About The Role
The video editor will make outstanding videos for the Telegraph app, website and social media platforms. These will include short-form videos, news features and mini-documentaries.
Closing Date: 13th Feb 2026
Key Responsibilities
* A talented editor, with the ability to make Telegraph video content stand out in a crowded marketplace.
* To capably edit different styles of video content, from longer-form YouTube content to short TikTok videos.
* To deliver the best visual treatment on interviews, features and mini-documentaries.
* To be adaptable to a fast-moving news environment where specifications and deadlines may change at short notice.
* To create content that meets the needs of different audiences on various platforms.
* To balance several projects simultaneously based on the priorities of the team.
* Competent operation of our own in-house studio facilities – camera operation and good lighting/vision and audio mixing.
* To occasionally self-shoot high-quality video on location in the UK or internationally.
* To work closely with producers, editors and reporters to shape visual storytelling from planning through to delivery.
Key Skills
* Outstanding editing skills on Adobe Premiere Pro, including audio design and colour grading.
* Excellent visual storytelling instincts, including composition, lighting, sound and pacing.
* Strong editorial judgement and understanding of news and current affairs.
* Ability to work calmly under pressure, meet tight deadlines and adapt quickly to changing briefs.
Desirable skills
* Experience using Adobe After Effects.
* Experience editing long-form, investigative or documentary content.
* Experience working in a newsroom or with editorial teams on news or current affairs output.
Our benefits
The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Training and development
With support from your manager and colleagues, you'll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.
Our commitment to inclusion
At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government's Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.
To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.