Video Producer

The PA Media Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Wellbeing Day

Volunteer time

Pension

Life assurance

Wellhub access

Learning opportunities

Health plan

Job summary

The PA Media Group is seeking an experienced Video Producer to join our News Editorial Video team, creating high-quality, compelling video content for PA customers. Reporting to the Deputy Head of Video, you’ll film, edit and deliver video across a varied news agenda.

You’ll work to tight deadlines, ensure accurate headlines and captions, and maintain broadcast-standard production for online audiences across sports, news and entertainment.

Qualifications

• Experience filming with professional broadcast cameras.
• Editing with Premiere Pro and After Effects for online video content.
• Knowledge of current affairs, particularly news, sports and entertainment.

Responsibilities

• Film to a high professional standard across live and ENG environments.
• Edit footage quickly and accurately into compelling video packages.
• Use Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects to produce high-quality content.
• Generate rough cuts and deliver video promptly to customers, often working to tight deadlines.
• Support live streaming and the delivery of video content across our services.
• Manage and administer incoming video footage, ensuring content is handled accurately.
• Write accurate headlines and captions to accompany video content.
• Respond to queries from customers and colleagues.
• Maintain consistently high editorial and technical standards across filming and editing.

Skills

Broadcast camera operation

Video editing

Strong written English

News/current affairs knowledge

Storytelling under deadlines

SEO understanding

Camera composition

Education

Degree in video production or video journalism

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Video CMS

Job description

The PA is a beacon of trust for news, content and data.

At the heart of our group is Press Association, the UK and Ireland’s national news agency, trusted for its impartiality, accuracy and speed for more than 150 years. We bring these standards to everything we do, from news and sports data to content creation and communications.

The opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Video Producer to join our News Editorial Video team, creating high-quality, engaging video content for PA customers.

Reporting to our Deputy Head of Video, you’ll work across filming, live streaming and editing, covering a varied news agenda spanning news, sport and entertainment.

This is a hands‑on role where speed, accuracy and strong editorial judgement matter. You’ll be comfortable filming to a professional broadcast standard, turning footage around quickly and creating compelling video packages for an online audience.

Alongside producing content, you’ll play an important part in making sure video is accurately administered and delivered to customers, including writing clear and accurate headlines and captions.

The minimum salary for the job level in which this role sits is £33,000and the job family is Picture or Video Editor.We are happy to discuss this detail more during the recruitment stage should you have any questions.

What you’ll do

• Film to a high professional standard across live and ENG environments.
• Edit footage quickly and accurately into compelling video packages.
• Use Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects to produce high-quality content.
• Generate rough cuts and deliver video promptly to customers, often working to tight deadlines.
• Support live streaming and the delivery of video content across our services.
• Manage and administer incoming video footage, ensuring content is handled accurately.
• Write accurate headlines and captions to accompany video content.
• Respond to queries from customers and colleagues.
• Maintain consistently high editorial and technical standards across filming and editing.

What you’ll bring

• Professional experience filming with Canon and Sony broadcast cameras.
• Professional experience editing with Adobe Premiere Pro, alongside knowledge of After Effects.
• Proven experience creating engaging content for an online video audience.
• The ability to edit quickly and accurately while maintaining a high technical and editorial standard.
• Experience using a video content management system.
• A good understanding of video players and file formats.
• A strong knowledge of current affairs, particularly across news, sport and entertainment.
• A good understanding of the wider news landscape and social media, including the importance of user‑generated content and news verification.
• Strong written English and grammatical accuracy.
• A strong understanding of SEO.
• A degree in video production, video journalism or equivalent.

Knowledge of the legal considerations relating to journalism and broadcast/video would be an advantage.

What we offer

• 25 days’ holiday plus public holidays, with a holiday purchase scheme.
• A yearly Wellbeing Day and eight hours of paid volunteering time.
• Pension, life assurance, Wellhub access, learning opportunities and a Bupa Health Cash Plan through salary sacrifice..