Social Video Producer

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• only applications via email will be accepted* The Tab is hiring a Social Video Producer to make the short-form video that puts us in front of millions of students and young people across the UK. You'll be responsible for producing content that makes it into group chats, in a voice that's unmistakably The Tab. The Tab Group is the youth arm of Digitalbox, alongside Reality Shrine and Film Shrine. We reach huge audiences through student culture, reality TV and film, creating content that speaks directly to young people. This is a role for someone who spots a trend before it peaks and can turn it around (with flair) before it's over. You'll be producing and editing vertical video for our channels, building the formats and series we become known for, and making branded video for some of the biggest household names in the country. WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Producing and editing short-form vertical video for TikTok and Instagram, built around daily trends and the news cycle
• Coming up with ideas that don't look like anything else on the feed and are distinctively The Tab
• Concepting and producing the regular video series The Tab becomes recognised for, then keeping them running and evolving
• Posting quick reactive memes, static carousels, and clips where needed
• Working across branded content, producing video for major household brands
• Appearing on camera in video where needed
• Working closely with our talented in-house editorial and social teams
• Using performance data to work out what's landing and what to make more of WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
• Is educated to degree level
• Has 2-5 years' experience producing and editing short-form video, ideally at a publisher, independently as a content creator, at an agency or in a brand social team
• Really gets Gen Z and student humour, and can show us they do
• Can shoot and edit to a high standard and work at pace, across CapCut, Premiere Pro, or whatever gets it made
• Is comfortable on camera
• Understands what makes a video perform on TikTok and Instagram, and why
• Is a massive ideas person, with plenty of creative flair, and always thinks outside of the box when approaching content
• Can join us in our London office at least once a week Big plusses
• Experience concepting and producing video series from scratch is a big plus, as is on-camera presenting experience
• Experience interviewing celebs, on red carpets, junkets, or one-on-one
• Experience making news video and handling serious topics
• A background making branded video that still feels native to the platform would be especially valuable BENEFITS
• 9am-6pm Mon-Thurs (flexible start), and a 4.30pm finish on Fridays
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and your birthday off
• Hybrid working, with at least one day a week in our Spitalfields office
• Pension, life assurance, and cash towards routine medical and dental
• 24/7 GP helpline and mental health support
• Company parties and retreats, and a MacBook Air
• £28,000 - £31,000 dependent on experience TO APPLY Email your CV to careers@thetab.com with the job title in the subject line, plus links to three videos you've made and a one-line pitch for a series you'd want The Tab to run. Plus, let us know your notice period. Applications close at 11.59 pm on Sunday 4th October.