Video Producer​/Editor

Reporting to: Head of Video / Deputy Head of Video

Reform UK is expanding its Video & Live team and is looking for fast, technically strong Video Producer/Editors to create high-quality original output from the party's Westminster headquarters. The role will contribute to long-form programmes, interviews, packages, documentaries, live/event coverage and rapid/creative social cuts.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can take ideas through filming, editing, delivery and repackaging. You will need a sharp eye for detail, strong editorial instincts and the ability to work quickly to generate results.

• Produce and edit high-quality original video
• Develop, produce and edit long-form interviews, debates, packages, explainers, documentaries, events and other original video from concept through final delivery.
• Edit quickly and accurately under deadline pressure, with strong control of pacing, structure, sound, captions, and graphics.
• Find the strongest editorial moments in interviews, speeches and live material and shape them into compelling stories rather than simply assembling footage.
• Take responsibility for the technical and editorial finish of assigned projects, checking work carefully and responding constructively to feedback.

Create high-volume short-form and vertical edits from long-form programmes, events and breaking material for Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook, X and other channels.

Prepare clean clips, captions, graphics, thumbnails/stills and metadata in ways that make downstream publishing fast and reliable.

Work with social and website colleagues to understand what each platform needs rather than assuming one edit will work everywhere.

Identify additional story angles/cuts during the edit and flag them proactively to producers and editors.

Maintain organised project files, naming conventions, source material and archives so valuable footage can be found and reused quickly across the organisation.

Support studio productions, remote contributions, live programmes, political events and location shoots as required by the schedule.

Be prepared to shift quickly from planned long-form work to breaking news edits or urgent clips when the political agenda suddenly changes.

Collaborate effectively with engineering, producers and editors to solve problems and deliver the best possible result with the available time and resources.

Understand the need for resilient workflows around live and high-profile output, including recording discipline and careful handling of source material.

Approach edits as a journalist and storyteller as well as a technician, protecting context, accuracy and the meaning of what contributors actually said.

Understand copyright, fair dealing, contributor permissions, privacy, defamation and other legal/compliance issues relevant to video and escalated uncertainty appropriately.

Treat sensitive, embargoed or unpublished footage with discretion and follow access and security procedures.

Review how your work performs and learn from watch time, retention, completion, engagement and platform-specific audience signals.

A/B test different titles, thumbnails and openings where appropriate, using evidence to sharpen decisions.

• Communicate progress, blockers and delivery times clearly so producers can plan confidently and handovers remain reliable.
• Be open to feedback and continuously improve speed and quality to have greater impact.
• Take fair ownership of early, late and weekend work as part of the wider seven-day production rota.
• Pitch formats, edits, visual treatments, recurring social ideas and production improvements rather than waiting passively for instructions.
• Bring a strong interest in British politics and current affairs so you can recognise the issues and personalities most likely to matter to audiences.
• Work professionally with political figures, guests, journalists and external contributors and understand the discretion expected inside a political organisation.

We're looking for technically strong, fast and ambitious video editors who care about the details and want their work to have measurable impact at national scale.

• Strong professional experience editing digital video in a newsroom, publisher, broadcaster, production company,…