media, membership, exhibitions) to advise and share assets.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop ideas to turn them into projects.
• Production Management: Create and implement end-to-end production frameworks to ensure production and stakeholder needs are met to set schedules.
• Working with the HoD to manage team allocations, schedules and production workflows, ensuring content opportunities are maximised and deadlines are met.
• Ensure digital assets are archived and catalogued to a high and efficient standard and assist in maintaining an efficient data management system and workflow.
• YouTube: Managing content publication on the BM YouTube channel to maximize engagement and reach. Monitoring comments and metrics, creating channel health reports to report on engagement, trends and performance, with a view to optimizing content to grow audiences.
• Team Support: Managing freelancers and supporting stakeholders across the Museum.
• Day to day management and personal/career development of direct reports
• Accountability: Collaboration with and reporting to HoD on project development, scheduling, team management and planned or ongoing projects.
• Be an ambassador for the Production department's work throughout the BM to encourage close collaboration between depts.

Please see Job Description for a full list of responsibilities related to the role.

About you:

• Passionate about creating Museum related content
• Degree (or equivalent) in Video Production, Film, TV or a subject aligned with part of the Museum's collection, or demonstrable video production industry experience.
• Highly proficient in filming, lighting and sound recording, ideally with Sony FX3, Sony FS6 or equivalent).
• Confident self-shooter, producer-director, with significant experience working with contributors.
• Highly proficient in editing and graphics production using Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and After Effects) and archiving 4K footage workflows.
• Demonstrable experience of producing video and audio content in different formats (landscape, portrait) for a variety of short and long-form social media platforms.
• Good understanding of video and audio file formats and archiving processes and workflows.
• Senior level experience with people and project management.
• Good knowledge of YouTube channel management and best practice, and ability to translate performance and audience data insight into developing video formats.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Important Note: You must provide a showreel to support your application. We advise using YouTube or Vimeo links, as files cannot be attached to your application. Your showreel can be any length, but must include text specifying what you did in each clip e.g. camera operation, editing, grading, directing, writing etc. If you do not provide a showreel we may not review your application

Please include a link to your showreel on your personal statement.