Senior Video Producer, in Focus

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

We're looking for a senior video producer to plan, record and edit episodes of Today in Focus:
The Latest and produce content for social feeds.

Hosted by Lucy Hough, Today in Focus:
The Latest aims to make sense of a rapidly-changing news cycle and brings our audience up to speed on the big news story of the day in just 10 minutes.

This position is a 12-month fixed-term contract or internal staff secondment on a 5-day week working pattern.

• Generate ideas for podcast episodes, research, brief presenters and guests for interviews, record in studio or remotely, script, edit and mix to professional standards, always on tight deadlines
• Book on air talent, both internal and external
• Work closely with the executive producer, producer and host to guarantee the highest levels of creativity, editorial and legal standards
• Work in conjunction with the Today in Focus team to ensure Today in Focus:
  The Latest complements the Today in Focus output
• Play an active part in the Guardian's multimedia team and looking for opportunities to showcase our journalism and values in an audio and video form
• Contribute to and occasionally producing other Guardian podcasts as required
• Stand in for the executive producer where necessary and assisting in editorial planning
• Work with other Guardian departments including social, marketing and membership, where required, to assist discoverability and promotion of podcasts

• Experience of working in video podcasting or broadcast news
• Experience in editing audio and video news
• Experience with Adobe audio and video editing software: able to edit smoothly and accurately at pace
• Ability to script and edit video/audio
• Experienced in news or current affairs journalism and popular culture
• An understanding of Today in Focus and what makes a good episode for Today in Focus:
  The Latest
• Great journalistic instincts and editorial rigour
• Creativity – able to find new angles on major news stories
• Passion for audio and video podcast production
• Comfortable recording audio and video in studio and on location
• Ideally, you'll have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role.

We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.

We operate in a hybrid environment working at least three days a week from our offices in King's Cross in London.

The salary for this NUJ position starts from £63,712, with a package commensurate with the skills, level of experience and responsibilities of the position.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 21st October 2026.

All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs.

You'll have six weeks of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is…