Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.
We are looking for a social producer (news, features, opinion) to create and repurpose video, photography, text, and graphics content for the Guardian across social media. With a focus on TikTok and Instagram, you’ll take our journalism to new audiences off-platform in creative and engaging ways.
From hard-hitting investigations on housing and elections to engaging explainers on technology and culture, you’ll turn our world-class journalism into scroll-stopping content.
This is a full-time 12-month fixed-term contract or internal staff secondment with a 9-day fortnight working pattern and regular weekend working.
About the role
- Create written and visual content for the Guardian’s social platforms (primarily Instagram and TikTok) with the aim of engaging and informing a global audience.
- Pitch ideas for social videos and other formats, in line with audience needs and editorial priorities
- Script and produce original social videos and other formats as required by the social platforms editor
- Contribute towards the planning, production, publishing and archiving of content across social channels.
- Maintain high standards of video verification, fact-checking and contextual accuracy across all published content to ensure it meets the Guardian’s editorial guidelines
- Ensure social posts adhere to the Guardian’s design and work closely with motion graphics designers as well as independently within templates
- Work closely with other teams to share resources and execute collaborative multimedia projects
- Monitor, analyse and measure social engagement as required, across all channels, and optimise content (title, images, graphics, and other elements) in line with performance
- Keep up to date with the latest social media developments, especially best practice off-platform
About you
- Understanding of how to make text, photos, graphics and video work together on social media
- Experience of scripting, producing and editing videos for social media from start to finish using Adobe Premiere.
- Strong writing skills with a flair for summarising long, complex information into engaging and concise copy
- Experience working with all major social platforms, underpinned by a nuanced understanding of each platform’s unique ecosystem, and how to optimise content performance for each platform
- Understanding of the specific needs of social media audiences
- Familiarity with content management systems and analytics of all major social media platforms
- Strong design skills with ability to produce static social content using Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
- Journalistic training including knowledge of media law and OSINT is an advantage
- Experience working in a newsroom or similar environment
- Knowledge of After Effects or other graphics software, and ability to shoot video a strong advantage, but not essential
- Ideally you will have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to the role.
We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.
We operate in a hybrid environment working at least three days a week from our offices in King’s Cross in London.
Job share applications are welcome. If you are keen to apply jointly with someone else as a job share, you should make a single application and combine your application documents.
The minimum salary for this NUJ position starts from £41,223, with a package commensurate with the skills, level of experience and responsibilities of the position.
How to apply
To apply, please upload your latest CV and a cover letter which outlines why you’d love to take on this role, and why you’re a great match for what we’re looking for.
We appreciate the time taken to prepare each application we receive. We do not use AI-assisted technology to review applications; every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team. Thank you for bearing with us during the screening process.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 14th October 2026.
All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs.
Benefits at the Guardian
You'll have six weeks of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving. Season ticket loans are also available.
You are entitled to life cover, income protection, and eye tests. You can also opt in to dental insurance.
We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.
Culture and wellbeing
We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace. We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.
We offer tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including access to our employee benefits platform which provides tailored support for health and wellbeing. In addition, we also offer free yoga and pilates classes. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
Our canteen has views overlooking the Regents Canal and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Learning and development
We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.
Skills Required
- Experience scripting, producing, and editing social media videos from start to finish using Adobe Premiere
- Strong writing skills and ability to summarize complex information into concise, engaging copy
- Experience working with major social media platforms and understanding how to optimize content for each platform
- Understanding of how text, photos, graphics, and video work together on social media
- Understanding of social media audience needs
- Familiarity with content management systems and social media analytics
- Strong design skills and ability to produce static social content using Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
- Experience working in a newsroom or similar environment
- Journalistic training, including knowledge of media law and OSINT
- Knowledge of After Effects or other graphics software
- Ability to shoot video
- Demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective
What We Do
Guardian News & Media (GNM) publishes theguardian.com, one of the world’s leading English-language newspaper websites. It also has a presence in the US and Australia as Guardian US and Guardian Australia. Traffic from outside of the UK now represents around two-thirds of the Guardian’s total digital audience. In the UK, GNM publishes the Guardian newspaper six days a week, first published in 1821, and the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer. The Guardian is renowned for its agenda-setting journalism including, most recently the Cambridge Analytica, Paradise and Panama Papers investigations as well as the Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning NSA revelations.
