Vacancy No
VN2392
Location City
Leeds
Location Country
United Kingdom
Job Description
Job Title: Assistant Producer / Editor (12 month FTC)
Reports to: Senior Content Strategist
Department: 4Studio
Team: Channel Team
Location: Leeds
Level: P2
JOB PURPOSE
The Assistant Producer / Editor is responsible for creating social media video content at scale. It requires knowledge of what works across the content spectrum digitally and on all social media platforms - as well as the ability to deliver volume in edit. They will be creatively responsible for what clips are created to support our TV shows and platforms and drive reach and audiences at scale.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Production
Creative
Performance
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Technical & Professional Skills
Reports to: Senior Content Strategist
Department: 4Studio
Team: Channel Team
Location: Leeds
Level: P2
JOB PURPOSE
The Assistant Producer / Editor is responsible for creating social media video content at scale. It requires knowledge of what works across the content spectrum digitally and on all social media platforms - as well as the ability to deliver volume in edit. They will be creatively responsible for what clips are created to support our TV shows and platforms and drive reach and audiences at scale.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Production
- You’ll be responsible for the production of digital and social clips to support programming for your area.
- You’ll have a chunk of autonomy to make edit and creative decisions, review their performance and adjust accordingly
- You should be proficient in editing on Premiere Pro or have a willingness to learn and build that skill set. Must have an understanding of post-production processes including colour-correcting edits, exporting and delivering assets to a variety of technical specifications .
- You’ll ideally have experience producing a wide variety of content - everything from compilations, short-form series, memes and anything in-between.
- You’ll be comfortable working to deadlines and quotas on an ongoing basis.
Creative
- You’ll be comfortable coming up with creative ideas and campaigns as required.
- You’ll be comfortable and confident that you can identify the key moments in programmes and how best to edit them to appeal to a range of social audiences
- on different platforms.
- You’ll be keen to test and learn and adjust your edits and creative, based on the data that’s shared with you.
- You’ll be comfortable receiving and giving feedback to constantly improve creative and performance.
- You’re obsessive about Channel 4’s back catalogue of shows and can talk about them in detail. You can put yourself into the mindset of a TV show fan, because you are one.
Performance
- You’ll be creating content, for young audiences, and should know how to make content engaging from the first frame. A strong awareness of best practices across multiple platforms is essential.
- You won’t be responsible for reporting, but you should still be interested in results, be able to report them and use results to inform your future work.
- You will work closely with the rest of your genre team to make sure that you’re hitting performance and volume targets for your area.
- You won’t be phased by productivity tools and reporting.
- You will be required to work within the sometimes competing demands of key stakeholders and clients.
- You should be comfortable having discussions with stakeholders across the business – including commissioners, as well as those directly involved in sign off.
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Technical & Professional Skills
- Must have a solid understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite and including Adobe Premiere, Photoshop and using templates.
- Experience working in a similar role for a digital media company, in social or digital video teams, and editing content at scale.
- An interest in emerging edit technologies and AI
- Some experience of original content production and shooting (desirable)
- Must have a thorough understanding of processes, workflows, tools and methodologies.
- Must be socially native, with a strong understanding of what content audiences engage with online applying this knowledge to campaigns.
- Must be highly organised
Basic salary per annum starting from
£35,000.00
Application questions to complete
Please remember to complete the additional application questions by uploading a Word or PDF attachment. These questions really help us get to know you better and we won’t be able to consider your application without them.
- Please outline how you meet the ‘Essential Experience & Skills’ outlined in the Job Description (Max 500 words)
Benefits
There are a million reasons why it’s great to work at Channel 4, here are just a few of the perks for you;
Private medical insurance
Free Virtual GP access for employees
Free Female Health hormone test each year
Free Tastecard membership
Financial guidance 1-2-1’s available each quarter
Discounted Gym memberships
Pension
Life Assurance
Income Protection
Holiday Purchase
Hybrid working
From September 2023, C4 has operated a 60/40 working pattern, equating to three office days per week.
