Video Producer, Today in Focus: The Latest

We're looking for a video producer for Today in Focus: The Latest.

Working alongside the executive producer, lead producer and host, you'll plan, record and edit episodes and produce content for social feeds.

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.

Hosted by Lucy Hough, Today in Focus: The Latestaims to make sense of a rapidly-changing news cycle and brings our audience up to speed on the big news story of the day in just 10 minutes.

This is a 12-month NUJ fixed-term contract or staff secondment.

About the role:

Generate ideas for podcast episodes, researching, briefing presenters and guests for interviews, recording in studio or remotely, scripting, editing and mixing to professional standards, always on tight deadlines
Book on air talent, both internal and external
Work closely with the executive producer, lead producer and host to guarantee the highest levels of creativity, editorial and legal standards
Work in conjunction with the Today in Focus team to ensure Today in Focus: The Latest complements the Today in Focus output
Play an active part in the Guardian's multimedia team and look for opportunities to showcase our journalism and values in an audio and video form
Contribute to and occasionally produce other Guardian podcasts as required
Working with other Guardian departments including social, marketing and membership, where required, to assist discoverability and promotion of podcasts.

About you:

Experience of working in video podcasting or broadcast news
Ability to work to regular tight deadlines
Experience in editing audio and video news
Experience with Adobe audio and video editing software: able to edit smoothly and accurately at pace
Ability to script and edit video/audio
Experienced in news or current affairs journalism and popular culture
Great journalistic instincts and editorial rigour
Creativity – able to find new angles on major news stories
Passion for audio and video podcast production
Comfortable recording audio and video in studio and on location
Ideally you will have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role.

How to apply:

To apply, please upload your latest CV.

The closing date for applications is 28th May 2026.