Producer - Wired

WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change to global security, from pandemic preparedness to the future of democracy, and tell stories of the people trying to solve these challenges and the role science and technology can play—for good or ill. WIRED reaches more than 30 million people each month through WIRED.com, our digital edition, the magazine, social media, and live events.

Job Description

Location:

London, GB

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, CN Traveller, Vanity Fair, Wired, The World of Interiors, House & Garden and Tatler, among many others. 

We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide, with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print, digital, video and social platforms.

Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday).

We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture. 

We’re looking for a Producer, Multiplatform to join WIRED. 

You’ll be responsible for creating vertical videos from ideation to delivery across multiple platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, WIRED.com and other emerging social channels. This role reports to WIRED’s Director, Multiplatform Video and works closely with the Editor in Chief and Audience Development team to ensure content aligns with brand strategy and audience growth goals.

This role will both curate archival assets and create original video, working closely with WIRED’s integrated US/UK newsrooms to identify reporting across our verticals that has the potential to succeed in a video format. 

You’ll be skilled at developing repeatable formats that resonate with social audiences, adept at identifying journalism with the potential to succeed as vertical video, keen to mentor and train reporters on how to translate their work to this medium, and adept at pivoting quickly depending on news priorities. To be successful in this role, you must be a vertical video wizard with a strong desire to differentiate WIRED from the competition. 

What will you be doing?

• Ideate, produce and edit original social video for WIRED’s vertical video platforms.

• Work with writers and editors to adapt their reporting and expertise into social video - train and mentor journalists to do voiceover, appear on-camera and translate written articles into video scripts.

• Partner with the Director, Multiplatform Video, the Audience Development team and Editorial leadership on the programming strategy for WIRED’s vertical video platforms, ensuring that engagement, franchise development and audience growth KPIs are top of mind.

• Regularly review audience KPIs and use this data to inform and improve vertical video strategy and output.

• Serve as the production lead on all repurposed and repackaged content across platforms.

• Maintain awareness and provide vertical video support for all brand initiatives, from major tentpoles to sponsored projects.

• Provide general production support for WIRED’s video team on social and YouTube.

• Manage pre-production and post-production processes, including but not limited to, shoot schedules, budgets and creative outlines.

• Stay up to date on evolving features, trends and emerging social platforms.

About you

• Proven experience in vertical video production, with a specific emphasis on news environments in one or more of WIRED’s core coverage areas - politics, security, the technology industry, science/innovation, and consumer products.

• Experience ideating, producing and editing original social video content.

• Strong understanding of audience KPIs and experience using data to inform content strategy.

• Experience managing pre-production and post-production workflows, including schedules, budgets and creative outlines.

• Ability to lead repurposed and repackaged content across multiple platforms.

• Familiarity with social and vertical video platforms, including YouTube and awareness of emerging trends and features.

Does this sound like you?

Please upload your CV and portfolio, which highlights why you'd love to take on this role and why you're a great match for what we're looking for.

We value the time and effort behind every application. All submissions are reviewed by a member of our talent team - we don’t use AI-assisted technology to review applications.  

What benefits do we offer? 

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer. 

• You’ll have access to a competitive pension scheme, Bupa Private Healthcare, Season ticket loans and eye tests.

• We offer a range of tools to support your wellbeing, including core hours, 10 remote days (from home or a country with a Condé Nast office location), access to our Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.

• You’ll enjoy discounts and magazine subscriptions, keeping you up to date with all things Condé Nast.

• We encourage personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub where you’ll find an extensive portfolio of learning courses and training, available in local languages.

• OurEmployee Resource Groups provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce. 

What happens next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.