Having everyone in the office three days a week gives us more opportunity to build our high performing, inclusive culture; to collaborate and to learn and share with each other, as well as helping to coordinate a regular pattern of home and office working days. Employees then have the flexibility to decide where they spend the rest of the working week. All our offices are open five days a week.
Having everyone in the office three days a week gives us more opportunity to build our high performing, inclusive culture; to collaborate and to learn and share with each other, as well as helping to coordinate a regular pattern of home and office working days. Employees then have the flexibility to decide where they spend the rest of the working week. All our offices are open five days a week.
Applications Close Date
17 Jun 2025
Equal Opportunities
Channel 4’s purpose is to create change through entertainment; by representing unheard voices, challenging with purpose and delivering content which reflects the diversity of different communities across the UK.
We are only able to deliver on this remit by having a workforce rich in diversity of thought, background and lived experience. As an employer we encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on disability, age, gender reassignment, gender expression, criminal history, length of time spent unemployed, marriage or civil partnership status, national origin, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Disability Confident Scheme:
Channel 4 is a member of the Business Disability Forum (BDF) and has also maintained the highest level of the Department of Work and Pension's Disability Confident scheme - Level 3: Leader. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, we aim to offer an interview to all candidates who have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and who meet the essential criteria for an advertised job. If you wish your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please select yes when completing the application questions. For more information, please visit the Disability Confident Campaign website.
For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria and in this situation we can only select applications that best meet the skills needed for the role.
Care Leaver Friendly Employer:
Channel 4 is a Care Leaver Friendly Employer. By signing the Care Leaver Friendly Employer Charter and adopting its principles, we are supporting an immensely talented yet often under-served and under-represented community of young people/ adults. We commit to offering an interview (and constructive feedback) to applicants who identify as care experienced and meet the essential criteria for the role as outlined on the job description. Applicants should indicate if they wish to apply under our Care Leaver Scheme by selecting the option on the application form.
For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria and in this situation we can only select applications that best meet the skills needed for the role.
Workplace Adjustments:
We are committed to providing disabled applicants a level playing field when applying for a job and support whilst employed to perform to the best of their ability and develop their careers. If you have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and require any adjustments, additional support or alternative arrangements during the recruitment and wish to discuss this confidentially, please let us know via the following e-mail [email protected]
We are only able to deliver on this remit by having a workforce rich in diversity of thought, background and lived experience. As an employer we encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on disability, age, gender reassignment, gender expression, criminal history, length of time spent unemployed, marriage or civil partnership status, national origin, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Disability Confident Scheme:
Channel 4 is a member of the Business Disability Forum (BDF) and has also maintained the highest level of the Department of Work and Pension's Disability Confident scheme - Level 3: Leader. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, we aim to offer an interview to all candidates who have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and who meet the essential criteria for an advertised job. If you wish your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please select yes when completing the application questions. For more information, please visit the Disability Confident Campaign website.
For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria and in this situation we can only select applications that best meet the skills needed for the role.
Care Leaver Friendly Employer:
Channel 4 is a Care Leaver Friendly Employer. By signing the Care Leaver Friendly Employer Charter and adopting its principles, we are supporting an immensely talented yet often under-served and under-represented community of young people/ adults. We commit to offering an interview (and constructive feedback) to applicants who identify as care experienced and meet the essential criteria for the role as outlined on the job description. Applicants should indicate if they wish to apply under our Care Leaver Scheme by selecting the option on the application form.
For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria and in this situation we can only select applications that best meet the skills needed for the role.
Workplace Adjustments:
We are committed to providing disabled applicants a level playing field when applying for a job and support whilst employed to perform to the best of their ability and develop their careers. If you have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and require any adjustments, additional support or alternative arrangements during the recruitment and wish to discuss this confidentially, please let us know via the following e-mail [email protected]
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