Director of Content

Uncovered; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and Flexible working

Free Breakfast, Snacks & Drinks

Pension Scheme

Friday 3pm Finish

Cycle to Work Scheme

SPILL Therapy Support

Monthly Wellness Fund

Eye Care Allowance

£500 Referral Scheme

Personal Development Day

Dental Health Plan

12 Month Season Ticket / Travel Loan

Job summary

Uncovered, a London-based social-first creative agency, seeks a Video & Edit Director to oversee and elevate its video and post-production output across clients. The role spans both Video and Edit, ensuring work is platform-native, creatively strong and efficiently produced at high volume.

Leading shoots, edits and broader content production, you will guide creative direction, quality control and strategic oversight, with a focus on social-first storytelling and rapid delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading video and post-production teams within a social-first agency, publisher or production environment.
• Proven experience delivering high-performing social-first video content at scale.
• Strong understanding of short-form social storytelling and editing principles.
• Experience across both shoot and edit environments.
• Experience with YouTube and longer-form content is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee creative standards and output across Video and Edit teams.
• Ensure content is platform-native, engaging and socially effective.
• Provide quality assurance and creative feedback across projects.
• Support teams in balancing quality, pace and delivery.
• Champion best practice in social-first filming and editing.
• Ensure strong understanding of pacing, hooks, storytelling and retention within short-form content.
• Support the development of content formats across TikTok, Instagram, Shorts and YouTube.
• Bring new creative approaches, references and platform behaviours into the agency.
• Mentor and support videographers and editors across the department.
• Help improve systems, workflows and collaboration between teams.
• Support resource planning and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with Creative, Strategy and Production teams from briefing through to delivery.
• Ensure production and post-production considerations are embedded early into campaign development.
• Support pitches and proactive creative opportunities where required.

Skills

Video & Edit Leadership

Social-first video production

Storytelling & pacing

Team leadership

Platform-native content

Job description

About Uncovered

Uncovered is an award-winning, London-based social-first creative agency founded in 2017.

Social sits at the heart of everything we do.

About Uncovered

Uncovered is an award-winning, London-based social-first creative agency founded in 2017.

Social sits at the heart of everything we do.

From strategy to production, our team is fluent in the language of social, with a deep understanding of culture, platforms and the audiences that shape them. Working with a diverse portfolio of brands, we uncover what makes each one distinctive and create ideas built for where attention lives today. Our approach is rooted in social-first fundamentals: real people, real stories and video-first creativity.

We create at the speed of social; strategising, ideating, designing and producing through our team of in-house strategists, creatives, art directors, copywriters, producers, editors and videographers. We test, learn and iterate in real time, delivering end-to-end solutions from creative strategy through to production, reporting and analytics.

Named Campaign's Social Media Agency of the Year in 2026, Uncovered has become one of the UK's fastest-growing creative agencies, driven by a simple ambition: to build the best social-first creative agency in the world. Today, as part of LBG Media, we combine independent creative thinking with unrivalled social insight and cultural influence to help brands create work that earns attention and drives meaningful impact.

Our culture is as important as our creative. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives, collaborative thinking and an environment where people can do the best work of their careers. With women representing around 60% of our leadership team, we're committed to building an inclusive, ambitious culture where talent is nurtured, creativity thrives and everyone has the opportunity to make a difference.

The Role:

The Video & Edit Director is responsible for overseeing and elevating Uncovered’s video and post-production output across all clients and campaigns.

This role sits across both Video and Edit functions, ensuring work is creatively strong, platform-native and operationally efficient at a high volume. They will provide creative direction, quality control and strategic oversight across shoots, edits and wider content production.

The Video & Edit Director combines strong creative instincts with a deep understanding of how social-first video content is captured, structured and edited to perform across platforms.

Editing experience and oversight is a key requirement.

Responsibilities:

Video & Edit Leadership

• Oversee creative standards and output across Video and Edit teams
• Ensure content is platform-native, engaging and socially effective
• Provide quality assurance and creative feedback across projects
• Support teams in balancing quality, pace and delivery

Social First Content Development

• Champion best practice in social-first filming and editing
• Ensure strong understanding of pacing, hooks, storytelling and retention within short-form content
• Support the development of content formats across TikTok, Instagram, Shorts and YouTube
• Bring new creative approaches, references and platform behaviours into the agency

Team & Workflow Management

• Mentor and support videographers and editors across the department
• Help improve systems, workflows and collaboration between teams
• Support resource planning and operational efficiency

Cross Department Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with Creative, Strategy and Production teams from briefing through to delivery
• Ensure production and post-production considerations are embedded early into campaign development
• Support pitches and proactive creative opportunities where required

Qualifications & Experience :

• Strong experience leading video and post-production teams within a social-first agency, publisher or production environment
• Proven experience delivering high-performing social-first video content at scale
• Strong understanding of short-form social storytelling and editing principles
• Experience across both shoot and edit environments
• Experience with YouTube and longer-form content is desirable

Key Skills & Attributes:

• Deep understanding of social-first video production and editing
• Strong creative judgement and storytelling instincts
• Excellent understanding of pacing, hooks and audience retention
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Organised, proactive and solutions focused mindset
• Collaborative approach across creative, production and client teams

Benefits:

• Hybrid and Flexible working (Monday & Friday work from home)
• Free Breakfast, Snacks & Drinks
• Pension Scheme
• Friday 3pm Finish
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• SPILL Therapy Support
• Monthly Wellness Fund
• Eye Care Allowance
• £500 Referral Scheme
• Personal Development Day
• Dental Health Plan
• 12 Month Season Ticket / Travel Loan

Uncovered Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce, where all can thrive and belong. Uncovered is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.