Job Title: Associa te Multimedia Editor or Senior Multimedia Editor (12 Month Fixed Term Role) Organisation: Nature Portfolio Location: London – Hybrid Working Model Application Deadline: Sunday 9 th November 2025 About Springer Nature Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians, and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms, and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years, our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities, and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood, and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow. Visit group.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature / @SpringerNatureGroup. About Us Nature Portfolio is a flagship portfolio of journals, products and services including Nature and the Nature-branded journals, dedicated to serving the scientific community. Visit nature.com and follow @Nature / @NaturePortfolio. About the Role Nature ’s multimedia team creates podcasts and videos that contextualize the latest advances in science – especially those published in Nature – for working scientists and the general public. In this 12 month fixed term role, you will have particular responsibility for managing vertical social video, while also supporting the m ultimedia and digital team s more broadly in producing audio and video content across multiple platforms. Role Responsibilities You will commission and produce editorial videos and podcasts for Nature Magazine, with a specific responsibility for managing social vertical video. Specifically this will include: Filming and editing video, with a focus on vertical video – primarily TikTok, Facebook and Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts Playing an active role in discussions on commissioning, taking part in brainstorms and idea generation, with a focus on the content that will be of most interest and relevance to Nature’s exis ting and potential audience. Innovating different types of content to reach new audiences on social media Script writing and editing; story development Camera and sound operating Equipment management Stock image/footage/audio research Publishing management, i.e. video upload and compression/formatting, metadata, obtaining correct permissions Helping to manage the Nature Video YouTube channel Audio production where necessary to support the team’s audio output Work ing with animators and other freelancers to produce content Experience, Skills, and Qualifications Essential: Experience in science communication, video production or journalism. A keen understanding of how to create video for social media e.g. TikTok, Reels for Instagram and Facebook, X, YouTube A demonstrable portfolio of communicating science to a non-specialist audience, factual video production and social video production. Your portfolio should include examples of science writing, video editing and ideally narration or presenting. Extensive experience operating a camera including: shooting talking heads, action sequences and B-roll; manual camera operation; uploading/importing footage to editing software Mac literate Experience of video compression and format conversion Extensive experience of video editing with Final Cut ProX and Adobe Premiere Pro Audio editing with Adobe Audition or equivalent software Desirable: Bachelor’s science degree Postgraduate science communication qualifications, journalism training or qualifications Experience of news reporting/researching Springer Nature is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities. If you consider yourself to have a disability or learning difficulty and wish to submit your application in an alternative format or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process, please get in touch either by phone on 44 (0)207 014 4020 or by email EMEACareers@springernature.com so we can make any necessary arrangements. At Springer Nature we value the diversity of our teams. We recognize the many benefits of a diverse workforce with equitable opportunities for everyone. We strive for an inclusive workplace that empowers all our colleagues to thrive. Our search for the best talent fully encompasses and embraces these values and principles. Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion For more information about career opportunities in Springer Nature please visit https://careers.springernature.com LI-HK1 Job Posting End Date: 9-11-2025