PinkNews is the world’s largest and most influential LGBTQ+ media brand, reaching a global audience of more than 60 million unique users per month across our website, socials and app. Our mission is to inform, inspire change and empower people to be themselves. Throughout our 17 year history, we have supported and campaigned for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, helping to deliver transformative change in the UK and worldwide.

As we continue to grow and diversify our content output we are seeking an experienced and innovative Executive Producer to lead, implement and develop video content and production strategies across PinkNews platforms. You will have experience working on content with a journalistic approach and be able to demonstrate excellent editorial judgement.

The Executive Producer (Entertainment News) reports into the Head of Video and will be a great communicator and collaborator as well as being confident, with lots of creative ideas and industry knowledge. You can look forward to working cross-departmentally across editorial, video, social, commercial and events. As a natural leader you will provide motivation and support to the video team, line managing and mentoring team members.

As PinkNews expands on to new platforms and into new territories we expect our content, products and services to deepen our relationship with the tens of millions of people who engage with our content every month as well as establishing relationships with a whole new audience — and our video content is central to our mission.

Responsibilities:

• Be an expert in the Snapchat Discover platform
  

• Oversee the production of our entertainment news Snapchat shows including devising and executing weekly publishing schedules

• Be responsible for running a team of video journalists producing multiple entertainment news episodes weekly

• Provide insights and learnings to the team based on content performance each week

• Lead on breaking news stories on the Snapchat discover platform

• Oversee production of creative video concepts across all of PinkNews' social channels including scriptwriting, editing and producing content

• Day-to-day management of producers; resource planning, delegating, assigning tasks, reviewing work, providing feedback on edits

• Liaise with external partners, influencers and other contacts, including PinkNews third party partners, to ensure PinkNews is optimising content and increase brand visibility and reach

• Oversee pitching and commissioning process of stories for Snap shows

• Monitor and track trends to help make decisions on what content is resonating with our audience

• Prioritise relevant content creation and platform management against identified PinkNews business goals

• Film and edit video content using Adobe Premiere, Photoshop and After Effects

• Ensure all material used is copyright cleared or the correct permissions have been sought

• Live the PinkNews values, be an inspiring leader and help to develop our amazing production team

General

• Work in keeping with the PinkNews Values:

  • We are INCLUSIVE

  • We are INNOVATIVE

  • We have INTEGRITY

  • We are editorially and commercially INDEPENDENT

• To act as an ambassador for the brand and promote the PinkNews mission to inform, inspire change and empower people to be themselves.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience, preferably within publishing/ journalism

• In-depth understanding of how the Snapchat Discover platform works

• Expertise in headline writing and thumbnail / tile creation

• Experience producing entertainment news

• Understanding of social channels content guidelines

• Understanding of Adobe Premiere Pro

• Adobe After Effects skills, desirable

• Sound knowledge of media law

• Experience of line managing / overseeing team members

About you:

• Keen news sense and interest in Gen Z, pop culture and the LGBT+ community

• An understanding of PinkNews’ platforms and audience

• Passion for creating award-winning social video content through creative storytelling

• Experience of implementing innovative new content strategies across social platforms

• A strong creative thinker and problem-solver

• Enjoys leading and motivating a team

• Must be available to commute to a London based office for hybrid-working

The Package

• Salary from £45,000 DOE 

• 32 days annual leave pro rata, including bank holidays 

• Additional day off for your birthday 

• 24/7 access to mental health support

• Instant access to regular counselling & therapy sessions, booked directly through Slack

• Unlimited access to our wellbeing and mental health resource centre

• Instant access to independent financial, legal and other advice for you and family members

• Fully funded socials, activities and away days

• Funded training and development opportunities

• Monthly team awards

• Progressive workplace policies including Transitioning At Work

• Commitment to hybrid working

• NEST Pension

• Macbook, home office equipment

• Mental Health First Aiders (training available)