Video Journalist (9 Months FTC)
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Job Description
Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine. Sky News is looking for a Video Journalist to join its award‑winning digital team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a world‑class newsroom which excels in both breaking news video and premium content. This is a shift‑based role including early, late and some weekends.
What You’ll Do
* Create engaging digital video that works for each of our different platforms and social media channels
* Pitch and produce creative treatments, angles and ideas for stories Sky News is covering or you think should be covering
* Generate and pitch your own original video and story ideas to film, edit and front
* Collaborate with the AEs to create striking thumbnails and headlines to help sell our video content particularly on our Sky News app and YouTube
* Produce anything from premium long‑form content, to explainers, to video analysis to breaking video news – you’ll work across the whole spectrum
What You'll Bring
* Have excellent news judgement and attention to detail
* Understand what video treatments and sells work across our different platforms from headlines to thumbnails to the opening shot of a video
* Have experience of delivering clear, accurate scripts, captions and headlines for digital
* Editorial and technical know‑how with video editing tools – proficient in Adobe, Final Cut, Avid or Quantel
* Have ‘best practice’ experience and legal knowledge to critique and sign‑off sensitive video journalism
* Creativity and a sense of ‘now’
* Have experience of working in a newsroom and a recognised qualification in journalism and media law
The Rewards
* Access to NOW, for the TV you love all in one place
* A generous pension package
* Private healthcare
* Discounted mobile and broadband
Office and Work Environment
Your office base: Osterley. Our Osterley Campus is a 10‑minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers. On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Inclusion
At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working. We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
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Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
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