Senior Content Producer and Studio Manager
| Posting date: | 19 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,500 to £49,020 per year |
| Additional salary information: | London: £44,500-49,020 For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading ‘Salary’. This role currently attracts a Specialist Pay Lead allowance of £3,500 in addition to the advertised salary. This allowance is reviewed annua |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 March 2025 |
| Location: | London |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 396200/1 |
Summary
As the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy, Defra plays a pivotal role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, the water we drink, to the air we breathe.
Within the Communications Directorate you will be welcomed into a supportive network and enabled to build a fulfilling and impactful career. We provide a communications service to the department and other Defra group bodies, such as the Environment Agency and Natural England.
Designers and content producers in the Creative Content team in the Communications Directorate help bring Defra group’s priorities to life through the production of high-quality and visually engaging content. As a Senior Content Producer and Studio Manager in this team, you will create and edit compelling digital content to engage our audiences on our social media channels, working closely with our Digital Communications colleagues. This role is also responsible for overseeing the smooth operation of our London media studio.
This role will include domestic travel across the UK and some international travel.
The Senior Content Producer and Studio Manager plays a crucial role in creating content to support Ministers, the Permanent Secretary and senior leaders across our group. You must be willing to travel and work flexibly to support on visits and events according to business need, and to oversee the smooth running of our media studio in London.
Key responsibilities
- Film, source footage and edit visually engaging videos that communicate key messages clearly and effectively to our stakeholders across social media platforms.
- Design graphics, infographics and animations, optimised for social media platforms to support announcements or campaigns.
- Uphold best practice for digital production, ensuring all content meets high standards of quality, accessibility and brand consistency.
- Direct senior stakeholders effectively, ensuring lighting, audio and camera equipment create the best possible results.
- Stay at the forefront of social video trends, tools and techniques, bringing inspiration and ideas to our digital content.
- Contribute to brainstorming sessions to find creative solutions that meet communications objectives.
- Effectively manage resources and technical equipment in our media studio.
- Line manage a content producer or designer, helping to facilitate a collaborative, supportive environment.
- Provide expert technical advice and guidance to the wider team and non-digital colleagues.
- Take part in an incident or weekend duty rota as required, which may involve occasional working outside office hours and during weekends.
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